Soft snuggly beds

[Lori P]

Well, our new member Shanley gave me the idea to offer the garters a soft bed-- I found this little fluffy, fleece bed at Petco and set it in the nook of a branch. And Miriam seems to really enjoy it!!!

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Miriam_in_the_soft_bed_007_resize.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Miriam_in_the_soft_bed_006_resize.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Miriam_in_the_soft_bed_005_resize.jpg

I'm not sure if it was just put in the perfect location or if she really likes the feel, but I'm going to get some more for everyone else. Mordecai doesn't seem to have found it yet. Thanks, Shanley, I got the idea from your popsicle stick and fabric bed!! :-)

[adamanteus]

Oh my.:):)

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

a bed?? for snakes?? LOL... that is too cute... not something I will personally do jsut because I have too many snakes.. and they'll end up pooping on it and all... but it is cute :)

[anji1971]

She really does look cute and cozy there! And it matches her stripes, too!!!:D

[Zephyr]

Hmm. I may incorporate something like this into my garter pen.

[Snake lover 3-25]

that's just what mine look like in their hammock LOL so relaxed! :)

[Pinky]

That's cool, I love how it brings out the blue in her!!!!:)

[Snaky]

Oh my.:):)
I second this :)

[Lori P]

Scoff at me if you will, but Miriam is spending most of her time in it. :p She rests her little head over the side and just gazes out at the world. Oh, you KNOW you are all now thinking of nice soft snakey beds... :D:D

[Stefan-A]

Scoff at me if you will, but Miriam is spending most of her time in it. :p She rests her little head over the side and just gazes out at the world. Oh, you KNOW you are all now thinking of nice soft snakey beds... :D:D
Not quite. :D I'm thinking of nice soft snakey beds smeared with poo that will dry to a nice permanent crust.

[zooplan]

uh Stefan,
I don´t like to think about things like that.:o

[Lori P]

LOL!!!! Well, when they get pooped on, I shall throw them in the washer. :-)

[Loren]

Very interesting.:D

It does bring out the blue, and they do look comfortable.

You must have the most pampered pets on earth. I bet you say good-night to every one of them before you go to bed, dont you.:)

[Lori P]

And I tell every one of them I love them every day. I'll never tell you how many dogs sleep in the bed with us. You might actually think I'm strange, or something.... :D

[Snake lover 3-25]

I have to say goodnight to mine... they are in my room after all... :)

[Loren]

I am not surprise for some reason, Lori.
I would like to let my dogs sleep in my room, not in bed, but maybe next to it, but they STINK!
Even if I give them a bath, which is a big chore for me with my big boys, they still stink a little, and a few hours later, they stink alot again. In the summer I can just hose them off, but in the winter, its too cold, so its a lot more work.
If they were both like Bo, I could bath them a lot faster, but Luke HATES it, and struggles alot.

[Snake lover 3-25]

my dog hates getting baths and the hose even more... the only way to get her in the water easily is to push her off our sail boat! :D but then she loves it!!!:):):D

[Lori P]

Mordecai found the big soft bed today and basically just plopped down right on top of Miriam. LOL They've been in it all day. Tooooo cute!! :)

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/big_soft_bed_m_m.jpg


She is underneath him, tucked up under the rolled sides of the bed-- she's been liking to do that lately. These guys are so adorable. :):)

[Zephyr]

And I tell every one of them I love them every day. I'll never tell you how many dogs sleep in the bed with us. You might actually think I'm strange, or something.... :D... My cockroach bins are next to my bed and I say good night to them every night. >>
I don't think you're strange. XD

[Lulu Bennett]

hahaha Lori, that is just too cute :p

[anji1971]

I was at the pet shop the other day and I completely forgot to look for those cute fluffy beds. I wanted to see if my snakes would take to them as well as M&M did!

[Charlet_2007]

snug as a snake in a rug lol

[GartersRock]

I am not surprise for some reason, Lori.
I would like to let my dogs sleep in my room, not in bed, but maybe next to it, but they STINK!
Even if I give them a bath, which is a big chore for me with my big boys, they still stink a little, and a few hours later, they stink alot again. In the summer I can just hose them off, but in the winter, its too cold, so its a lot more work.
If they were both like Bo, I could bath them a lot faster, but Luke HATES it, and struggles alot.

