Quote Originally Posted by Sand_Boa_Owner View Post
Haha, thats the problem! I'd love to work at a zoo specializing in the reptile house. Then maybe save enough money at the side for my personal herp dreams lol.
Quote Originally Posted by Jhill001 View Post
Go be an accountant, you can buy all the reptiles you want. People that work with animals make hardly any money which limits the possibilities of a collection.
^ There is a lot of truth to this. I love animals more than anyone I know... and I don't work with them, I teach instead, which gives me money to pay my bills. If I had taken any of the jobs I had initially thought I wanted involving working directly with animals, I wouldn't have the money to keep the animals I do. So my work life is less desirable than I wanted it to be, and it's not at all a hobby in any way, shape or form-- but I make good money, have good benefits, and have great hours which gives me lots of time and some spare cash to spend on my pets.

There're down sides to everything-- and with animal based careers, the low pay rate is usually it.

And yes... if you want an enormous collection.... don't ever plan on taking long vacations. We are lucky enough to live within walking distance of a friend who also keeps herps, so when I travel, she watches my guys, and I do the same for her. Not everyone is that lucky to have someone they trust completely with such things.