I was just wondering who all has kids and herps (esp. big constrictors or monitors or crocodilians)
how old are your kids
what herps do you have
are any of the herps 'thiers'
which ones?
how old were they when they got thier first herp
how old were you?
what kinds of 'cage security' do you use to keep you herps contained?
do you get 'lectures' from family b/c of your herps?

im just curious. my mom works for family and childrens services which is who works with DHS to get peoples kids back from DHS. (shes one of the good guys, nobody freak out). She just told me that someone got thier 3 YEAR OLD would be taken away b/c they had a ball python and a baby RTB. she came to me and told me what kind of cages they had and how to make them more secure. it just got me thinking about kids v.s. lizard/snake. she's also curious who all in the world has kids/herps. I got my first ones when i was in 10th grade.my mom doesn't see a problem with the way i keep my herps and yes, i have an 11 footer in my living room. I have kids but every single one of the animals in my house is under lock and key 24/7 and they aren't in my kids rooms yet, (they arent old enough). any info you want to give would be great.
beth.
p.s. the family my mom is working with is thinking about appealing DHS's decicion (i hate DHS... so does my mom)
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• I have to ask - okreptilerescue, Mon Jun 5 21:59:26 2006
• RE: I have to ask - reptileroundup, Tue Jun 6 00:19:38 2006
• Kids and herps - duffy, Tue Jun 6 18:19:19 2006
• RE: Kids and herps - okreptilerescue, Tue Jun 6 19:56:39 2006
• RE: Kids and herps - kingsnaken, Thu Jun 8 11:00:27 2006
• RE: I have to ask - althea, Wed Jun 7 23:47:43 2006
• RE: I have to ask - yoyoing, Thu Jun 8 13:21:57 2006
• RE: I have to ask - riddick13, Thu Jun 8 21:29:32 2006
• RE: I have to ask - FloridaHogs, Sun Jun 11 21:33:22 2006