are your reptiles therapy for you?

[crepers86]

my girl Abbuss is gives me some of the best messages ever. It is relaxing when dealing with them, even my aggressive boa relaxes me when I go to miss with her, she keeps me on my toes but it still relaxes me... thanks guys for the stories. I think I can use them in other presentations as well.

[sleepygeckos]

Absolutely. I currently am in a pickle of a living situation (actually a lack of living place situation) and my geckos are housed elsewhere. My 1.0 Human feeds them on the way to his work, so I really only get to see them once a week at most for a few minutes if feeding day is on one of his days off. I have PTSD, which has been recently activated and I desperately wish I could be with my geckos. They both seem to "listen" and react to my emotions. My leopard gecko even "cuddles" me when I am sad.

While I know many people would warn against anthropomorphizing reptiles, I'm not so sure it is all that different than with furry pets. Dogs might be pack animals, but can we really say that a cat offers more attachment to its owner than a source of food? I dunno. I'm not saying my geckos "love" me or anything, but they don't hate me either. They bring me joy and a fair bit of laughter and that's enough. If I get a head tilt here and there when I'm talking to them, well, that's just a bonus.

[sookieball]

Yes they are for me.
A couple hours 3-5 days a week in silence or music while being a good keeper cleaning their tubs and what not,
Yeah total "me time" and just helps unwind.

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[gardenfiend138]

Yes. I have also heard of cases with children with dysgraphia in which the snakes' rhythmic movement through the hands being a sort of therapy as well.

[WarriorPrincess90]

Perhaps I will add personal input after I'm done studying for my exams and taking a quiz, but for the moment I would like to suggest that you check out the story about the gentleman whose snake predicts his seizures.

It's a fascinating story as it is probably one of the first published instances of a snake acting as a service animal. Wonderful stuff.

[Mike41793]

Perhaps I will add personal input after I'm done studying for my exams and taking a quiz, but for the moment I would like to suggest that you check out the story about the gentleman whose snake predicts his seizures.

It's a fascinating story as it is probably one of the first published instances of a snake acting as a service animal. Wonderful stuff.

Im not trying to be mean but ive read that article and it kinda sounds like BS to me...

[crepers86]

and where can I find that at