I just had a great time reading this whole thread from start to finish (you know, when you're neck deep, standing on your head at work, the best thing to do is prowl around message boards and read 3 year old posts).
I am almost 28, and just bought my first corn last October. She ran (slithered?) away on me...and now I have Chester. I have been a reptile lover my whole life, having allergies to most anything with fur. My mother, who has never been a great lover of our scaly friends always made me let stuff go, and still insists on telling everyone who will listen about the snails in my pockets at laundry time and the worm colony under the bed. I have a turtle, hermit crabs and fish. The snake isn't my husbands favourite however, and must live in my office, not my home.
Too bad for him, I have definately caught the bug and can actually picture the future snake room...I haven't decided how we'll compromise...maybe I could have the basement...or maybe he could move out