DITTO !!
I got my first bp after much begging and whining. and then a few months later, she let me get a second one. After that about a month later my pastel, and finally my she "allowed" me to get a bci at a expo here in Ky. my son now has the male normal bp. He's 11 and does an awesome job taking care of Yoda. My 6 year old daughter helps out as well. She's getting good at handling too. my wife is slowly coming around. She'll hold them if i beg, but not the bci (Bebe). All I had to do to get started, was to complain about her cats.lol but I think that 4 snakes will be my limit. I allways remind her that we never find chewed things or hairballs while we're gone. I too believe that I've hit the lottery with my wife. I think that in her opinion, she's serving time being married to me.!!!