Letters Home from Camp (for Lynn)

Dear Momma Lynn, I really like Camp Hiss ~n~ Slither. They got lots of yummo rats for me to eat. Activities Director Jo says I'm a silly snake because I won't eat unless she covers my little house with a navy blue pillowcase. I love my pillowcase, Momma! Can I bring it home with me when I come to you?

I won the Best Shedder Award this week and I woulda won the Best Pooper award too but that big fat ball python Brannagh beat me out! :( Jo would have sent pictures this week but her camera thingy broke (I think that Brannagh sat on it maybe! :P )

I tried to do arts and crafts but Activities Director Jo just said I must not make pictures with my doodie, even if it was a darned good attempt at neo-classicism. Oh well there's always next time. :D

Camp Director Mike says I'm a very smart little snake. He taught me two things this week, Momma....

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I dunno what that means but he gets a really evil grin on his face when he taught me this....he says you'll "appreciate it"????

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Well that's all from camp this week. My tummy is full, I was a good eater this week *burp* Little rats are good to hug ever so tight! Miss ya but I'm having fun at Camp!

Love,

Morgaine the boa

(so you all don't think I'm losing my mind....we are snake sitting Lynn's lovely 07 hatchling boa and this is just my goofy little attempt at keeping her up-to-date on Morgaine's progress at "camp" :) )

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that's so cute jo!

Lynn! I can't wait to see her in person!

Mitch

LOL... nice! Awww... of course she can bring her pillowcase home with her. And I'm so glad to know she's pooing, even if she's trying to make art out of it. *sigh* I think all children go through this stage.



And I can see I'm going to have to reteach her everything she knows about football. Might have to mail you guys a Buckeyes blankie to put over her cage... :D

Thanks Mike and Jo for all your help! I really appreciate you keeping an eye on the little girl for me! You both are very awesome people for helping me out!

Awww you're welcome, Lynn. It's an honor that you trust us with this precious little boa...she's just a darling wee girl. We will definitely be sending her navy blue pillowcase home with her. She's a goof! Refuses to even consider eating until you put her pillowcase on her tub, as soon as the pillowcase is on...she's all over her fuzzy rat LOL.

We've only been handling her a tiny bit but now that she's settling into a solid feeding pattern we'll have her out a bit more. We want to make sure when she comes home to you Lynn that she's at ease with that as much as Sevvie is. I wish I did have a working camera. I'd love to get a quick picture of her and Sev together for size comparison. He's getting to be such a big old boy and she's just a delicate little female. :)

Loads of Degei records for her too hon (I'm sure you'll enjoy my comments on the nature of her feces LMAO.....okay but heck I'd wanna know if my baby boa was pooping normally! geeze!)

oh, I would love to see Sev too! I'm sure he's getting huge! Lol, especially compared to tiny Morgaine... Sev seems exactly the type to have the big brother syndrome---protective, yet embarrassed to be seen around his kid sis. LOL.


And I LOVE records! Yay!!!

Thank you so much again!

Wowsers.. that made my day!

Awww, Morgaine loves camp! I love the camp letters!

more more more!!! http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...ment-7.php.gif

Anymore letters, Jo? It's been... almost a week :)


I'm thinking about mailing you my digi-cam for the duration, lol! I want to see her so badly! Hoping she's doing well with you... and thanks for everything!

Ah yes, letters from old Camp Hiss-n-Slither....=)

LOL Sorry Lynn I promise to have a new digi cam (might be a cheapo though) in a couple of weeks. I've been lax on the letters as ole Activities Director Jo has been slammed lately with volunteering at the school library and the start of the Cub Scout season. I promise I'll sit down with Morgaine tonight and dictate her slithery thoughts for you. Check back later! :)

Totally understand being busy... this has been the week from you know where for me! Ugh, so glad it's Friday!

Can't wait for letters... happy dance :carrot:
Thanks Jo!

