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07-26-12, 07:16 PM
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Re: 20 Years or More
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Well Todd....I have 20+ years,but you already knew that 
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You were the one I was referring to in the original post, but like you said, you already knew that, lol. It turns out that we're not alone in the 2 decade + club, which is nice to know 
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25 years of commitment and responsibility in herpetoculture
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07-26-12, 07:35 PM
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Re: 20 Years or More
Well I sure hope when I've hit 20 years in this hobby I'm still allowed to keep the species that I love, and am still willing to discuss things without turning into a pompous prick when someone disagrees or I think they're wrong. Many people in this thread are inspirational people whom I respect and aspire to emulate. I too have had the question about when I'll get out of the hobby and some of the drama really burns me out.
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07-26-12, 08:23 PM
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Re: 20 Years or More
Not 20 years yet. Wish it was. I don't consider it a hobby...animals are my life! I just wish i'd figured that out a long time ago. I plan to take care of and keep all of my snakes for as long as they'll have me. I plan on giving a good home to a few more dogs, too. My baby basset (not a baby anymore and two and a half lol) and my snakes are what makes me happy!
Anyway...I hope I'm around long enough to say it's been 20 years plus!!
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27 snakes (7 sand boas, 4 hognose, 5 ball pythons, 1 bolivian boa, 2 dumeril's boas, 2 carpet pythons, 5 garters, 1 corn snake), 1 cave spider, 9 tarantulas, 1 tokay gecko, 2 dogs, 2 frogs, emperor scorpions 1,000 dubia roaches, & tons of fish.
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07-26-12, 10:02 PM
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Re: 20 Years or More
I have been keeping reptiles for 24-25 years. Makes me feel a little old 
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07-26-12, 10:16 PM
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Re: 20 Years or More
Only for about one year for me and my boyfriend with snakes but i have had a turtle when i was about 5 and happy to say hes still in the family! I am actually going to be going to school this fall for a vet tech program! I love animals and i want to work with them for the rest of my life!
Amy and Mike (=
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07-26-12, 10:16 PM
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Re: 20 Years or More
I have been keeping snakes for over 30 years now. I started when I was 18 and have been keeping all kinds of snakes varying in numbers from 5 when I started out to over 200 at times, with right now at around 100. I took my love for snakes and do educational snake programs as well as run a snake rescue and adoption.
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07-27-12, 04:21 AM
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Custos serpentium
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Re: 20 Years or More
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Originally Posted by totheend
I have been keeping reptiles for 24-25 years. Makes me feel a little old |
Age is relative, so be proud that you've got that much experience and have made it so far!
My 25th anniversary is tomorrow and I remember everything about getting my first snake like it was yesterday. There were a few circumstances that cause me to remember the date and time and I consider myself very luck to be able to pinpoint that moment
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07-27-12, 04:23 AM
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Re: 20 Years or More
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Originally Posted by SSSSnakes
I have been keeping snakes for over 30 years now...
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You're in the lead so far then, but are you a private kinda keeper or a commercial type?
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07-27-12, 05:34 AM
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Re: 20 Years or More
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Originally Posted by jaleely
Not 20 years yet. Wish it was. I don't consider it a hobby...animals are my life! I just wish i'd figured that out a long time ago. I plan to take care of and keep all of my snakes for as long as they'll have me. I plan on giving a good home to a few more dogs, too. My baby basset (not a baby anymore and two and a half lol) and my snakes are what makes me happy!
Anyway...I hope I'm around long enough to say it's been 20 years plus!!
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That's how I feel. Both of my dogs had birthdays this week. One turned 4 and the other turned 11. That makes me kind of sad that she is 11 now. They don't live long enough!
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07-27-12, 05:37 AM
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Re: 20 Years or More
l started keeping British Grass snakes when l was 10' about 75' ,moving on to Garters Retic pythons and Boas
so thats 37 years
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07-27-12, 05:40 AM
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Re: 20 Years or More
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Originally Posted by MDT
CND Blood and Lisa127....let's start an "over 40 herp crowd"
(that makes me depressed!)
Anyway....yep, at least 20 years continuously. Sometimes it may have been one animal, other times multiple. My mother STILL asks me when I'm going to give up this "hobby".... |
Hey, it looks like we have more for our "over 40 herp crowd" than I thought!!
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07-27-12, 06:21 AM
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Re: 20 Years or More
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You're in the lead so far then, but are you a private kinda keeper or a commercial type?
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I'm a private keeper that uses my snakes to educate people. We also take in unwanted snakes and relocate them to good homes. We are not a business, it is a passion.
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07-27-12, 06:51 AM
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Re: 20 Years or More
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Originally Posted by SSSSnakes
We are not a business, it is a passion.
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Very cool....
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07-27-12, 07:49 AM
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Custos serpentium
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Re: 20 Years or More
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Originally Posted by SSSSnakes
I'm a private keeper that uses my snakes to educate people. We also take in unwanted snakes and relocate them to good homes. We are not a business, it is a passion.
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That's exactly what I was hoping to hear
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07-27-12, 08:30 AM
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Re: 20 Years or More
I probably have 20 years worth of reptile keeping stories, does that count?
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