Andy and I went looking for a pet today. Both of us are dog people, and we want a dog, but we're thinking that maybe we want to take off and travel for a few months at a time, so a fifteen-year commitment to a dog might not be in the cards right now. So, another pet...
Perhaps a small, aquarium-type pet. A gerbil, some fish, maybe... a snake? Andy thinks that would be great and that people would be lining up to take care of it while we're on our hypothetical adventure, although I have reservations. Let's think about how this conversation would go:
Me/Andy: Hi there. So, umm, feel like taking care of a snake for a few months?
Person In Their Right Mind: YUCK!!
Me/Andy: Aw, come on. You only have to give it some mice once a week. It's low maintenance!!
PITRM (while madly crossing us off the Christmas card list): NOT LOW ENOUGH!!
To be fair, I polled a few people and got a universal NO response to looking after pretty much any kind of reptile. So I'm vetoing the snake plan.
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