[Jason]

Snakes make the best pet imho. Thay dont need to be walked, no litterbox, no noise, no smell if you clean the tank, no dander for those with Allergies. Once at the mid range size level you can feed them a good sized meal and get one of those water dish's made for cats thet use gravety to auto top off the dish useing a 2L bottle and a timer for the lights then go on a 2 week vacation. when you get home it will still be there. My wife used to have a mouse problem untill i moved in with 3 snakes. havent seen one in 8 years unless i payed for it ...Corn snakes are good, thay stay small enough to handle with one hand and come in over 100 colors, Pure white (snow corn) to Lavender, even Clico.. hope this helps