You may be a herpaholic if.......

infernalis · 07-10-10, 12:57 AM

I thought we had this thread already, but I can't find it.. so here it is.

Think of any, post them.. Let's see where this goes.

You may be a herpaholic if....

you have more mice in your freezer than "human" food.

your delivery driver knows you by name and says "more snakes today"

you spend your income tax returns on vivariums.

Lankyrob · 07-10-10, 05:05 AM

if.... every time someone mentions decorating or moving the furniture around you immediately wonder how many more vivs you can fit in.

.....you spend less time on facebook reading about people than you do on forums reading about snakes

......your internet home page is the reptile rehoming page of craigslist

infernalis · 07-10-10, 05:11 AM

I like those Rob, sound like you

Lankyrob · 07-10-10, 05:20 AM

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Originally Posted by infernalis

I like those Rob, sound like you

No not me .....never!!!!

Thought of another one -

if ...... when you go into the reptile shop the staff immediately start showing you the new stock and asking "what you buying today?"

infernalis · 07-10-10, 06:04 AM

Bible salesmen avoid your home like you have bubonic plague....

Someone you know was freaked out because they found dead mice in your freezer...

every time you see a flat object, even in a city park, you simply cannot resist flipping it over to see what lies beneath..

You have ever slammed on the brakes of your automobile to "rescue" that turtle in the road..Just knowing it would be much "happier" in a tank somewhere in your home.

Nafun · 07-10-10, 07:16 AM

if... every room in your house is a quarantine room.
if... you lie to friends and family about how many herps you have.
if... you've ever bought a snake just because you didn't have that species yet.
if... you call your herps "baby, sweetie, honey, etc" more than you do your significant other

presspirate · 07-10-10, 09:30 AM

if you've ever walked down the kitchen supply aisle at the store looking for hides and water dishes.

shaunyboy · 07-10-10, 09:49 AM

if the first thing you see when you open your eyes is carpet pythons into double figures peering back at you.

if you've asked every kid you have if its ok to put a snake in their bedrooms.
my 10 year old has 2 carpets and my 17 year old has a diamond python in their rooms.

if your living room is more of a quarintine room slash reptile infirmary than an actual living room.

when you have to buy an extra freezer to keep your human food in as dead rats have took over your kitchen freezer.

you dont have face book or the likes as your too busy on reptile forums.

when its between replacing your knackered car or getting 2 new snakes and you go for the new snakes every time.

when you've not been on holliday in 15 years but your wife and kids go for 2 weeks hollidays every year without you.you say to them " oh im ok i'll just take the peace and quiet and do all the things ive been meaning to do re my collection ".

when you think nothing of blow drying rats with your wifes hair dryer to put a bit heat in them before you offer them up as food.even when visitors pop in you just lift your head say hello and get right back to heating up your dead rats.

without so much as a second thought,you do things like braining rats or remove chicks yolk sacks then spray it over a dead rat.all in the name of getting a snake to eat.

cheers shaun

Will0W783 · 07-11-10, 04:48 PM

if....your herp vet knows you on a first name basis.
if....you've ever spent all night in your snake room waiting for an arboreal to show signs of hunting to offer food.
if....you show everyone you meet pictures of your snakes as though they were your kids.

Lankyrob · 07-11-10, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Will0W783

if....you show everyone you meet pictures of your snakes as though they were your kids.

Glad i am not the only one that does this!!!

percey39 · 07-11-10, 08:08 PM

Haha there are some good ones in there.

When no one will come over as they are scared the house is over run with snakes

When your inlaws wont step foot out of their car in the driveway

When your more concerned about your snakes when you get home than anything or anyone else.

When you keep building more and more tanks in the pursuit of getting that elusive species

When you spend more on snakes than you do on clothes for yourself.

infernalis · 07-11-10, 08:18 PM

reword that.. (me)

you show everyone pictures of your snakes instead of pictures of your kids.

Your desktop wallpaper scene is snakes.

you plan your family vacation to include snake den sites.

I stole these from my forum, thanks to the various members who posted them...

If you view your rodent pro invoices as "just another utility bill" you may be a "herpaholic"

If you breed insects that everyone else pays the exterminator to remove, you may be a "herpaholic"

If you buy Tilapia and Salmon with your food stamps, you may be a "herpaholic"

If you mow your lawn at the hottest part of the day, just to avoid running over a snake, you may be a "herpaholic"

If you check your forums at 3:00 am to see if there are any new posts...you may be a "herpaholic"

If you're thinking about moving your daughter into the smaller bedroom because she only has 3 pieces of furniture, and you need more snake room, you may be a herpaholic.

If your husband gets severely kicked by a horse while you are in the middle of feeding your baby garters and you are ANNOYED LIKE HELL at the interruption, you might be a herpaholic....

You gather night crawlers, and don't go fishing........

You go fishing, but don't eat fish...........

You "brake for fish tanks" especially when they have a "free" sign attached to them!

Your primary reason for stopping at the thrift store is to look for water bowls.....

Your bookshelf looks like a lawyers office, and all the books are about snakes.......

If the idea of a $300 garter snake does not bother you...

you intentionally scatter sheets of plywood all over your lawn....

presspirate · 07-11-10, 10:03 PM

If you thaw an extra mouse/rat "just in case"

Nafun · 07-11-10, 11:28 PM

If you can tell people when each of your snakes last ate and shed, but can't remember your wife's birthday.

You act like a proud parent the first time you get a reluctant eater to eat.

When you get bitten, you're more worried about damage to the snake than yourself.

When talking to people who you know disapprove of your habit, you downsize your collection. Five turtles become "a turtle", four pythons become "two pythons", and a corn snake, milk snake, kingsnake, two garters, and a rainbow boa become "my new snake"

Friends and family ask "are there any snakes loose?" before they walk in the door.

When you go to the vet, you measure up other people's pets based on "which of my snakes could eat it"

infernalis · 07-12-10, 06:15 AM

cool, love 'em... keep going folks.