Where does a herper chic meet a herper guy?

[icequeen]

It seems all the men I ever meet are soooo squeamish about lizards and snakes.
I thought it was supposed to be the girls that were afraid of them.

There should be a dating service/singles club just for Herpers!!

[Tim and Julie B]

Herp-a-date? But I suggest leaving them at home for the date. Not to many restaurants would let you in! :D More guys at the reptile shows are afraid of tarantulas then girls. So much for macho :rolleyes: TB

[icequeen]

well, I know that some things still give me the willies too...but...for the most part I'm open to learning to love new critters.
I have yet to meet a man that was willing to accept my scaley friends.:confused:
Or to even understand how I can love them! ....that's REALLY difficult to deal with.

[Lisa]

maybe you can auction yourself off for a date @ the next herp show with the proceeds going to help one of the rescues... It shouldn't be hard to find a buyer for you...

[icequeen]

That just might be an idea! It would be highly unlikely that there would be a man there that doesn't LOVE herps...unless of course he's been dragged along by his herp loving wife....in which case, I wouldn't want him anyway.
I'd rather have a "fraidy man" than a married man any day.

[RepTylE]

Alot of people think that keeping reptiles as weird for some reason. Go figure. Your dating probs are not that unusual, icequeen. The only thing that I can offer by way of a solution is my phone number ;) lol

[icequeen]

hmmm...maybe we should talk...

[SerpentLust]

haha I am so up for the auctioning idea, it is SO HARD to find a reptile lover guy here...my last boyfriend was terrified of snakes. The one I'm potentially going to date now is ok with them, but doesn't really care. lol

Jenn

[Pixie]

More guys at the reptile shows are afraid of tarantulas then girls. So much for macho

This is SO true!!! Just coming back from the Totally Pets show and having been at the Arachnomania booth all the time helping out. I was really amazed to see that much more women were willing to overcome their fears and hold a tarantula. Both men and women didn't want to at first but the women came back to do it. The men didn't!!! I think it's hilarious! I would say out of all that handled a T, 2/3rds were female!

maybe you can auction yourself off for a date @ the next herp show with the proceeds going to help one of the rescues...

That's a really cool idea!!! Gives you the chance to have a date with someone who loves herps AND you get to do something to help out animals in need. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Pixie

[Jeff Hathaway]

We find the same thing with snakes, Pixie- although there might be a slight edge in the numbers of women scared of them over men, women are much more likely to try to get past their fear and actually touch or hold one. The men either like them already or stand at the back and do nothing.

Jeff Hathaway
Sciensational Sssnakes!!

[icequeen]

My previous boyfriend wouldn't even be in the same room when one of my lizards were out of thier cages.
"they're sooo nasty and slimey", "how can you call THAT a PET?".
It wears thin after awhile...especially when I'd love to have more.
He almost had a breakdown when I got my son a couple gerbils...wouldn't go into his room to look at them when my son wanted to show them off...and THEY have FUR...but ohmygod...they're RODENTS!

I'm always telling my daughter that girls are tougher, because we have OVARIES...men just have balls.

HOOORAY for ovaries!!!

ohhh..wait a minute, I should be careful...I might scare away any potential suiters (is that how it's spelled?) with all this talk about ovaries.

[Brock]

Yeah welcome to Feminist North America. Guys are turning into real, for lack of a better word, p***ies.
It's sad.

-Brock

[JD@reptiles]

I agree.... i need to meet a herper chick! It is really hard to find them local!

[justinO]

I converted my girl into a herper chick.. she felll in love with my monitors and leos, but, mostly my friend's ball python.. since then, there's been no stopping her..

[SnowSnake]

To find a herper chick where you live is really hard! All the girls I talk to keep saying my leos are ewwy and slimy...

Any herper chick from Quebec here? lol

later,
SnowSnake

[Tim and Julie B]

Oh god I think we need a herper date forum! Mods you better get on that one ;)

Pixie you got to hang out with Robert at the Aracnomania booth? I am so jealous! TB

[chas*e]

The Durham Snake Group...lol

[jay76]

Haha Icequeen, it's the other way around here... when I'm working with the snakes, it's almost always the guys interesting in the snakes while their girlfriends go watch the bunnies ;)

Oh god I think we need a herper date forum! Mods you better get on that one ;)

LOL! I was going to suggest that too :)

[Shane Tesser]

Ah...a singles match is what you guys are looking for.....don't worry..something is in the works ;) See Jeff...i told ya so! :D

[sSNAKESs.com]

lol Shane... I know of a few love interests that have developed from the site actually... I should put in the TOS any forms of connecting on any level other then friendship requires a $100 donation to be payed after the first embrace... bwahaha!

