Seriously Need Some Help

[Melicious]

I've put myself into a huge pickle. I've got my three balls, which was fine and dandy until I found out I had to find another place to live. (Parents are moving to Fairfax, I want to stay and finish off my stay at VCU). Anyways...I thought I'd found an apartment. I thought, hey! Three hundred a month plus possibly a little more for utilities. Hoorah! Come to find out that the one girl who is NEVER HOME doesn't want the kids there. -Mutters.-

If there's any advice you can give me, possibly on how to talk to her, anyone you might know who's looking for a roommate, etc. I'm just lost, and I don't want to lose my babies. I love them too much. Mom's willing to take Ophelia, but refuses to take Ody and Hadrian. I've invested too much in them to just let them go.

HELP!

[cueball]

What about Justin???

[Melicious]

He can't take them because he lives with his parents. I've already asked, and he won't even talk to them. -Mutters.-

I guess I might be posting an ad here soon. Mom's taking Ophelia, so it's just the two males. A het albino male and a normal male. Hadrian (the het) is almost as large as Ophelia (1300 grams) and Ody's approximately 350 grams.

[cueball]

He can't take them because he lives with his parents. I've already asked, and he won't even talk to them. -Mutters.-

I guess I might be posting an ad here soon. Mom's taking Ophelia, so it's just the two males. A het albino male and a normal male. Hadrian (the het) is almost as large as Ophelia (1300 grams) and Ody's approximately 350 grams.

I thought you had Justin trained

This is sad. I hope it works out you can keep them!!!

[JLC]

I thought you had Justin trained

This is sad. I hope it works out you can keep them!!!

It's one thing to train the "Significant Other"....and quite something else to train the In-Laws! I don't personally know of anyone who has successfully accomplished that feat!

Mel....good luck with that. There's a bunch of BP.netters in your area, so maybe you can find someone to foster them for you until you can get yourself in a better situation?

[wolfy-hound]

Have you tried telling the roomie that you will keep them secured in your room only, maybe show a picture of the setup? Introduce them to her? Anything to try to convert her?
Wolfy

[frankykeno]

Offer to not only show secure caging but to put a lock on your bedroom door so in the remote chance a snake gets loose it cannot exit that room.

[JLC]

Offer to not only show secure caging but to put a lock on your bedroom door so in the remote chance a snake gets loose it cannot exit that room.

Be very, very careful how you would promise something like this...or the poor girl will have nightmares about snakes being able to open doors if they're not locked!

[Melicious]

Well, I'm going to talk to the landlord about this. The young girl who doesn't want them had THREE WEEKS to contact me. The other young girl seemed to be excited about me moving in. I just don't get it. Maybe I'm naive. I've spent the last hour crying.

I did, however, talk to a worker at Noah's Pets. An older woman with a son who'd be interested in buying Hadrian and taking Odysseus. I just don't want to let them go. They're like my own KIDS.

They've never gotten out, they're not vicious, mean, vindictive animals. They're good kids. I just don't understand...

[elevatethis]

Mel, I know who you are talking about at Noah's. Her son has been "saying" he's going to take (for free) my ph albino male for about a year now. So I wouldn't let that be your only plan.

If the landlord says snakes are ok, technically your new roommate can't do much except relocate themselves if they have a huge problem with it. I just moved. My new roommates were not particularly thrilled with snakes at first- now they come watch "feeding night" and go ballistic watching the show.