Need help convincing parents! Any ideas.

[twistedtails]

You could tell your parents that your house in not the everglades and they would never survive if they got out. J/K, good luck getting permission though. My mom never let me have snakes.

[bman123]

I couldn't have a snake when I was younger. I tried the bothering them technique and I almost got the stuffing beat out of me. After that I bred pitbulls lol.
I got a pac man frog tho. Good luck I know how it is with parents.
I'm 25 now and I'm bout to get a couple ball pythons, I had to wait til I moved out

[twistedtails]

I couldn't have a snake when I was younger. I tried the bothering them technique and I almost got the stuffing beat out of me. After that I bred pitbulls lol.
I got a pac man frog tho. Good luck I know how it is with parents.
I'm 25 now and I'm bout to get a couple ball pythons, I had to wait til I moved out

Don't do it! Look at me, I'm addicted. I have many years to make up for.

[dembonez]

well my mom is against all pets i bring to the house but once i have them she loves them!

now when i got my corn snake she was angry with me for like a day haha now she's like whatever


but tell them that snakes aren't as evil as portrayed in the media they are lazy garbage disposals lol they eat and sleep no time to bite!

just show them that its more afraid of them than they are of it

take them to a breeder of really nice colors so they get attracted to the prettyness of it mabey it will persuade them a bit!


Good luck!

let us know how it goes!!!!!!!!

[OhhWatALoser]

Well how did some of you guys convince your parents to let you keep snakes??

I moved out

[bman123]

Sorry about my language on my earlier post, it is tough growing up with close minded parents. All you can do is try

[Evilme5229]

I would say that you know your parents. I think everyone can at least know if pushing the issue with their parent is either going to be a complete neg. experience or if its a possibility to push them into getting it.

I understand the whole "feeding the live animal to another animal" thing. Some ppl just can't handle it or the thought. I always wanted a bp and worked up the stomach to do the deed, so to speak. 9 snakes later and I'm still not at ease at doing it, but I do not regret getting them at all.

Sometimes parents can't comprehend some of those things. I know my dad was easier to try to push over. Since its a snake, I would talk to your dad and see if he can win over your mom on the idea. You might not be able to feed your snake when shes home, but hey you would get what you want. lol.

[retic720]

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Hope this helps, courtesy of BHB/SnakeBytes.TV

[ed4281]

I see that you said you lived in Queens. There is a nature center in Scarsdale (The Greenburgh nature center). They have tons of snakes all incredibly tame from being handled and used for education purposes. Take them there and have them show you their snakes (they take them out and you can pet them) they will also give you pointers on husbandry and where you can find a snake without pet stores. It's a bit of a drive but if your parents are open minded this will help to convince them if not wait until you move out and enjoy the pets you have leo's are great.

[Mrgbb]

Any one on here know of any breeders close to Queens NY??

there a pet store on staten island new york its called animal kingdom and this guy can get you anything you can think of thats were im getting my first bp from or you can wait untill april and go to the whiteplains reptile show its april 18th they have ball pythons.