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<blockquote data-quote="GingerC" data-source="post: 308627" data-attributes="member: 9692"><p>My mom is really supportive and encouraging, but my dad endlessly reminds me of how expensive it is to buy the correct items for my pets and how it shows a lack of ingenuity every time I go to the pet store... and then he goes on to brag to his friends that I have a mantis and a scorpion in my room, lol. To be fair, I build a lot of my own terrarium and such, and it is in no way unreasonable to buy a pair of tweezers or a bag of sphagnum moss now and then. This extends beyond mantises; I don't have a mantis at the moment (I'm suffering) but my entire menagerie wouldn't have happened if I hadn't ever gotten a mantis.</p><p></p><p>My siblings don't really care much about my pets, but they did love to handle the mantis when I brought him out and every member of the family is completely enamored by my crestie. When asked why I love bugs and reptiles so much, my usual response is that filling my room with mammals is just completely unsustainable, and also that mantises are one of the most enjoyable animals to care for, ever.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GingerC, post: 308627, member: 9692"] My mom is really supportive and encouraging, but my dad endlessly reminds me of how expensive it is to buy the correct items for my pets and how it shows a lack of ingenuity every time I go to the pet store... and then he goes on to brag to his friends that I have a mantis and a scorpion in my room, lol. To be fair, I build a lot of my own terrarium and such, and it is in no way unreasonable to buy a pair of tweezers or a bag of sphagnum moss now and then. This extends beyond mantises; I don't have a mantis at the moment (I'm suffering) but my entire menagerie wouldn't have happened if I hadn't ever gotten a mantis. My siblings don't really care much about my pets, but they did love to handle the mantis when I brought him out and every member of the family is completely enamored by my crestie. When asked why I love bugs and reptiles so much, my usual response is that filling my room with mammals is just completely unsustainable, and also that mantises are one of the most enjoyable animals to care for, ever. [/QUOTE]
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