Keep or not to keep

[EasternGirl]

What a great job you have. People discuss winning the lottery...and how they would use the money. Many people say they would never work again...sit on the beach, etc. I would go back to school and get a doctorate in zoology, or biology. I would do something in which I could then work with herps in the wild. That or become a herp vet. I like your philosophy to herping. As far as keeping WC snakes...we always recommend a strict quarantine like you are describing, on the forum. We recommend that for WC snakes and any snake bought in a store or from an unknown breeder. We recommend a fecal test, check for mites, keeping the snake in a separate room, washing hands before and after handling, and not cross contaminating anything used with the new snake and other snakes in the house.

[Steveo]

What a great job you have. People discuss winning the lottery...and how they would use the money. Many people say they would never work again...sit on the beach, etc. I would go back to school and get a doctorate in zoology, or biology. I would do something in which I could then work with herps in the wild. That or become a herp vet.

It's easy to romanticise about biology but the reality is that the fun, popular jobs don't pay much and are hard to get due to high demand. My volunteer "work" and my own personal recreation are the extent to which I really use my education. My first job out of college was sewer work :P I had to cut off all of my long hair.