Count Down till I Get "Mint" - Page 2

Kmef07 · 03-02-09, 04:02 PM

Ya in cincy there doesn't have to be snow falling for people to drive like idiots. It just has to be snowing even if it is all melting as it touches the ground. people here just either drive very well or horrible.

Chu'Wuti · 03-03-09, 03:47 AM

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You guys shut down for 3 inches of snow?!

Yeah, it seems pretty crazy, I know.

The problem is that some of us live in places where it doesn't stay snowy all winter; we just get a few snowstorms. With less call for the equipment, our cities don't maintain lots of snow moving equipment, so when it does snow, we get shut down for what y'all farther north think is nothing. Of course, we also get really bad ice--a half an inch of pure ice on the ground & streets can cause more trouble than a foot of snow! LOTS of people falling & ending up in the hospital, tree branches breaking and falling on people & killing them . . . all because of ice & attendant unusually low temps.

Faequine · 03-03-09, 09:47 AM

I hate ice. In fall we get a lot of freezing rain where it leaves you praying for a good snow cover so we can get some damn traction. And along with ice i hate the morons that dont know what salt and gravel is.

Wolfus_305 · 03-03-09, 09:28 PM

Haha! Aww 3 inches, how cute! I've had to walk to school in more snow than that!
Better safe than sorry though if the majority of people where you are don't know how to handle snow.
Ugh! I hate ice, slipped on my walk to school today. I didn't even see the ice, I can't imagine what consequences half an inch of ice would cause!
Kenny

Kmef07 · 03-03-09, 09:43 PM

Well Kentucky just had over an inch and a half in some places and it put people out of power for more than two months. it was crazy in cincy we only got between half and inch and an inch. We had a three day period where it was 8-10 inches of wet snow one day then that turned to half an inch to an inch of ice then that turned back to really powerdy snow that fell quick and was anywhere from 10-14 inches. so all that was on the ground at the same time. I took my son sledding and he was almost all covered up by the close to two feet of snow.

Then three days later it was 63 degrees. tell me that isn't crazy. then everywhere flooded. lol cincy weather is horrible.

butters5620 · 03-03-09, 10:17 PM

Wow that is one of the coolest snakes I have ever seen. I like the colorful ones

. Maybe if my life ever slows down I'll be able to get a second snake. For now I'm having trouble even keeping up with my bp!!! You might've seen my thread...

But good luck with 'Mint!' If I was getting a snake like that I would probably have died by now with anticipation

Faequine · 03-04-09, 09:46 AM

Mint is a girl!

Chu'Wuti · 03-04-09, 09:59 AM

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Mint is a girl!

Oh, that's exciting!

Someday when she's mature enough, you could breed her if you wanted! Of course, there's more work involved--more money, too, for incubating equipment, etc.

I hope you get to bring her home soon!

Faequine · 03-04-09, 11:41 AM

Just had a thought. Its tax season... ill get a tax return.... if its big enough maybe i wont had to wait till may. If thats the new plan then i MUST set up the tank a soon!

Chu'Wuti · 03-04-09, 11:00 PM

There you go! Get busy!

Faequine · 03-05-09, 11:49 AM

Got the tank and tree thing and feeding container cleaned yesterday. Used baking soda and water on all with the tank i added vinager and water after the BS and h2o was rinsed out, theyre all drying out now, in the closet away from my 2 yr old. Checked the aspen shavings packaging for punctures. Didnt see any so im hoping i can still use it even if the package is extremly dusty. Ill wipe it off for closer examination later. Today i hope to start putting things together if i can locate the box of reptile stuff that some where in the storage room. :s

Chu'Wuti · 03-07-09, 12:55 AM

I'll bet the aspen shavings are fine. I'm so glad you're going to be able to get Mint soon! She's a beauty!

Well, it got up to 82 deg F here today--it's 70 now & almost 1 a.m. Sheesh! We've had flannel sheets on the bed & they're too hot!

Faequine · 03-09-09, 10:51 AM

good that sounds nice. Wake up to -25 c, -35 with wind chill. AND PEOPLE DONT KNOW WHAT A SHOVEL IS!!! :@ I HATE snow drifts >.< ok im good now... its outa my system.... maybe, lol.

Set up the tank over the weekend. Got pics on facebook. Moblie pics so they wont be the best. And a q. Is the water dish suposed to be in there all the time? I dont think theres room:S

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Kmef07 · 03-09-09, 03:24 PM

i would take the temp and humidity gauges you have in the top corners and move them down closer to the substrate where your snake is going to be. it will be a more accurate reading.

Chu'Wuti · 03-10-09, 07:25 AM

Hey, Faequine, Greg's cute! I agree with Kyle--you need to have the temp & humidity gauges down where the snake actually lives. Also, the temp strip won't give you any useful info--they are really inaccurate and it's only measuring the glass temp, not the temp inside the tank.

Don't feel bad--I did the same things wrong with the temperature gauges and several of the guys told me the same thing. After my DH & I got temperature probes and put thermometers inside on the substrate, we learned how far off the temp strip can be! And the difference in reading between the thermometer I had stuck on the enclosure up high and the substrate temp was something like 12 deg F.

-25C! Brrrrrrrr! We never get that cold here in Oklahoma. However, we do get blisteringly hot in the summer, and that's when I'd be happy to trade with you! Last night--between midnight and 2 a.m.--it was 73 deg F, so we had the windows open and it was still too warm for covers. However, it's going to drop back down to freezing (just) today.