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The snake and the rat
Wednesday, April 23, 2008

I'll be working my last day at my current job on Friday, and there has to be a farewell. The company always gives a present to the person who is leaving. Now as it happens, two of us are leaving at the same time. So we had to buy a present for this guy.

It's so much easier to buy something for a girl, than for a guy. But in this case, I knew just the thing. A snake. My friend who also resigned loves snakes.

So I trundle off to buy him the snake (no-one else will go) and I go pick him up the prettiest little mottled corn snake. This was on Tuesday, and the farewell is only on Friday, so the snake has to stay at my place in the meantime. Which is fine, except that I already have a pet rat, who now smells the scary (teensy-tiny) snake and is all upset. I admit, it was a little insensitive of me.

The snake on the other hand is alone for the fist time in his life, and was probably cold. So I made a hot water bottle for the snake, just in case. And he wanted it too, because he went and lay against the side of the container that was against the hot water bottle. Shame, poor little one.

Tomorrow will be the test... that is when I have to go and buy a pink (baby mouse) for the snake's dinner. I can't help but wonder whether he can't just stay hungry until Friday!

COMMENTS

Friday, April 25, 2008 11:03 AM

CITIZEN


Make sure its dead. It's a lot easier to feed them dead mice, and they can't get hurt by them too.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008 10:49 AM

DUN


yuk,just making a mental note not too open any present from you

Wednesday, April 23, 2008 8:00 AM

ANGELLEMARCS


I have a ball python and it was a bit hard for me the first time I fed him. It does get easier. Granted, you will be free of him before then. Snakes are nice pets and very easy to take care of. Just don't give it a heat rock. It will burn itself. Hope your friend like him. :))


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