Chris,
Congrates on your success so far. I am glad to know that your Mom has seen the benefits of a teenager with a constructive hobby. The improvements in your grades, the knowledge that you get from reading on a subject that you are truly interested in will stick with you much more then the lessons learned by reading “To Kill a Mocking Bird” LOL. It is great to see a Herper get into the hobby with such a great attitude towards it. Breeding snakes, lizards or for that matter any animal (birds also) is a great hobby for any teen to get into. The hobby has the same benefits for a Teen, in keeping Mom Happy, as it does in a married Adult, keeping the wife happy. The Hobby keeps you busy, normally keeps you at home and out of trouble, you get to meet others with the same interest and you learn as you go.
Great to see you working so hard at it. I can only imagine your excitement when you saw the baby Sand Boas popping their heads out of the sand. Just so you know, that excitement never fades, it stays with you for each litter you produce.
Thanks for sharing your experience.
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Jim Hopkins "Hoppy"
Hopkins Holesale Herps
Hopfam1@aol.com

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• For Love or money a few more thoughts......more - Hoppy, Sun Apr 17 16:46:33 2005
• Demand and supply... - H+E Stoeckl, Sun Apr 17 17:24:43 2005
• RE: For Love or money a few more thoughts......more - Jeremy Stone, Sun Apr 17 17:43:44 2005
• Congratulations Jeremy..... - kirby, Sun Apr 17 17:58:32 2005
• Good Luck Jeremy... - kasper22, Sun Apr 17 18:02:17 2005
• RE: For Love or money a few more thoughts......more - Trueredtails, Sun Apr 17 18:16:50 2005
• Funny you mention the lottery.... - giantkeeper, Sun Apr 17 18:45:49 2005
• RE: For Love or money a few more thoughts......more - ChrisGilbert, Sun Apr 17 18:57:13 2005
• THANK YOU! - ChrisGilbert, Sun Apr 17 19:10:25 2005
• Chris, thanks for sharing your story..... - gray, Sun Apr 17 20:18:05 2005
• Thank you for your kind words! n/p - ChrisGilbert, Sun Apr 17 20:40:59 2005
• Awesome story Chris, Pretty impressive you are definitely - robertmcphee, Mon Apr 18 00:28:36 2005
• Thanks! n/p - ChrisGilbert, Mon Apr 18 13:51:56 2005
• Now that is a great new herper story....more - Hoppy, Mon Apr 18 07:23:26 2005
• RE: Now that is a great new herper story....more - ChrisGilbert, Mon Apr 18 13:56:47 2005
• RE: Jeremy.......... - ajfreptiles, Mon Apr 18 00:08:11 2005
• RE: Andy.... - Jeremy Stone, Mon Apr 18 00:39:08 2005
• Here is something else that is not mentioned enough - scottbradley, Sun Apr 17 23:07:49 2005
• RE: Thanks everyone for their Thoughts... - Jeremy Stone, Sun Apr 17 23:50:43 2005
• RE: Absolutely....... - ajfreptiles, Mon Apr 18 01:12:17 2005
• I think it depends on the person........ - boids-n-more, Mon Apr 18 18:42:39 2005