Thats a rough decision to make BUT you gotta do what you gotta do .... MY Wife HATES and is Terrified of my snakes but she tolerates them. Maybe a break will be ok and she will see how much you miss them. Another thing that made my wife feel better was me locking the racks with wire ties and now that I have a room for them keeping the door locked ....but I dont know why she wants the door locked they arent going to be able to turn the handle. lol