male and female snake keepers, now how about younger keepers (12-18 in age)

[therunaway]

16, always raised w/ great respect for animals. When I moved to Florida I got into reptiles, and it helped a great deal that Ben Siegel Reptiles is right down the street from me. Most of my animals are either directly or indirectly from him. I now have a breeding pair of corn snakes and 8 ball pythons, and I am starting a BP breeding program this year.

ZOMG, i wanna breed :o, ill buy one of ur babies when they hatch depending on the morph.

[Jessica Loesch]

Your a cool kid jason but most kids your age are not responsible enough in my opinion to care for these animals + have parents that except them. I feel you will more likely find 12 and under keepers who were raised with herps and maybe a few in your age range. Most kids your age and older are too busy being teens which is good to find time to care for herps. But it would be nice to see your generation become more invloved and passionate in herps but that usually comes from exposure which most o us know that locally herp owners are few and far between. Most peopl are raised with the wrong idea of herps and think of them as gross or the whole they don't love you back thing people always say. But jason you are our ray of hope for the you and sharing your love of snakeds and other herps. Hope I'm wrong, I really do. You can be young and have a teenage life and care for animals but again at that age parents play a big role in owning anything bsides a cat or dog. That's why I got my first at 25. But your awesome so share your love with your generation and show them how wonderful these animals are!

Edit: sorry for all the typos. Bad part abot phone blogging!

If they are on this forum, I don't think we have to worry about it. This comment seems highly unnecessary.

[ball python 22]

I'm only 12 goin on 13 and i care for two ball python and a corn snake then my dog and have had only one death and that was my fault fo having my uncle watch it while i was out of town.

[Skittles1101]

Your a cool kid jason but most kids your age are not responsible enough in my opinion to care for these animals + have parents that except them. I feel you will more likely find 12 and under keepers who were raised with herps and maybe a few in your age range. Most kids your age and older are too busy being teens which is good to find time to care for herps. But it would be nice to see your generation become more invloved and passionate in herps but that usually comes from exposure which most o us know that locally herp owners are few and far between. Most peopl are raised with the wrong idea of herps and think of them as gross or the whole they don't love you back thing people always say. But jason you are our ray of hope for the you and sharing your love of snakeds and other herps. Hope I'm wrong, I really do. You can be young and have a teenage life and care for animals but again at that age parents play a big role in owning anything bsides a cat or dog. That's why I got my first at 25. But your awesome so share your love with your generation and show them how wonderful these animals are!

Edit: sorry for all the typos. Bad part abot phone blogging!

I know quite a few adults don't take care of their herps very well either, not sure it's always age related

Kudos to the young ones, good thread. I know I wish I was able to start my collection when I was 12, 13 or 14. I had to wait until I was 21 to get my first herp

[Kittycatpenut]

Don't worry, if I have any questions or problems I know to post them here; the people on here respond really fast.

[RyanT]

I just turned 31 but have been a "keeper" since I was 5. Crazy to think I haven't gone a day in over 25 years without a snake in my care, no matter what the circumstances were. It's a lifelong thing that never goes away...if you're lucky.

[VEXER19]

I know quite a few adults don't take care of their herps very well either, not sure it's always age related

Kudos to the young ones, good thread. I know I wish I was able to start my collection when I was 12, 13 or 14. I had to wait until I was 21 to get my first herp

Obviously there are bad keepers of all ages. Bu this topic was just about the teenage years. Most teens have problems just feeding or walking their dogs. Not all ofcourse but the main factor as I said was parental approval and they can b quite costly to take care of and teens don't make a lot of money if any is all. I also said that I hoped I was wrong and that I wish more of their generation would become more involved in herps. So I wouldn't have said that if I felt all teens were not mature enough to care for their animals. I just know how many people in my generation are fearful of herps and I wish it was different. I also commended jason for his care of his animals. So I will respond to lgray because I respect your opinion bu as far as jessica goes I wount even waste my time to respond. Nothing I said was rude, just straight forward and the truth. Most teens are too busy in school and after school activities to properly take the time needed to care for herps. Most are more involed in the opposite sex and things of that nature like just growing up and finding themselves. So you can take what I said which ever way you choose. But in no means was it disrepectful or rude. Just my opinion and I'm entitled to it as are every one of you. Happy holidays.

