I finally have a snake room

[siz]

It's interesting to see how people react to snakes when they aren't exactly fans. I've convinced a few friends who are terrified of snakes to hold my BP and most of them have grown to like (or tolerate) her, haha.

[Wolfus_305]

Ahah! Lucky you! My friends aren't quite at that stage yet. I'm lucky if they get within 5 feet of his enclosure!

[LadyParvati]

Ahh. Well, I'm sneakier. My BPs vivarium looks like a giant terrarium except for the hides & water bowl. People will see no animal and sit right in front of it. Then as darkness falls, the BP will emerge and surprise them. So far, even the most ophidiophobic person I've had visiting hasn't run away! At least--not until I take the slithery guy out of the vivarium! ;-)

[siz]

haha, Surprise!

[LadyParvati]

haha, Surprise!

Well, not entirely--it's not quite that much fun! I warn them before I get the snake out so they can choose to leave the room if they are really phobic.

Happy Day! Last night was my last--very last!--class! I turned in our final group research paper and now I can do my own thing!! Hooray!

[Chu'Wuti]

I really wish I had a snake room, or at least more room. I have one BP and I want something that's awake in the daytime, too.

[siz]

Originally Posted by Chu'Wuti

I have one BP and I want something that's awake in the daytime, too.

Mine tours around during the day, mostly in the evening and morning though.

[Chu'Wuti]

Yeah, my BP comes out in the evening sometimes after it gets dark, and we turn on red lights just for a couple of hours so we can watch it. Otherwise, I have to go look at it in the middle of the night to see it. I used to have a milk snake that was routinely out in the afternoon/evening. What I want now is both! I may drive my DH crazy!

Maybe when my son finally moves out I'll turn his room into a snake room! Who needs a guest room, after all!

[PDXErik]

Originally Posted by Chu'Wuti

Yeah, my BP comes out in the evening sometimes after it gets dark, and we turn on red lights just for a couple of hours so we can watch it. Otherwise, I have to go look at it in the middle of the night to see it. I used to have a milk snake that was routinely out in the afternoon/evening. What I want now is both! I may drive my DH crazy!

Maybe when my son finally moves out I'll turn his room into a snake room! Who needs a guest room, after all!

Mine is a guest room, it's just that my guests require particular care

[mykee]

"I don't know a snake without a clear line. They don't like me or care for me."

Tsk tsk tsk, all those snake-hugging, anthropomorphists would have a heyday with you young sir....

[Chu'Wuti]

all those snake-hugging, anthropomorphists would have a heyday with you young sir.

You mean like me? LOL

My DIL's parents think I am verrrrrry strange . . . clearly I am a snake-hugger!

VBG!

[Aaron_S]

They probably would but I only need to call a couple people for back up

Or you know...they just might "sick" their snakes on me with their commands.

[Chu'Wuti]

they just might "sick" their snakes on me with their commands

Do you mean sick or sic??

Ever try training a snake to act a particular way on command?? Hah! If that could be done, I'd train this darned BP of mine to eat on command!

[Aaron_S]

I'm not sure on how the spelling of the word should be when someone "sics" or "sicks" an animal on the other? You know the whole "sick him Sheba" kind of thing.

[Chu'Wuti]

Gotca. Preferred spelling is sic. hmmm . . . I gotta look up that word--I wonder where it came from? OK, anyway, not to go off topic . . . what was the topic? Oh, yeah--your snake room! I think if my DH would build me a few new shelves, some could be for books, some for snakes . . . I thought about converting our attic storage space but it gets way too hot in the summer. Gotta keep thinking about this!