I know where you're coming from, at least with trying to talk the spouse into more snakes. Right now she is cool with two more, which will be for sure a male VPI axanthic so I can try to prove out my female spider 50% het VPI and then probably a female fire so that I can grow her up and then find a fire male to work on a black eyed leucistic. I've pestered and begged and made deals like doing the dishes for a month, which worked, and I've also just brough home new snakes a few times. I had to lie about how I got them and how much I paid for them but she eventually found out and I was in serious trouble! That method is NOT recommended. LOL