Anyone Ever Jealous?

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Agreed, I wish reptiles and reptile enthusiasts weren't so stigmatized. They really are nice animals.

Several weeks ago I watched a video by the Dark Den on youtube about tarantula stigma. His words were basically a response to the comment "Why get THAT when you could have a cute and loving dog or cat?"

And he said something to the effect of "They're different animals. If I wanted a cuddly animal then I WOULD get a dog, but I get enjoyment out of my hobby for different reasons."

It was really funny, because my neighbor said almost the SAME thing to me about my snake and T a few days later, and I pretty much just quoted the Dark Den back at him. My stepmom was there at the time and she just looked at him and said "Ha, wrecked." We had a good laugh.

But that's the thing about pets, like I said previously. Some people only consider dogs, and sometimes cats, pets. When they look at another animal, any other animal, they think "But if it doesn't act like a dog, why would you want it?" Its really a shame, especially because these animals get such a bad rep.