Well... It's completely not normal for dogs to stink, contrary to popular belief. But we use so much chemicals and bad man made foods that it now has become "normal".
My vaccine free, flea med free, heartworm med free, prey model raw fed dogs (Canaan Dog and Greyhound) don't stink the least bit, have shiny white teeth and good breath (even the 5 year old greyhound, who should have black teeth at that age) and I haven't given them a bath in a year. And yes they go outside and romp in the fields (with supervision) and no I am not just used to smell. Everyone elses dogs make me gag. Oh. And their poop is smaller then my friends Westie and it smells like nothing. I don't know how america took dogs the way they did (or maybe I do *rolls eyes* $$$$) but it makes me mad...
May I suggest you check out:
The Many Myths of Raw Feeding (http://www.rawfed.com/myths/) (All of you! Read it! The whole thing! lol! :D

[Lori P]

I believe completely in the raw feeding... but with so many dogs, and so many rescues coming and going, I just can't do it. :-( I do give them loads of fresh raw bones from the butcher up the road, and fresh veggies and such. And any meat we won't eat... they got a whole sheep and lamb over the winter, as we just weren't into it. I've got some old goats here on their last legs, and when they go I'll have the butcher make them into burger for the dogs (waste not, right?).

And no, I don't make the horses into burgers. LOL There's one line I can't/won't cross!!!!

[Zephyr]

SO...
Back to the beds. XD
Do you think that maybe the fabric helps remove micropests from their skin? OR maybe they just enjoy the touch....

[GartersRock]

Thats cool Lori that you agree with it. =) So what do you feed?

And to stay On topic. =) I wish I could do soft beds, but with so many, the poop issue would be tough.

[GartersRock]

Oh, and you might want to read this:
Myths About Raw: Aren't raw diets expensive and inconvenient? (http://rawfed.com/myths/expensive.html) =)

[Lori P]

It's getting a bit crowded in the bed! Might be time to add a second... :)

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/big_soft_bed_multi_resize.jpg

That's Miriam and Curious in the bed, and Mordecai creeping up. :)

[Lori P]

Thats cool Lori that you agree with it. =) So what do you feed?

And to stay On topic. =) I wish I could do soft beds, but with so many, the poop issue would be tough.

I feed Royal Canin dry, leave it out free choice, and then twice a day they get either raw foods or, when I'm in a hurry, just canned food as a treat. It seems to work, and then when a foster gets adopted, the new owners can choose to do some raw or just keep them on a good dry/canned mix. Not too many people do raw, so I hate to get the foster dogs on it just to switch them back when they're adopted.

Thanks for that link-- will read when I get to work. :-)

[drache]

canned dog food was invented in my lifetime, and since we were never into canned human foods, there would have been no logical reason to start the dogs on it

that snuggly bed has become like the party pad
I tell you, Lori, I have visions of the most decadent periods in Roman history - minus the back-stabbing of course

[Loren]

Well... It's completely not normal for dogs to stink, contrary to popular belief. But we use so much chemicals and bad man made foods that it now has become "normal".
My vaccine free, flea med free, heartworm med free, prey model raw fed dogs (Canaan Dog and Greyhound) don't stink the least bit, have shiny white teeth and good breath (even the 5 year old greyhound, who should have black teeth at that age) and I haven't given them a bath in a year. And yes they go outside and romp in the fields (with supervision) and no I am not just used to smell. Everyone elses dogs make me gag. Oh. And their poop is smaller then my friends Westie and it smells like nothing. I don't know how america took dogs the way they did (or maybe I do *rolls eyes* $$$$) but it makes me mad...
May I suggest you check out:
The Many Myths of Raw Feeding (http://www.rawfed.com/myths/) (All of you! Read it! The whole thing! lol! :D

I suppose I could buy a bull calf off my Dad once in a while and butcher it myself?

[Snake lover 3-25]

what are those beds used for normaly??? (where did you get them???)

[Lori P]

Shanley, I found them at Petco in the mouse/hamster section. :-) I had to wash mine today for the first time-- and none of the snakies are fessing up to who made that mess in there!!!!!

[Snake lover 3-25]

LOL thank's i think i'll get soime next time i go there... i do need some more mulch...:):):D LOL very cute!!!