welcome Ann. When are you looking at graduating?
I am a psych nursing and have been able to take a few of my pets to work for some therapy sessions. Interesting how pateints interact with animals and how much they can change or open up with animals. I would like to continue my education and add animal behavioralist to my list of things to do and become. Love watching my torts and trying to figure out why they do the things they do. I too am glad you found us.

Hi Ann! Nice to officially meet and greet you. I have a BP currently. Would love to have a hognose, but when it's a choice between money going for a snake or for a tort, wellllll seems the torts win every time.. I recall the hedgehog we had fondly too. Love the way they sorta vacuum up the food.

Sure gald you found us!!

Thank you!
I started my passion for snakes a few years ago when my oldest asked for a BP for her birthday. Now she has nothing to do with them and I can't get enough! LOL I actually received my male hognose (Kermit) as a gift from a friend and about 2 weeks ago picked up a tiny little female (Miss Piggy) to go with him someday. Maybe when they breed you will have your hoggie.
The tort thing started at the reptile show in Tinley. I went to meet few people off another forum and one of them bought me a teeny tiny hatchling that I had fallen in love with...now I have 4.
I can already tell this place will make me need MORE! lol

Thank you!
I have two quarters left after this quarter, that puts my graduation in June 2008. Not too long now, seems like it has taken forever!...but well worth it! I do my psych quarter next quarter, I am still not 100% sure what I want to do once I am done. I have always loved babies and children and I am in peds this quarter and having a great time. I always think about the kids with allergies who can't have furry pets and how wonderful it would be to educate them and theri parents about the benefits of having a pet, even if it is a pet without fur. My snakes and torts relax me as much as my puppies do.
That is so cool you are able to take your pets in to help!! I cannot wait to do that! I have a little chihuahua (Oliver Francis) who I planned on being my main therapy pet. He is a cuddler and I love it. It is like having a baby that never grows up and that you are legally allowed to cage. haha
Here is a pic of him when he was a pup playing with my husky (Sadie)..

Thank you all for the warm welcome!

Hello everyone. I have a 10year old male, a 7year old female, 7 year old male, and two recently added 1month old hatchlings. Both of my kids love them

welcome to tfo, stephanie!

What a cute picture Ann. Looks like they both do great together.

Welcome to TFO Stephanie are your 10 yr old M and your 7 yr old m & F Humans or torts? What kind of torts do you have?

HaHa Crazy1! I was wondering the same thing! Welcome Stephanie!

:D I think we all are wondering. Really glad you found us...whatever it is you have.

Thank you Crazy1, they are best friends. Oliver will just walk over and sit right on her head and she doesn't move and he uses her sometimes for a soft bed to lay on. They make an odd couple but pretty funny.

Welcome Stephanie!..and now you have us all wondering.