Rocky's Last Bout

We regret to inform you of the passing of Rocky, the male pastel ball python.
He was never the cuddliest of snakes, so sadly we never became too attached to him. It was hard to see him deteriorate in such a short amount of time though.

I have to thank my Father-in-law, Steve, for taking him to the vet and giving him shots. It is such a shame that he wasn't able to recover.

We burried him in the back yard after paying our respects.
Rest in peace champ.

Look Around You

This is the funniest thing I've seen in a long time.

The Fast is Officially Over

Ghandi, the anorexic anerythristic Kenyan Sand Boa finally ate after his 5 month fast.
This is definitely an extreme form of passive resistance.

His cage lid is on extra tight now. I don't want him escaping to sit Indian-style on the train tracks.

Mice S(ound)mell Funny

It has been forever since my last post and I apologize to all of my adoring fans. I know you have hungered for more snake talk.

Well, due to my recently snake neglect, my father in law took it upon himself to feed our lot of pets. To his chagrin, the price of rodents has recently gone up. It is definitely a sellers market out there.
So he decided to get 4 white mice, versus our usual purchase of African Soft Fur Rats. I don't know if you have ever noticed this, but mice have to hold some sort of record for size:smell ratio. They might even give the skunk a run for his money.

Luckily, we were able to give them all a good home... in the belly of the veracious Destiny's Child and Big Bertha! HAHAHahahahahahahaha HAAHAHAhahahhaha HAHAHhahah Bwwahaahhhahahahah...

Christmas Snake

I gave Sam Indie, the adventurous anery kenyan sand boa today for Christmas and he absolutely loved it. And the best part is that my parents are actually fine with it. My brother-in-law, Spencer, might be a little upset by it because that was his favorite of the bunch. I'm sure he'll be fine.
They have to be the lowest maintenance pet ever, they don't smell, they can go months without food, they drink very little, and they have no hair to be allergic to. What's not to like?

The Perfect Pet

For Christmas each year, our family draws one name from a hat for secret santa. When I drew my 11 year old brother Sam this year, I immediately wanted to give him a snake. Sam would absolutely love a pet snake. However, due to my family's disposition towards snakes, this proved to be difficult.

My Mother is the person most scared of snakes that I know. In fact, our neighbor (5 houses down from us mind you) had a 6 ft. long Boa Constrictor, and she actually had nightmares that it would escape and she'd find it under her bedsheets.

So the question is, under these conditions, how would you go about getting Sam a pet snake for Christmas?

Destiny's Child

Great news everybody, Destiny's Child is eating like a champ. I was worried about him for awhile. After nearly freezing on his traumatizing trip from Vermont, he has been quite stand-off-ish. He was striking an awful lot at any movement, so I decided to give him a smaller cage, a dark hide box, and to put him up high where he wouldn't be disturbed. I think this has really helped him feel secure. After shedding, he ate two fuzzy rats this week with no problem. Huzzah!