You might be a herper if...

Alright, I read NERD's "You Might be a Herper If..." list the other day and thought it'd be fun to start a list where everybody adds their own "if..."!

So, here's mine-- When somebody tells you not to leave crumbs laying around because it'll attract mice, you lay down more in the hopes that it does.

Lol! Great idea... I'll haft to find the list on NERD! I haven't read it yet....

How bout:


You might be a herper if you save all of your empty TP Rolls for lizard hides!?! :P

You might be a herper if..... your first thought at seeing a cute baby bunny isn't "aawwwwwww" but rather "snake food!"

you might be a herper if...

instead of book shelfs you have "snake shelfs"

You might be a herper if your cubicle at work is on a herpstat/helix/or ranco!

" you might be a herper if you have a bedroom with no bed " !

You might be a herper if you feeder list is as long as your grocery list! :oops:

you might be a herper if you use your blender to make gecko smoothies more often than you do to make human smoothies.

you might be a herper if you smile quietly to yourself while you make margaritas because you didn't tell your friends that just yesterday you made gecko smoothies in the same blender, complete with waxworms and crickets.

... if your husband often complains that the geckos get more of your time than he does.

... if the most important home improvement project you completed recently was insulating your garage in preparation for summer so that the rats will be comfortable.

... if your husband often complains that he can't use his garage because it has been taken over by your rat colony.

... if every rubbermaid container in your house is now, or was at some point, a herp enclosure.

... if you painted a room in your house a color that would compliment a specific gecko's color.

... if you cancel dinner plans because it's feeding night.

:laughing: :judge: :w00t: :clap: :bow: :sweeet: :rolleye2: :8: :rofl: :bounce: :headbang:

you have more tubs than the department store!




vaughn

if you are a member on a online reptile forum ;)

if you are golfing in a place where you know their are snakes your favorite club is made by Midwest.

your hiking and your buddy is looking for a good walking stick and you are looking for the perfect stick for your snake cage.

you smirk everytime you hear a Dodge comercial talking about the power of a hemmi.

if your husband has to go in the pet store with you when you buy a rat to make sure you don't come out with some thing to fill that empty tank.

...Having an empty rubbermaid tub in your house is a completely valid excuse for buying a new snake.

the value of your herp collection exceeds the value of the cars you own.

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Originally Posted by djansen

you smirk everytime you hear a Dodge comercial talking about the power of a hemmi.

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This one took a minute! :D

my own -

There are more rodents in your deep freeze than food for you and your family.

Steve

You wear your burm around your neck when you answer the door on halloween so you dont have to buy candy

You do your best to give the guy wearing snakeskin boots your dirtiest look and start to wonder if you could get off on just manslaughter. :D

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Originally Posted by mlededee

... if every rubbermaid container in your house is now, or was at some point, a herp enclosure.

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Bahahaha, this one cracked me up. Herp OR rodent!

-your mother considers your snake her "grand-snake child" and treats the snake as such.

-feeding time becomes a family event, and sometimes even the neighbors come to watch too!

you might have herpes if......

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Originally Posted by Christina

-feeding time becomes a family event, and sometimes even the neighbors come to watch too!

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Thats how it is here at my house, the neighbors come over to watch and when my oldest boys friends come over they always ask if its feeding day.

When you go to walmart to get one tub and come out with the entire stock of 35 quart tubs so you have a reason to fill them all up. :taz:
Don't ask how I know this one LOL

when you buy ziplock bags to hold frozen rodents and snake poo.

When you buy only one kind of paper towel...... not because they are better, but because they fit in a 6qt shoe box just right!

if that stain on your shirt isn't chocolate pudding, it's poo.

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Originally Posted by mlededee

if that stain on your shirt isn't chocolate pudding, it's poo.

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shhhh, it's pudding. :P

well, there are some crested gecko diet stains on the herp room carpet. and some poo stains. no pudding stains though!

i just noticed this one...

you might be a herper if you own more thermometers then you do pairs of shoes.

you're camera has more pictures of snakes then anything else.

you buy the a/c unit, not because you can't stand the 93 degree heat, but because the crested geckos can't.

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Originally Posted by Kagez28

i just noticed this one...

you might be a herper if you own more thermometers then you do pairs of shoes.

you're camera has more pictures of snakes then anything else.

you buy the a/c unit, not because you can't stand the 93 degree heat, but because the crested geckos can't.

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Had to laugh because we control the temps for comfort of our pets! Our heating and cooling bills are outrageous.:eek:

You might be a herper if....

- you phone your friend Robin and the men in your lives want to know who in hell you are talking to about "balls and racks"

- your master bedroom doubles as the quarantine room and you start referring to it as "QT"

- you know your friend's snake collection almost as well as you know your own

- your 6 year old goes to see the snake show at the zoo and when they offer to let him touch the cornsnake he gives them a "you've GOT to be kidding look", then spends 10 minutes explaining to the snakekeeper about ball pythons

- you put off buying a new couch because it would impact on those precious snake buying dollars

- you have to steal your kid's 8Ball t-shirt on wash day

- you have to steal your husband's 8Ball t-shirt on wash day

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Originally Posted by Kagez28

i just noticed this one...

you might be a herper if you own more thermometers then you do pairs of shoes.

you're camera has more pictures of snakes then anything else.

you buy the a/c unit, not because you can't stand the 93 degree heat, but because the crested geckos can't.

