Don't know enough about you or your home situation to begin to offer advice. How old are you? Do you have a job and a plan to pay for everything? How long have you been collecting and keeping pets? (Any issues with your Mom having to "do all the work" with your pets?) Will you be going off to college in the future? What plans do you have for that? What's your home like with regards to being able to keep multiple animals without intruding on your Mom's space? ...just a few questions that pop into my head right off the bat....