Family acceptance never tasted so sweet!

[Ashee]

I should probably rephrase that as family tolerance-oh well! Either way Below is a rather long, very joyful post. I'm excited and had to share

So, I (just like everybody else here) have always been such an animal person. I've had dogs, cats, birds, hedgehogs, fish, etc. However, growing up my mom was always SO against reptiles. It was crazy. She always played the salmonella card. I always always always wanted reptiles, but it was never in the cards for me. Graduated high school, lived in a dorm first two years of college, then last year I got an apartment. I always felt like something was missing, so I got a hedgehog. This year, I got new roommates, one who is a huge reptile gal! She has bearded dragons, and she had a friend who breeds balls so I got a baby normal girl practically free. I told my mom, and she just sent a bunch of salmonella articles

Well, you guys know how ball pythons work… you don't have just one for very long! I got a banana boy pretty soon after, and then my little sister (4 years old) came to stay the weekend with me. She was really curious about my snakes, told me they were pretty, and said I should have 6 of them! I did end up getting even more, a BEL, albino spider, and paradox champagne. So I have a total of 5 and didn't tell my parents. But, my little sister did she told my dad I had pretty snakes, so that ended with him calling me and outright asking how many snakes I had. Couldn't lie, so I told him I had 5 snakes. He gave out this hysterical laugh and like, "Why do you need that many snakes?" I told him I didn't technically need them, but… I wanted them? And he got super curious and asked me about them, and asked to see pictures. I can even tell he was researching because he called me the other day and asked if I feed them in the cage, because that might make them aggressive (and even though he was misinformed, it was a sweet gesture). And my mom just said to make sure I wash my hands often (which, of course). My sisters like my snakes, and my boyfriend (who is not a pet person at all) has accepted them on the condition that I don't get any more any time soon. All of my roommates adore them and always ask to see them. Life is good for this girl no more judgement.