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As a girl, Coby Steffani didn't concern herself with typicalgirly things. While her friends were playing with Barbies, youngSteffani was out catching reptiles and spiders--and hoping for anopportunity to put her longtime love for all things scaly to gooduse. "I've always been a little different," she sayswith a slight laugh.
Steffani's unique ambition has paid off: She just celebratedtwo years in business at Reptropolis, her San Clemente, California,reptile store. Steffani spends her day surrounded by monitorlizards, frogs, turtles, tortoises, chameleons, geckos, boas andpythons--and she's loving every minute of it.
"Most people think only mammals are good pets," saysSteffani, 20. "But reptiles are the same. It's cool to seehow they're a lot like mammals--they give affection to eachother and take care of their young."
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