you know you're a reptile keeper when...

[Naga_Kanya]

Haha awesome cheers!
You know you are a reptile keeper when you get introduced to any new person AS a reptile keeper, everyone must know. Haha. Examples- at Dad's house while looking at his frogs or birds- "This is my daughter Tara, she has snakes, lizards, frogs, turtles- Oh, she's got everything!"...... Out to dinner with people from pet shop "This is Tara Leigh, she has more at home than we do in the shop".... etc.

...and when complete strangers come knocking on your door for advice on getting/keeping snakes for their grandkids, because they heard you're 'the snake lady'.

That was when we realised we really needed to ask our neighbours to keep it quiet, because we figured it was only a short step from grandma wanting to ask a few harmless questions, to being broken into. Nevertheless, I did think it was sweet of her.

 

[vampstorso]

you budget into your pays:
Food,
Bills,
Transport,
Next reptile...

 

[Defective]

You know you're a reptile keeper when... you keep reptiles

When you ask a girl out and she just looks at you weird, you then relise the dead rats your holding may be a bit creepy

*pats head* poor munchkin.....least you know if you met someone on here they wouldn't freak out

 

[nakerz_the_herp]

When random girls from school add you after you bring your cute yearling coastal for an educational sorta thing and simply say 'are you the guy with the snake?' and when your room is 10* warmer than the rest of the house and you have no money, but very happy herps . Oh and when there isn't any room left for another snake in your bedroom.... Or when your aunty would rather freeze on the couch than stay in your room when your away because the of the snakes...

 

[snakeluvver]

When your friend gets a mouse out of your fridge and starts patting it like a cat.... oh wait no, thats when your friends with a disturbed person.

 

[-Katana-]

When you mention to family how excited you are about your latest acquisition and they state they won't be visiting.(yay!):evil:
You then go on to wonder why it took you so long to get into reptiles? :lol::lol:

 

[Matt-to-the-K]

When "I'm playing with my snake" doesn't sound dirty

Haha classic

 

[SpilotaFreak78]

me too, I can't help myself, but then I've always been like that, looking how something can have a dual or second purpose or how it can be reused

 

[vampstorso]

you know you're new to keeping lizards when...
at first glance you thought the shed on your water dragons head was a gaping hole and had a heart attack!

 

[Fantazmic]

you know you a reptile keeper when

1. You can handle frozen rats without wearing gloves or trying to awkwardly transfer them into a plastic bad for defrosting without them touching your fingers
2. You talk to your snakes and ask them how they are and promise them they can have 'time out' when you get home from work
3. You know you are a reptile keeper when if you wake up in the middle of the night you watch to see if your baby hatchy is hunting by the light of their thermostat...and then wake up your husband to watch with you if they are (hehe) AND he is as excited as you to watch and doesnt care about being woken up !! (he knows he is a reptile keeper too lol
4. You know you are a reptile keeper when you have a picture of your snake on your screensaver at work instead of your children !!

Elizabeth

 

[Sezzzzzzzzz]

you know you a reptile keeper when

1. You can handle frozen rats without wearing gloves or trying to awkwardly transfer them into a plastic bad for defrosting without them touching your fingers

Elizabeth

still cant do that one with the big ones yet, but can do it with the fuzzies!

 

[zeke]

when the only reason you want to work is to get more reptiles

reptiles arent a hobby its an obsession well for me anyway haha

when you put more thought in to your next reptile then you do inot anything else

 

[krissy78]

yep me too

i do the same thing

OMG Have been through this so many times now lol

When you can't sleep cos you're excited about picking up snakes on the weekend

Extremely guilty of this, even had my uncle design corner enclosures so i could fill them

you know your a reptile owner when you start designing reptile enclosures to suit the sizes of your walls in your house.... hmmm ok so that wall is 3.7m long so my enclosure can be 3.6m long

and i so nearly had to cut the food budget down this week so i could get one of the BHP's SR is selling off so cheap, damn kids wanted to eat instead

when your mum walks into your house and checks all your enclosures to make sure the snakes are still in them, then cringes at them

 

[Defective]

when you're more concerned about feeding your reptiles than feeding yourself

 

[Mr_Grey]

When you havnt gone out in months because every week when your friends get ready for the clubs you think of what excuse you'll use this week, and only a couple more months of this and you can afford that new enclosure but you really know it will be a year before you go out again.
When you spend 20minutes a day convincing your room mate your whole life doesnt revolve around your pet snake, then go on to spend 2 hours talking about new scientific breakthroughs in herpetology and showing him your wish list using google images

 

[elogov]

When your constantly checking the for sale forum, despite having no room & money .

 

[Tinky]

When you have a "THE PLAN":

1. Get bigger enclosure, because you largest snake needs more room.
2. Move other snakes to the next biggest enclosure.
3. This leaves you with a spare enclosuer
4. Then tell Spouce that you have jsut bought a new critter, which you can put into the empty enclosure

Repeat THE PLAN until satisfied, (or till you run out of room, or you are broke, or divorced).

NB: I'm divorced....nuff said.

 

[Dipcdame]

......... when your husband is even telling you in his sleep that NO, you can't get another damned reptile!!!!

 

[Reptile_Maniac]

When your roaming the local park looking for some herps and someone asks "What are you doing?" when you reply their mouths drop open in shock.

 

[Wally]

When you get the bill from the electrician for additional power points.