Quote Originally Posted by mainbutter View Post
Not for me.. It's a hobby, a way to keep myself busy and enjoy life, and enjoying having some animal companionship. Granted, my herps aren't exactly dog or cat companionship, but they're what I have time for, and I really do get quite a bit of general life satisfaction and happiness out of taking care of an animal as it grows up.

I'm sure there are dozens of reasons why people are into herps, education and conservation among them, but those reasons aren't why I'm into it. However, I do love the fact that there are so many people in the education and conservation camp when it comes to reptiles
I like having hobbies too, Jiu-jitsu for example, but it doesn't come at the cost of plucking...gravid Brazilian's from Brazil (analogy, lol?)... and importing them to the US.

JonV