Ugh!!

[shaunyboy]

Originally Posted by September

Haha, we'll see. She seems really set in her ways -_- I blame my stepdad. She was considering it, then he came down for a visit, now she's barely left any wiggle room for compromise!

tell her snakes make no noise,no smell,and only need feeding once per week at most,every 2 to 4 weeks as an adult (depending on species)

if you keep it in your room,then no one will even notice its presence

cheers shaun

[alessia55]

Originally Posted by shaunyboy

tell her snakes make no noise,no smell,and only need feeding once per week at most,every 2 to 4 weeks as an adult (depending on species)

if you keep it in your room,then no one will even notice its presence

cheers shaun

Also, they don't bark, shed fur, or need to be walked.

[Rogue628]

Originally Posted by alessia55

Also, they don't bark, shed fur, or need to be walked.

They don't jump up on company when they come over, or need to be let out to potty or be litter box trained.

As far as an easy to care for and low maintenance animal, snakes are the easiest. They don't leave messes, except in their enclosure, no barking, no fur everywhere, you don't have to feed them everyday, you don't have to spend time with them everyday, they don't jump up on company, or hump them (lol), no making sure they're potty trained in some way.

The only things you HAVE to do with a snake is provide them a proper sized enclosure, provide heat and humidity (which is really easy) according to species, keep their enclosures clean (which again, depending upon what you use is easy), make sure they have fresh water and feed the young ones once a week (some species need to be fed every 4-5 days) and as adults, every 2 to 4 weeks. You don't HAVE to even give them attention because they don't need it nor really want it.

I'm really happy she said she'd go with you. That's a huge step! Who knows? Something may actually get her interest in them. Remember, education is the key to anyone even remotely accepting these often misunderstood animals.