BA, just buy a turtle. They're easy to get along with, don't care if you take them out anywhere, don't care when you come home, if you feed them or change their water.They never want to discuss the relationship. And even if you forget to turn on their basking lamp (which they do really care about)they just forgive and pretend it's on anyway! Hey, and just think of all the coin you'll be saving on dinner dates. Instead toss a dead cricket into the tank every so often and you're good. What's not to love here?
