Ok, when i first brought Slithers home and set up her tank I had some questions about the heatlamp. Of course I hadn't found thamnophis yet so who could i ask? She has a heating pad under her hideout, btw. Anyway, I turned the light off that night hoping she wouldn't freeze of cold bc it gets pretty cold in our house.

So morning comes around and i turn it back on. Slithers is in her hideout so I tap a little on the rock and she didn't come out. I reach in and i can feel her in there but she doesn't move. I hook my finger around her middle and start to pull her out and STILL she doesn't move.

Ok at this point I think i was about to start crying thinking she was dead, but all of a sudden she slithered out really fast and scared the bejeezus out of me. I really thought she was gonna bite me at that moment. Then i realized she was probably just sleeping really deeply and i scared her as bad as she scared me.