Dear Mommy Lynn,

This has been a fun week at camp. I learned to squeeze my dinner MUCH faster and I'm working on my Rat Eater badge like the good little snake I am. I eyeballed that little ole rattie and nailed it right away (didn't even wait for the humans to put on my cover like usual). Everyone did a happy dance...they are silly around here. *burp* I'm working on my snake stare next :weirdface I figure that'll really scare them :rat: !!!

I like my little blue hide but I really like to just lay around, flick my tongue and watch things so I don't go in my hide so much as those scaredy snake ball pythons do. I don't mind so much when the humans handle me. I don't hiss or nip but I'm still little and get scared easily if it's too busy at Camp.

What's "Grey's Anatomy"? Director Jo won't play with any of us when that's on! Must be something really special! I don't think a snake would like McDreamy so much. Maybe McRattie would be better?

Hissy kisses,

Morgaine

Dear Morgaine,

I'm so proud of you! I told you there wasn't anything to be afraid of when hugging rats! And don't call people silly, hun... I probably would have been dancing around, too.

Your mom's been working hard at getting your new home done. I spent most of the day today finishing up the sanding. I can put the finishing on it soon. I also ordered you some nice, warm flexwatt, and a brand new tub... while I'm really glad you're having such a great time at camp, I really can't wait for you to come home! And things are slowly but surely coming together!

Anyway, continue to be a good little snake for Activities Director Jo... no nipping and no hissing. There's no reason to be afraid, she's very nice :)

Oh, and tell Director Mike that you want to watch the OSU game this evening. Maybe you'll like that better than McDreamy (who is definitely dreamy but a little old for your little snakey rear-end). Take care... and remember to tell Jo and Mike thank you for taking care of you so well!
Lynn

People are going to think we're nuts Lynn, but I don't care. It's a fun way to keep you connected to your sweet little snake while she's here with us. :)

Her feeding this week was amazing Lynn. I bumped her up slightly on prey size since she wasn't gaining as I would have expected on the fuzzie rats. Last week she wouldn't consider a large fuzzie/very small pup but this week she nailed it six ways to Sunday (last week we bumped her back down to the fuzzie so she did still eat). This week as soon as we introduced her prey into her enclosure she was rearing right up, ready to go immediately. Normally she won't start the hunt until we cover her enclosure, this week she flew over like the wind, nailed her dinner and was in full coil before I had a chance to get her tub cover on! Somebody's losing the shy hunter attitude me thinks LOL.

Her temperment for a baby seems very laid back. She's very nice to handle, inquisitive, pretty typical boa attitude (what's this? let me tongue flick it! oh what's this? flick..flick..flick). We aren't handling her a lot as she's still small and I like to see them a certain weight before I do much hands on stuff with them. Right now it's all about making sure she's eating, gaining, pooping and shedding - which she's doing quite nicely at over all. Her shed with us was complete and she managed it easily with no muss or fuss or anything left stuck on her.

You're going to love this little lady, Lynn. She's a very sweet little thing that I'm sure will grow into a big, gorgeous female for you. :)

Dear Morgaine,

Why don't you write more often? I got a very nice letter from Activites Director Jo saying you were doing very well at camp... I'm so proud of you! She said you are a very good little boa, and that you're starting to eat your rats much better... you need to grow up big and strong!

I brought home a new friend for you! His name is Gwydion and he's very shy. When you come home you must promise to be nice to him... maybe you can teach him that big human people aren't going to hurt him.

Here is a picture for you:

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Take care baby Morgaine! Momma thinks of you often and hopes you can come home soon! Tell Camp Directors Mike and Jo thank you for taking such good care of you...
Momma Lynn

Dear Momma Lynn,

so sorry I haven't written home lately. I've been so busy growing and learning to be a nice mannered snake when the humans take me out. When I come out to watch tv (what's "tv"????) I'm very nice and don't hiss or bite or poop on anybody! I got the "Most Mannerly Pooper" award this week at Camp.

