What do you class yourself as then.. eh?

[TSKA Rory Matier]

What are you?

Simple question, but as usual l am after info, and opinion.

And if you have ticked 'other' what is other to you?

Thanks

Rory

[HABU]

life long amatuer naturalists........herps are a tiny part of the world.

[Tops]

Hmm i went for Exotic pet owner as i believe my snakes are my pets. It was either that or exotic animal keeper.

I make the distinction of pet/animal owner because im fond of alot of my snakes. Ive gotten to know their personalites (in so far as snakes have them) and the various different ways they need to be treated.

I dont however consider snakes to be companion animals. They dont have the emotional range to be able to interact with you in the way that an intelligent mammal can.

I think there are lizards which seem to be more 'friendly' though i think we differ too much.

I was considering earlier, if i was small enough my reptiles would eat me, even though im their 'friend' and owner.
A dog however probably wouldnt. They may decide to play with you but a reptile would just see you as another pinky.
We never really bond with reptiles.
Just my opinion.

[TSKA Rory Matier]

"They may decide to play with you but a reptile would just see you as another pinky".

Rather large pinky Tops, albeit l guess how you were holding your snake in the first place?

Although Dora my wolfhound is big enough to eat me and Nerys!

The new term 'companion animal' l struggle with tbh, l am willing to be flamed for this statement alone, but l think it fair that where as a dog, cat, ...parrot, and yeah skunk [they are!! lol], and perhaps a few others can be seen as a companion.

They can not kick back and get peed with you, although the skunks do seem to like wine and cider.................l am told!

But reptiles l don't personally see as companions, although, if you were perhaps the only person in the house and your reptiles answered you directly, maybe then.

But l dont really like the term, equally as much l don't like the term hobby or hobbyist for it is like you collect stamps, or train numbers, it just seems disposable as a term.

Exotic Animal Keeper and pet owner, l think would suit me.

Rory

[Tops]

Originally Posted by TSKA Rory Matier

"They may decide to play with you but a reptile would just see you as another pinky".

Rather large pinky Tops, albeit l guess how you were holding your snake in the first place?

Rory

You should see some of them eye me up come feeding day.. Even full sized they seem to think im worthy of a go.

[hayley_o]

Originally Posted by Tops

Hmm i went for Exotic pet owner as i believe my snakes are my pets. It was either that or exotic animal keeper.

I make the distinction of pet/animal owner because im fond of alot of my snakes. Ive gotten to know their personalites (in so far as snakes have them) and the various different ways they need to be treated.

I agree and have gone for the same option. I love my little geckos and beardies to pieces and feel really close to them. They've all got their own personalities and they're all great. The beardies especially are really friendly and some interaction does happen with them.

My snake, for some reason, feels a bit different. I do love her, but as Tops said before, if I was small enough she wouldn't think twice about eating me, and I too have considered that lol. I still think she's great, but perhaps I'd be leaning towards 'exotic animal keeper' if I had her and nothing else!

[Faith]

Ive put other
Im a Pet keeper
Be it snakes lizards birds or dogs and cats at one point or another we have had "family pets" and even now we still keep the "normal" stuff. Its just more so now that our reptiles have also become "family pets" considering we have changed the minds of about 10 people based on the fact we keep snakes etc. We have allowed them to see exotics as harmless pets and except them in to the family home.
Gees my mum even has her own corn and for some one that wouldnt even pick up a worm and is affriad of "creepy crawleys" i think its safe to say we changed her mind lol.
So we dont just fit in to the exotic pet keeper box lol

[wozza_t]

I went for exotic pet owner, as none of my pets are native to england, so i guess they are all exotics.........
And when you consider the way some animals like to be 'petted' then yeh i would say the majority would see them as pets.

[JAM3S]

I went for exotic animal keeper. I wouldnt really class my snakes as companion animals but maybe my idea of a 'companion' animal is different too other peoples. I spend alot of time trying to give my snakes a good enviroment to live in and they all have there own characters but they dont sit with you at night, watch tv with you or even know what kind of mood your in.

[Scoffa]

OTHER.

I see myself as an observer. I like to watch what animals do and how they react with humans. I've had a go with bee keeping, tropical fish, mice, rabbits. My current interest, besides snakes, is flying a bird of prey and my dog helps us to find game for him to catch.