She said yes! ...Sort of..

[alittleFREE]

Well, after doing a lot of re-researching and saving up some money for all of the supplies, I asked my mom if I could get a BP for my birthday. Initially she said no, and told me that she didn't like BP's and she liked RTB's and all of this stuff. I like RTB's too but I would rather have something a bit smaller. Anyway, after some convincing by my sister's and I, telling her that I would pay for everything the snake needed and that I would feed f/t, she said I need to be really nice and that if I have had a good attitude until my bday then I can have one.

So not a solid yes, but knowing my mother, this means I can get one

Now all I have to do is order the thermostat/heat mat/thermometer, set it up for a while, then get the snake. I'm really happy!

Sorry, this is kind of random but I'm just really excited. Now I don't feel so ~secretive about all of my planning/research/money saving haha.

I'm hoping to get either a pastel or mojave at Repticon in July if she'll let me go.

[CoolioTiffany]

Very glad to know you planned ahead of time to get everything set up!

If you don't want something that can eventually brown out at an older age, I'd say a Mojo is the way to go. From what I've seen most Pastels will brown out before adulthood, and from what I know Mojos stay a pretty nice coloration to them, depending on how good of quality you get.

Good luck with the setup, convincing, and snake! I would kill to have my first Ball python as a morph if I had joined two years ago I've got a Pastel and Spider now, both in shed

[alittleFREE]

Very glad to know you planned ahead of time to get everything set up!

If you don't want something that can eventually brown out at an older age, I'd say a Mojo is the way to go. From what I've seen most Pastels will brown out before adulthood, and from what I know Mojos stay a pretty nice coloration to them, depending on how good of quality you get.

Good luck with the setup, convincing, and snake! I would kill to have my first Ball python as a morph if I had joined two years ago I've got a Pastel and Spider now, both in shed

Well, this actually isn't my first ball python, I've had two before (as well as 2 boas, not including the ones my parents had when I was really young) but it's been nearly 5 years. They were both normals. I had to get rid of them due to living situations when we made a big move. I only had them for about a year total.

However, this will be my first "independent" ball python, lol. I was about 12 when I had my other two, and I couldn't handle feeding live mice [had no access to f/t then] so regrettably my mother ended up feeding them for me because I would get really emotional. Now that I've grown up a bit and we have access to f/t at the pet store (I already checked) I'm definitely cool with feeding and doing everything myself. Part of the reason that I was getting so prepared and set up in advance (in reality my bday is in two months) was because I wanted to make sure she knew that this wasn't going to be another 'Mom ends up taking care of the pet' kind of deal.

Thanks I've been leaning toward a Mojo, myself, for mostly the reason you stated. Plus I just really like the look of them in general.

[EvesFriend]

Cool, I remember when I had to ask my mom for everything too. Good times.

[CoolioTiffany]

Well, this actually isn't my first ball python, I've had two before (as well as 2 boas, not including the ones my parents had when I was really young) but it's been nearly 5 years. They were both normals. I had to get rid of them due to living situations when we made a big move. I only had them for about a year total.

However, this will be my first "independent" ball python, lol. I was about 12 when I had my other two, and I couldn't handle feeding live mice [had no access to f/t then] so regrettably my mother ended up feeding them for me because I would get really emotional. Now that I've grown up a bit and we have access to f/t at the pet store (I already checked) I'm definitely cool with feeding and doing everything myself. Part of the reason that I was getting so prepared and set up in advance (in reality my bday is in two months) was because I wanted to make sure she knew that this wasn't going to be another 'Mom ends up taking care of the pet' kind of deal.

Thanks I've been leaning toward a Mojo, myself, for mostly the reason you stated. Plus I just really like the look of them in general.

I completely understand what you mean, except it's backwards for me: My mom ends up getting a snake, couple weeks to about a month later it's considered mine because I care for it better LOL.

Mojos are real nice, I'm getting more of an interest in them. I used to not like them, but hey, some individuals do look really nice!

[BAMReptiles]

lol what kind of mom wants their kid to get a bigger snake hahahaha, thats pretty cool though.

[alittleFREE]

lol what kind of mom wants their kid to get a bigger snake hahahaha, thats pretty cool though.

Haha I know, that's what I was saying lol. Probably just because she used to keep boas herself. She was the one who got me into snakes in the first place haha.