Worst Nightmare

[Gutziegal]

Last night I had just fallen asleep on the couch watching T.V. when my husband woke me up. The power had been flickering and finally when out. We set up candles, found the flashlights and called Hydro (electric company). They stated the power would be back on within a couple of hours, Whew.

Now, to check on the snakes. Phantasia's glass vivarium holds the heat very well so we knew she would be okay for a while, but when we checked on 8-balls tub, the temperature had already dropped by 10 degrees, UH OH.

I sent my husband for a pillow case, threw the little wormie in, and placed him safely with me under the duvet in bed. Off to sleep I went, zzzzzzz.

I woke a couple of hours later to the power coming back on, finally. I decided not to put him back in his tub until it warmed up to normal temps. Again, zzzzzzz.

I'm guessing only a half hour passed when I woke up yet again; dripping of sweat and lying in a puddle. Did "I" pee the bed?? I threw the duvet off me, got up and turned the lights on. That's when I realized the pillow case was empty, OH NO.

Frantically I searced the duvets' crevaces with no luck. Then out of the corner of my eye, I saw him. Being lazy, I tend to throw my dirty clothes in a pile beside the bed which he found very cozy. I grabbed him and put him back in his tub, safe and sound, disaster averted.

Now for the puddle. I checked my pants, it wasn't me. How in the world could my 150g spider wormie possibly hold more liquid than his water dish? I still don't know.

Morals of the story
1. Always be prepared. Know what you will do or where you will go in a panicked situation.
2. Make sure your pillow case is tied tightly.
3. Remember your snakes can hold a lot of liquid or solids.
4. Feed your snakes. Take care of your snakes. Love your snakes.

[Freakie_frog]

LOL too funny. Good job on finding the little guy.

This is why I tell people to have a emergency kit for their reptiles. In that kit needs to be; bags for snakes only, heat packs that will last at least 24 hours, marker to label said bags so hets don't get mixed up, and a container of some sort to hold all the bagged snakes and keep the heat from the heat packs in.