Blog: My Dad Gets Into Keeping!

“Happiness [is] only real when shared.”

– Jon Krakauer

On a rare Sunday post, I wanted to share the story of my dad recently taking his first step into becoming a reptile keeper!

About this time a year ago our world was turned upside down. After a whirlwind of uncertain weeks in the ICU, surgeries, and hospital visits followed over the next 8 months he got to spend some time with our reptiles.

Now, he is no stranger to them; my parents were the champions of my love of reptiles and he grew up catching wild snakes in rural Texas as a boy. But he’d never kept a reptile in his life.

Stephen, me, and some close friends had the wonderful opportunity to begin his choice of builds recently in preparation for his new reptile!

Once we decide on when his new family member arrives we’ll get live plants and a clean-up crew added, but he is oh so proud of his new setup and that is the fundamental reason why we do this. Keeping reptiles is a whole experience!

Whether it be with your family, friends, or pets…take a moment to share some joy together.