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whoaxmary · 02-19-11, 05:54 AM

She is a cute lil' bugger. That's why I wanted a BP for my first. And such good personality - if you believe snakes have such a thing - after spending more time with them the past few years I do now.
I have to tell people to watch out for my puppy biting them - I have no worries that Blue would bite.
Last night before giving her a final nix spray down I was soaking her in a large bowl in the kitchen to help with her shedding, and while I was doing something she climbed out and started moving across the table - no where fast so I wasn't worried. Then my mom of all people went and picked her up... Guess you'd have to know my mom to know how awesome this is...For the first few weeks Blue was home all I heard was "OMG you have that thing on you! omg~ omg! omg! its looking at me! omgomg! omg mary! omg is it going to bite! omg why is it squeezing your arm!?!?! omg!" lmao. Sooo, it was nice to see her so calmy pick her up and pass her to me (she didn't seem interested it holding her for long :P lol). I love when my newphews and neice come visit cause I can trust her with them completely...-it's them I have to keep my eye on ! lol.
Perfect little pet. <3 Cuddles better than either of my cats or puppy.

blindfireak40 · 02-20-11, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by whoaxmary

.For the first few weeks Blue was home all I heard was "OMG you have that thing on you! omg~ omg! omg! its looking at me! omgomg! omg mary! omg is it going to bite! omg why is it squeezing your arm!?!?! omg!"

Story of my LIFE right now hahahahaha, almost a direct quote. What is it with moms and snakes??

whoaxmary · 02-20-11, 03:50 PM

Lol, not sure, but mine is noooot very happy to know I'm bringing in a new snake tommorow. <3

blindfireak40 · 02-20-11, 09:18 PM

Mine was actually not as much against it as I thought...I jokingly said I was bringing another one home, cuz the petstore has a Lavender/Diffused (or maybe Motley) baby, and she said "Not 'till you sell your car."

Great improvement over "You can have a snake when you're living on your own in another city."

whoaxmary · 02-20-11, 09:24 PM

Yes - very much an improvement. Mines come around a bit now. :P Showed her pictures today, and she thinks the cornsnake I'm getting is adorable. Then we were talking about the extra tank I have, and I told her not to worry, I wouldn't fill it 'till I moved it Sept. She just laughed and told me not to lie. :P

CanadianEryx · 02-21-11, 12:34 PM

I feel so old, you guys! I am "the mom" and I am the one who finally got the snake she has always wanted. I actually got it from my kids. It's my husband who is nervous around her and has never really held her--at least not unless I put her on his lap. None of us(aside from myself) has really been around snakes much--we've always lived in cities and only seen them in pet stores. My one son owned a couple of leopard geckos for a while, but that is about it. As a kid I lived across the street from open, rocky land (we called it the quarry) in Hamilton, Ontario where a clutch or two of garters lived so that's where my love for snakes began. I'm actually looking at rescuing a bearded dragon in the near future so I guess I'm just a unique Mom who continues to surprise the kids (and adults) in her life. Just as an aside, I also got my nosed pierced at the age of 39! Give your moms a break--they'll come around...if they see how happy you are with your reps, that will be all that it takes for them to be happy too (don't force them to hold your pets, however, as you may find yourself living somewhere else

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whoaxmary · 02-21-11, 03:40 PM

If you're still in Ontario we're neighboors a-vd. :P
Hehe, and they do come around. My mom is pretty cool. (She got her nosed pierced and belly button with me at the age of 47 :Poesn't have either anymore though)
And you're right - her seeing how happy my pets make me is probably the only reason I get away with it until I move out. Expecially with this snake because she knew I had wanted it for a long time, but couldn't take it when it was orginally offered to me (I was just getting my BP settled at the time and couldn't handle another one rightaway) so when I saw they were selling it again - my mom knew I couldn't give it up.
What sort of snake did you get? And good luck on finding a B.D.

Sidenote; corn home today~ pictures in this thread.

whoaxmary · 02-21-11, 03:42 PM

that didnt work? http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/elaph...ame-ideas.html

belovedboas · 02-21-11, 04:36 PM

welcome to the forum!!

CanadianEryx · 02-21-11, 05:55 PM

I have a ksb named Eryx. She is approx. 6 months old and 14 inches long. I've had her since Dec. 5 and she & I have weathered a few storms since then (difficult sheds, not eating x6 weeks, being clawed by a cat...). It's been a real learning experience and I've loved it!! You can teach an old dog new tricks!!! The bearded dragon I may get is owned by a family who is related to a boarder we had a year ago. They evidently got it as a pet last fall, but no one wants to take care of it anymore. I'm waiting to hear from our ex-boarder to see if we can have it. Thanks for asking about me and my babies (all my kids are 14 and up so I'm just starting over in a new and interesting way). Hope you learn lots here, Whoaxmary. Enjoy your little ones! BTW, I now live in Edmonton but I still have lots of relatives in Ontario including a sister and a brother so I do visit the Waterloo area annually!