Reptiles? Exotic Animals?

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Annnnnnnyone? I've got two Leopard Geckos, an Argentine Black and White Tegu, a Corn Snake, a Columbian Boa Constrictor, and a Reticulated Python Also, two Tarantulas(a Salmon Pink Birdeater and a Chaco Golden Knee).
After watching Mozart and the Whale, i kind of wonder if having a fixation on unusual animals is a common Aspie thing.

Umm.. I have a cat.

I used to have an interest in snakes, probably because there aren't any here in NZ and they were something different and interesting. I think that anyone can have an interest or obsession with reptiles and/or unusual animals. I'm sure not all snake, lizard or exotic bird enthusiasts have AS.

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I think it's fairly common for Aspies to like unusual animals. I sure have that fixation. Unfortunately they're illegal here...

cute puppy here

I'm totally obsessed with strange animals. I love snakes, and am planning on getting one soon. I had rats and I loved them. My dude and I spend countless hours online looking at pictures of various odd reptiles and cooing over them, particularly varanids. I am also constantly surrounded by strange animals as I work daily with nautilus, basket stars and horseshoe crabs. I love strange creatures

I have a tortoise

I had a Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula for 2 years and will be getting a Costa Rican Zebra Tarantula next month. I find them to be utterly fascinating and quite beautiful.

I like reptiles. I also like rats, degus, and cockatoos (particularly sulphur-crested ones) as far as unusual pets go. I have never kept any of these things as pets and probably never will.
I held a baby corn snake once. It was lovely. It put its head in my jacket pocket.

Ooooooo, what kind are you going to get? My first one was my Corn Snake. They're pretty easy to care for after you get everything set up.

Yesterday i was at the pet shop picking up some food for the snakes, and there was a couple looking at the snakes... Me being, well, me, i started talking about the snakes and when they acted like they were interested in getting one, i started to try to advise them on what species would be good for beginners.... Then, later, they came up to me and asked about a product, assuming that i worked there! Kind of funny, considering i wasn't dressed at all like the employees and had all my facial piercings in. But that seems to happen a lot whenever i go to pet shops and can't keep my mouth shut, and just start talking in a bunch of reptile facts to other customers. ha.

My scaley buddies:

What kind?

I think it would be awesome to have a Sulcata. I definitely don't have the resources to be able to house an adult one right now, though.

I used to have a bearded dragon but it died at only 18 months

Oh, your scaled buddies look great, ColdBlooded!

Watching Mozart and the Whale, both characters had a bunch of unusual animals... So i figured that animals might be a common obsession for a lot of Aspies. Where do you live? I think most places yu can get a permit or something. Here, they're trying to pass laws for large constrictors and such... But hopefully, if they do, i'll be grandfathered in.

I love reptiles. I've been that way since I was a kid. Right now I don't have any but have contemplated getting a bearded dragon at some point. Snakes are still my favourites.

Right now I have 2 cats, 2 rabbits and a 300 gallon saltwater tank with fish and live coral.

A Hermans

He's called Volodya

Here are a couple pictures I took of him in the garden recently