Why our non-herp friends are allowed to think we are weirdos...

[brock lesser]

My family and friends have always believed that I was weird and odd,
now that I own reptiles it just reinforced that belief.
I just tell them I'm unique and special.

[DooLittle]

Well, I had a boa on my kitchen table for awhile. I had no where else that was far enough away for me to be happy with, while she was in qt.

My daughter plays with the snakes food (the rats we breed). Lol, then kisses them goodbye and happily feeds them off.


Yesterday I had to stop for a mouse fuzzy for the GTP, and I had to go to the grocery store as well. So when I was carrying stuff in, I threw his take out box in one of the grocery bags so I didnt have to make as many trips to the car. :p

[Pyrate81]

My daughter plays with the snakes food (the rats we breed). Lol, then kisses them goodbye and happily feeds them off.

That is awesome and sounds adorable.

[TheSnakeGeek]

Yesterday I had to stop for a mouse fuzzy for the GTP, and I had to go to the grocery store as well. So when I was carrying stuff in, I threw his take out box in one of the grocery bags so I didnt have to make as many trips to the car. :p

I've gone into walmart with a rat in my girlfriends pocket. had nothing to put it in and couldnt leave it in the truck.. i looked at her while we were inside n was like.. u know, i bet you're the only person in this whole store with a rat in their pocket. lol

[Mephibosheth1]

I once went into a Chinese food restaurant with a box of 10 hopper mice hidden in a reusable grocery bag....

I was so tempted to channel the Asian accent hidden in me and freak out the other patrons there with them lol

[SlitherinSisters]

I only have 3 snakes so for now I will have to look at mouse faces when I open my freezer!

Lol fair enough!

My family and friends have always believed that I was weird and odd,
now that I own reptiles it just reinforced that belief.
I just tell them I'm unique and special.

Lol we are certainly unique people!

Well, I had a boa on my kitchen table for awhile. I had no where else that was far enough away for me to be happy with, while she was in qt.

My daughter plays with the snakes food (the rats we breed). Lol, then kisses them goodbye and happily feeds them off.


Yesterday I had to stop for a mouse fuzzy for the GTP, and I had to go to the grocery store as well. So when I was carrying stuff in, I threw his take out box in one of the grocery bags so I didnt have to make as many trips to the car. :p

Oh my gosh that's too cute! Your daughter is better than me, I apologize to the rats I raised when I feed them off! I even grew up on a pig farm where we ate every runt 'Wilbur' we hand raised and took for walks. We did have one we named Spot, but they were almost always named Wilbur, lol.


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[I-KandyReptiles]

I've been to home depot with a Bp in my purse. Wasn't going to leave him in the car. (Had taken him to the vet that day).

Rats are in the freezer, with food but they have their own little shelf.

I think most people are in shock after hearing how much we pay for snakes.

[SlitherinSisters]

I think most people are in shock after hearing how much we pay for snakes.

So true!!! It's funny when people ask how much one of my "yellow" babies are and I say $100, they say "holy crap that's a lot for a snake!" Then I say "That's a really cheap ball python...."



I try not to talk about price with family, they are not impressed, lol. People don't understand that a hobby is a hobby. I don't buy expensive computer equipment, collect cars, guns, whatever, I collect snakes!

[bcr229]

Well, I had a boa on my kitchen table for awhile. I had no where else that was far enough away for me to be happy with, while she was in qt.

LOL, I have QT a tank in the living room and one in my dining room now!

[S.I.R.]

People I work with often give me weird looks when they initially find out I have snakes. They are all of a sudden creeped out. Oh well, their loss! Last summer we hosted a "Snakes and Snacks" event and had a lot of coworkers come out to see them. A lot of them finally understood how cool they are and now are constantly asking for updates on the new babies. Breaking the snake stereotype is very hard to do, but is very rewarding when you do!