Ha ha i've just read this thread and couldn't agree more but did you know there's a lesser know variety of this disease its called GMBR (Get More Bigger Rodents)
Yes i started off with the GMR version at the tender age of 16 when i got my first fancy then i couldn't be without one after i lost her so got another then i got into showing and breeding for show.
Along came hubby into my life and he helped control the urge until i was down to keeping just 4 and then 2 as pets. I was doing well looked like i was getting over it i was quite happy with my 2 fancies and could conrol the urge to walk away from a pet shop with out a new addition.
But then it came back with avengence. I walked into a friends exotic pet shop and it struck me down. Hubby dragged me out seeing the noticable signs but my brain just went into over load i scrolled through the internet doing my research. "research?" i hear you say "but had you not kept fancies since you were 16?" i hear you say... Let me take this moment to remind you the name of this advanced form of the disease - Get More BIGGER Rodents-
After watching his wife come out in cold sweats and looking at the research hubby finally reconnected the phone to call our friend and off i went to get my first Gambian Pouched Rat! and it didn't stop there now i'm the proud owner of 6 of them and now help control my illness by running my information site and forum about them and helping support others that have contracted this advanced form of the disease.
