Rest in Spaghetti, Never Forgetti

Today, my 2 year old female Ball Python was brutally murdered by my step brother. I told him to never bring his tarantula to my house, but he did. He tryed to play a prank on me, and he put it on my bed. I got scare and smashed the tarantula with a book. After I did that, he took my ball python (Spaghetti) and he ran boiling water over her face, and she died. I'm literally crying on my keyboard right now..

So sorry for your loss. Who the hell does this sort of thing?

I'm so sorry, that was an awful thing to go through...

please tell me he's going to be prosecuted, what he did is a crime.

thats horrible

Sorry for the loss but it sounds like neither of you are ready for the responsibility and privilege of pet ownership.

Here's the thing though, I'm petrified of spiders. I understand what I did what wrong, but I freaked out.

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Originally Posted by John1982

Sorry for the loss but it sounds like neither of you are ready for the responsibility and privilege of pet ownership.

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This right here 100%. Not sure how old the two of you are but you both need to resolve your issues ALOT better and be ALOT more responsible before getting any new animals.

Honestly your brother sounds like he has some issues and needs some professional help. What he did to that poor animal is disgusting and hope he is punished for his actions. By using his spider as a prank he put it in danger. Even though your actions ended killing an innocent being sometimes our defensive reactions can not be helped. I think you should work on your fear of spiders as it will make you a stronger person. I don't agree with the others that you are not mature enough for a pet based solely on this situation, but as long as your brother has access to your animals it may be best to resist having them.

I am trying to get some help for it, and as my fear of spiders might put my other animals in danger.