yeah my parents don't know about my BP either... but I have a history of rescuing animals, so I'm sure part of them wonders what exactly I'll come home with this summer.... though this is the first pet I've chosen rather than rescued. I'm 22 and live in Nashville about eight months out of the year and my parents are pretty open minded about stuff so I think I'm in the clear - but I'll tell them soon... summer is approaching! haha