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No SNAKES
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this is by snakequeen and off her site. Dr. mike made one very similar to this but he left about a year ago for some odd reason but anywho...
http://www.stormpages.com/dracoslair/Snakes/topten.html
http://www.stormpages.com/dracoslair/Snakes/topten.html
jakethesnake001
New member
I wanted a gecko, but i could not convince my mom. So i went for snakes, but she did not want any more pets, neither did my dad. We went to a reptile and amphimbian park, and one of the keepers allowed me to hold a large python. That is when i fell in love with snakes. So did my mom. Take your mom to a place where you can hold, touch and experience the snakes, and your mom may learn to appreciate and even love them like mine did!
13mur 6
Junior Researcher, MSKCC
Is there a reason your mom doesn't want you to have a snake?
If she's afraid of them, then JakeTheSnake's suggestion would be the most appropriate way to solve the problem. But some people never change, and it may even traumatize her, so don't push her too far, just close enough so it can perk her interest. If she's still thoroughly terrified of them, then just back off for a while I guess and try again later. If this is your case, then you're gonna have some trouble.
My mom still thinks snakes are the most horrible things in the world, but I keep mine out of her sight in my room (also keeps her from nosing around my room too
).
I guess the best thing to do would be to ask your mom what any other kid would ask "why?", and refuse to settle down if she just says no, and tell her you want a reasonable and logical answer. Once you have that answer be it "they're too expensive", or "they're dangerous", or whatever it may be, your next step is to prove her wrong. Can't really help you there since you have to rely on your own wits and since you know your mom best.
The best and easiest thing would be to just wait till you're old enough to have a bit more freedom, like when your out in college or something. But then again, there are those who can't wait and must have things when they want it and what not.
Good luck kiddo, I remember I used to be in your same exact shoes 5 years ago when I wanted a rifle, and I showed my dad what I could do with my friend's 22 rimfire rifle(one hole groups from 25 meters away), and bang, I got a my first rifle on my B-day.
-13mur 6
If she's afraid of them, then JakeTheSnake's suggestion would be the most appropriate way to solve the problem. But some people never change, and it may even traumatize her, so don't push her too far, just close enough so it can perk her interest. If she's still thoroughly terrified of them, then just back off for a while I guess and try again later. If this is your case, then you're gonna have some trouble.
My mom still thinks snakes are the most horrible things in the world, but I keep mine out of her sight in my room (also keeps her from nosing around my room too
). I guess the best thing to do would be to ask your mom what any other kid would ask "why?", and refuse to settle down if she just says no, and tell her you want a reasonable and logical answer. Once you have that answer be it "they're too expensive", or "they're dangerous", or whatever it may be, your next step is to prove her wrong. Can't really help you there since you have to rely on your own wits and since you know your mom best.
The best and easiest thing would be to just wait till you're old enough to have a bit more freedom, like when your out in college or something. But then again, there are those who can't wait and must have things when they want it and what not.
Good luck kiddo, I remember I used to be in your same exact shoes 5 years ago when I wanted a rifle, and I showed my dad what I could do with my friend's 22 rimfire rifle(one hole groups from 25 meters away), and bang, I got a my first rifle on my B-day.
-13mur 6
Canadain Eh?
New member
At first I wanted a gecko but I took more intrest in snakes. When I phoned my mom from the pet store and I told her that i was buying a snake. I DIDN'T TELL HER WHAT IT ATE. So she let me get one.
i had no interests in snakes at all.
wasnt interested
no thank you
but i wanted an unusual pet
scorpions
hehe now scorps are cool
so off i trot to a pet store to ask about scorps.
matey boy gets his Imperial Scorpions out
and i was revulsed.
horrid creatures,
not having one of those in the house.
so matey boy now asks why i was interested in scorps and i tell him about how i just wanted somethign different as a pet, something interesting, something "cool" to tell the other barfly`s about.
so howsabout a snake then says matey boy
i wasnt keen
he showed me his tanks..
"oh look, that adult corn has just shed its skin, just hold her a minute whilst i remove it"
and with that he scooped out said adult and plonks it into my hands.
i was at first shocked! AGHHH SNAKE SNAKE SNAKE HELP HELP SNAKE SNAKE.
took about 2 seconds to realise that it was amazing.
the feel of its skin, the way it moved, the way it looked.
10 minutes later and matey boy is giving me the run down on how to keep a snake and what i needed.
a quick search on google turned up this place and theres been no going back.
SO, get your mom to a reputable pet store, chat with someone in the know, handle a snake and see how it goes, and if she still refuses then just remember its HER HOUSE!!!! and you can get a snake when you get a place of your own.
GL!
wasnt interested
no thank you
but i wanted an unusual pet
scorpions
hehe now scorps are cool
so off i trot to a pet store to ask about scorps.
matey boy gets his Imperial Scorpions out
and i was revulsed.
horrid creatures,
not having one of those in the house.
so matey boy now asks why i was interested in scorps and i tell him about how i just wanted somethign different as a pet, something interesting, something "cool" to tell the other barfly`s about.
so howsabout a snake then says matey boy
i wasnt keen
he showed me his tanks..
"oh look, that adult corn has just shed its skin, just hold her a minute whilst i remove it"
and with that he scooped out said adult and plonks it into my hands.
i was at first shocked! AGHHH SNAKE SNAKE SNAKE HELP HELP SNAKE SNAKE.
took about 2 seconds to realise that it was amazing.
the feel of its skin, the way it moved, the way it looked.
10 minutes later and matey boy is giving me the run down on how to keep a snake and what i needed.
a quick search on google turned up this place and theres been no going back.
SO, get your mom to a reputable pet store, chat with someone in the know, handle a snake and see how it goes, and if she still refuses then just remember its HER HOUSE!!!! and you can get a snake when you get a place of your own.
GL!
8Corn*Freak8
New member
lol
well first i asked my mom to get me a snake and she said no so i went to my dad and well...im going to get one TOMORROW!!!
well first i asked my mom to get me a snake and she said no so i went to my dad and well...im going to get one TOMORROW!!!
This is kind of a funny story. This same thing happened to me when I first got my first snake witch happened to be a corn snake. My mother said no and she was not chaning her mind. So I went to the local reptile store just to look around and was looking at this great miami corn the guy takes her out and hands her to me I had to have her so I brought her home and my mom flipped. She is cool with now. And I have two corns, one bp, one red tail and a burmese and she has no problem with any of them. Obviously I would not recomend this. I dont know if you have any friends with snakes but if you do see if he can take it to your house and slowly introduce it to your mom to show theres nothing to be afraid of also prinit out info about cornsnakes so she nows there docile and how big they get. Good Luck
Brian
Brian
joelzstuff
New member
lol... I had the same problem along time ago. My mom didn’t want me to get a snake and my dad was like what ever about it.
This is what I did. I saved up my lunch money and what ever money I could get at that time (I was in HS w/o a job ). I bought everything that I needed for the snake that I wanted. I bought bedding, tank, heat pad, water dish and other stuff. At this time I used to breed tarantulas and I told them I was going to use the snake stuff for them… that was like a little white lie . Once I had everything that I needed I was still saving up and shopping around looking for the cheapest and the healthiest snake that I could find. After showing my dad several times the one snake that I wanted. I asked him if I could get it with my own money. He said, “You know how your mom feels about snakes” So I bought it. I took it home, placed it in its new tank. My dad told my mom, she thought he was lying. It was like 3 weeks later that she finally saw it. So she let me keep it because I had it for a long time already.
Another thing that I was doing at this time was talking about how they make great pets all the time 24/7. I also bought books and looked up care sheets on the Internet all the time making sure that I had everything that I needed for the snake.
Joel
This is what I did. I saved up my lunch money and what ever money I could get at that time (I was in HS w/o a job
). I bought everything that I needed for the snake that I wanted. I bought bedding, tank, heat pad, water dish and other stuff. At this time I used to breed tarantulas and I told them I was going to use the snake stuff for them… that was like a little white lie . Once I had everything that I needed I was still saving up and shopping around looking for the cheapest and the healthiest snake that I could find. After showing my dad several times the one snake that I wanted. I asked him if I could get it with my own money. He said, “You know how your mom feels about snakes” So I bought it. I took it home, placed it in its new tank. My dad told my mom, she thought he was lying. It was like 3 weeks later that she finally saw it. So she let me keep it because I had it for a long time already. Another thing that I was doing at this time was talking about how they make great pets all the time 24/7. I also bought books and looked up care sheets on the Internet all the time making sure that I had everything that I needed for the snake.
Joel
Thanks everyone. I think if I mix all this information, my mother MAY change her mind, although I think I´ve got just a little chance. I think I´m first trying to show the baby snakes from my friend and than see what happenes. If it doesn´t work, I will try to use the other things.
Thanks for all the information!!!!
Thanks for all the information!!!!
if she's really REALLY scared of them, you might even want to start with snake dolls. I had a beanie baby snake (slithers?) which i would randomly throw at her and she used to scream at even that. She's significantly less afraid of them now, but I doubt she'll ever fully accept them.
lol this is exactly my case!
Except its sort of the oppisite. My dads the one with the phobia of snakes and my mom's the one that doesn't really care. She just jokes about it saying how nice a butterfly will look in my snake enclosure. My mom still hasn't told my dad I'm getting one!
But, I've done all the research, bought all the supplies, food and everything you need. The funny thing is my mom bought me some of the supplies too. And I predict that once I get the baby my dad will learn to accept it in time after I show how harmless they can be, unless he comes into my room and literally bends down and examines my tank and finds the snake in there without knowing....... that would be a whole other story
After previous experiences with other wild animals I'm SURE my dad can handle a snake!!
Kristy
Except its sort of the oppisite. My dads the one with the phobia of snakes and my mom's the one that doesn't really care. She just jokes about it saying how nice a butterfly will look in my snake enclosure.
