Its oh so quiet Shh Shh

[anji1971]

Oh, dear. I can see it now.........the next big thread on the forum will be "Pics of You in Your Undies" and James will have the first post!

[drache]

I wish I could get excited about James' knickers
I need something that frivolous or better

things are a bit grim (grit your teeth and get on with it) right now
both Mikhaila and I have an upper respiratory flu thingy
except she gets to stay at home and I'm at work

yesterday I found mites in one of my tanks and now I'm wondering who else has got them
I've been very careful since the last episode and hadn't seen any evidence for at least a couple of months
this time it's Casey Jones, the western hognose, and he didn't even get them last time
hopefully I caught it in time and there won't be any spreading to other enclosures

work is totally boring
I don't even know why they need me here
I should have stayed in bed
I guess I would have, but they only pay me when I show up
it's so unfair

[Lori P]

I hear ya... most of the time, I think my bosses would be better off paying me to stay at home... but I can't convince them of that!! LOL

I do hope you feel better soon... opper respitory thingies are the pits.

Sorry about the mites, too. What a pain.

Hope your day gets better!!!!

[Stefan-A]

Sorry to hear about the flu thingy and the mites.




This was the year I was going to breed my snakes. That little plan worked out great, huh? (This is me venting frustration.)

[adamanteus]

Stefan, it will happen for you. One day you'll be overrun with little ophidians!

[Sid]

I wish I could get excited about James' knickers
I need something that frivolous or better

things are a bit grim (grit your teeth and get on with it) right now
both Mikhaila and I have an upper respiratory flu thingy
except she gets to stay at home and I'm at work

yesterday I found mites in one of my tanks and now I'm wondering who else has got them
I've been very careful since the last episode and hadn't seen any evidence for at least a couple of months
this time it's Casey Jones, the western hognose, and he didn't even get them last time
hopefully I caught it in time and there won't be any spreading to other enclosures

work is totally boring
I don't even know why they need me here
I should have stayed in bed
I guess I would have, but they only pay me when I show up
it's so unfair

Sorry the two of you are feeling bad with the flu, Rhea.
Did you ever try the Hartz flea and tick powder for cats that was mentioned in an earlier thread? I tried it and had fantastic results. Got rid of all mites in one treatment, no re-occurance and no ill effects on the Garters.
Good luck.

[Stefan-A]

Stefan, it will happen for you. One day you'll be overrun with little ophidians!

One day, just not the year I intended.

[drache]

I just remembered that I asked my new vet to check the usage guidelines and relative merits of frontline and advantage
as soon as I can talk, I'll call her
meanwhile it's the snake oil treatment (he loves it)
so far nothing evil's turned up in other tanks

I am much sicker though
I even found myself thinking earlier "i don't care if the crickets die"
this was right after I got through serving the lizards their greens

Stefan
sympathies

[anji1971]

Rhea, I hope you and Mikhaila feel better soon. There are some nasty bugs going around these days. And it's always much worse when you can't even stay home and rest.
Good luck with the mite battle as well.
Take care!

[drache]

on a more cheerful note
(besides the fact that I am still sick and at work again)
I am getting a boyfriend for Sammy from Scott and if all goes well, she'll have babies this year
also
he found an anery plains baby in his basement and is sending it to me
apparently this baby was very dehydrated, but seems to be doing fine now
both of my anery plains garters are leaving their age-mates in the dust as far as growth, and I'm curious whether this new baby will catch up