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LindaH
at Sun May 2 09:01:26 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by LindaH ]
I am soooo thrilled every time I see a new female poster here, or I talk/email with another "lady" boa enthusiast. I am older than a lot of people on this forum and kept boas from 1968 through 1980. There was very little information (that I knew of) and I had only a few boa buddies where I lived.....and they were all guys. My boas, then, were only pets. I had never even heard of people breeding them in captivity, although I'm sure they were.....somewhere I got back into the hobby in 2000, because I enjoyed my snakelings so much years ago. I enjoy them even more now. They are still my pets, however it has been tons of fun doing the breeding thing.
I am also horse crazy and most of my friends are horse addicts, so they sort of understand the "boa thing" Most of my co-workers think it's just pure weirdness.
My greatest joy is when I can show a non-snake person, who is fearful, just how mellow my boas are. Then, before you know it, they are holding one and thinking it's not half bad after all!! I love showing people that snakes can be gentle and tolerant.
I will always be just a hobbyist. I enjoy my boas and prefer the silliness of talking baby-talk to a reptile who can't hear me. They endure hugs and smooches with grace, and they go with me to feed the horses, crawling around in the prairie grass while I do the chores.
As time marches on, I think we will see even more "wimmin" in the hobby. I think it's great.....and I say "The more the merrier"!!!
Oh.....Thank you, Jason, for the kind words 
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- Females in the Boa business???? - srsnakes, Sat May 1 23:27:49 2004
- RE: Females in the Boa business???? - Lucien, Sun May 2 01:24:06 2004
- RE: Females in the Boa business???? - thecaiman, Sun May 2 02:25:26 2004
- Those are incredible! - ksshane, Sun May 2 04:41:30 2004
- Re: Females in the Boa business???? Hi Rose....... - refined, Sun May 2 08:01:29 2004

- RE: Females in the Boa business???? - hill4803, Sun May 2 08:17:47 2004
- I know what you are saying.. - LauraV, Sun May 2 08:40:33 2004
RE: Females in the Boa business???? - LindaH, Sun May 2 09:01:26 2004
- RE: Females in the Boa business???? - Alyssa84, Sun May 2 09:21:04 2004
- Snake chics are cool!!!!!.......... - Hoppy, Sun May 2 09:57:17 2004
- RE: Females in the Boa business???? - Jeff Clark, Sun May 2 11:07:10 2004
- Right there with you girl!!!! - nerd_inc, Sun May 2 11:22:21 2004
- Personally, I think Herping is a hobby for everyone - East TN Reptile, Sun May 2 11:53:15 2004
- RE: Females in the Boa business???? - drimes, Sun May 2 13:33:27 2004
- I feel that it is simply an exposure issue,educational - illianareps, Sun May 2 18:43:08 2004

- RE: Females in the Boa business???? - raven01, Sun May 2 21:48:54 2004
- RE: Females in the Boa business???? - Amanda_Burke, Sun May 2 23:22:00 2004
- RE: Females in the Boa business???? - lolaophidia, Mon May 3 06:33:08 2004
- I know how you feel . . . - eurban2, Mon May 3 11:19:21 2004
- Yep, yep, and yep..... - VAReptileRescue, Mon May 3 17:07:12 2004
- RE: Females in the Boa business???? - red_eyed_magalie, Wed May 5 10:21:08 2004
- RE: Females in the Boa business???? - Bree_FYR, Wed May 5 10:31:07 2004
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