we only have the one itty bitty Sand Boa right now (although I might feel an addiction coming on) but on the first day we got it my mom emailed me and asked if we PLEASE could not take it out of it's "cage" while she visits. She lives 12 hours away and doesn't even have her next visit planned yet. It exasperates me a little...I mean, the little guy is only about a foot long and won't get much bigger than 18 inches, but she's so freaked out by him. BUT I respect her fear and the snake does not have to come out while she's in the room. I mean, if my mom kept tarantulas (ha.) I'd sure hope she'd respect my fear of spiders and not take the things out while I was at her house. I'm new to this so I'm sure I'll get a lot more reactions, negative and positive in the future...I just try to remind myself that it's all about respect.