College People with snakes

[fuglyfarmhand]

Ok just trying to see what's out there. It doesn't mean that we are kids or anything just bein in school. I'm a late 70's kid . But how many of us are there out there? I mean lots of "kids" have reptiles but for the older of us in school again is it really this easy to balance all of this or are you havin probs balancing things like I do sometimes? I mean to get the kids off and then go to school myself and have the hole family thing and the reptiles can be overwelming sometimes. I just relax after everyone else is sleepin and it's normally with a snake arround my neck.

Ok I'm not pryin into your personal life , just tryin to see if other people are like me and just unwind the same ways. Any thoughts are welcome.

Btw I'm goin to school for welding so it's kinda a funky schedule. Then ya gotta do projects on your own too. So between homework and school time and projects it is hinda hectic. The snakes just help me with my days and relax me.

[BlackLava]

no college for me right now....im either waiting for the hubby to get a better paying job so i can cut my own work hours back so i can go to school, or im waiting for work to give me my own school benefits if i go to school, and i still have to work, i need my "family" time with the husband and the pets....i refuse to use up all my time for school and work only, it would drive me crazy

[fuglyfarmhand]

Originally Posted by BlackLava

no college for me right now....im either waiting for the hubby to get a better paying job so i can cut my own work hours back so i can go to school, or im waiting for work to give me my own school benefits if i go to school, and i still have to work, i need my "family" time with the husband and the pets....i refuse to use up all my time for school and work only, it would drive me crazy

Ya well I got family time too. I have teenagers and toddlers so ya gotta have that. It's just life gets stressed and everyone needs time out so idk what others do but snakes are my relaxation process.

Lava you're still a younger one of the group right? 20's right?

[kellymack515]

I'm in the "younger group" I guess. I'm 24 but in my fifth year of college with a few left to go. So I'm not in the older crowd but I'm also not in the standard 18-22 year old crowd. Working and school is hard especially since both schedules are variable and I never know when I'll be free. Fortunately I'm a homebody so my downtime is spent either on the computer or with my critters.

[fuglyfarmhand]

Originally Posted by kellymack515

I'm in the "younger group" I guess. I'm 24 but in my fifth year of college with a few left to go. So I'm not in the older crowd but I'm also not in the standard 18-22 year old crowd. Working and school is hard especially since both schedules are variable and I never know when I'll be free. Fortunately I'm a homebody so my downtime is spent either on the computer or with my critters.

Ya when ya get the kids and zoo I have ya kinda gotta be a homebody too. Just goin to the store in town takes 20 mins and that's a trip with havin to get everybody elses stuff too.

Kellymack, whats your major?

[kellymack515]

Zoology with a focus on herpetology. Throw doing as much animal rescue and education as I can and I get really swamped lol.

[fuglyfarmhand]

Kool when ya movin to Minnesota. We need more herp vets here. lol U of M has a great herp vet dept. They helped save a buddy's burm when it had bad burns from the heat lamp.

[kellymack515]

HA. I can barely stand the cold here in Oklahoma. Though my boyfriend's family is from Minnesota. But I'll be sticking with the warm weather states lol.

[el cascabel]

I'm in my mid thirties with two daughters and I decided to go back to school for another degree — something different. I hate the industry that I'm in, so it's time for a change because I'm not getting any younger.

Anyways, I have aprox. 50 reptiles (mostly snakes), 2 spiders, dogs and cats and it is kicking my ***.

I'm going to cut the snake collection in half so that I can focus my attention on a smaller and more specialized collection.

That said, I will be selling some very nice corns, rat snakes, kings, and others that I have no plans for breeding. Oh, and I won't be asking too much for them either.

[fuglyfarmhand]

Originally Posted by el cascabel

I'm in my mid thirties with two daughters and I decided to go back to school for another degree — something different. I hate the industry that I'm in, so it's time for a change because I'm not getting any younger.

Anyways, I have aprox. 50 reptiles (mostly snakes), 2 spiders, dogs and cats and it is kicking my ***.

I'm going to cut the snake collection in half so that I can focus my attention on a smaller and more specialized collection.

That said, I will be selling some very nice corns, rat snakes, kings, and others that I have no plans for breeding. Oh, and I won't be asking too much for them either.

What industry? I'm a mechanic that got dumb and lost the dl so that's why I'm doin welding cause that is always in demand.

[BlackLava]

yea, im in the younger crowd i guess, im 23. i wanna go back to school, but at the same time i dont wanna sacrifice my family and pet time :/ i really wanna study marine biology, but i wont be able to do that here where we live, so i have to move somewhere else to do that, which we just cannot afford to do right now i wouldnt mind some herp classes either but i just love my water animals haha i get all giddy around that kinda stuff

[el cascabel]

Originally Posted by fuglyfarmhand

What industry? I'm a mechanic that got dumb and lost the dl so that's why I'm doin welding cause that is always in demand.

printing production

[fuglyfarmhand]

Originally Posted by BlackLava

yea, im in the younger crowd i guess, im 23. i wanna go back to school, but at the same time i dont wanna sacrifice my family and pet time :/ i really wanna study marine biology, but i wont be able to do that here where we live, so i have to move somewhere else to do that, which we just cannot afford to do right now i wouldnt mind some herp classes either but i just love my water animals haha i get all giddy around that kinda stuff

We've seen some of your cute fishies on here so ya marine bio would be a good choice.

Originally Posted by el cascabel

printing production

Always need books. Up here there's a company that does a bunch of that and they make pretty good cash so good choice.

[el cascabel]

Originally Posted by fuglyfarmhand

We've seen some of your cute fishies on here so ya marine bio would be a good choice.
Always need books. Up here there's a company that does a bunch of that and they make pretty good cash so good choice.

Printing is what I NEED to get out of. Trust me, it sucks.

I'm going for a Biology degree which means that I'll probably end up teaching, unless I can land a gig with Texas Parks and Wildlife.

[BlackLava]

i would kill to be able to work with whales and sharks

[fuglyfarmhand]

Originally Posted by el cascabel

Printing is what I NEED to get out of. Trust me, it sucks.
I'm going for a Biology degree which means that I'll probably end up teaching, unless I can land a gig with Texas Parks and Wildlife.

What about a zoo that needs a herp person that can handle snakes and other herps. That would be cool too. Bio is everything and if ya specialize in herps ya might make better cash.

[el cascabel]

Originally Posted by BlackLava

i would kill to be able to work with whales and sharks

What about sea cucumbers?

[fuglyfarmhand]

Originally Posted by BlackLava

i would kill to be able to work with whales and sharks

I'l take the whales but the sharks have bigger teeth than I wanna deal with in open water.lol

[el cascabel]

Originally Posted by fuglyfarmhand

What about a zoo that needs a herp person that can handle snakes and other herps. That would be cool too. Bio is everything and if ya specialize in herps ya might make better cash.

I'd rather be out in the field than stuck in a facility.

[BlackLava]

sea cucumbers are pretty cool

one day i WILL swim with sharks, if i get paid for it, that makes it all the better