edukeeper
Not so new Member
Hi guys!
I just needed to vent to some people who may understand my frustration (my partner doesn't :|).
I have been an extreme animal lover since before I could talk. Unfortunately I grew up in an 'anti-pet' family... This sucked. Wanting to interact with animals, watch them, learn from them, love them, and being powerless to do so is not fun. FINALLY I moved out when I went to uni and thought I would now be able to get a pet. I had my heart set on a cockatiel. The real estate said the owner wouldn't let me. Just when I knocked one barrier down, another pops up. I couldn't believe it. After a year I had enough and wrote to the landlord outlining all my research and plans. It was a pretty epic letter. Epic enough to work! I was able to get my very first pet - Billy. He is the best bird and remains a great friend.
Then I discovered reptiles. I know was quite late to the reptile scene - most of you were probably obsessed with reptiles since you were very young. It took me a while to save up the cash to get my reptile licence (being a uni student, having spare money was rare), but last year I finally got one. While doing a uni prac in the education department at Taronga Zoo, I met another reptile lover who had a Blue-Tongue that recently gave birth. She was able to sell me one along with an enclosure with all the trimmings (at mates rates of course). He is a brilliant little lizard and I love him to death.
Now here is the main part of my vent. I have recently finished uni and am now a primary teacher! This is great, except casual days are few and far between. Money, still, is rare. I always thought when I finished uni I would get a job and finally be able to have some extra money! I even made a promise to myself when I was not able to afford a Spotted Python at last years reptile expo here in Newcastle - I would finish uni, spend the year researching how to house and care for the python, and save the money to pay for it when I get a job. A year has passed, the Newcastle reptile expo is this Sunday, and I was not able to keep my promise . I did finish uni, and I did spend the year researching, however I was not able to secure a job and do not have the money for an enclosure or the python. Once again, this frustrated animal lover has come across another barrier.
I am definitely not just having a winge! I just needed to vent my frustration. I understand that good things come to those who wait and I will get through this new barrier with time and hard work. I am excited to spend another year researching and (hopefully) saving.
Next year will be the year I meet my Spotted Python . Watch this space.
I just needed to vent to some people who may understand my frustration (my partner doesn't :|).
I have been an extreme animal lover since before I could talk. Unfortunately I grew up in an 'anti-pet' family... This sucked. Wanting to interact with animals, watch them, learn from them, love them, and being powerless to do so is not fun. FINALLY I moved out when I went to uni and thought I would now be able to get a pet. I had my heart set on a cockatiel. The real estate said the owner wouldn't let me. Just when I knocked one barrier down, another pops up. I couldn't believe it. After a year I had enough and wrote to the landlord outlining all my research and plans. It was a pretty epic letter. Epic enough to work! I was able to get my very first pet - Billy. He is the best bird and remains a great friend.
Then I discovered reptiles. I know was quite late to the reptile scene - most of you were probably obsessed with reptiles since you were very young. It took me a while to save up the cash to get my reptile licence (being a uni student, having spare money was rare), but last year I finally got one. While doing a uni prac in the education department at Taronga Zoo, I met another reptile lover who had a Blue-Tongue that recently gave birth. She was able to sell me one along with an enclosure with all the trimmings (at mates rates of course). He is a brilliant little lizard and I love him to death.
Now here is the main part of my vent. I have recently finished uni and am now a primary teacher! This is great, except casual days are few and far between. Money, still, is rare. I always thought when I finished uni I would get a job and finally be able to have some extra money! I even made a promise to myself when I was not able to afford a Spotted Python at last years reptile expo here in Newcastle - I would finish uni, spend the year researching how to house and care for the python, and save the money to pay for it when I get a job. A year has passed, the Newcastle reptile expo is this Sunday, and I was not able to keep my promise . I did finish uni, and I did spend the year researching, however I was not able to secure a job and do not have the money for an enclosure or the python. Once again, this frustrated animal lover has come across another barrier.
I am definitely not just having a winge! I just needed to vent my frustration. I understand that good things come to those who wait and I will get through this new barrier with time and hard work. I am excited to spend another year researching and (hopefully) saving.
Next year will be the year I meet my Spotted Python . Watch this space.