Hi all, thanks for the feedback. Patriot ate yesterday too, blue eyes and all, although she's recovering from probably never having been fed enough in her brief lifespan.

I haven't seen her out much this week, so I'll follow her lead. It's just so hard to be hands-off a brand new pet whom you want to heap the loving on, y'know? Bloomin' snakes!

BTW, Kaorte, thanks for all the helpful answers you've given to this clueless newbie these past couple of weeks. You're one of the most helpful people here, to everyone! Alas, I didn't know what that "Thanks" button was for at the time. Consider yourself thanked an extra couple dozen times from me, LOL!