Naming your reptiles - Page 2

**millertime89** · 01-20-14, 02:24 AM

The majority of mine are named. Not all but most. The ones without names I just can't seem to come up with anything good for.

Donnie · 01-20-14, 03:14 AM

Some of mine have names some don't, I just let me kids choose something and as long as it is not ridiculous then it stays.

Terranaut · 01-20-14, 04:38 AM

I name all of my snakes. Mine are "pets" first and it beats saying "the big green one" when talking about them .

KORBIN5895 · 01-20-14, 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Donnie

Some of mine have names some don't, I just let me kids choose something and as long as it is not ridiculous then it stays.

This and the wife.

I have only named two snakes Snowfake (a dh snow boa) and snickers an orange corn I had.

TeaNinja · 01-20-14, 05:44 AM

i named my 2 dumerils after characters from batman. nigma and oracle :P

SSSSnakes · 01-20-14, 06:18 AM

I normally don't name my snakes. Only ID their enclosures for record keeping purposes.

**lady_bug87** · 01-20-14, 07:08 AM

Mine have names and nicknames for record keeping mostly and I have a 6yr old name them. I'm sure when my son is older he's going to want to name them. Right now he calls them all "ssssssss"

kelzerman · 01-20-14, 07:27 AM

My fiancée names them. She was so upset when we first got together and I didn't have names for them....

Starbuck · 01-20-14, 07:57 AM

all of mine have names, which i like to pick and choose because of their mythological references and they tell a bit of a story;
i.e. my two male corn snake 'brothers' are Castor and Pollux
my hondo milk that disappeared all winter (in someone else's care) and was found in spring outside is 'demeter'
and my normal and albino kings are 'nyx' (a goddess of night) and 'Lux' (latin for light)

i like my names to match, if i have any breeding plans, and i like them to reference literature. However, i rarely reference them by name unless I'm on an education program or talking to someone else about them. In my house i just say the amel corn, the male king, etc

i don't name fish, or tarantulas.

Will0W783 · 01-20-14, 08:50 AM

I name my snakes. I find it easier to keep records and refer to them in conversation when there's a name. I also find it enjoyable to choose names, based on looks and temperament. I have a running theme where I try to name my tree vipers after Marvel characters.

**EL Ziggy** · 01-20-14, 09:36 AM

I name my snakes and other pets because I love them and because they are all uniquely special to me and not just random 1.0 , 0.1, or 0.0.1 x, y and z's. LOL. When I reference them by name it symbolizes a deeper, more personal relationship between me and them vs. me and another. If that makes any sense.

**Pareeeee** · 01-20-14, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by revent

I like to name my creatures just so I can have something to call them that I like.

Pretty much the same here.

TheFrogman · 01-20-14, 11:06 AM

Whatever comes to mind as soon as I see them

bigsnakegirl785 · 01-20-14, 11:43 AM

I name mine because they're my pets. It's obvious they're not going to respond to their name, that's not why I name them. I name them so that it's easier to differentiate them in conversation and also because it's kind of like a bonding thing. It just seems so impersonal saying "the ball python" or the "boa constrictor."

MDT · 01-20-14, 12:21 PM

Hmmmm....interesting responses. It would seem I am in the minority on this one. I gotta get more creative....