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I've noticed people name there snake's. I personally never have. I have dog's, I give them name's because they can respond to there name's. But naming snake's?? I don't know... GO DOLPHIN'S!!!!!!!!!

I'm with you on that.....probably because I have waaaaay to many! Plus all that extra thought just to come up with a name for all of them! oH woW!

If I was going to name any it would just be my breeder Boas or my hold backs, but still that's a lot of names... My daughter always names them any way, or at least trys too!

keep it simple, just name them all BOB or Bobby for girls!

Chaz Neely

I name my breeders, mainly becasue it's easier to talk about them as individuals when talking to other people familiar with my collection. Its easier to say "Casper" (who doesn't have a Ghost named Capser?), instead of 04_M_Ghost_1, or "Jane" instead of 05_F_Jungle_het_Albino_2. Especially when you have more than one of each age/sex/genegtic combination and the only difference is the number at the end.

Plus when they graduate to the point that they get names, they are no longer "inventory"!

Mark
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uncommonboa.com

It's a personal preference... A sign of endearment and/or respect... not unlike naming your car or boat.

I name each and every one of my snakes. Do they respond, DUH - NOT!

I name them for myself so I have something to call them and so I can identify them better in lineage records. I use a two digit bbreviation in the individual baby name for each parrent. For example SP-CA-0901 is Spirit x Casper 2009 baby # 1
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count (05/26/2009):
36.51 BRB
29.42 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Makes it much easier for me to keep them straight and to discuss them with others.

Realisticly it is like naming a fish....there is no expectation of response from them.

It is probably used as a clever marketing tool by some and it does kind of add a "name brand" effect to them which that is all some people care about.

Last point is that I think if I were looking for lets say a high end hypo and I found one for sale from someone other than the original breeder, I could call up the OG breeder and ask for verification with out using a whole lot of numbers talk.

Just my 2 cents
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Joel Thomas

Don't tread on me!

And even though you can misspell names just as easily, (and misspronounce themtoo) the neame is easier to remember and more likely to trigger a memory than simple numbers. Problem with numbers is a simple mistake and/or transposition could easily be another valid animal number.

Reeses or reses or reezes etc. I'd get what they meant quicker.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count (05/26/2009):
36.51 BRB
29.42 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Me too. I name them to have a way to refer to them. I enjoy the animals in my collection too. Naming them feels like they are also a pet, not just a collector's item or inventory.

Every one of them have a name just like my dogs and cats.
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Cheers,
Jessica
10.15 Ball Pythons; 8.9 Corn Snakes; 0.0.1 Green Tree Python
2.2 Jungle Carpet Pythons
6.6.1 Bci
3.0 Crazy Dogs and 2.0 cats
Some Tropical Fish
...........and growing!

Only names my snakes have is a ID number that tracks their progress through Degei software. Put I do know all my snakes just by the look of them. The stories that were gathered in each of them throughout the building of my collection is how I remember them most.

New SuperSalmon male I just added to my collection.

Thanks,

Al Brown/Brown's Boas

Some of them just name themselves. Honest. Take Snapper here as an example.

If I hadn't learned early on how to anticipate him I'd look like a heroin junkie with track marks on my arms. The only time you can count on him not wanting to take a piece out of someone is during breeding season. Then there's something other than biting at the forefront of his pea sized brain.

Def some food for thought. Just thought it would be a nice different topic. Take care all of you in boa world!!!! GO DOLPHINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wait till you see the man play first hand What a bonehead move by KC
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Joel Thomas

Don't tread on me!

Man u aren't kiddin!! I know he's the best tightend in the game. Your loss our gain... sorry kinda?? pennington is going to fall in love I know LoL!!!!

Like I said earlier wait till you see him on the field and the guy is the most proffessional player out there...Kansas city was on drugs when they let him go for a second round pick in 2010.

I agree Pennington will love him...I still can't believe he will not be a chief
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Joel Thomas

Don't tread on me!

man i'm going to buy his jerzy,, for sure!!!! he's def a future hall of famer!!! I feel your pain when we lost Jason Taylor to washington,, but we did get him back!! Maybe K.C. Is just doing what the Dolphin's did... giving a chance to poss be on a winning team. not taking a jab at your chief's,, but you guy's are rebuilding... Maybe you will win your division like the fish did last year you never know!! Good luck with your season,,, I know the agony of losing!!! I am 32 and been a Dolphin's fan my hole life.. So many mediocre season's... Well gotta get ready for work now chat with you later@!!!! GO DOLPHIN'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!