Hermes had another bit of a problem with a shed...I had no idea he was getting ready to shed, I can never tell with him...but I found him slithering around the enclosure with the shed off of his head and neck and peeling in pieces again...so I helped him get the rest of it off.

I quarantined Possum for thirty days and then decided to go ahead and put him in with Hermes...I decided not to do a long quarantine since I know and trust the breeder and got both snakes from the same one. The good news is...Possum and Hermes love each other....they love to lie together all curled around each other...they look so cute. The bad news is...I think my plan may have backfired...my theory behind putting them together was that a new snake would bring Hermes out of his shell. You would think that social and active Possum would be the perfect snake for that. Except that Possum is not longer social and active....Hermes taught Possum what hiding is...and how to be anti-social. Now the two of them hide together all day long! They lie around together like two lazy antisocial hermits under a hide and refuse to come out! Argh! Those garters got me...those sneaky garters. This was Hermes plan all along.....