Message #5107

[Lin]

When I was growing up, we couldn't have pets because we were all allergic to them -- but we did have hamsters for awhile, as well as laboratory mice and rats.  We also kept various snakes!  I remember with fondness our boa constrictor, named BC.     In case you are wondering, my dad was an 8th grade science teacher, so our pets tended be of the type that got used in science class!