Writing a letter to your legislator can be an effective weapon in fighting unfair pet laws . Remember to be polite when you write explain why you feel a law regarding pets should be rescinded . Get some friends who also share your interest to do the same. And never use pre made letters . It is much more effective if you send letters with your own thoughts about how you feel . Government may forget ,that we hired them by election. And if they do not listen to us we can fire them by the same process.

Also keep an eye out for bills in your state senate and local government that are aimed at severely limiting you on what you may keep as pets . Herpetoculture has been under attack by groups who call themselves " animal rights groups " By and large these groups have no clue about responsible reptile and amphibian keepers and lump us together with careless herpers who also do not have a clue about reptile and amphibian keeping .