Ok, so a month ago, my mom said that I could have one more reptile if it fit in an 55 gallon or smaller (I eventually talked her up to a 8x3x3) she said I could choose whatever I wanted. I researched for a little and then decided I wanted a tegu. I am of course going to do more research, but I wanted to tell what I wanted first. She said she didn't want me to get a tegu because "I have enough herps". I only have three right now and one of them is actually someone else's that I'm watching. A year ago I had 16 (most were rescues that I rehomed, hence why I only have three) anyways, I pay for the caging, food, animals itself, vet bills, and I keep it in my room. How do I convince her to let me get a tegu? She doesn't like the idea of a "big ugly cage"