I said probably lol its taken my wife 8 years of refusing , and a couple of agreeing then changing mind again to get to the point where we will get one ... you could always try bringing up the subject of tarantulas... Once I did that she said NO we will have a snake before then haha... I also dvr every reptile show for my ten year old daughter and she usually watches them when my wife is in the room so she is coming around.... she isnt going to ever want to hold one but as long as its in a lockable enclosure she is going to tolerate it .... but like I said 8 years is a long time to persuade someone