Ribbon Snake won't stop rolling

**Mommy2many** · 07-18-2011, 12:36 PM

Me too! Keep Percy and give him a chance for a happy life.

**ConcinusMan** · 07-18-2011, 12:38 PM

Wait, did I miss something or did you? I don't know of any snake that rolls nonstop like this, that can be kept because in nearly every case, they're dying.

**RedSidedSPR** · 07-18-2011, 12:40 PM

YOU missed something. Were not talking about that snake. His other one. Read back a few pages

**ConcinusMan** · 07-18-2011, 12:58 PM

TY

**New Mutant** · 07-18-2011, 05:52 PM

You all are right. After my mom said that it would be hard to find a home for a common "garden snake", what with all the other pets available, and that we would probably just be advised to re-release him (which would be illegal since he is a Western Ribbon Snake and not native to the area), I'm going to keep Percy. Also, after a short discussion with my twin about the myriad benefits of feeding the frozen pinkies (no more loose fishy poops, less frequent feeding, and easier cleanup), combined with the fact that he seems to actually prefer them (he will eat them even if they aren't moving), I could easily get used to them. It's just hard because they are so perfectly formed, with their little toes and tails, and my first small pets were mice.

**ConcinusMan** · 07-18-2011, 05:54 PM

Try to think of them as little roasted suckling piglets instead. You can put a a cranberry in their mouths instead of an apple. Wait. That probably won't help.

**Kantar** · 07-18-2011, 06:02 PM

don't be afraid to ask about everything, what is percy living in right now, what is all in the tank?

**New Mutant** · 07-18-2011, 08:14 PM

He's living in a 20-gallon long tank with paper towels for a substrate, driftwood and grape branches (from Petco) and fake plants to climb on, hollowed log halves and a plastic cave for hides, a plastic dog dish for his water, a thermometer on each side of the tank, and a lamp suspended over one side. The cool side is about 83 degrees and the warm side is about 86 degrees, I think. He spends most of his time on the warm side, inside his cave.