Hello, My name is Tania and I'm an addict.

[Manasha-Bogo]

Oh god ! You people are all enablers. Surely I should be able to find a pet addicts anonymous around here somewhere. I have to stop after the GTP because my husband would seriously have me committed. No joke. He would probably move out or file for divorce, take the kids or hang himself. He probably feels like he's lost his man card to my whims. I have acquired 6 pets in the last two years and he didn't want any of them ! The only way I think he is halfway OK with the GTP is because I have sworn this will be my last pet. 10 is my limit. (at least that's what I've been telling him)


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[Cross Exotics]

I understand how you feel with the addiction and having a spouse that's mildly supportive. So stop at three and don't look at another snake again. There's the support you requested . Now, get a small rack system and buy till it fills up, that's my expert advise, lol. I started with one because of my wife. Now 5 months later we have 21 total. Lol. I'll be big brother

[Skittles1101]

I went from 1, only wanting one, and then my "max" 8....to the reality that I now own 17 snakes, 3 leopard geckos, 11 tarantulas, a red foot tortoise and a pet rat in one year.

I blame these people too by the way lol.

[Evenstar]

Oh god ! You people are all enablers. Surely I should be able to find a pet addicts anonymous around here somewhere. I have to stop after the GTP because my husband would seriously have me committed. No joke. He would probably move out or file for divorce, take the kids or hang himself. He probably feels like he's lost his man card to my whims. I have acquired 6 pets in the last two years and he didn't want any of them ! The only way I think he is halfway OK with the GTP is because I have sworn this will be my last pet. 10 is my limit. (at least that's what I've been telling him)

Your husband should talk to my husband....

We have, gulp...
6 dogs (4 German Shepherds, 1 Australian Shepherd, 1 Ibizan Hound)
2 horses
1 cat
2 sugar gliders
1 giant gecko
5 snakes



All were my idea except for the cat. My hubby had 2 cats when we started dating years ago and he was a "cat only" sort of person. When we got married and I asked for a puppy, his first thought was, "oh god no not a dog..." Now we have 6. And one is his. And he trained her himself and runs agility with her.

So I got back into reptiles a couple of years ago and asked for a snake. Cause I'd always wanted a ball python. And his first thought was, "why on earth do you want a snake..." Now we have 5. And he's talking about picking one out for himself when we go to Tinley Park in the fall. And he wants me to breed my boas.

So, see, they DO change......

[Manasha-Bogo]

Well I *Was* going to get a 24x24x36 enclosure for the *one* GTP, but now I think I should get a 24x24x48 with another herpstat2 JUST IN CASE I get second GTP in the future. Then at least I won't need to buy more stuff, know what I mean ??

[LotusCorvus]

Hahahaha, oh boy. I think the best part is that animal people of EVERY type do this, especially on forums. When I first got into guppies, I was "just going to have one display tank".... 6 months later my partner at the time and I had a wall full of breeding tanks and I'd gotten a job at the local aquarium store to pay for the addiction (it was start working there or they were going to charge me rent, I was there so often!). I'm back down to 2 display tanks, years later. But I also just brought home snake #3 (and my one foster, who I had helped raise years ago, for a total of 4), and I haven't even had my first snake for a year!

If you think forums and shows are bad, try actually being friends with a breeder - the worst enablers ever! I never would have even considered an ATB, but my friend is going to have a litter of potential yellow/orange tigers coming up. I'm making plans already.

I'm so glad my current partner is tolerant, though not much of a pet person. Just smiles and gives me an eyeroll every time I start nerding out XD

[Manasha-Bogo]

a second herpstat *2* has been ordered. sigh.......

[Royal Chick]

I feel your pain! I was doing great for three ALMOST FOUR years... and then my cousin started talking about getting ONE BP of her own. Her husband was saying heck no (he was deathly afraid of any snake and would kill one on site)... and then they got the first one... three months later they were up to nine and now are expecting their first clutch in July (Guess where my second BP baby is coming from ) My boyfriend is TOTALLY not a pet person at all and he said he would only tolerate the ONE snake. Well after holding her and playing with her for an hour he was shooting pictures of her on his steering wheel while he drove and he was giggling like it was christmas when she snuggled up to him... he's now looking forward to the second baby and I'm slowly... ever so slowly trying to convince him to let me have ONE pitt bull puppy in a few years. So don't give up, even the toughest ones eventually crack under cuteness.

[Lisn123]

Sheesh, you people are crazy! I better run, while I have the chance!! lol