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Serpentine pickpocket
Jul. 17th, 2007 06:05 pmWe dropped by the pet store for one last visit today.
My impression of their ethical behavior was confirmed when the owner, who I spoke to this time rather than the gal I've been speaking with before, explained at length about rainbows not being starter snakes. *grins* He didn't just try and sell it to me. Although I am still fairly certain that with adequate preparation I can keep a rainbow healthy and happy. It'll just take more effort and research.
I held a more or less grown ball python (around three feet) and held one of the baby rainbows while I was there. She didn't strike this time. The guy was much calmer picking it up, and I of course know better than to make any sudden movements, so although you could tell she was kind of tense at first, she relaxed pretty quick and was cruising around my hands for twenty minutes or so.
Meanwhile JJ was holding the ball python, who apparently thinks cargo pockets make a good hide. He poked his nose into the pocket, then put his head in. We thought that was funny enough, but pretty soon he'd tucked all three feet of rather fat snake into JJ's pocket! And when I went to remove him, he'd wrapped himself quite firmly around JJ's wallet. Snake is a budding pick pocket, apparently.
In other news, the house is totally clean! Wooo! The only thing left to do now for the trip is to get our backpacking tent from JJ's dad, and to pack up clothes and other personal stuff. The camping gear is all stowed, save the one tent. Tomorrow (at a disgustingly early hour!) we depart.
My impression of their ethical behavior was confirmed when the owner, who I spoke to this time rather than the gal I've been speaking with before, explained at length about rainbows not being starter snakes. *grins* He didn't just try and sell it to me. Although I am still fairly certain that with adequate preparation I can keep a rainbow healthy and happy. It'll just take more effort and research.
I held a more or less grown ball python (around three feet) and held one of the baby rainbows while I was there. She didn't strike this time. The guy was much calmer picking it up, and I of course know better than to make any sudden movements, so although you could tell she was kind of tense at first, she relaxed pretty quick and was cruising around my hands for twenty minutes or so.
Meanwhile JJ was holding the ball python, who apparently thinks cargo pockets make a good hide. He poked his nose into the pocket, then put his head in. We thought that was funny enough, but pretty soon he'd tucked all three feet of rather fat snake into JJ's pocket! And when I went to remove him, he'd wrapped himself quite firmly around JJ's wallet. Snake is a budding pick pocket, apparently.
In other news, the house is totally clean! Wooo! The only thing left to do now for the trip is to get our backpacking tent from JJ's dad, and to pack up clothes and other personal stuff. The camping gear is all stowed, save the one tent. Tomorrow (at a disgustingly early hour!) we depart.
