Obtaing a different species

[snakehill]

Awww... So sorry!!!!!

[Mommy2many]

So sorry to hear of your loss.

[d_virginiana]

Sorry for your loss. You don't really realize how much company snakes can be until you lose one..

[Lovok]

Sorry for your loss. You don't really realize how much company snakes can be until you lose one..

Truer words were never spoken. Scylla WAS my company, pretty much exclusively since December of last year.

I'd not been on here for some time, mostly because I was hit by a car last November while riding my motor scooter. I was in the hospital early all of that month, and even though I was in traction with tubes sticking out from me, I worried constantly. My roomie is no fan of snakes, but he stepped up and helped take care of her when I couldn't. Even HE had to admit she was cool!

When I finally was released, I couldn't DO anything except lay in bed and heal. That's where Scylla came in. I'd watch her cruise around her tank, talk to her when I'd hobble by, I was still mobile enough to take her out & handle her, and other times she'd watch me when I'd be doing exercises or simply moving around in the room. When my friends couldn't keep me company or visit, Scylla was there.

Now it just feels empty, and I think finding out how important she was to me makes me think getting another snake would be a good idea, and better to get one sooner than later. I don't want to rush, but there IS a certain imperative to it, if that makes any sense.

[ConcinusMan]

Took me several years after losing my concinnus pair that I raised from babies, before I could even look at another garter snake. I understand how the loss can sting.

I had those two from the time I graduated high school, and they lived about 20 years. Two or three years after they died, I decided I was ready for garter snakes again. I missed them. That's when I joined the forum and naturally, that's how my screen name came about. I didn't even have any garter snakes when I joined!