*first let me say that im sorry that this is prob posted in the wrong place but didnt know where exactly to do so*

My wife and I are looking into gettin my 8 yr old son a new pet. a reptile is where we are looking to go. i have promised him that if he kept up on the up keep with his gerbil that id get him something else when he was ready. i have to say that i couldnt be more proud of him as i havent seen the water bottle half empty her go with out food the only time anyone has to be reminded of anything is when he reminds me its time to change her bedding (he's 8 he needs a little help). he has been workin hard else where too keeping all the other pets in the house fed and watered (the cat got a little fat so we stopped him feeding her not his fault tho she's a pig and 3 of us were feeding her).

but where me and my wife bump heads is what to get him. he loves snakes so that's our 1st choice but my wife wants something small 2 to 4 ft, bearded dragons came up but shes crazy and thinks they ugly so there out, i cant do frogs or toads so there out. you can see where we are getting stumped please help.

something thats not a huge pain to keep up on, set ups are not a huge issue but would perfer something that can fit in something with no more than a foot print of a 10 to 15 gal tank as his room is not to big, and id like to keep the cost of the pet under $40-$50 but for the right one im willing to spend a little bit more i mean we are all animal lovers here (cept frogs they can stay out of our house LOL)

thanks in advanced

J