Recognizing Addiction

[Alusdra]

I think the one that really stuck out was when my aunt was complaining about buying a bag of some grain or the other and finding all these worms in it... and I got really excited and asked her if she still had it. Free wild type mealworms! I got an odd look. (And, no, she had thrown the bag out).

 

[EchoPet]

Oh good Lord, now that was so true, it was hilarious!

I did my weekly grocery shopping and always got one jar of baby food. After seeing this week after week, the cashier got up the courage to ask if I had a baby at home. When I explained it was a treat for my bearded dragon, she was so relieved. She thought I was starving a baby to death...

LOL.

When I lived in my old house, I'd shop at the little local grocery store quite a bit and since it was a small store, I'd often see the same cashier as well. I supplement my dogs' diet with raw, and could usually find quiet a deal on meat that wouldn't be my first choice of things to eat such as chicken backs, pig feet, etc. One day the cashier finally asked me if I actually ate all that weird stuff, and I think I surprised her when I told her it was all for the dogs. Most people in this state don't see any reason to feed anything besides grocery store brands of dog and cat food so... :main_rolleyes:

 

[whkrazyk]

hi guys, my name is kyle, and im a herp. addict, i realized this when,

-I cant go to sleep without the sound of crickets anymore
-when i deliver a catering out of town, i stop by every pet store on the way back to check what kind of leos they have
-i started eating fruit so i can feed the peeling to my crickets
-I started working 3 jobs so my g/f can quit hers and take care of the animals, that was the real ringer

 

[AllGeckos]

My name is Corbin and I am addicted to geckos. I first realized this when I went to hating reptiles to having 14 in 6 months time.
-When I look at every odd nock and cranny and would think about how simple some plexi glass could turn it into a nice tank.
-When I sleep on the couch so I can have my temporary room shut so the cats don't bother my geckos at night(I cant shut my door when I sleep because my dog might like to roam)
-When I go outside at night for a smoke and I blow my smoke away from the balcony so not to disturb the house geckos.
-When I let crickets loose outside to feed the geckos and lizards.
-When I realized almost all my dreams I remember are about my geckos or my past ones I had to sell =[(always very odd I had one where my leo got out of his tank somehow and managed to climb into my tokays tank, but most of them I look into my geckos tanks and see a lot more geckos in their then I have)

 

[AllGeckos]

-My neighbors think I may be running a brothell due to the red light coming through the front window at night.

I have always wondered what they think about that. Im surprised I never had the cops called.
BTW great thread you started helps put things in perspective

And just to add one more to mine.
I have plans on moving to Peru in a short time(month or so) I think/hope the environment will be right for me to keep tokays wild in the home(not for bugs just because I love them)

 

[leonut]

Hi, my name is lare and I realized I was a reptile addict when...

-When I started having nightmares about my geckos getting sick and/or escaping.
-when I started asking supermarket employees how many 16 qt. tubs they have in the back.
-when I started slipping people who wear snakeskin boots dirty looks.
-when I started hanging around in the reptile section of the petstore to look for someone to talk to.
-when I get angry with people who ask me if my geckos have stick feet.

 

[2bacop]

bump.....this is too funny to lose!

 

[T&KBrouse]

I rearranged all the furniture in my house to accomodate the best basking spots. :wacko:

 

[stewy84]

HI my name is Dustin and realized i was not and addict, just got my prioraties straight, oohh whose kidden totaly addicted and realized when
-I was 13 and got into a fight with my cuz because he shot a common brown snake
-When me and one of my x use to fall asleep with our ball python in bed
-When I was 16 had one room of my moms house full wall to wall with snakes, monitors, leos, ect, ect
-When i walk into the local pet store i dont even have to tell him anything and he gose and gets my crix
-When i gave my cell phone up to have more money for my addiction
-When i planned this years vacations around a show
-When everyone turns any thing i say about my lizards or snake into a dirty joke at work