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View Poll Results: What's the longest you've kept a reptile?
Under a year 10 9.43%
12 months - 23 months 10 9.43%
2 years - 4 years 18 16.98%
4.1 years - 6 years 12 11.32%
6.1 years - 8 years 13 12.26%
8.1 years - 10 years 8 7.55%
Over 10 years... 35 33.02%
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Old 17-03-2008, 03:51 PM
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Default What's the longest you've kept a single reptile..?

So many poeple nowadays are just buying and selling their pets all the time for no reason.. Circumstances change fair enough but I think alot just get bored and fancy a different species/morph etc.

So, question is: What's the longest you've kept one of your reptiles?

I only got my first 5th May 07 and still have them (2 x Beardies) so it's just 10.5 months for me, but I believe a pet is for life.. I get too attached anyway lol. Only time I'll get sell any is when they breed and I sell babies off.
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Old 17-03-2008, 03:52 PM
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Old 17-03-2008, 03:53 PM
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the majority of reps I own at the moment, will never be sold, with me until they die, they are pets that I love and wouldnt sell.
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Old 17-03-2008, 03:55 PM
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My answer is the same as Si's, i only have rehomed certain reptiles, that i couldnt fully look after properly....I would never think to just sell reptiles for no reason....
Unless i bred them and got loadsa babies...
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Old 17-03-2008, 03:57 PM
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pair of leos for 18years, well one lasted 18, the other 15-16 but you get the idea
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Old 17-03-2008, 03:59 PM
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longest i have kept mine, 10 years, she died in febuary though

every single one is a pet, woudl never sell or swap just beacuse i got bored.

the only reason woudl be if i could afford to or didnt have enough time, for the sake of the rep.
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Old 17-03-2008, 04:03 PM
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the majority of reps I own at the moment, will never be sold, with me until they die, they are pets that I love and wouldnt sell.
Absolute ditto!!

Even though my breeding plans change etc, I'd never sell the ones I have just coz they 'dont fit in'

I love them and they are all gonna be kept! (Excpet the babies that I might have)
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Old 17-03-2008, 04:04 PM
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Old 17-03-2008, 04:04 PM
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My oldest corn is 7 years old ! He was my first too. and i totally agree


I know members who have had over 10 reptiles in the space of a year i've been talking to them on here.

They buy and sell, swop like there just objects - i see all my rep's as Pets
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Old 17-03-2008, 04:09 PM
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just 3 months but she was my first reptile
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