college list (herpetology)

[mustang]

as some of you know i'm a junior in high school and im going to start sending out college applications ...i was plan'n on attending A&M but they dont have a real good herpetology class (they got a few broken up ones) i was hope-ing ya'll could help me find a school that allows majoring in herpetology and veterinarian class(exotics prefferably since i'll be work'n with snakes) hope ya'll can help it'll be amazing to see me with a phd in veterinarian studies and whatever the highest degree for herpetology i can get!

[guidofatherof5]

Checkout this link:
Herpetology: What it is, how to find universities, and a little more... (http://www.anapsid.org/resources/univ.html)

[Selkielass]

Michigan State University has an excellent Veterinary medicine program- you might want to check out how it is in the Herp area.
Welcome — College Of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan State University (http://cvm.msu.edu/)

[mustang]

oh jeez....harverd so far is the only one with a vet and herpetological course(im not even gonna waste my time (unless i think i can afford it))...the odds are against me so far...the kink is helpfull steve :)

[mustang]

michigans being stubborn i thought they had a herp class but i cant find one there so far

[reptile65]

I'm a pre-vet student interested in exotics at Colorado State University. This is my second year here and I LOVE it. Our veterinary medicine program is ranked 2nd in the nation (right behind Cornell). Not sure about herpetology classes, but once you get into vet school they offer a lot of different options as far as exotics courses.

[mustang]

ya i know that much but i want to be able to have not just a degree as a vvet but also one in herpetology to signify that obsessions arent always bad...plus i want to actually be in a class where we talk about things i would normally rant and rave about. a truely fun class,one ill love homework in, love reading textbook chapters on, and even sound smart in while actually knowing what im talkn about

[Selkielass]

Call the zoology department.
They had an active herp group there when I was a student, but that was...WAY too long ago to admit.

Contact the Zoology department and talk to one of the advisors.
Zoology Department, Michigan State University (http://www.zoology.msu.edu/)
Also;
http://search.msu.edu/google-results.php?q=herpetology&cx=017457587781802196523:ympbhib0avu&cof=FORID:11&sa=Search#961 (http://www.msu.edu/home/)

[mustang]

ill call tomarrow if i can, boy oh boy...im almost moving out...idk weather to be excited or nervous...well hey i hopefully will b in school less than 5 years caus i hope to get summer credit

[mustang]

ill call tomarrow if i can, boy oh boy...im almost moving out...idk weather to be excited or nervous...well hey i hopefully will b in school less than 5 years caus i hope to get summer credit

[ConcinusMan]

oh jeez....harverd so far is the only one with a vet and herpetological course(im not even gonna waste my time (unless i think i can afford it))...the odds are against me so far...the kink is helpfull steve :)

No, first lesson is that kinks aren't helpful at all. We don't like to see snakes with kinks.:p

But all that aside, you should be excited and nervous. Why settle for just one of the two?

[mustang]

No, first lesson is that kinks aren't helpful at all. We don't like to see snakes with kinks.:p

But all that aside, you should be excited and nervous. Why settle for just one of the two?
link not kink darn typo! i dont want to goto big far away ivy leage school unless i have too

[ConcinusMan]

Reminds me of the post where a member wanted to feed yuppies to his garter. LoL!

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/husbandry/7384-best-food-babies.html

[mustang]

Reminds me of the post where a member wanted to feed yuppies to his garter. LoL!

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/husbandry/7384-best-food-babies.html
hahahahaahaaaaaaaaX25

[Mommy2many]

link not kink darn typo! i dont want to goto big far away ivy leage school unless i have too


But then you'll likely be up North where I live!

[mustang]

But then you'll likely be up North where I live!
ya but some people (not you) are makn it harder and harder to defend yourselfs by trying to stop people from gettn a conceal and carry license.which makes criminals trigger happy

[Mommy2many]

That's where the martial arts come into play...

[mustang]

That's where the martial arts come into play...
against a 35.cal? oh ya like id have jackie chan movie magic stamina

[jere000]

Cornell university is a pretty good school from what i remember i used to have a list of all of the colleges and teachers and such you should talk to I'll see if i can find all of this again.

