Lol, my first ball was actually a buddies that he got without asking his mothers permission first, so after a short time it got evicted and he asked if it could stay at my house. That was when it first dawned on me that I could have those kind of pets now. You see, my dad was one of those old "the only good snake is a dead snake" guys, and thought turtles were only good for soup, not pets. But now I had my own place, and my own rules. So I let the snake stay with me, and that one ball python sparked a passion that has led to a hobby that I've enjoyed for over 20 years now. Although I never really had much of a passion for balls, when I started going to shows a lot again a coulle years ago and saw all the different morphs, I got hooked. And now I have a bunch, lol.