I am/was the supportive better half. My husband and I agreed on the snake (I'd never held a snake before in my life) with the agreement that he'd do all the work.
Well...25+ snakes later I'm the one doing 99% of the feeding, cleaning, etc. The collection is "ours" but we do have "his" snakes and "mine." The boas are his, the blood is his, the Hondurans are his and the brooks kingsnake is his. The rest are my babies.
We discuss and plan breeding projects together, but its me who does the tub-hopping and keeping track of stuff. We attend shows together, but its me fawning over the balls and trying to justify a purchase by fitting it into an already-existing breeding project. (Ok Ok...starting a whole new breeding project as justification of the purchase...)
I'm by no part demeaning his participation...its really developed into a hobby for both of us rather than just "his" snake.
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