Is your significant other supportive of your reptile hobby?

[K. Rene]

My BF likes snakes, but he would have been happy if we just had the first two also lol I'm the one who knows about genetics, breeding, feeding etc. He helps me record their weights and change the water, but otherwise they are my responsibility, since I have purchased most of them and all their stuff. I think he tolerates how many we have because having them makes me happy. But he is also the one that wont let us have them in sterelite containers, everyone has to be in a glass viv, so maybe he cares more than he lets on

 

[ssssinful-1]

I have dated people who have shared the interest in reptiles. I am not sure if it was healthy to feed one another's addiction, but it was nice to share a passion for reptiles with someone you care about.

I have dated people who are kinda supportive, but on the verge of non supportive. I have been accused that I spend more time with my animals than my SO and been told my animals are like "the other woman."

This last go around I was put on a reptile moratorium until she got a dog. So, I get it arranged with the landlord to have a dog. I take an increase in rent AND I forfeited my deposit. Less than a week with the dog and she decides she can't take care of a dog right now. WTH??? Now I have a dog. She is adorable and I wouldn't give her up for nuthin! Drama free, doesn't talk back, and HELPS me with taking care of the reptiles. What a deal!

I think I like this new arrangement.

 

[Kuzco]

"She is adorable and I wouldn't give her up for nuthin! Drama free, doesn't talk back, and HELPS me with taking care of the reptiles. What a deal!"

This...about my dogs.

My wife, the answer is a solid NO. But she puts up with me =)

 

[Kuzco]

haha, I just asked her if she'd rather the dogs or snakes go.


Dogs lost "they are more of a hassle" LOL

 

[Kokopelli]

I am actually a bit worried.
I always liked snakes, but four years ago was the first time I ever picked up one.. and now I can't really envision my life without them.
It's not a matter of being a snake-aholic, I don't think, because I have kept it down to 10-11 when I could have easily brought in way more. To get rid of them would be the equivalent of asking me to get out of my skin, or become something different.
It does worry me though, because I have reached a point where I would prefer staying single than be with someone but without them.
Sadly I have had very little luck on that front even before I kept snakes... and now as you can imagine, it doesn't exactly make things any easier.

How many men do you know who are into spirituality, holistic healing and snakes? :crazy02:

 

[wstphal]

How many men do you know who are into spirituality, holistic healing and snakes? :crazy02:

Oren, if you were in the USA, a single heterosexual man with interests in spirituality & holistic healing, I could hold an AUCTION! :rofl: :rofl: And honestly, even with snakes thrown into the mix, I could still sell you for a pretty good price here in the States, just not quite as high. In Israel, I don't know, but here a guy who is interested in spirituality is pretty marketable, and there are 10 women interested in being a holistic healer for every 1 man interested in it. So...

 

[Kokopelli]

Reality proves the that theory wrong, well, at least it does here anyways.
It's not that no one is interested in me... it's just that it's always women that I don't have that sort of interest in them. And the same goes for women whom I -am- interested in, that don't feel the same. Just a bit of a bad luck :shrugs:

Anyways, point is, snakes are here to stay

 

[wstphal]

Oren, I could find at least 10 women your age who would go on a blind date with you based on your interest in holistic healing without even half trying. If I put any effort into it I could send you on 50 dates. Unless there are only 10 women on the planet who might interest you, sooner or later you'd find someone! Seriously. The women in Israel must be very different.

 

[Nanci]

Obviously, Oren is too nice. Hopefully, some day you will find a woman who appreciates that.

 

[Jessicat]

My boyfriend and I are still at a stage in our relationship where we have pretty seperate lives. We don't live together, and while we cherish our time together, we are not connected at the hip. We don't have identical interests and hobbies.

He told me right away that he doesn't like snakes, but I've already gotten him to hold one so far! I think he's pretty indifferent about them, especially at this point. It would be cool if he shared the same enthusism, but not nessisary.

