I'd love to hear how others got into this fascinating but fairly unusual hobby/business. And what kinds of critters you keep around.



Personally, I've always thought snakes were cool and greatly enjoyed the rare occassions to handle one. But my father was dead-set against them, so no pets for me. We caught a small garter snake once but he made us let it go.



Now I'm grown up and married with kids of my own. Maybe its genetic because my daughter (10 years old) is utterly infatuated with herpetology and snakes in particular. After she worked hard on grades at school and saved up a lot of money for a kid, (and a LOT of persuasion with my hubby who is a bit like my dad...*LOL*)...we allowed her to get a snake, which we've just recently gotten. The more research I've done and the more snakes and lizards and turtles I've looked at in the process, the more fascinated I've become with everything.



My hubby's in the military and I don't believe herping is a very mobile hobby, but hopefully we can branch out just a bit more over the years....



Judy
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1.0 red cape gopher (Caesar)

0.1 gerbil (Whiskers)

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