How to convince family to let me get a ball python

[GrimsStation]

So I still live at home with my family and I really want to get a ball python, I already did the research and save up the money, but my grandpa is kind of afraid of snakes and my aunt just doesn't really like animals at all. My grandpa is the one I would have to worry about the most because my aunt is pretty okay with letting people have pets. Like I already have a dog, my older sister just got a puppy, my grandpa has two birds, and my little sister/cousin is going to be getting a bunny. I've had my pet the longest and my aunt knows that I'll take care of it cause I've pretty much helped my little sister/cousin, her daughter, with all her animals, before I even had my dog, so I feel like she would be more whatever about it especially because it's more of a caged animal. My grandpa though I'm not too sure how he would respond I've briefly mentioned to him before that I wanted a snake and he asked me like those big boas and I said no one of the small ones would be a max of like 5 feet. He seemed to think about it a bit but I'm not sure if he would be okay with having a snake in the house. I was originally planning on just waiting until I move out, which I would do if they say no, but I really want to try to convince them to let me get one. So I was wondering if anyone had any tips on how to convinced them to let me get a snake. Especially my grandpa whose afraid of snakes.

[BallPythonWannaBe]

I would show them a bunch of videos with Ball Pythons and maybe make a short powerpoint or write a paper about Ball Pythons including reliable sorces and quotes from top breeders Theres a video from Jossers jungle about people being afraid of snakes and about convincing your parents(Would work for anyone) to let you get a snake. Her video features ball pythons.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

How do you? You don't

You grow up, settle down get your own place and do as you please under your roof, if you like snakes now you will still do in 5, 10, 15 or 20 years from now.

I wanted a snake as a teenager, never got one (same reasons), grew up, moved out, moved around the world (not something you can do with a snake) finally settled down years later bought my first snake in my 30's and I now have two room full.

Bottom line his roof, HIS RULES.

[GrimsStation]

okay I'll have to give that a try thanks

[BallPythonWannaBe]

okay I'll have to give that a try thanks

If that doesnt work, as Deborah said, his house his rules. Good luck!

[GrimsStation]

Yeah I'm already prepared for that as well lol hopefully they say yes if not I'll just have to wait awhile

[hilabeans]

I am a parent who had to be convinced by my kid that a snake was a good idea. I was not necessarily opposed to snakes, just never considered them as a pet, so I had to be talked into it. My 13 year old daughter took the research-power point approach, illustrating the pros and cons of snake ownership, anticipating every possible objection and presenting a counter argument with sound reasoning. The "low-maintenance" aspect appealed most to me.

THAT SAID, I fully went into it knowing that my daughter's life and whims would very well take her into unexpected and unpredictable directions, and her snake had a 99.99% chance of staying with me for the entirety of it's life. I accepted this and was therefore fully on board with the addition to our family.

If you know now that your family is really so dead-set against having a snake, and so completely unsupportive that if you lost interest or had to leave it because of (insert life event here), that they would be unwilling to take care if it, then it would be irresponsible to press for one at this time. Move on and buy your own snake later. They'll still be around.

Perhaps to scratch that reptile itch, you could volunteer for a reptile rescue or apprentice for a reptile breeder in your area over your summers? Gain meaningful experience and interaction, without the commitment.

[GrimsStation]

Perhaps to scratch that reptile itch, you could volunteer for a reptile rescue or apprentice for a reptile breeder in your area over your summers?

I was actually just about to search up about this in my area thank you

[DandD]

How do you? You don't

You grow up, settle down get your own place and do as you please under your roof, if you like snakes now you will still do in 5, 10, 15 or 20 years from now.

I wanted a snake as a teenager, never got one (same reasons), grew up, moved out, moved around the world (not something you can do with a snake) finally settled down years later bought my first snake in my 30's and I now have two room full.

Bottom line his roof, HIS RULES.

You keep trying pal pal it’s not gonna kill them to say no. Maybe with a little persistence they will understand how much you want one and give in. Always keep trying for what you want, no matter what anyone says

[Vipera Berus]

I persuaded my parents who were reluctant to get me a snake initially as a 9 year old kid using logic. This included the fact that food costs would be lower than for many other pets and happened weekly over daily and that snakes only need a full vivarium cleaning every month or two months with spot cleaning. I also even pointed out the financial side of things by observing the initial outlay was higher and would work out as lower over the first year or two than a dog or cat considering the vaccinations as well as avoiding the need for a replacement over a longer timespan than many dogs.

The fact that mammals as pets typically need more maintenance than a snake does and thus even if I went away to university and had to leave the pet behind they wouldn't have to do too much actually really helped.

I would suggest working out how much a snake costs and the amount of care required for 5 years and then do the same for various other animals including cats, dogs, hamsters and gerbils. At least this way you can say look I have researched this properly. If you create a diagram showing this it will most likely have an impact.