Why reptiles?

Just like the title states, why did you choose reptiles?

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Originally Posted by Little B-Py

Just like the title states, why did you choose reptiles?

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This is a really odd question, IMO.

easy to care for? not annoying like cats and dogs.

I agree with Dan. I don't have enough time to devote to a dog and I hate cats. To me nothing is as pretty as a green tree python anyways. I grew up terrified of snakes, but always fascinated. I got a ball a year ago, then a few other things. Eventually a friend let me get a carpet very cheap and that's when my love for morelia fell into place. My girlfriend keeps my first ball and now I just keep a few carpets and green trees. I think the best decision of my life was getting over my childhood fear. This is defiantly a life long passion for many people and I think it will be for me as well.

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Originally Posted by Texas Dan

This is a really odd question, IMO.

easy to care for? not annoying like cats and dogs.

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I dont think of dogs as pets, more like family, so i would never compare my dogs to my snakes, but i chose keep reptiles because i was always fascinated by their scales, and color, and the way they were shaped. Once i found ball pythons and all the color mutations you can get out of them i fell in love with the idea. So i got a regular ball python at first, and then got into boas, and still loved ball pythons. Then after a few years i got my first morph, a spider, then i got a pastel, then i got a albino, and after a while i got a bunch of big breeder 100% het albinos and i also have a few baby hets, maybe like 4. Now im starting breeding projects and have been very successful with locks ups! I've already gotten a pair to go into a true lock up for over 30 hours. And im sure that i have a gravid het albino female on my hands :) so yea, i just love reptiles and think they are AWESOME!

They are much more different from us then a mammal.

It's like an animal out of this world!

Because they're purdy. duuuuuuuhhhhhhh!!

Hmmmm, to me they are easier to take care of than dogs and cats and such. Plus i hate cats with a passion. I think snakes are gorgeous animals, and they dont need the attention a dog needs, they arent as hyper or destructive, they, its just easier to have them around and i believe its alot easier to mantain multiple snakes as dogs start getting to be a hand full. someone mentioned dogs being family, they are great and can be great companions. but i am VERY attached to my BPs, like i would be to a dog. just my 2 cents

cuz im building an ark

love all kinds of animals dogs (HATE small dogs) cats (perfer lions and tigers hey im from detroit) lizards ok im not into birds or fish id like to get over fear of frogs cuz i love the poison arrows.

reptiles also allow me to have alot of them cant have more than a cple dogs but can fill small spaces around the house with several diff reptiles.

Subliminal, scared of frogs? Can't say i've ever heard of that one. I think I would have to agree with the general consensus of everyone that has posted in saying they are much more interesting than dogs and cats. I do enjoy the company of a dog but the time it takes to train them is a pain. I didn't get my first ball (Oakley) until my buddy was trying to get rid of his. We eventually got my fiancee (Hissy) because she wants to try our hands at breeding. To me it's more challenging to breed snakes then it is dogs or cats. My mom-in-law and sister-in-law cannot figure out for the life of them why we would want snakes and of course have the mentality of "the only good snake is a dead snake." They just don't understand...and we are also hopefully gonna get a juvi savy in about 2 or 3 weeks.

Because reptiles are the shiznit! I have fish and a dog too:gj:

I kind of don't like dogs or cats, especially cats, because I have horrible allergies. I can tolerate living with dogs, but cats are out of the question. This, and probably because I was interested in "exotic" pets since I was a child, we have had a turtle, iguana, and a frog. I don't know why snakes in particular, it was kind of a random idea at the moment, but once I started researching everything about them I became fascinated.

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Originally Posted by Little B-Py

Subliminal, scared of frogs? Can't say i've ever heard of that one. .

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im gonna work on it one day, at least im man enough to admit it

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Originally Posted by 771subliminal

cuz im building an ark

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LOL good answer :D.

For me it's that when I was a kid I used to love going out and finding all sorts of reptiles and amphibians in the swamps and creeks behind my house. Also when I got out of the Army I was in an extreme amount of pain due to a few medical conditions which thankfully have now been almost completely taken care of and I needed a companion animal that wouldn't jump all over the place and that I could just sit with and enjoy. So I got my first BP girl Selene. It was a great choice and one I would make again in a heartbeat. Now I've got 8 ball pythons, 6 corns, 3 hognoses and 2 kings! I couldn't be happier. I love my collection and they've actually helped me through some real tough times.

Cause they are cooler than fish.

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Originally Posted by DSGB

Cause they are cooler than fish.

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IDK about that. My fiancee had a baby Volitan Lionfish that was really cool.

1. way less annoying than mammals
2. way less work than a fish tank
3. gorgeous
4. you can collect a bunch of them
5. affordable
6. easy to transport (in a car)
7. I Just loooove reptiles for some reason... can't explain it :rolleye2:

Because Dinosaurs are illegal,DUH!:rolleyes::D

Why reptiles?
Why not?:D

Used to bring home buckets full of slimy things as a child, and a few not so slimy. Was never allowed to keep any. When My little girl said she wanted a lizard, we went hunting for something that would fit us. We came home with our BP. Getting more soon:P
The movement, the feel, the look, and the ease of care.
plus my bp doesn't piddle on my carpet and scratch me and lick my face after eating her own poo. (and she does not stink, I have to give my pups a bath every 3-4 days so they don't stink)

Well, they have so many nice colors. I do like cattle better though.

how can you like something that stares at grass all day and finally decides to eat it more?

Why reptiles? Well its mainly because they just taste better. Sure its easier to get meat at wallmart and sometimes cheaper but you just cant beat the taste of iguana on a stick. Basted in terriaki sauce over a bed of fresh white rice. Mmm good.

And because chicks did them.