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#1764050
Crestedleoparddragon
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 HELP ME!
OK, I really want a garter snake(or other snake) but my mom hates snakes. she says she shouldn’t have to live with something she is afraid of. I tell her i can keep it in the basemnt and she will never have to see it or its food but she still says no. How can I change her mind?
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06/17/08 04:01pm
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#1764273
Gottee guy
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Message To: Crestedleoparddragon In reference to Message Id: 1764050
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you can’t so get over it unless she just faces her fears and touches one and figures out it is not dangerous so there you go do that.nothing really will change her mind on a computer!go to the petstore and ask for the manager to pick one up or something so she’ll see it isn’t dangerous.
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06/17/08 07:19pm
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#1764405
Crestedleoparddragon
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Message To: Gottee guy In reference to Message Id: 1764273
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calm down dude
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06/17/08 09:42pm
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#1764514
Reptilefreak23
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Message To: Crestedleoparddragon In reference to Message Id: 1764405
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or you can calmly read her a care sheet about ho easy they are to keep and how harmless they are
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06/18/08 12:00am
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#1764736
Gottee guy
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Message To: Reptilefreak23 In reference to Message Id: 1764514
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and to feed with tweesers,just so it doesn’t bite you accidentally.
people ask the same thing over and over and over and sometimes it just gets annoying.
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06/18/08 09:23am
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#1765187
Reptililian Boy
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Message To: Gottee guy In reference to Message Id: 1764736
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I agree, there isn’t a certain way to change her mind. Most people judge things by looks and other people’s stupid opinions and that’s how she concludes that she fears snakes. What I did with my Mom is that I took her to a pet store and after she kinda got into the fact that they are slow moving and not dangerous, she started to like a few snakes in the store. DOn’t make your Mom hold a snake because thta would kis your snake goodbye in most cases. Nobody wants hold a snake for the first time until they do. Hope this helps, Alec
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06/18/08 03:56pm
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#1773761
Crestedleoparddragon
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Message To: Reptililian Boy In reference to Message Id: 1765187
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bump
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06/25/08 09:55pm
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#1777165
Matt Chandler
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Message To: Crestedleoparddragon In reference to Message Id: 1773761
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Well my garter just had babies and I am trying to get my mother to like the small cute ones at least, but that looks like a slow process.
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06/28/08 11:13pm
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#1786575
Crestedleoparddragon
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Message To: Matt Chandler In reference to Message Id: 1777165
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i got my mom to touch my cousins corn snake but it had no impact at all. now i think its hopeless
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07/08/08 12:42am
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#1789602
Nerodia1
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Message To: Crestedleoparddragon In reference to Message Id: 1786575
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take her to a reptile show somewhere then she can realize that snakes aren’t dangerous
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07/10/08 10:48am
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#1790338
Nerodia1
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Message To: Nerodia1 In reference to Message Id: 1789602
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peace dude
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07/10/08 08:01pm
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#1790473
Fillerbunny
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Message To: Crestedleoparddragon In reference to Message Id: 1786575
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If letting her see how small an adult garter snake is doesnt help then I really dont know what else will except showing her how harmless they are show her care sheets and info links on the computer It sukks but I had to wait till I lived on my own to own a snake even though a dog is more dangerous and we had a good few of them go figure its an irrational fear that I dont understand. I heard that humans may be naturallly afraid of snakes and spiders as an instinct for survival
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07/10/08 09:17pm
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#1791434
Crestedleoparddragon
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Message To: Fillerbunny In reference to Message Id: 1790473
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she knows they arent dangerous but she still doesnt like them. She just has a phobia i guess
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07/11/08 04:15pm
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