The first 4 weeks of garter keeping

[Char361979]

You are so right Steve. You can see the pain in his little face. Stuck in a tiny box with just substrate and a water dish, surrounded by these big brutes with no elan or finese. Destined to sit there until they put him in the clearance sale when some snot nosed kid will buy him and not love him or cherish him as we could. He will never know the joy of curling up with Binky the way Eskarina does or wrapping himself round my thumb whilst watching tv. The will know none of these things. He will merely sit alone in his plastic prison.

I would dearly love to just go get him but I can't drive and the shop is far enough away that I can't go and get him without Chris taking me.... Gosh darn it!!

[chris-uk]

I bet if that snake just suddenly shouwed up at your place Chris wouldn't be too upset.
Poor lonely little snake sitting there, alone and only wanting a family of it's own.
When the lights go out it returns to its hide and dreams of the day some kind person will come in and rescue it.
Day after day it waits.
When will the madness end.

Unfortunately Char doesn't drive and the shop is further away than she is willing to walk. Maybe if it's still there when we get the next batch of fish (we picked up a Siamese Fighting Fish from the shop on Sunday - beautiful fish, but there's a different thread for other pets).

And Steve, you make me feel guilty now. In the shop they have water bowls, nice substrate, but they are in pretty small boxes and I don't remember seeing a hide in there...

[Char361979]

you make me feel guilty now.

So you should

[snakehill]

Hey Char! I think he's yours! Hope he's still there!!!

[Char361979]

I'm working on it snakehill!

I knew you guys would understand the poor little fella's plight.

[chris-uk]

Meh.... I might cave in. But we also know a man who has a couple of dozen checkereds in need of homes. Including a batch of 50% albino checkereds.

And just so you guys don't think that we have a weird marriage where we type at each other on a forum across the room from each other... I'm 140 miles from home working for a couple of days. If I was at home I'm sure I'd be getting a real guilt trip by now.

[Char361979]

Guilt trip is a little strong... moral instruction is the term I would use.

[snakehill]

Sorry to hear about your little one that isn't doing well!!

[Char361979]

She just won't eat. It's really sad as she's got the prettiest markings and colours of all of them and is the most inquisitive.

[guidofatherof5]

Hoping the little one does a turn around before it's too late.