Bailee
07-22-2009, 06:27 PM
Hey everyone... I'm Bailee.
Obviously I'm new, I'm coming from Michigan...
I've had Garter snakes before...
The one I just had, her name was Anzu.
Here is a picture:
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk250/RikkaArashi/anzu004.jpg
We'd found her in the yard, and she had an injured face.
One of her eyes were gone, and it looked like she had scraped her face, so her mouth was always partially open.
We believed she was blind.
She rarely used her tongue.
I had her for... a few days, maybe three.
I kept her because she was pretty defenseless, I wanted to ensure her a longer life, but as you see, she did not live long.
I'm really upset, for I had grown quite attached to her.
She used to wrap around my fingers, and while in my lap, she would curl the tip of her tail around the tip of my finger.
I have absolutely no idea why she died... I don't know if it had to do with shedding her skin, because that was what she was doing right before she died.
She seemed active enough.. though she would frequently stop, and lie there.
For three days I was in fear she'd die any minute... She'd even lay on her back, but as soon as I would pick her up, she would be fine again.
And then the time I don't suspect she's dead... she is.
I'm not sure if she ate, we bought her crickets, for we couldn't find any earth worms.
I'm unsure if she starved though, because it was out of no where, sudden.
Well.. I'm done with my story. If you have any ideas of why she died.. please tell me.
I'm glad to be here, it's nice to meet you all.
Obviously I'm new, I'm coming from Michigan...
I've had Garter snakes before...
The one I just had, her name was Anzu.
Here is a picture:
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk250/RikkaArashi/anzu004.jpg
We'd found her in the yard, and she had an injured face.
One of her eyes were gone, and it looked like she had scraped her face, so her mouth was always partially open.
We believed she was blind.
She rarely used her tongue.
I had her for... a few days, maybe three.
I kept her because she was pretty defenseless, I wanted to ensure her a longer life, but as you see, she did not live long.
I'm really upset, for I had grown quite attached to her.
She used to wrap around my fingers, and while in my lap, she would curl the tip of her tail around the tip of my finger.
I have absolutely no idea why she died... I don't know if it had to do with shedding her skin, because that was what she was doing right before she died.
She seemed active enough.. though she would frequently stop, and lie there.
For three days I was in fear she'd die any minute... She'd even lay on her back, but as soon as I would pick her up, she would be fine again.
And then the time I don't suspect she's dead... she is.
I'm not sure if she ate, we bought her crickets, for we couldn't find any earth worms.
I'm unsure if she starved though, because it was out of no where, sudden.
Well.. I'm done with my story. If you have any ideas of why she died.. please tell me.
I'm glad to be here, it's nice to meet you all.