Trip to school?

[JLC]

Be sure and give us a report about how it turns out!

[gen]

Goodluck. Don't let the little kiddies hurt ur BP :wink:

I won't. I don't think I'll let them hold him. Just touch his body. They're a little young, and there are a couple of kids that I definitely wouldn't trust to hold him.

[jotay]

i am with Jonah on props to the teachers.
Most underated and paid people along with police and firefighters.
I know i support my son's teachers and school whenever and however I can

Like Judy said be sure to report back and let us know how it goes.

[gen]

Yeah, I'll let you guys know how it goes next week.

[DonMeyer]

Hey I took my 3 snakes to school for a project.

I kept all of them in a 10 gallon with a heating pad in the teachers lounge all day. I got a ride there but you obviously dont need that LOL

He will be fine

[gen]

Well, I took Norbert to school today, and it went really well! I took him in a small rubbermaid with a hide inside and a pillowcase. The temperature in the room was fine, and I took my temp gun to check inside the rubbermaid throughout the day. My kids loved it and Norbert did a great job of showing off for them. He didn't ball up or anything, just moved all around exploring me. I sat in front of the class and talked all about him, and then I let them ask questions. They were very excited and interested. Then I let them come up feel or pet him. I didn't let them hold him. I just brought Norbert home, and he's all cozy in his warm hide now. I hope I didn't stress him out too much, I'll find out on Wednesday when I try to feed him. I think I accomplished my goal which was to get them to appreciate snakes, learn a bit about them, and not be afraid of them. It was a good day.

[Smynx]

That's great, Gen. I'm sure they'll remember that for the rest of their lives, and they probably will appreciate snakes more. One of the only two women I work with who can even stand to hear about my snakes remembers being at her local mall as a young girl, and there was someone there doing an educational program with reptiles. The person had a burmese python, and Lisa got to touch it (it was too big to hold). She's remembered that all this time (she's 35 now), and she's fascinated by my snakes now. She came over this weekend and held my water python and loved it!

As for the other woman I work with who likes snakes - her mother owned a pet shop when she was little, and she remembers the ball pythons at her mother's store.

[Marla]

I think it's great, gen. Anything we can do to broaden the number of people in the next generation who can look at reptiles as interesting living creatures instead of pests or dangerous predators is good in my book.

[Kane]

If you have access to a corn, they are great to show to kids. They can handle the excitement better than balls & the kids can hold 'em. Check with your herp society, I'm sure someone there will loan one or bring one by.

[gen]

I might get a corn over the summer, so maybe next year.