[Jessica Loesch]

Obviously there are bad keepers of all ages. Bu this topic was just about the teenage years. Most teens have problems just feeding or walking their dogs. Not all ofcourse but the main factor as I said was parental approval and they can b quite costly to take care of and teens don't make a lot of money if any is all. I also said that I hoped I was wrong and that I wish more of their generation would become more involved in herps. So I wouldn't have said that if I felt all teens were not mature enough to care for their animals. I just know how many people in my generation are fearful of herps and I wish it was different. I also commended jason for his care of his animals. So I will respond to lgray because I respect your opinion bu as far as jessica goes I wount even waste my time to respond. Nothing I said was rude, just straight forward and the truth. Most teens are too busy in school and after school activities to properly take the time needed to care for herps. Most are more involed in the opposite sex and things of that nature like just growing up and finding themselves. So you can take what I said which ever way you choose. But in no means was it disrepectful or rude. Just my opinion and I'm entitled to it as are every one of you. Happy holidays.

I didn't call you rude??? I said your comment was highly unnecessary.
However since you brought it up, I think it is a bit disrespectful to categorize all teens together here, as there are many on this forum that are responsible keepers, and there are plenty of adults that are worse than teenagers, that have a lot on their plate as well, in fact .. I don't know about you, but a lot of adults have much more on their plates than a teenager.
The normal teenager you are describing also wouldn't be taking their time out to come to this forum.

And what statistic did you find that most teens have problems feeding and walking their dogs? What are you talking about? What about the adults that get a dog and then post it on craigslist 3 months later because "it's too much to take care of"? Most teens I know have no problem taking care of their pets ..........

Why are you even wasting your time addressing this? This thread had no ill purpose. You are "having your opinion" to sour a thread, and had nothing to do with your opinion on young keepers.


Post on, teens!

[carlisleishere]

I'm currently 17 and have 5 ball pythons plus a few breeding colonies of ASFs. Two of the ball pythons are breeding now and I'm hoping to have babies this spring/summer. I started keeping herps when I was 9 years old, but just recently got back into them. I take care of every single one, including the one that belongs to my mom . The only thing that worries me is having them while I'm in college.

[VEXER19]

[QUOTE=Jessica Loesch;1726392]I didn't call you rude??? I said your comment was highly unnecessary.
However since you brought it up, I think it is a bit disrespectful to categorize all teens together here, as there are many on this forum that are responsible keepers, and there are plenty of adults that are worse than teenagers, that have a lot on their plate as well, in fact .. I don't know about you, but a lot of adults have much more on their plates than a teenager.
The normal teenager you are describing also wouldn't be taking their time out to come to this forum.

And what statistic did you find that most teens have problems feeding and walking their dogs? What are you talking about? What about the adults that get a dog and then post it on craigslist 3 months later because "it's too much to take care of"? Most teens I know have no problem taking care of their pets ..........

Why are you even wasting your time addressing this? This thread had no ill purpose. You are "having your opinion" to sour a thread, and had nothing to do with your opinion on young keepers.


Post on, teens![/QUOTE

It is a known fact that with age comes maturity and responsibility. The fact that I'm even responding to you hurts my soul deeply. I do not feel that teensw can not care for herps by any means. If you would take the time to read my posts and not scan through them you would see that it realy has nothing to do ith the age group at all. Love for animals of al categories can come from any age and backround. And I never generalized my opinion to all teens. And I cleary stated that regardless of how many adult keepers are bad and neglectful that this post was directed towards teens and not adults. Maybe you should learn to read instead of critisize. I wish more youth would care for herps then I believe that do. Because their interest is out of pure love and admiration rather than just the fact that they own them. Myh point is tha I hope the younger generation can show the true love and passion for these animals and ther gentle nature. To say that I wish jason will spread his love for herps to his generation to give future humanity a better understanding of these remarkable creatures is rediculous. And for the record saying "most teens" does not show or imply judgement on all teens. Teens are the best keepers in my opinion if the time is available because they re not sidetracked by the complications of adulthood. But require paretal support to care for animals properly which is the x factor. I have no ill will against teen and their ability. Its the x factors and roadv blocks that could come into play. Also I never said I'm talking about kids on this forum because if they are here then they have made all the effort neccesary to care for their animals. Lgray is a very knowledgeble woman and I have already addressed that there are bad adult keepers but tis thread was directed toward 12-18 year old young adults. So don't act like I think that teens are bad keepers because I don't. I fel that a tenen who cares teuley for animals are more able to care properly do to less responsiblitly and obligations. But parental supp9ort could be a major handicap. I want the younger generation to love all animals heeps and mammals alike so in the future dogs will not be the hierarchy of mans best friend but all living creatures. So read before ylou critisize and make me repeat myself. Our youth is our future in every aspect of life. So tell me again how I was wrong again by saying that most childeren are not responsible enough to care fully for animal. Without supportive parents it is practically impossible. So next time you wanna bring some disrespect to the table do so with some intellectual sense. Do to your extensive experience. I was going to get an infractio. In my next sentence but I told judy I wouldn't and you need to gain some sence.