I'm a really good hunter now so I also got the "Most Improved Striker" award! Neener neener...take that baby BP's! This week I even tried to bite my tub three times cuz I was so excited about that nice smelly baby rat that was coming for me. I love my rats! I want my rats! That Jo is too slow sometimes for me! I'm not a shy :snake: any more RAWWWWRRRRRRR!.

Activities Director Jo just shook her head, grinned and said "little snakes shouldn't smack their tub three times". Pfffft on her! I wanted my rat! I snarfed it right down too *burp* and it was the biggest one yet.

Well I have to go now and climb in my little blue hide and go to sleep. My belly is full, life at Camp Hiss ~n~ Slither is fun but I know when I come home to you will be even...funner!

Snakey hugs and snakey kisses,

Morgaine

P.S. That boy snake is pretty cute...for a boy that is. I'm not sharing my rats wiff him though! They are all MINE!

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

I'm not a shy :snake: any more RAWWWWRRRRRRR!

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Awww....:P

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

P.S. That boy snake is pretty cute...for a boy that is. I'm not sharing my rats wiff him though! They are all MINE!

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Damn right, honey....you tell'em!

Aww, Jo, I missed this post! I've been in Orlando for the last couple of days on business (and am really freaking happy to be home, let me tell you! LOOooong couple of days :rolleyes: ).

So glad to hear Morgaine's doing so well... of course, with camp directors like you and Mike, that's only to be expected.

I haven't want to say too much yet... but I might be getting a place of my own the middle of next month! I got a very good deal on an apartment, but I have to sign on Nov. 15th. It's crunching the time line a bit, but I'm going to try for it! Here's hoping... so I can bring my kids home! :D

As always, thanks so much to Jo and Mike for doing an excellent job taking care of my little for the interim!

Take your time hon finding your just right place. No rush to get Morgaine out of here. She's a just lovely little boa, Lynn, and absolutely no trouble at all to care for while you get settled.

She's smart as heck hon. Already she's figured out where her tub opens on feeding night. Any other day of the week I can open it just the same way and she's all relaxed and tongue flicky at me but on feeding night she's all business now. Staring intently at the place her tub will open and the food will come in and even striking quickly at the air in anticipation of her dinner. What a change from the once extremely shy little hunter she was! LOL

I'll get a new weight on her this week for you and hopefully I'll have a new camera in November since I know you're dying for pics. We're handling her as you and I agreed so she's quite comfortable about that and showing a very typical inquisitive, calm boa temperment when she's out. We've yet to hear her hiss or see her try to nip us but then heck, I've never heard Severus hiss either LOL.

She's 206 grams as of today, Lynn. I couldn't be more pleased! She came in at 71 grams back in August so this is a very nice weight gain for her. She is just about ready to poop though so expect that to drop a bit of course.

She was slow to grow at first and a bit of a reluctant, shy eater but now that she's eating more aggressively I expect we'll continue to see a good, steady and healthy weight gain for your lovely little girl. :)

Looks like we're going to have another big-butt boa on our hands...

:D I LOVE it!

Told you once already, but you and Mike are seriously the best. It's so awesome to have people you can trust to take care of your kids for you... and this amazing growth just proves how trustworthy you guys are!

Rock on!

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Originally Posted by ladywhipple02

Looks like we're going to have another big-butt boa on our hands...

:D I LOVE it!

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Amen, sistah! I loves me a big butt boa girl too! :D :gj:

Thanks Lynn and as I've already told you, we're honored you trusted us with this precious snake of yours.

Cass you sure know about big butt boa's. That girlie of yours is growing so beautifully. What a doll she is!

haha this was so sweet i enjoyed this thread alot

Mommy I want 2 go 2 this camp Pleaseeee :gj:


I love you Mommy please
Katara

Awww I'm glad you all are enjoying this thread. I like to try and keep the owners of our "camp" snakes in touch with their snakes. I'm glad you guys don't think I'm quite crazy with these letters home from camp thread. :D