kbrakes4snakes
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How do you convince whoever you're living with into allowing you (or being okay with) getting one?
Mom and I are both chronically ill, so we live together and take care of each other. I've had (2) bettas, taken care of and trained dogs, and raised them into adulthood, so I know she knows I'm responsible.
I even had a baby snake when I was little. After 2-3 days we released it back into the woods after it wouldn't eat.
My mom is not a pet/animal person. I have talked to her about getting a snake, but not in detail yet and not a corn. I have asked for a tarantula and she wasn't for that. I think the concerns would be similar, and I want to be prepared for them ahead of time.
I think these would be my moms' concerns. Some she's already voiced.
-That some days I won't be able to care for it.:awcrap:
-Escape.:sidestep:
-Biting. Either me, her or someone else and cause an allergic reaction in me. (I'm allergic to mosquito and spider bites.):duck:
-Salmonella infection from the snake's viv, handling, or from a snake bite. (Remember the small turtle Salmonella scare years/decades ago? I think that's what she's thinking.)
-A 5-6 feet long snake. (Maybe she doesn't realize that they're not wide like pythons?:idea
-15-20 years of care.
She's not afraid of snakes, but I don't know...Does she think an Anaconda swimming in the Congo and the "Jaws" song in the backround is the definition of "pet snake"?:eats02: lol
Any suggestions or advice would be great!:sobstory:
Mom and I are both chronically ill, so we live together and take care of each other. I've had (2) bettas, taken care of and trained dogs, and raised them into adulthood, so I know she knows I'm responsible.
I even had a baby snake when I was little. After 2-3 days we released it back into the woods after it wouldn't eat.
My mom is not a pet/animal person. I have talked to her about getting a snake, but not in detail yet and not a corn. I have asked for a tarantula and she wasn't for that. I think the concerns would be similar, and I want to be prepared for them ahead of time.
I think these would be my moms' concerns. Some she's already voiced.
-That some days I won't be able to care for it.:awcrap:
-Escape.:sidestep:
-Biting. Either me, her or someone else and cause an allergic reaction in me. (I'm allergic to mosquito and spider bites.):duck:
-Salmonella infection from the snake's viv, handling, or from a snake bite. (Remember the small turtle Salmonella scare years/decades ago? I think that's what she's thinking.)
-A 5-6 feet long snake. (Maybe she doesn't realize that they're not wide like pythons?:idea
-15-20 years of care.
She's not afraid of snakes, but I don't know...Does she think an Anaconda swimming in the Congo and the "Jaws" song in the backround is the definition of "pet snake"?:eats02: lol
Any suggestions or advice would be great!:sobstory: