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Why Corns Are Not Bad Pets... Help?

Ohhhhh then I guess the next question is..how old is the owner of the house? And shouldn't the owner of the house make the rules?
 
starsevol said:
Honey, if she is 15 years old and has a husband and kids...I would think that your two snakes are just about the least of her worries......

Your snakes live in seperate cages, don't they?
I just say that because it really isn't good for them to live together...
and I would want what is best for them, and for you too...
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I'm the fifteen year-old, not her. And yeah, they are in seperate tanks. Originally I was going to put them in the same tank, but that was before I got them (and before I did any research on them)
 
Good luck! It must be frustrating to be young and not completely in control, but don't wish the years away. They go by so darn fast!!
 
Yeah, it is frustrating, but I certainly am not wishing the years away. Already I feel the years slipping away, and I'm only 15. And thanks for wishing me good luck, I'll probably need it.
 
I can remember being your age. The year of hot sun and sand on the beach, and my very first steady boyfriend and kiss, playing records on the record player in the basement and dancing to the BeeGees....and it really was not long ago at all.

I turn 50 this year!
 
well when i was a kid i had my share whats considered "weird pets" it started when i wanted a snake my dad said no you can get a rat as a joke. then i got a rat which as we all know are great pets. after that died some years later i got an iguana, then a bearded dragon. then i got an......alligator. yup a real live alligator. my mom didnt care but i sure as hell didnt dare ask my dad. i just kinda brought him home one day. i prolly had it a couple months before my dad even noticed. he was shocked but i think the fact that we had it so long without him even noticing kinda made him feel stupid lol. i made no attempt to hide it whatsoever either. just one day waking us up for school he just noticed it. chances are it was hissing at him and smacking the tank hahaha.

i kept that one for a while. he was increadibly mean and didnt like much of anything. he bit me once but it wasnt bad as he was maybe 18" long. i traded it in and got another one who was much nicer. i kept him for years untill my daughter was born then i gave him to a buddy.

i think you got a good chance of keeping the snakes since your dad said ok and since youve had them for so long. dont forget snakes are one of the lowest maintence pets you can have. the alligator was great id dump in a dozen feeder fish and hed just pick at em as he saw fit. best of luck to you!
 
Sounds to me like you have the snakes in your fathers half of the house.... JK, if it was a co-ownership then your father should have discussed it with your sister.
 
Yeah, I hope I'm that lucky. It's great e.that it worked out so well for you. My mom's friend has an alligator (got it against his wife's permission) but it was awesom
 
Do you think your sister is more upset by the actual snakes, or more upset about you being deceitful, and is taking it out on the snakes? In any case though I guess all you can do is take the blame and full responsibility (along with your dad), explain to her that you are sorry for deceiving her, but that the only reason you did so was because you are that passionate about your pets. Like some have said, also remind her that she didn't even know they were there for months, and you promise to keep them under her radar. Ask her if you can make some kind of pact or deal, for example: "Can we agree that if I do not keep up with my snakes general care and cleanliness I will relinquish my rights to have them. That if they become bothersome in anyway I will relinquish my rights to have them. If... (etc. <insert circumstantial parts of deal here>). Also offer to do more around the house, or to start doing chores around the house (if you don't already). This will show her that you are, and want to prove that you are responsible enough to have them, and that you would like to do her some kind of favors in exchange for her letting you have the right to own them in her house. I think she will appreciate the nobility of your words and gestures, and will atleast consider letting them stay. Also, see if she'll sit down and go through some books, tv shows, etc with you that are educational about snakes, because people tend to be fearsome of things they don't understand, and aren't educated or misinformed about. That and the more she is exposed to pictues, shows, information, and eventually maybe even your snakes, the less "foreign" and creepy they will seem. Hopefully like most of us she'll come to atleast respect snakes, if not find them allout fascinating creatures. Good luck! Let us know how things go...
 
I think I might have to get rid of them. Nothing's been officially decided, but getting them was just the tip of the ice burghe, and brought up whole lot more drama. I'm going to ask for a family meeting tomorrow to discuss some things, and at the end I'm going to tell her that while I will get rid of the snakes, I first ask that she hear my arguments, and then if she still doesn't think I should keep them then I won't. I guess tomorrow will decide if I keep them or not.
 
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