My mom still hasn't told my dad I'm getting one! But, I've done all the research, bought all the supplies, food and everything you need. The funny thing is my mom bought me some of the supplies too. And I predict that once I get the baby my dad will learn to accept it in time after I show how harmless they can be, unless he comes into my room and literally bends down and examines my tank and finds the snake in there without knowing....... that would be a whole other story
After previous experiences with other wild animals I'm SURE my dad can handle a snake!!
Kristy
Jenn
New member
i told my dad that i'd get a job and take care of it and he wont have to do anything but maybe give me occasional rides (my car always breaks down) and of couse i followed with cleaning the house and telling how much i love him..and now i have a snake lol just some tips..suck up and show you are responsible don't be obvious though like "mom see i cleaned the kithen today, a snake cage is so much smaller etc" just do it and your parents will notice..keep us posted
ay first my mom said no. but my dad said yes cause hes cool so we went behind her back and we bough a 4ft ball python. that i still have and then the next year i wantes a cool color snakes so since i got good grade my dad got me my normal corn. my mom was peed off at me and my dad. buy she does not care. i just recently about 2 months ago bought a amel and a snow.
and then the next year i wantes a cool color snakes so since i got good grade my dad got me my normal corn. my mom was peed off at me and my dad. buy she does not care. i just recently about 2 months ago bought a amel and a snow.Scorpionking
New member
8Corn*Freak8
Congratulations.....send pics of the little guy/girl...
Congratulations.....send pics of the little guy/girl...
Scorpionking
New member
My young brother shakes every time he came close to my snake, is so funny, I respect the other people fear, since they respect my love for snakes.
I forgot to tell my young brother he is 28 yrs old....
I forgot to tell my young brother he is 28 yrs old....
Modigliana
New member
louis said:
Ah, thank you, Louis! I just emailed that to my husband (who is of course just in the next room, but that's the kind of wired relationship we have....) He's very reluctant for me to get a snake. He's still a little bemused by my rainforest scorpion--the redoubtable Spike--who lives on my desk. I'm not sure what his qualms are about keeping a snake, but I hope that Snakequeen hoses them down. Dunno, some people have no sense of adventure!
Cheers,
Margaret
unbornchicken
New member
well, my dad isnt too fussed about it. of course, he wants me to prove myself responsibility wise and such. But, then there's Mum. She doesnt have a phobia - but, she thinks they smell and are evil (both of which i have severely argued against, but, shes kinda close minded). However, she also thought the same stuff about the pet rabbit i got when i was 8 - who unfortunately died from a disease he got from too much magnesiium in the water apparently, when i was 10 or 11 or so. anyway, that's beside the point.
The thing is, i could always get one, and shed warm to the idea. that's happened with a couple of things. however, she's very, very unsure about keeping frozen mice in the freezer. i could of course save up and buy a small second hand freezer for my room, but, on top of all the snake equipment - it'd be a small bundle.
anyone any suggestions as to how to overcome this? maybe, warm her to the idea that frozen mice wont harm the other food at all?
The thing is, i could always get one, and shed warm to the idea. that's happened with a couple of things. however, she's very, very unsure about keeping frozen mice in the freezer. i could of course save up and buy a small second hand freezer for my room, but, on top of all the snake equipment - it'd be a small bundle.
anyone any suggestions as to how to overcome this? maybe, warm her to the idea that frozen mice wont harm the other food at all?
Modigliana
New member
Hi unbornchicken,
I can understand why someone might be a little squeamish about having dead mice in their freezer, but if the mice are properly frozen and are in a well-sealed container, there is no way that bacteria or smell could escape from them and contaminate other food. Still, if as you say your mum thinks that snakes are "evil" (!), then you're not exactly dealing with rational arguments here. Maybe you can ask her what her objection is to keeping them in the freezer. Anything she comes up with (apart from "It's icky") you'll be able to rebut easily. And the "ick" factor might be reduced if you promise her you'll keep them in an opaque container so she doesn't have to see them.
Good luck! It makes me realise how lucky my daughter is to have a mum like me, who'll never react that way to requests for unusual pets. (Although I did have to say no to her wish for a hippo in the back garden when she was three....
Cheers,
Margaret
I can understand why someone might be a little squeamish about having dead mice in their freezer, but if the mice are properly frozen and are in a well-sealed container, there is no way that bacteria or smell could escape from them and contaminate other food. Still, if as you say your mum thinks that snakes are "evil" (!), then you're not exactly dealing with rational arguments here. Maybe you can ask her what her objection is to keeping them in the freezer. Anything she comes up with (apart from "It's icky") you'll be able to rebut easily. And the "ick" factor might be reduced if you promise her you'll keep them in an opaque container so she doesn't have to see them.
Good luck! It makes me realise how lucky my daughter is to have a mum like me, who'll never react that way to requests for unusual pets. (Although I did have to say no to her wish for a hippo in the back garden when she was three....
Cheers,
Margaret