I'll be turning 17 this December and I've had animals of all kinds of animals since I was born. Let's see, in order...
Cat, 3 anoles, tropical fish, hamster, Texas collared lizard, rough green snake, garter snake, more fish, two leopard geckos, a pit mix, a ball python, and a leuci Texas rat.
If I wasn't responsible or "grown-up" enough to take care of them, do you really think my parents would let me keep getting more animals?
People are jerks sometimes. :/