I know this because I met him through one of my good friends who I also might have had a little crush on at the time , and who was wayyyyy into snakes and frogs and tarantulas. He's a great friend, and I'm glad I have someone to talk excitedly with in person about reptiles, but you don't really get to chose who you fall hard for, and the guy I fell for just doesn't happen to be as huge of a fan. :shrugs:

 

[Kokopelli]

Oren, I could find at least 10 women your age who would go on a blind date with you based on your interest in holistic healing without even half trying. If I put any effort into it I could send you on 50 dates. Unless there are only 10 women on the planet who might interest you, sooner or later you'd find someone! Seriously. The women in Israel must be very different.

Nah,
I don't many people my age who have gone that route, especially here. I imaging it'll be more common as I grow older and more people head to that direction.
Fact is, all of my six "patients" are either 2 years older, and up to 30 years older than me.... hehehe.

Obviously, Oren is too nice. Hopefully, some day you will find a woman who appreciates that.

Erm... yeaahhh, I was told that, bah. The most idiotic sentiment on the face of the planet that one should be mean/rude/whatever to be "attractive". Well, bugger off, the snake thing goes here as well, I can't be un-nice. Not saying that I am perfect, but I am certainly not evil/rude.
Thanks for the compliment though

Edit- I feel like I hijacked this thread so I am unhijacking it. Sorry

 

[courtney1121]

my boyfriend is completely supportive and loves them. he just got 2 new additions a few days ago actually. we dont have as many as some of the other people on here but that number WILL be increased. we now have a total of 3 and he thinks that is plenty but i know him better than that. if either of us see one that we fall in love with at first sight it will most likely be coming home with us that day. it is definitely an addiction no doubt!!! when i got my first baby boy the store owner told me that he looks forward to seeing me again and again when i come back to get more little ones and i said yeah right. lol. and now i realize he wasnt lying. IF ONLY we had more room for just one more tank!!! but isnt that always the case? if only!

 

[Sweetseraph]

You just need a rack! One rack would use the floor space of 1 or 2 tanks.

 

[KillerCami]

My boyfriend has been so supportive. He's basically gone as far as keeping my snakes at his house because my mom and apartment building won't allow them. Just this week he bought a Miami het66% sunkissed pair as an early christmas present. He really is too good to me sometimes. As for his interest in reptiles themselves I would say he loves some of them. Just not on the obsessed level that I am on. He had a ball python before we ever started dating but I guess didn't enjoy her as much until I came along. Now that I'm hell bent on being a somewhat decent breeder one day he's getting more interested in snakes and wants us to breed ball pythons as well as corns

 

[tyflier]

Tolerant is a better word than supportive...

She is proud of me for my accomplishments, and she is supportive of my goals. She is not captivated by these animals the way I am, but she respects my fascination. She doesn't understand the obsession, but appreciates what it means to me.

In the end, she makes sacrifices so that I can enjoy this hobby, and I make sacrifices so we can enjoy a life together. It works for us...

 

[DeadMouse]

My wife is just as enthusiastic about keeping reptiles as I am. In fact, she's the one that usually pushes in getting some of the more exotic/expensive animals knowing what it would add to our collection and breeding projects. I don't know too many women my age who get excited over handling a rare hognose morph like this Superconda:

Or how about helping to clip the nails of a Gila Monster at the Applegate Ranch?:

Yeah, I'd say she's pretty cool with it all.

 

[wstphal]

Tolerant is a better word than supportive...

She is proud of me for my accomplishments, and she is supportive of my goals. She is not captivated by these animals the way I am, but she respects my fascination. She doesn't understand the obsession, but appreciates what it means to me.

In the end, she makes sacrifices so that I can enjoy this hobby, and I make sacrifices so we can enjoy a life together. It works for us...

Sounds like a relationship between adults to me!

 

[Emanon]

my wife is great about them but wants nothing to do with them. she lets me do my thing and will even look at them once in a while... but could take it or leave it... more importantly... she is supportive of me.

 

[Outcast]

I just asked my wife if she is supportive of my reptile hobby, she said "Do I have a choice?" LOL

 

[requin]

My boyfriend and I both love snakes. I don't even remember how we got the idea to get a snake, but as soon as we agreed we wanted one we went on Don's website and drooled over all the morphs. Three snakes later, we're both still happy with the choice to get into the hobby.