as the mother of a underaged BP owner, I can and will tell you this.
*BP is neater, and cleaner than a dog,
*My daughter was bvit by her BP before she even bought it, and it is turning out to be a sweet animal, and the bite made her jump, but she says it bairly hurt (like a pricker bush)
*food is kept in the fridge, if U do not want to eat it, do not eat it, my kids do not eat the half used can of catfood, or the tub of worms, or the mice on Ice (nor do I)
*any animal that poops every 3 weeks is much higher on my choice list than one that needs to be walked 4x a day
*she has read up on all aspects of BP care (books and internet), and has bought 2 or 3 books on the subject
*she also found a good vet in our area, and is responsible for all the vet costs
*I told my daughter that she would have to pay me back, for the tank I bought her, every month in order to get to keep her snake
*she worked odd jobs arount the neighborhod, and with family and friends to earn the money she used to buy her animal (I M VERY proud of her)
*she has kept her room neat and clean for 4 months, WITHOUT me having to tell her, as one way of showing me how responsible she can and will be.
*she is aware that if this animal is not cared for it will die, and that will be a great loss to her. she has an appropriate amount of angst about doing a good job, and is continuing to ask Questions
in short, she has EARNED the right to have this very special animal in her life, and she knows both the neat and cool parts, as well as the other not so cool, or possibly daunting parts
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Elizabeth (ecb)
'Goodness gracious'
my grandma used to say
'the worlds a scarey place now
things were different in my day'
what horrors will be commonplace,
when my hair starts to grey?
-Kevin Gilbert-