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Those are SO TRUE!!!!

I just bought 5 more Accu-Rites at Wal-Mart this week!!

My camera does have mostly pictures of my BP and Tegu.

This spring I bought a new air conditioner, with a digital thermostat, for our bedroom to not over heat my BP. I set the A/C's to 76 to keep from the herps (in almost every room) from getting too cool! Our comfort is secondary!

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

You might be a herper if....

- you phone your friend Robin and the men in your lives want to know who in hell you are talking to about "balls and racks"

- your master bedroom doubles as the quarantine room and you start referring to it as "QT"

- you know your friend's snake collection almost as well as you know your own

- your 6 year old goes to see the snake show at the zoo and when they offer to let him touch the cornsnake he gives them a "you've GOT to be kidding look", then spends 10 minutes explaining to the snakekeeper about ball pythons

- you put off buying a new couch because it would impact on those precious snake buying dollars

- you have to steal your kid's 8Ball t-shirt on wash day

- you have to steal your husband's 8Ball t-shirt on wash day

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAaaaaaa........ Yea. :P


And if your calendar has "So-n-So 8 weeks clear".... "Whatsit due now" ... "52 days on bla-bla"... "So-n-So 9 weeks clear"... And you haft to squeeze friends and family's B-Days out to the side cause there is no more room left! :oops:

...you say hello and coo at your snakes when you come home before giving your husband a kiss. :oops:

...your cat never gets lap time anymore because he's always locked away because "the big snake" is out.

...your feeder mice eat more regularly than you do.

...going to the reptile store on feeding day to buy feeders, you feel like Norm entering Cheers and your rats are ready at the counter by the time you get there.

You might be a herper if you bring pillow cases to the lake when you go fishing with family and friends then dissapear into the woods where nobody can find you for hours and come back with snakes and lizards.

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Originally Posted by WTHbbqSnake

You might be a herper if you bring pillow cases to the lake when you go fishing with family and friends then dissapear into the woods where nobody can find you for hours and come back with snakes and lizards.

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Sounds like a dream vacation!!!

you might be a herper if you add to this list.

if you must look into every snake selling shop every time you go out to the mall.

if you for go a holiday because you just got a new snake.

if you check this forum every day.

you might be a herper if you check this forum ever 5 minutes when your at work. :carrot:

You might definitely be a herper if daytona week is like super bowl week for a football fan.

If you get asked to see your snake everyday....Couldn't resist

If you steal the airplane pillow cases on a flight(I just got done doing that last week....)

If you are surrounded by people uptight about their lawns, but refuse to use weed killer because your tortoises must have their dandilions.:)

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Originally Posted by Blu Mongoose

If you are surrounded by people uptight about their lawns, but refuse to use weed killer because your tortoises must have their dandilions.:)

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HAHAHAHAHA!!! Right!?!?!

hehe this needs stickeys.

if you for go having the AC on even though its 88F in my room becasue i need to keep the snakes temp's up :)

- if you view a new home differently...where once you wanted more closet space and another bathroom...now you just need a decent rat/snake room

- if every October you are far more concerned about your snake's love life than your own!

- you spend time cuddled up with your husband...PLANNING SNAKE RACKS!

- your youngest child goes nuts when Diego saves some snakes (who cares about those other cartoon animals....Diego likes snakes just like me mommy! lol)...you of course run to watch the cartoon kid save the cartoon snakes

- you attempt to identify the species of said cartoon snakes

- you take photo's of your snake watching Dirty Jobs and think you are perfectly sane to do so

You have the date your snake pooped written on a calender. And not your mother-in-law's birthday.

:D

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

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- you attempt to identify the species of said cartoon snakes

- you take photo's of your snake watching Dirty Jobs and think you are perfectly sane to do so

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hehe i like :P

so you ever been able to identify the snakes he saves?

If your bedroom is cold in the winter and the snake room has its own heater and thermostat.(wife complains snake treated better)

Just purchased a $450 A/C unit for summer just for herp room. so eggs don't get too hot!

Your rodent collection eats a more balanced meals than you!

Your herp collection worth more than your newest car

Her's the best one
One Xmas you give your wife to be an engagement ring and she gives you a bearded dragon and you both are thrilled (True story)

you buy things for your snake(s) more that you buy things for yourself.

you talk about your "baby girl" using the words cute, sweet, etc, and most people think you are talking about a human.

you show people the newest edition(s) to your famiy and they run.

you send out cards/letters/e-mails to everyone announcing the birth of your newest hatchlings, complete with pictures, names, length, and weight.

You may be a herper if...

The word NERD has 100% positive connotation :D