My grandparents were not impressed when I got my crested gecko. They nearly flipped when I told them I got a ball python. Plus 6 more snakes, and every time the topic of snakes comes up they say im gonna catch loads of diseases from them, they'll escape and strangle me in my sleep or i'll get bit and get seriously injured or something ridiculous like that.
My friends at college think I'm nuts when it comes to my animals, I mean it's not every day you see a teenage girl who has a "massive"snake in her bedroom (shes only 7ft atm). I had one guy almost freak out after I told him. He said it will literally kill me once the snake gets full grown.
But, these people have never met my snakes in person(yet) so they can only judge and jump to conclusions over what I tell them. I try to make it seem my snakes are harmless, but the lack of understanding makes people think they are worse than what they are.
I dont let people opinions deter me though! My animals are my life. I dont drink, or go out to parties, or any of the other stuff people my age do, and I think its good that I am working towards making my animals lives better rather than ruining my own.
Whatever floats your boat, dont let anyone else dictate what you want to keep as a pet, and if they keep you out of trouble, its great
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