Is there really a huge controversy over reptile ownership??

[Maymay]

It's totally unfair, but I think for you ladies a part of it is gender expectations. When I was a kid and catching lizards and mantids to put in a jar people never batted an eye. A female friend in elementary school was told it wasn't good to join me because only boys do that.

No way!! That poor girl. I used to catch spiders and let them crawl all over me as a kid. I developed a phobia only after I saw that everyone else was afraid of them. This stuff is learned.
I really think exposure helps, people are probably just misinformed. c: a friend of mine was afraid of my ball at first but now always wants to see her. He's a hip hop dancer, and says watching her movements has been a huge source of inspiration. Interesting stuff. I'm just glad to be converting people muahaha