Diary of a snake (and her girl)...

[EasternGirl]

Right...for example, Selena has not woken up yet...she is somewhere hiding in her new enclosure..an it's so big, I can't find her. So, of course I will worry until she comes out...lol.

[guidofatherof5]

Selena is thinking "come'on Mom, give me a break"

[EasternGirl]

I think my son probably thinks that a lot...lol. Well, good news Steve and Richard...Selena has been moved into my son's room...high up where no cats can get to her. She will be very safe in there. My son enjoys helping to take care of her too...and he thought "it would be a good idea to put her in his room too"...lol. The only concern is that my son's room can get quite cold...she is near a drafty window. I think that if I put a towel over the end of her enclosure that is near the window and make sure to keep her heat lamp on at night...she will be okay. If need be, I'll will add the heating pad underneath.

[EasternGirl]

Update on Selena...She has let me picked her up the last couple of days without trying to get away. She even lets me hold her for a minute or two. She is the master at hiding...she can find places to hide in her enclosure that it would take me hours to find her! She eats worms every day...and a pinkie a couple of times a week. She is growing!

Funny side thing...my son is half Mexican. My ex-husband is from the old country in Mexico. Where he is from, they don't really keep domestic pets. Dogs work on the ranch...cats run around on farms. They don't keep pets inside. When I first met my ex-husband, he had a hard time getting used to me having a dog and cats as pets. Snakes, where he is from, are usually large, poisonous and feared. No one keeps snakes as pets.

I am close to my brother-in-law, his wife, and their daughters. My sister-in-law cleans for me once a week. I do believe that side of my family now thinks that I have gone completely bonkers because I have a snake living in my house. My ex thinks she's interesting...he comes over and he will look at her and listen to my updates on how she is doing. My brother-in-law won't even look at her. My sister-in-law watches me cut up worms to feed her and thinks I am completely insane. I told her today that I will probably get another snake in the spring and she looked at me like I just told her I was going to keep a serial killer as a pet. I think it is quite amusing...

I should invite my friend and her python over..put the python around my neck the next time my family comes to visit, and answer the door like that...hahaha...

[guidofatherof5]

I should invite my friend and her python over..put the python around my neck the next time my family comes to visit, and answer the door like that...hahaha...

Get it on video.

[EasternGirl]

Today's News:

I moved Selena into my son's room. It will be better for her in there because the cats can't get to her. But I noticed something interesting. When she was in my bedroom, she was very active...moving all around her enclosure...peeking her head out, and coming up to see my face and stare at it often. I moved her into my son's room early this morning, and she hid all day. I started to worry...to think that she didn't like the move at all. Finally, I went in there tonight and pet her and talked to her for a while, coaxing her to come out. I also added a flourescent light for her. Suddenly, she came out and started exploring her enclosure...coming up to my face closely to look at me again. I started talking to her a lot and taking pictures of her. She became really active. And then something occured to me...I hadn't really been in to see her much today...I had been out most of the afternoon and evening. I think she wanted attention! She seemed to be fine once I was in the room with her..and my son was in there..and she really became active when I was taking her picture. My conclusion: Selena is a little princess that likes to be the center of attention! Lol...

I got a new camera today...here is a new pic:

[ConcinusMan]

The only concern is that my son's room can get quite cold...she is near a drafty window. I think that if I put a towel over the end of her enclosure that is near the window and make sure to keep her heat lamp on at night...she will be okay. If need be, I'll will add the heating pad underneath.

It's quite alright to get a bit chilly at night. My snakes sometimes get down to around 60 at night(actually, early in the morning before the lights comes on) this time of year, and the only heat on at night is a very low temperature heat pad for the babies.(keeps it at least 70 at night for them) No others get any heat at night. Drafts are bad though. Maybe the different smells, a draft, or something else made her want to hide. Garters do that anyway. They do have days when they just want to hide and rest. I doubt they want our attention.

That 20 gallon setup with the babies in it that I have, had almost no activity today. It happens from time to time. I try not to disturb them when they're having a day like that. They'll come out when they're ready. I'm pretty sure that will be tomorrow, because after skipping a meal today, I'm sure they'll be hungry and will come out wondering where their food is.

[kibakiba]

I got that light for you. We exchanged it for a lamp that burnt out on us in 5 days, so it gave us 2 extra dollars . We also have a little box to put it in. We just need to get it all ready to ship.Might be a couple days before we can ship it off. We don't have a car, so it makes it hard to get rides to places sometimes.

[EasternGirl]

That's great, Chantel...and don't worry..take your time. I just appreciate your help. Now I just need to find a flourescent lamp for Selena. The ones at the pet stores cost a fortune...and the hardware store near my house was out of them. Right now I have an old desk lamp with a flourescent bulb in it pointed at her enclosure. I'm going to go to Home Depot this weekend to see if I can find a hooded flourescent to set on top of the enclosure.

How are all of your snakes doing?

I held Selena several times today. She seems to be getting used to me. She doesn't try to get away as much...she spends some time lingering in my hand and trying to crawl along my sleeve. She is hiding tonight, though...so maybe I will leave her alone tomorrow. She ate another pinkie today.

[kibakiba]

My snakes are doing great, I have suspicions about Mama's status. She's been a bit restless and overly hungry lately. I can only hope she's not gravid. I'd like to have her give birth around spring or summer, so I can release the babies. Tiny is about to shed again, and she's a big blob now. She's been stuffing herself with pinkie parts. Ember and Snap are growing faster than weeds, but got in a fight over the smell of pinkie in my room. I'm going to be monitoring them for the night.

Don't bother with pet store florescent lights, they're no different from any others from what I can tell.