Met a nice guy who happens to have a 7ft boa,what to do?

[JeepGirl118]

I have two ball pythons (amongst many other furry and scaled children). . .he has a 7 ft Boa?! HOOK ME UP!! I'll take him!!! Snake/reptile owners are the coolest. I know.

[miu]

Originally Posted by malamute

All I can say is that you can tell a lot about a person by the kinds of pets they have.

A lot of men get turned off when they find out the girl they're interested in has 25 cats, so it is okay to question compatibility over the kinds and numbers of critters someone has.

I agree! I thought that it was cool when I met my ex-hubbie that he managed a pet store. But his thing was fish, and he hated my pug sleeping in bed with us. Now I know that I need to date a fellow dog lover, though not a dog lover of any aggressive breeds.

I do love all creatures, even spiders, but I prefer they stay in the wild where they belong. And with snakes, I couldn't watch any eating feeder mice. Crickets would be okay, but no live mammal food. And I would have a problem with someone owning a snake that will eventually get really large, like a Burmese python. After all, what are they going to do with it when it becomes huge?

[malamute]

Originally Posted by miu

I agree! I thought that it was cool when I met my ex-hubbie that he managed a pet store. But his thing was fish, and he hated my pug sleeping in bed with us. Now I know that I need to date a fellow dog lover, though not a dog lover of any aggressive breeds.

I do love all creatures, even spiders, but I prefer they stay in the wild where they belong. And with snakes, I couldn't watch any eating feeder mice. Crickets would be okay, but no live mammal food. And I would have a problem with someone owning a snake that will eventually get really large, like a Burmese python. After all, what are they going to do with it when it becomes huge?

Pets can be as important a consideration as children or religion or anything else. If watching a snake devour a small furry mammal live is your thing then you'd want someone who understands that entertainment.

Same for other pets, if someone can't live without horses then they shouldn't bother dating someone who wants big city life. Dog and cat people can be compatible but someone with many pets may not fit well with someone who prefers no animals. How people bond with their pets can make or break a relationship. I know a guy who got dumped over his dog because he showed the dog more affection than he showed his girlfriend, she couldn't handle watching him coo over the dog and she felt he treated the dog better than her.

[miu]

I remember seeing an ad on craigslist last year for rehoming a dog. The man's new wife was allergic to his dog, so the dog had to go... Boy were a lot of animal lovers pissed at him, myself included, especially since the dog was around seven years old.

If I were in that highly unlikely situation, I wouldn't share a place with my s/o until my dog (or cat) had passed away naturally. Until then, we'd just keep separate residences. Pets are like children and we do have a responsibility to care for them. And if my s/o can't understand my commitments to my pets, then he doesn't truly understand and accept the real me. And if he asks or expects me to chose him over them, then he's not the man for me.