New and seeking advice

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Originally Posted by tigerlily

Didn't you read the warning label that comes on all bps? They are addictive!! :D

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Haha, I must have stuck it in the drawer with the manual on raising kids before reading it, but man, you aren't kidding!

Gineveve,
Yes, since reading here I have changed my setup quite a bit. The sand is gone, replaced with newspaper, I have a different water bowl, and 2 matching hides as of today. The advice here has been excellent, and I have learned that I need to disregard everything the people at the pet store told me. I was here as a guest for a while before signing up, reading every thread I had time for!
I've already talked to my husband about getting more snakes, once we've learned a lot more and gotten this little one off to a great start.

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Originally Posted by SarahMB

Haha, I must have stuck it in the drawer with the manual on raising kids before reading it, but man, you aren't kidding!

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You got a manual!! :O Well dang! :D If you ever dig it out, find out if children cause brain damage in adults. ;)

I think you already know the answer to that question ;)

Babies eat brain cells!

What question? :imslow: ;) Where am I? :giggle:

I think when I had the kids the doctor put a buzzer in my butt and the kids have the receiver inplanted behind their ears. They can be happily playing or watching TV, whatever...I sit my butt down to use the phone, the computer or read a book....all "H" breaks loose! Somebody's bugging somebody, somebody needs money for school, somebody's flushing a cat down the toilet (I'm joking!)...whatever but it means mom better get up and deal with it FAST!

Of course gawd forbid I actually want an hour long bubble bath....that's just asking for disaster to strike the house! :P

Haha, you all are cracking me up. I can definitely relate!

Hey Sarah, I'm new to this site and have been reading all the threads as I'm getting ready to get a little one too. And these threads turn into a computerized soap opera you have to see what happens next.

So, how is your little guy doing now

Hi Adam,

I know what you mean, I'm trying to keep up with everyone's snake stories as well.

I'm not sure how Trey is doing, really. I was really worried a couple of days ago, since he wasn't coming out of his hide at all. But now I realize it's because he's been tube fed, and they usually stay hidden when digesting. I fed him again last night, so he's still hiding. There are signs that he's changing to his warm hide sometime in the night, so I feel better about that.

As for his weight, my scales show him at 42g, which would mean that he's lost 3g. But today was the first time I weighed him on my scale, the other weight was from the scale at the vet's office. So I'm going to wait and weigh him again next week, to see if there's just a difference between the scales used, ya know?

Otherwise, I guess he seems about the same. He's not getting weaker or wobbly, or anything like that, so I think that's a good sign!

Thanks for asking :)