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01-09-16, 11:21 PM
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Re: How do you name your animals?
There are times that I regret having zero interest in naming my reptiles, because if I did, I could have tons of fun with it. I'm almost certain that I would use taxon-specific themes: For instance, all of the boas would receive names of famous painters. There would be a Renoir, a Monet, and of course a Rembrandt. The tree pythons would be named after famous composers, like Bach, Vivaldi, or Mozart. It would seem adequate for the rattlesnakes to be named after rock icons, like Jagger, Presley, or Berry. And let's not forget about the mambas, who should probably receive names like Dahmer, Bundy, and Gacy...
But instead of all that, my animals just receive boring ID numbers. 
The upside is that I can actually remember those IDs... 
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01-10-16, 04:35 PM
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Re: How do you name your animals?
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Originally Posted by Nightflight99
There are times that I regret having zero interest in naming my reptiles, because if I did, I could have tons of fun with it. I'm almost certain that I would use taxon-specific themes: For instance, all of the boas would receive names of famous painters. There would be a Renoir, a Monet, and of course a Rembrandt. The tree pythons would be named after famous composers, like Bach, Vivaldi, or Mozart. It would seem adequate for the rattlesnakes to be named after rock icons, like Jagger, Presley, or Berry. And let's not forget about the mambas, who should probably receive names like Dahmer, Bundy, and Gacy...
But instead of all that, my animals just receive boring ID numbers.
The upside is that I can actually remember those IDs... |
A good Excel program, or less so an Access-like program. Then you just link the nickname with the ID number. :P
I can understand not naming all your animals, though, you've got a nice handful.
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01-10-16, 05:26 PM
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Re: How do you name your animals?
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Originally Posted by bigsnakegirl785
A good Excel program, or less so an Access-like program. Then you just link the nickname with the ID number. :P
I can understand not naming all your animals, though, you've got a nice handful.
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Not sure, I think its just a lack of interest. I actually tried it many years ago, but I quickly realized that I was so uninterested in any of the names that I constantly had to look them up, which kind of defeated the purpose. Interestingly enough, I find the naming process really fun with foster dogs, but not with reptiles. I suppose it has something to do with the dogs being family members, whereas there is no personal relationship with the reptiles.
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55.59.7 squamates, 1.1 Canis lupus, and 0.1 Homo sapiens.
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01-12-16, 06:19 PM
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Re: How do you name your animals?
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Not sure, I think its just a lack of interest. I actually tried it many years ago, but I quickly realized that I was so uninterested in any of the names that I constantly had to look them up, which kind of defeated the purpose. Interestingly enough, I find the naming process really fun with foster dogs, but not with reptiles. I suppose it has something to do with the dogs being family members, whereas there is no personal relationship with the reptiles.
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I would Imagine there would be a select few in your extensive collection where theres one that stands out due to behaviour ro being a favorite where a name would stick. Or just couldnt be bothered at all at this point? lol
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01-12-16, 07:30 PM
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Re: How do you name your animals?
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Originally Posted by reptiledude987
I would Imagine there would be a select few in your extensive collection where theres one that stands out due to behaviour ro being a favorite where a name would stick. Or just couldnt be bothered at all at this point? lol
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My girlfriend is infatuated with the female cape cobra, and decided to name her 'Stella.' Aside from that, they're all unnamed. I also have plenty of favorites in my collection, but just no interest in naming them. Boring, I know...
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55.59.7 squamates, 1.1 Canis lupus, and 0.1 Homo sapiens.
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01-12-16, 08:39 PM
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Re: How do you name your animals?
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Originally Posted by bigsnakegirl785
A good Excel program, or less so an Access-like program. Then you just link the nickname with the ID number. :P
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All my spiders get both names and ID numbers, and I use a Google spreadsheet to track feedings, molts, etc. across multiple devices. I refer to them all by name, but the ID numbers are helpful for organizing my spreadsheet and to keep track of breeding(which I don't currently do but may pick up again in the future)
I would probably do the same for the snakes if I had a lot of them. For just 5 snakes, though, names are plenty.
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01-12-16, 10:42 PM
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Re: How do you name your animals?
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Originally Posted by prairiepanda
All my spiders get both names and ID numbers, and I use a Google spreadsheet to track feedings, molts, etc. across multiple devices. I refer to them all by name, but the ID numbers are helpful for organizing my spreadsheet and to keep track of breeding
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Greetings, fellow spreadsheet junkie... 
Add to your list of data the regular weighing, and here we are. 
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Research is the process of going up alleys to see if they are blind. - Marston Bates
55.59.7 squamates, 1.1 Canis lupus, and 0.1 Homo sapiens.
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