Random Snake News

[EasternGirl]

@angrygamer...because your landlord saw the tank and told you to tell the neighbor you are selling it, it sounds to me like he already assumes you have a pet that you are not telling him about and has chosen to pretend he doesn't know. I wouldn't worry about it. I think he would have pressed further to know what was going on if he was angry and planning on telling you to get rid of whatever you had in the tank. Unless he says something to you, I wouldn't say anything. Sounds dishonest I know...but he isn't stupid, he must have known you were using the tank for something. You obviously aren't the first person to hide a pet. I had several apartments when I was in college that my cats were living in with me and were not allowed. You do what you have to do to have your pets.

[angrygamer]

@angrygamer...because your landlord saw the tank and told you to tell the neighbor you are selling it, it sounds to me like he already assumes you have a pet that you are not telling him about and has chosen to pretend he doesn't know. I wouldn't worry about it. I think he would have pressed further to know what was going on if he was angry and planning on telling you to get rid of whatever you had in the tank. Unless he says something to you, I wouldn't say anything. Sounds dishonest I know...but he isn't stupid, he must have known you were using the tank for something. You obviously aren't the first person to hide a pet. I had several apartments when I was in college that my cats were living in with me and were not allowed. You do what you have to do to have your pets.

Well the thing is, I was still under the impression that small pets in cages are OK no matter what at the time, so I didn't announce it to him or anything, I just called up one day and said, "hey, I need to clean this fish tank, can you let me in the closet with the water spigot?" In any event, he didn't bat an eye. Come to find out that, yes, if a landlord doesn't want pets whatsoever then he can exclude them.

He didn't say anything else though, and he has really taken to me in the 6 1/2 years I've lived here. I've never been late with the rent once, not once. We've only argued about something one time. It's his son who I am worried about, he's the actual owner, but he's not here that often, and usually only when emergencies arise. He can come off like a real prick sometimes, and I don't why he's got such an attitude problem.

So as of now, I think I am going to just wait it out. If worse comes to worse though and he is going to try and make me give Glyph away, I have one more course of action to take.

In other news, Glyph chomped on me real good the other day, enough to draw blood. I had just eaten dinner and washed my hands, and I went to move some stuff around in his tank a little bit and put down a little fresh moss. I know he thought I was food, I had just had lamb for dinner and even after washing and sanitizing my hands there was still probably a scent of it on them.

This is only the third time he has bitten me since I have owned him, right after I took him to the vet he nibbled on me twice in one day, and I'm sure he thought I was food then as well. But it wasn't anything like this.

I felt his teeth dig into me, and I don't know if you've ever pulled milkweeds, but when you pull a big one with your bare hands, the stem has these little thorns in it that you can barely see, but you can feel them when you try and pull them up out of the ground...it felt a lot like that.

It took me second to realize what was happening, because for a moment I thought it was something sharp in the moss...then I was like, "hey wait a minute, moss wouldn't do that!" I looked down, and there he was, nom nom nom. Cleaned and bandaged it and it's much better now.

We did our normal thing later that evening, I usually take him out 5 - 6 days a week and we hang out together for a while...so there was nothing out of the ordinary.

[kibakiba]

Lucky. If my snakes drew blood, my hand would be swollen and purple with a numb/tingly and prickly feel pulsing through it.

[EasternGirl]

Cee Cee lunged at me today with her mouth open and tried to take a nip but I jerked my hand out of the way in time. I don't know what is up with her lately. Good luck with the landlord situation and keep us posted.

[infernalis]

Hey, do any of you that rent have issues with snakes and your landlords?

I don't rent anymore, but that's what started the whole thing, My landlord would not allow any cats or dogs, he did not allow aquariums (water damage risk) but he did allow me to have a snake...

When we got the house, I set up a reptile room and well now snakes are such a part of everyday life, my whole family is very involved in it, can't imagine not having snakes.

[katach]

That's the great thing about snakes, no fur, no feathers, no dander. If you care for them properly, no smell. They don't bark, meow, squawk, or cry. They are the prefect pet for a rental.

[kibakiba]

The only "downside" to them is that they carry so much less disease than a human being. Or even a kid, those things get sick so much it isn't even funny! Every time I see my therapist, theres always at least 5 kids in the waiting room... I get sick a lot because of them.

[EasternGirl]

Tell me about it...I've been sick since my son was born! Lol...

[kibakiba]

It's kind of funny that they this snakes are a horrible spawn of satan, when kids kick, scream and a full of contagious sickness. Snakes are quiet and compared to kids, have literally no disiease or sickness causing crap. I've had bad expreriences with kids thouigh... Twins... Spawns of freaking satan himself. Need birth control? Baby sit them! You'll hate being around kids for life... Lol.

[katach]

Finally got all of the snakes on pinkies without scenting!