[Kara]

That's a great idea:) It was such a fluke that my current b/f was just starting to get into reps. He has a Cham, but was not that into snakes, just took a little work....convincing and showing him the cutest little Childerns, who couldn't fall in love with that??? It's been all up hill from there:)

[Gregg M]

Hey Icequeen, What do ya say we hang out????http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/513/1298img_1101-med.jpg

[icequeen]

My, my my....Gregg M

lets see now...the PROS:

1)You are fine as HELL!
2)Love the eyes.
3)Love the ink
4)Love the piercings...although...no nipple piercings? :(
5)You are ten YEARS younger than me.

the CONS:

1) You live in the States...I live in Canada *hangs head and sobs*

[RepTylE]

since herps can be a real deal breaker in relationships maybe a herper dating service might be a nice addition. And as for talking, icequeen....any time at all ;)

[Clownfishie]

A herper dating service... awesome idea! Hehe... go for it guys! :D

[Gregg M]

So how about I look you up when I come to Canada......I will be going there pretty soon...... Does this sound like a plan or what????? Oh and I aint that far from Canada....... Oh yeah, my tounge is pierced......:p

[Linds]

Where does a herper chic meet a herper guy? LOL I have nooooo idea.....my boyfriend is a cat person...lol :rolleyes:

[Katt]

Well to be all cute and sappy, Vanan and I met through "the other site". Found out we lived three blocks from each other. Met up when I went to buy a snake, and it's been snake love ever since.

[icequeen]

yes, yes...I agree.
A herper dating service is exactly what the world needs!!!

RepTylE: Did you ever get the message I sent to you?

Gregg M: Where in Canada will you be going, and when?

[RepTylE]

Nope no message, damn. I'll try emailing you.

[icequeen]

I emailed you too, two days ago!...you didn't get that either?

hmmmm....how odd!

[icequeen]

by the way...it's: icequeen679@hotmail.com
I'm not sure which email address I used when I registered on here...but that's the address I use most often.

[RepTylE]

Hey I found the pm . Wrote you and email too ;) hope that you get it and that I hear from you soon :)

[icequeen]

yes...I did get it. AND...I even replied!!
;)

[reverendsterlin]

last herper chick I dated left with 6 snakes I bought while we were living together. Too bad it was worth losing them, but no more confusion on ownership if I ever date another one lol.

[eyespy]

See, there's something to be said for being a herpevangelist trying to convert the phobic into fanatics. Herp phobics never leave with any of your animals. ;)

[gonesnakee]

I'd be happy to have a girlfriend who isn't JEALOUS of them. Mine just said again last night "You spend all your time in that f*$#ing room" The snake room that is, LOL. She's getting better over time & has her own Albino Leo now. She is always jealous of how much of my time my snakes take though. It's funny how she gets POed when I'm doing my work, but for her to go put in 40 hours a week is OK. At least when I'm working it's always at home & on my schedule. Women! Now I know why I love my snakes so much. They are always happy to be fed & cleaned up after, I always get my way (usually, LOL), they never talk back & I never have to worry about saying the wrong thing, LOL Mark I.

[Lisa]

Katey got me seriously into reptiles, she brought a ball python into our relationship and while I was hesitent at first when she wanted a corn snake, now it's me going lets get another snake!

[stevesemerko]

I need to find a herper chick in Peterborough that is around my age (20+) that is a challenge! Last girl I went out with (for 2 years) was into herps after she met me but luckily the only thing she took when she left me was her rat.

So any herper girls in Peterborough or surrounding area (or willing to commute lol) let me know. I will have to get a pic of my fine self soon lol.

Steve-O

[PoiSoNouS]

lol I dont know, me and my boyfriend falled for snakes together.. so no problems.. :D

[Joe]

Joe's single too!!

[JoeBradley]

Where does a herper chic meet a herper guy?

Ringgold, GA (USA)

[Linds]

While I admit it would be nice to share my hobby with the other half, I think its probably better this way. If we both had the same obsession it has the potential to spiral out of control... I guess it keeps balance having only one person in the relationship seriously involved in the hobby. Also nice to have something that you can call yours :)

Originally posted by eyespy
Herp phobics never leave with any of your animals. ;)

LOL so true! :p

[RepTylE]

Good point linds. Now all I need is someone to keep my herp obsession in balance lol

[TheRedDragon]

I lucked out in that department fortunately. When Invictus came home with three corns snakes back in March, I was absolutely beaming. :) And, it's not just him that spends all the time in the snake room, it's me too...gotta love poop duty days and feeding days with larger collections...eh Mark? ;)