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    i need help

    i want a ball python so bad but my mothere is deathly afraid that if i get one it will get out of the tank any advise to help me convince her to let me get one

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    Re: i need help

    I see this kind of post all the time. There isn't much we can recommend, unfortunately. The only thing you can do is talk to her, or wait. You can't try to force her or anything.

    I suggest talking about how easy to care for they are and how gentle they are. Talk about their small size. Tell her that most reptile tanks have a place where you can put a padlock so they can't escape.

    Good luck my friend.

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    Re: i need help

    ive been wanting one for a while but i dont know how to convince her i was thinkin since im turin eighteen and i want to go into herpetology i should be old enough to get one dont you think?

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    Re: i need help

    As long as you live with her, you live by her rules. You can always wait until you're out on your own to get one.

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    Re: i need help

    yea ha thats so true im gunna try to convince her to let me get one tell her all the details and if it doesnt work just forget about it til im out of here

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    Re: i need help

    Also, you might wanna tell her they have no true fangs and even if it were to bite you (Which only happens if stressed or antagonized or feeding) you would only feel a pinch. I have been bitten twice and only once broke skin. You could always go to a pet store and see if she'll handle one. But do you research before buying!
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    Re: i need help

    oh sweet alright i never knew about the fang part but yea i've done alot of research about them tho but ya i will tell her about that too and see what she says

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    Re: i need help

    You could also research different enclosures, and show her which ones are basically escape-proof (like my glass-front wooden cage that has a sliding lock). Then if you save your own money to buy the cage & snake, she might be more willing to give it a try. Otherwise, like the other posters said, you'll just have to wait until you're on your own.
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    Re: i need help

    yea i think if i can its gunna be all my birthday money to get one

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    Re: i need help

    Well, how I got my mom to get my a BP (she kept saying no every time I asked because my sis had a BP and it was really mean and wouldn't eat) was telling her facts about them and taking her to the pet store to look at them and handle them. Eventually (with 3 weeks of doing so) she let me get a BP and I've had this BP for a year now. My mom used to say no every time I asked for a snake but when I was 10 she finally let me get one and the one I got was an albino Corn snake.

    Btw, to prevent an escape I use these enclosures that come with their own lid. The lid is a screen top and it slides in and locks in place so the snake cannot escape by pushing the lid up. With regular screen tops the lid just come right off but there are these clamps that prevent it. Only one of my snakes has one of the lids but I put a heavy object on the end opposite from the light so the snake cannot lift up the lid.
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