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Old 08-15-12, 03:16 PM   #31
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Re: Trying to convince parents to get a snake tips?

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It's okay but I'm am making a 2 page speech why I should be allowed and I plan to find a snake in my yard and show them how docile they can be
Considering how close you live to me, you could have them come over and meet my ball pythons. LOL
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Old 08-15-12, 03:22 PM   #32
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Lol I've gone to pet smart 4 times to just handle the bp
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Haha I'll try to handle it and calm it down before but that would suck
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Old 08-15-12, 03:24 PM   #34
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just make sure whatever snake you pick up doesn't bite you while you're showing them, haha
Actually that could be a good thing depending on his reaction. Chances are he'll be completely surprised at the lack of pain and his parents will be reassured that the animal can't kill him, unless it's around his neck of course
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Old 08-15-12, 03:25 PM   #35
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Re: Trying to convince parents to get a snake tips?

My moms freaks out over a scrape
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Old 08-15-12, 03:26 PM   #36
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Re: Trying to convince parents to get a snake tips?

A snake at a petstore that's been domesticated and handled is totally different from a wild snake you find in your backyard that has likely never been near a human much less held by one.

If you plan to show your parents how domestic and well behaved a snake can be - don't find one in your backyard. Go to that same store and hold the one you've been holding. Or find the one you ultimately will buy and show them that snake
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Re: Trying to convince parents to get a snake tips?

My offer still stands. My mom used to be "against" me having snakes at first, now she loves mine.
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My moms freaks out over a scrape
Which only validates my theory about how the big bad serpent will suddenly look like a small ball python
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It's petsmart I know the snake I find will attempt to bite me but I will calm down before I show it to my parents
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By the way to corn snakes stay small
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Re: Trying to convince parents to get a snake tips?

Sounds like my folks.
But I kinda convinced them to let me have more reptiles and such, since I do plan on becoming a herp vet, I told them it was a good way to learn one-on-one. I just can't have anything that makes a lot of noise or grows over a certain length.

Now whenever I wanna get something new, they don't really care, as long as it's in my reptile room and they don't have to feed them. And even though my mom said she'll never step foot into where my snakes live, I catch her in there sometimes, haha.

I think parent's say no mostly out of fear first. But if they see that you're responsible and willing to pay for everything (including vet visits, because you might need it) then they might say yes.


If you're looking for a beginner snake, go with a corn snake. They're good eaters and don't require as much as a BP. BP's tend to be very picky eaters. Corn snakes grow about 5 feet or so. (Correct me, if I'm wrong!)

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Considering how close you live to me, you could have them come over and meet my ball pythons. LOL
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Corn snakes are champ eaters - as long as they've eaten a few meals as babies first. Hatchling corns that are sold before a second shed (I think that's the timeline... correct me if i'm wrong) sometimes have trouble eating due to stress. My brother has a 2 year old corn snake girl, she's a beauty. She's also a pig. She eats a large mouse every week on the dime, and still looks around for more. She also had no problem transitioning from Live to F/t.

I've got two BP's, and only one of them is at all picky, but she's growing out of that under my care. The picky one won't eat any rat that had a white head - I've tried different colored rats and it seems so long as the head is darkly colored she eats it. She also doesn't mind fresh killed rats. My second BP has absolutely no preferences - only just now she's gone into a picky phase and has refused to eat, but she's big and fat and it hasn't been too long since she ate.

Not all BP's are picky eaters - but be prepared to learn what it does and doesn't like just in case, if you do get one
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...Do your research and present it to them. Let them know how much knowledge you have about the kind of snake you want. I took my dad to a reptile expo and became a walking encyclopedia as we went along, and that helped him understand and see my passion (when I was 14). Get books, subscribe to reptile magazines, etc. Get good grades, show good behavior, do chores, help out without being asked to, take charge of all the current animals' needs.
This is the best advice you've gotten in my opinion. It worked on my parents years ago and more recently on my wife. People that love you want you to have things you are passionate about, and in my experience (over time) they often become passionate about them as well. (Just be careful not to "beat them down" with the information.)

This process can take time though...
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Re: Trying to convince parents to get a snake tips?

This sounds like what I went through to talk my husband into lettine me have a snake, lol
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