Miss Marley

[EasternGirl]

It is tough, I know. I have often wondered what I would do if I had to be away for any significant amount of time. I have four snakes...each who are picky and have a particular routine for eating. One has to be fed with hemostats, one has to eat under his hide, one has to be supervised while eating, and one never wants to eat! And they all have to be taken out of their enclosures and put into a separate tank to be fed.

[Light of Dae]

Try going to a local pet store and put up a poster see if anyone who has experience with snakes wants to make 20bucks, put up posters or just talk to people where you buy pinkie mice.. etc See if anyone is up for snake sitting.

Then maybe write up a little 'agreement' that states they are responsible for the loss or damages to your snake if due to neglect and or carelessness and that you have the right to pursue them for said damages n loss up to $____ Take pictures of your snake n attach to the document. You should have a copy n the sitter should have a copy both signed by you, the sitter, and a witness. Stating that both parties understand and accept the terms.
Some may say signed documents are a bit much, but it covers your butt. I'd do it if I had to.

[EasternGirl]

I don't think I could leave my snakes with someone I didn't know.

[InsanePirateDragon]

Yeah Im paranoid about that a bit too, someone I don't know. But I nearly forgot about the lixard store where I get all the feeders and what not. I think they m.ight do reptile sitting I'm not sure I'll have to look into it. Hopefully they do it

Now they I would trust, its ran by a guy who knows what he's doing and raises his own feeders and most of his herp stock. He's the guy I purchased my Leo from they have no problem anwsering any questions that I have. And he has most of the city to himself as theres no Petsmart or Petco in the county and he does a lot of community stuff as well. So I wouldn't mind his store looking after them.

[EasternGirl]

Well, there you go.

[InsanePirateDragon]

Okay, I called them up and asked how much it would be and its 5-10 dollars a day so thats not that bad at all, and I'll at least know that she's being fed and watered.

And because I haven't posted any for a while of the red ham escapist, but nothing seems to be doing her red any justice..

Still the poser as always


So much red


And I just love her neck markings, just how irregular they look and that red fade



And just love that head


And not about this as if I'm seeing something but there's looks to be tints of red starting to come in or how the sun is catching, not exactly sure at this point.

[EasternGirl]

I think the tints of red could be speckling...I know it's common in northwesterns...don't know if red-sideds get it as well. She sure is a beautiful girl. Love that first pic! Definitely a ham!

[guidofatherof5]

That's a good looking snake.

[InsanePirateDragon]

Marley's suddenly gotten shy about eating but its kind of funny.

She took half a worm from the stats, she's starting to prefer the bigger chunks and made me have to go and buy some fresh tubs as she refuses to touch any of the worms I caught a while back, so I thought it was sort of weird. When I waited for her to swallow it a bit down I offered the other half and she tore off for the other side of the tank. So I put a few worms in the food bowl and went to put the rest up.

I come back and she's has one half way down and doesn't mind me watching her eat so she's not completely shy. Crazy snake.

[Chondro788]

Absolutely stunning female!!!