ChameleonRave
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It's not that I don't like it and all, but the vet bills are ungodly expensive and with a car payment, insurance, gas bills, and then on top of that paying for the super expensive food for the Chameleons, Geckos, Bearded Dragon and now Corn Snake. I'm thinking about just not keeping any of them except the corn snake, bearded dragon and one Chameleon. We are moving in a month or so into a bigger house out of our nasty trailer home, which I despise, but it's a roof over my head, so I am thankful for that. I'll have a massive room so I can fit all of my 5 Chameleons, 6 Crested Geckos, 2 Leopard Geckos, 1 Bearded Dragon, 1 Corn Snake, 2 Emperor Scorpions, 3 Turtles, and 1 Chinchilla and 4 incubating Crested Gecko eggs in it with out taking up too much space and all, but with the move I kind of want a little bit less stress in my life. I stress about their well being when I'm away, if the reptile sitter is feeding them properly, turning on their lights and misting them, giving them baths or showers if needed, all that stuff. I don't want to get out of it completely, but with college around the corner it might be the best in the animals interests and mine to just find them suitable loving homes until after I am settled into the new house or into my apartment for college. I love them to death, each and every one of them puts a big smile on my face, but if you love something, sometimes it's the best thing to let them go to a new loving home. Someday, in the near future, I might get one or two more reptiles, but I think I need a break from all of this reptile hobby stuff. Especially when I'm supporting all of my hobby on my own and car payments, insurance, gas, and food for myself etc. Plus, I have to pay of more vet bills.. *SIGH* I really don't want to but I think I have too. It's just going to be hard deciding what stays and goes, I know for sure that I am keeping the two Northern Black Knob Sawback Map Turtles, Corn Snake and Bearded Dragon, a family friend passed away on my birthday and the Corn Snake was his that we picked up for him at PETCO in 2010 and the Bearded Dragon was a rescue of mine that I re-homed to his son this summer, but since his father passed away may he rest peacefully, I am returning it back to him when he gets his feet on the ground and finds a new place to live in town. I guess it's time to be responsible and do the right thing.