Help! desperate for a python

[Relfish]

Hi everyone,
i'm in need of help because i absolutely love snakes and i really really want to get a python but my mum is really against the idea.
I would be getting a children's python because it's obviously my first snake.
I need some information that will convince my mum that it would be alright to get a python.

• I live in brisbane and what can i do about heat in the house during summer and how will this affect my python?
• i want to convert my tv cabinet to an enclosure are there any woods that are harmful?

and any other general tips u'd give to convince her
pretty pretty please help i think i'll die without one

[Gecko_ProCs]

the dont make noise
they only eat about once a week
and are neat to look at

thats all it took to get my rents to let me get Mac

[Joshua VW]

I hope you have thought about this a lot and aren't just getting one for the sake of having one.
And welcome to APS.

[Lesa]

they don't smell, cheap to feed and you can leave them for a week if you go on holidays.

[channi]

tell your mum it is low maintainence once everything is set up..u only feed it once a week or once a fortnight, food is cheap, it can be a discussion point when she has friends over, bites of childreni's hurt less than a cat scratch, it only grows to about 1 mtr 1.5 max. They are happy to be handled or not as your mood goes (unlike a dog that needs constant attention). Also a pure bred pup will cost $800 up a pure bred python can be had for under $250.

[Relfish]

thanks alot anything about the heat issue?
also i have most definately thought about this i've wanted one for nearly a year

[Dodie]

Do what I did..read a lot.

Mum was against the idea, but saw how interested I was about reptiles. Was adamant to start with but then started asking me questions.

Just do all the reading you can and then start a debate you can't lose

[channi]

heat no prob in bris for a childrens just not direct sun at any time, sept when u take him/her out. Also wooden tv cabinet should be fine

[Relfish]

great

[junglemad]

why obviously a childrens python? why not a nice brisbane carpet? when it gets big you can keep it ouside no problems. By the time it gets big you will probably have a pair of childreni

[Relfish]

nah i ment it was obviously my first snake
anyway thanks for the suggestion but i don't think a bigger snake will be any easier to convince my mum about

[GSXR_Boy]

Originally Posted by Relfish

nah i ment it was obviously my first snake
anyway thanks for the suggestion but i don't think a bigger snake will be any easier to convince my mum about

You don't have to buy the carpet big.Buy a hatchie and buy the time it's big you and your mum will be a lot more confident with it.

[junglemad]

that's right mate.

up your way if you shop around you will get a carpet for $100 and you will pay more for a childreni i reckon. they start small but they grow like weeds. you sound like a young bloke...imagine in three years when you walk out of your bedroom with a tame 7 foot snake wrapped around your neck...can't do that with a childreni

[stringbean]

if you can pay for it, keep it out of her way in a room she doesnt go in to often, and take care of it. thats what i told my parents and they are now alright with the idea. also build a enclosure instead of buying one, show how keen you realy are for one.

[Shano92]

it took a few years to convince my parents to leting me get a snake but i got there, i started of with lizards (bluies and beardies) then they grew on them i saw how interested i am with reptiles. and here i am few years later with my room full of herps.