guidofatherof5
11-06-2008, 10:41 PM
I have a group(29)of Radixs born 3 months age. It's always a great time feeding them. Most of them will be looking out of their hide. As soon as they can smell the meal it's like a snake stampede. Everyone jocking for first taste. Hand feeding this many can be daunting. Tonight, amongst the feeding frenzy I notice a smaller little girl sitting in the corner. She was much smaller than all the others. I felt terrible for her. She didn't want to be part of the feed with the others. She was at the cold end of the enclosure and looked lost and out of place. I picked her up and warmed her. A couple of my kids gathered around. I explained the situation to them and they asked what we could do. I explained she may need to go in the TLC box for awhile. I then sorted through the last of my WC worms and found a baby nightcrawler. I held the littleone down to the worm and she eat it. 2 larger worms later she was looking full. I couldn't help but feel she just needed some one-on-one time.
Sometimes I see the same look on my kids faces. With 5(4 girls and 1 boy) Dads spread pretty thin. That's when a date night will be setup with the one who needs it. I found it interesting that this little Radix was feeling the same kind of feelings. She felt lost in the mix of life. Sometimes snakes and people can be very similar. It's been a couple of hours since the feed, the kids are all in bed and my little lost one is back in her corner. I better go take care of this one.
Sometimes I see the same look on my kids faces. With 5(4 girls and 1 boy) Dads spread pretty thin. That's when a date night will be setup with the one who needs it. I found it interesting that this little Radix was feeling the same kind of feelings. She felt lost in the mix of life. Sometimes snakes and people can be very similar. It's been a couple of hours since the feed, the kids are all in bed and my little lost one is back in her corner. I better go take care of this one.