We got issues.... Lol

[WingedWolfPsion]

*sighs*

Ok, I'm a mom, and here's my opinion....which seems to be different from everyone else's.

You've already proven your concept with the champagne. You can care for the animals well, and you can make them reproduce. You probably have a nice little collection of morphs going. If you were my kid, with that track record, I would let you do it. It's clear you can make money.

Now, she may be hesitant if the money for that snake represents a large chunk of what you have, or all that you have. Ever hear the phrase 'don't put all of your eggs in one basket'? Perhaps you would be better off investing in a project that's half the price of that one, for now--in case something happens to the animal, you need some sort of back up.

If that's not the case--if you can fully afford it, and can still recover if something happens to the animal, then I don't see why she shouldn't allow it.

Create a spreadsheet, and show all of your expenditures and your income since you began breeding snakes. Show how much you put into it, and how much you got out. If the numbers don't impress her, then probably nothing will.

College? Guys, if he's buying a coral glow, he'll have college covered without any student loans in a few years, provided he does it right. He can buy his car the first year he gets a good clutch from it.

You know what I wish I had done at that age? Not save--INVEST. If I had known then what I know now, I'd be rich. (And I wouldn't have lost half my net worth in the economic crash, but that's a different story). High end ball morphs are an investment, if you're breeding them. They're a business. Cranking out a few clutches of champagnes doesn't make chump change, it makes real money. This isn't 'blowing money on a snake', it's an investment.

That's my opinion.