[mustang]

when i went to the expo i talked to this guy who has a lot of snakes and he said a lot of interesting things but im gonna hit the main ideas
*career before hobby
in other words i can love reptiles all i want but i wont make a lot of money with a degree in herpetology, as a vet i can help treat reptiles and make a lot of money to afford my hobby later on down the line
*there arent enough herp vets out there
thats true so im hopeing i can either start my own vet clinic or be like a "floating vet" working at many vet offices on an as needed basis
thats basicly it if i cant find a college thatll let me major in both herpetology and vet studies ten ill just be a vet specializing in herpetology. (some people think i allready should have a herpetology degree tho, also at the expo i was talking with this breder who had never in his career asked him how visable was the head woble in his spyder ball python and with a different breeder and we were dscussing morphs and he was amazed how much i knew....he didnt have ton dumb anything down for me!) but i know i still got a lot to learn....

[jere000]

when i went to the expo i talked to this guy who has a lot of snakes and he said a lot of interesting things but im gonna hit the main ideas
*career before hobby
in other words i can love reptiles all i want but i wont make a lot of money with a degree in herpetology, as a vet i can help treat reptiles and make a lot of money to afford my hobby later on down the line
*there arent enough herp vets out there
thats true so im hopeing i can either start my own vet clinic or be like a "floating vet" working at many vet offices on an as needed basis
thats basicly it if i cant find a college thatll let me major in both herpetology and vet studies ten ill just be a vet specializing in herpetology. (some people think i allready should have a herpetology degree tho, also at the expo i was talking with this breder who had never in his career asked him how visable was the head woble in his spyder ball python and with a different breeder and we were dscussing morphs and he was amazed how much i knew....he didnt have ton dumb anything down for me!) but i know i still got a lot to learn....Yeah there isn't to much money in it unless you get degree in zoology or become a veterinarian that's why I'm still not sure if I'm gonna go to college or just open a pet store.

[Stefan-A]

Yeah there isn't to much money in it unless you get degree in zoology or become a veterinarian that's why I'm still not sure if I'm gonna go to college or just open a pet store.
A degree in zoology won't bring any money. What matters, is what kind of job you'll get with that degree and apart from research within zoology, there's not much that others aren't more qualified for. Here, a zoologist couldn't even get a job teaching, without an additional degree in pedagogy.

But who cares about money, if you get to work with something you love?

[jere000]

A degree in zoology won't bring any money. What matters, is what kind of job you'll get with that degree and apart from research within zoology, there's not much that others aren't more qualified for. Here, a zoologist couldn't even get a job teaching, without an additional degree in pedagogy.

But who cares about money, if you get to work with something you love?If i can't make enough money to live i would be to stressed to enjoy the job especially after spending a bunch of money on college lol plus i wouldn't be able to own snakes.

[Stefan-A]

If i can't make enough money to live i would be to stressed to enjoy the job especially after spending a bunch of money on college lol plus i wouldn't be able to own snakes.
Obviously we're not talking about whether or not you'll earn enough money to live, but rather whether you'll live large on the money you earn.

[Selkielass]

Become a Herpetologist if you love/would love to do research and teach. If you really love what you are doing you will find a way to be successful and happy doing it.

If you love caring for sick animals, and have a strong entrepreneurial spirit, look into becoming a vet. If you don't have a knack for *both* it will be hard to make a good living as a vet. Vets in my area are not wealthy- they do it because they love the animals and many bring in extra income by selling specialty supplies and food. (One of the best reptile vets in my area has a small/medium sized pet store adjacent to the waiting area.)

[jere000]

Obviously we're not talking about whether or not you'll earn enough money to live, but rather whether you'll live large on the money you earn.Around where i live you'll make about 15k a year unless you work at a university, vet facility, or at a zoo which there isn't much of any of those but vets.

[mustang]

well the life i want wont be cheap and vets get paid good money and ill be around reptiles....i just wanted to be able to have a degree in herpetology

[ConcinusMan]

But that's an academic degree. It's a study.(herpetology) Unless you want to be a teacher... well...

Not trying to tell you what to do but perhaps there's another way to go. Keep your options open. Do your research. Find out whos working the kind of careers that interest you and the trace backwards to find out what kind of education is needed. Just a suggestion.

[mustang]

ya but when someone and i get into an argument on this kinda stuff i want to have the degree to back me up/shove in their face :)

[ConcinusMan]

D'OH!

