Ugh... Moms

[Kittycatpenut]

I will be keeping it in my closet until my mom gets told about it, because the only time she goes in there is for spring cleaning. She only found out about the gecko when we told her. With my gecko I turned the light on in the morning and off at night so as not to disrupt her sleeping pattern, and I'll do the same for the snake.

P.S. hognoses are adorable, so your husband will probably get over the surprise pretty quickly.

[Egapal]

Ok lots of advice. First, don't get the snake if both your parents are not 100% on board. A BP is not worth ruining your relationship with your Mom and at this point she would be justified in being angry with you. If you want to change her mind, get a plan. Save money and make a plan. My fiance requires that the snakes be locked in their cages in a room that company can easily avoid. Come to your mom with a complete plan, pictures of a baby and an adult. A secure cage and explain how it is secure. I solid plan to obtain food items and a place to keep them that she can approve of. If at the end of the day she says no. Respect her. Now for my story. My mom would not let me get a BP. I got my first one at 29 years old. I have a house of my own and a much better job. Caring for the snake is trivially easy and my fiance is cool with the snake. One last cautionary tail. I would not get one when you are in college. Your life is far too turbulent and uncertain at that time of your life. I have a friend who had a BP all through college, moved away and had to leave the snake with his mom for 6 months. Came home and had a great opportunity to live with some people who didn't want the snake. Two years later the snake died while in his mother's care. Not saying the same will happen to you. What I am saying is that your pets deserve a stable forever home. That's something you can't guarantee you can provide at this age without your parents being on board. Respect your pets enough to be a realist. I hope your mom comes around though. If not remember that you have a long life ahead of you and plenty of time to get a BP.

[Kittycatpenut]

My mom will never be completely on board, but in her mind she knows I will get ahold of one somehow, and my dad knows I want a pet snake and doesn't mind. He doesn't like reptiles, but I think after having the geckos for a while, he's starting to. When I go to college, I will not be staying in a dorm, but in my house, and I will always be it's caretaker. For food I already have pinkies in the freezer and mealworms(for the geckos) in the refridgerator, basically as long as she can't see them she doesn't care.

[ODoyle90]

My mom will never be completely on board, but in her mind she knows I will get ahold of one somehow, and my dad knows I want a pet snake and doesn't mind. He doesn't like reptiles, but I think after having the geckos for a while, he's starting to. When I go to college, I will not be staying in a dorm, but in my house, and I will always be it's caretaker. For food I already have pinkies in the freezer and mealworms(for the geckos) in the refridgerator, basically as long as she can't see them she doesn't care.

Very true about the feeders in the freezer. I put duct tape around the box. Out of sight, out of mind. haha

[Kittycatpenut]

I just put the mice at the very bottom under some frozen something or other. My mom hardly ever looks in it; my dad does all of the cooking.