How do YOU recruit reptile-sitters?

[bcr229]

Between running a home-based small business and having 80 snakes, with over a dozen of them being either a retic, burm, or anaconda adult, my husband and I don't take trips together. Either he will go or I will go, and usually it's work-related.

We do have local friends who keep snakes who are willing to help, because dealing with some of them is a two-person job.

[Craiga 01453]

Between running a home-based small business and having 80 snakes, with over a dozen of them being either a retic, burm, or anaconda adult, my husband and I don't take trips together. Either he will go or I will go, and usually it's work-related.

We do have local friends who keep snakes who are willing to help, because dealing with some of them is a two-person job.

Why didn't I know you guys had a Conda????

[bcr229]

Why didn't I know you guys had a Conda????

She's a rescue, flighty, and quick to give you a no-warning love tap, so we're very careful about handling her and don't worry about getting pics of her.

Actually that's a reason we don't get a pet sitter - some of our snakes don't have the best dispositions.

[Craiga 01453]

She's a rescue, flighty, and quick to give you a no-warning love tap, so we're very careful about handling her and don't worry about getting pics of her.

Actually that's a reason we don't get a pet sitter - some of our snakes don't have the best dispositions.

Gotcha. Can't say that I blame you.
Is she a green or yellow?

[bcr229]

Gotcha. Can't say that I blame you.
Is she a green or yellow?

Yellow.

[Craiga 01453]

Yellow.

Very cool. Huge props to you for taking her on.

[WrongPython]

She's a rescue, flighty, and quick to give you a no-warning love tap, so we're very careful about handling her and don't worry about getting pics of her.

Actually that's a reason we don't get a pet sitter - some of our snakes don't have the best dispositions.

This is admittedly something that gives me pause with what may be my next snake. I'm interested in pure locality super dwarf retics, and I'm a bit worried that their feeding response and activity level could drive away potential snake-sitters. My ability to find a willing sitter factors in to my "should I or should I not" calculus, so while I'm fine with a snake like that, it may be a bit hard to find somebody else who is as well.

Edit: Props for giving that 'conda a loving home, by the way! It's nice to see somebody give a reptile a second chance.