So I live with my parents, and for Christmas I got a Ball Python. My sister initially didn't plan to have an animal but in the excitement of me getting a new pet, she wanted one. She didn't research, she didn't plan, etc. All my parents did was take her down to the local reptile store and bought her the full setup and a wonderful 8 month old female Leopard Gecko. She is so beautiful (I will include an image of what she looks like, but it's not her.) She's a Super Hypo tangerine carrot tail. Anyway, here's why I feel sorry for her: My sister is the kind of person that when I explained initially that she'd have to put locusts in her vivarium and change her water bowl every day she said, "Sure, I can deal with that!", however, once she has the pet and she's been excited for about a week, it kind of all fades away. There's no water top ups by her (I do it out of the care for the animal) and I also have to give her locusts. I told her that fine, if she's too scared to put them in herself, I'd do it but she has to tell me. It got to the point where she went four days without food because my sister did not tell me and I had just decided to check upon her. She also rarely takes the gecko out and cares for her. Instead, I have to balance handling days between the gecko, my python and my two wonderful rats. I have been trying to drop hints to my parents and tell them straight up that she is not caring for her but they do not seem to get it. Does anyone have any ideas on how to drill it into their thick skulls that the gecko is not in good hands with my sister and at some point she'll come close to starving/dehydrating her? I would rather fit her vivarium into my room so that I can care for her..
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