Oh boy, by the time you get that degree you won't care about such things. Trust me.

Have you considered majoring in biology? It's always good to have that foundation no matter where you choose to go with this. Then if you still want to pursue it, you can get an advanced degree in the field of herpetology. Good potential of using the biology knowledge in a wide variety of career fields. You do all that and get some funding to sort out this mess of garter snake genetics and classification. Do that and you'll be our hero!

Biology Major | What Can You Do With a College Degree in Biology? (http://www.worldwidelearn.com/online-education-guide/science/biology-major.htm)

I must tell you, it's going to take a lot of money and years of study but if this is what you want to do, I say go for it.

If only I was 20 years younger and a million or two richer, knowing what I know now, I'd sure go for it!:D

[mustang]

i want in and out of college and biology is to broad(hahaha teenager made an inuendo) of a catagory ....for me atleast

[Mommy2many]

against a 35.cal? oh ya like id have jackie chan movie magic stamina


All I have to say is "Speak softly and carry a big SNAKE":D

[mustang]

id rather have the snake alive than dead....its my one fear in gettn a monitor lizard and lettn it free roam at night....if someone breaks in and sees it theyll shoot it :(

[jere000]

id rather have the snake alive than dead....its my one fear in gettn a monitor lizard and lettn it free roam at night....if someone breaks in and sees it theyll shoot it :(And the fact that's not healthy for them.

[Selkielass]

I'd be worried about the monitor eating something it shouldn't... or eating a mouse that's eaten something *it* shouldn't.

[Mommy2many]

id rather have the snake alive than dead....its my one fear in gettn a monitor lizard and lettn it free roam at night....if someone breaks in and sees it theyll shoot it :(


I didn't say carry a DEAD Snake:D I just said carry a BIG snake!

[mustang]

which will then die :P and ill keep my future floor spotless and rodents wont dare go near my house :)

[Mommy2many]

Thing is, snakes are very stealthy, which is one reason I love them!

[jere000]

which will then die :P and ill keep my future floor spotless and rodents wont dare go near my house :)That won't make it better for a monitor lol hit up varanus.nl go to the forums search the monitor you wants scientific name and you'll be put off of getting a monitor and putting it in your room to free roam lol i plan on getting a Varanus Glauerti and the baby will be in a 4'x4'x4' cage for about 2 years then he will probably go into a 4'long by 4' wide by 6' high and i feel that may be two small by the way this monitor gets around 2-3 feet with about 1 foot of dirt sand mix and a hot spot that is about 3 feet long with like 3 30w bulbs that will get his hot spot about 140-150 degrees and with monitors you want a variety of temperatures and humidities there is quite a bit more that needs to be in that enclosure just don't feel like posting it all.Sorry for the lecture there i just take a little more time to explain monitors because people get them and seem to think they're anoles I'm in no way a expert when it comes to varanus but i know the basics lol.

[mustang]

im either gettn a water monitor, a peach throat monitor, or a goanna that can stand!

[jere000]

im either gettn a water monitor, a peach throat monitor, or a goanna that can stand!Lol a water monitor will need a 12-14 foot long by 6-7 foot wide by 8-9 foot high enclosure, and that goanna that can stand is called an argus monitor or it could be a varanus flavirufus but most likely a argus monitor, it will need a huge cage too.Peach throats don't need massive enclosures but still need something large and are rather finicky and not to handleable and generally are wild caught.

[mustang]

goannas include many monitors not just argus monitours and more than one species can stand up...ooooooooooooooooooooooo boy just like my attention san this has been DDDDEEEEE---RRRAAAIIILLLEEEDDD! HAHAHA back to college talk!

[jere000]

goannas include many monitors not just argus monitours and more than one species can stand up...ooooooooooooooooooooooo boy just like my attention san this has been DDDDEEEEE---RRRAAAIIILLLEEEDDD! HAHAHA back to college talk!I never said goannas are only argus and the most common monitor to tripod in captivity are argus and most likely what your talking about.Also goannas are not a good way to address a monitor considering it includes around 30 species 25 of which are Australian species and some Asian species.There's not a lot of commonly available monitor species that tripod.Sorry about derailing your thread.:o

[mustang]

no problem adhd makes me go off topic all the time

[ConcinusMan]

Don't blame it on that. I think it's just good conversation that causes that:cool: