luciecaboosie
09-22-2012, 07:05 PM
I know that it's not cool to capture and keep a snake but things keep getting in the way. I live in Michigan and during the heat wave at the beginning of August, my husband called me to see a snake. It was a tiny thing but he was trying to mow and didn't want to get it by accident. The neighbor was mowing too, so I didn't want to let it go right away. I put it in an aquarium.
I got a couple of worms for her and she shed two days later. I wanted to let her go but I missed having a snake so much. So, I kept saying that I would let her go, then I said that I had to feed her before I let her go, then I didn't want to let her go because the neighbor was mowing again (he mows twice a week and sometimes mows an area of our yard).
I finally decided to let her go in what was to be the last heat wave. 45 minutes later, I panicked about letting her go before I was ready and my husband said to go out and find her. She was only a couple of feet from where I placed her. I picked her up again and brought her inside. Five minutes later, the neighbor came out to mow and started in that spot.
Ever since then, I've been waiting for a good day, but the weather got colder. I was expecting it to get hot again, but this is Michigan, where you rarely know what the weather is going to do.
Some of my other reasons was that we have so many birds, squirrels, chipmunks, moles and voles. I didn't want my dog to get her (although she really doesn't do that), I didn't want her to get run over. I've been feeding her earthworms dunked in calcium. She has a great appetite and just shed again.
But I think I missed my window. 8/26 was 91, the first week of September was high 80's, then it was mid-70's, low 80's, high 60's, then just 70's and 60's the past 4 days. The tomatoes quit growing. It's supposed to be 39 tonight, 56 tomorrow, then high-60's, low-70's this next week.
Did I ruin her for a life outdoors or will she be able to find a warm, safe spot if I let her go? I know I've been selfish and I do feel very bad about this. Are there other Michiganders out there who would like to take her in if she can't be let go? Thanks for your help.
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I got a couple of worms for her and she shed two days later. I wanted to let her go but I missed having a snake so much. So, I kept saying that I would let her go, then I said that I had to feed her before I let her go, then I didn't want to let her go because the neighbor was mowing again (he mows twice a week and sometimes mows an area of our yard).
I finally decided to let her go in what was to be the last heat wave. 45 minutes later, I panicked about letting her go before I was ready and my husband said to go out and find her. She was only a couple of feet from where I placed her. I picked her up again and brought her inside. Five minutes later, the neighbor came out to mow and started in that spot.
Ever since then, I've been waiting for a good day, but the weather got colder. I was expecting it to get hot again, but this is Michigan, where you rarely know what the weather is going to do.
Some of my other reasons was that we have so many birds, squirrels, chipmunks, moles and voles. I didn't want my dog to get her (although she really doesn't do that), I didn't want her to get run over. I've been feeding her earthworms dunked in calcium. She has a great appetite and just shed again.
But I think I missed my window. 8/26 was 91, the first week of September was high 80's, then it was mid-70's, low 80's, high 60's, then just 70's and 60's the past 4 days. The tomatoes quit growing. It's supposed to be 39 tonight, 56 tomorrow, then high-60's, low-70's this next week.
Did I ruin her for a life outdoors or will she be able to find a warm, safe spot if I let her go? I know I've been selfish and I do feel very bad about this. Are there other Michiganders out there who would like to take her in if she can't be let go? Thanks for your help.
68966897