I am an adult child returning home, and I have talked to my parents about bringing my snakes with me and they won't have any of it, no matter what I say. My mother says that the snakes smell, she doesn't want to have to deal with them, my dad HATES reptiles and my mother doesn't want to have to listen to him about the snakes as well as the cats, and she also just plain thinks I shouldn't any pets of any sort. She likes looking at my fish, but she doesn't like me spending any money at all. I'm of the opinion that it is my money and I can spend however I want as long as my bills are paid. The part about this that bugs me the most is that my mother actually really does like reptiles, and I've tried promising that I'll keep the cages clean, but she won't hear it. I don't want to sneak my snakes into the house, I have other plans to use before that option.