My wife Laurie used to be deathly afraid of snakes and actually had nightmares about them. Now she lives down the hall from a whole bunch of them.

She really doesnt do reptiles much (but does appreciate them) and will hold a snake occasionally if I place in her hands and remove it when she gets the creeps. The dart frogs are hers and she is mostly responsible for their care and their buggies, they're just pets, no breeding projects(yet).

The real helpful thing she does for me is she has taken a great interest in the rats and even has her favs/pets. I clean tubs pretty much but she cycles and separates moms (pampers the lil buggers) and keeps breeding production flowing while I take care of all the other reptile (snakes, dragons and torts) and plant duties.

I already run my own contracting business which my wife is not involved in (she has a full time job) so she really doesnt get into the reptile business side either (other than when we hatch a morph she asks "whats that worth ?", lol).

She can never keep up with all the morphs, purchases and sales for the most part. That can be a blessing or a curse. A while back I told her I was selling a pastel girl to put the $ towards a calico girl and she really didnt pay attention. I have the calico for over a year and show it to her one day because she's getting so big and she rolls her eyes at me like "you sneaked in another one didnt you". The truth is I may have sneaked 10 others but not the Calico, I promise, LOL.

Laurie is the best, she lets me do my thing knowing that i will take full responsibilty for my hobbies and projects.

We do enjoy the shows, making herp friends, taking animal pics and watching the hatchings together but at the end of the day they are my reptiles/plants and my responsibility and that goes for my dog(and sidekick) as well. Which is fine, taking care of my critters is how I relax from my real job