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