Just a anecdotal recount from the events last night.
After working a 12 hour shift it was time to come home and clean retic cages. My largest girl had taken a nearly 8 lb rabbit this past Monday evening and she was passing it a gallon of urine at a time. So a bath was needed as she had been sitting in her pee when I got to her.
The fun part about giant snakes is this - they are giant. The second fun part about them is the realization that they are much stronger than you and will go where they please. My wife has been such a trooper with the retics lately and stepped up to help their clean ups even on her own. Last night I had her help me transport the big girl into our bathroom to soak in the tub which she fills quite well! after allowing her to soak for about 30 minutes she became quite antsy and was ready to come out. I prepared my wife for what could happen given the conditions. She had quite a large sausage tail and I knew danger was waiting when we dried her off. Nevertheless the snake must be cleaned and placed back in her sterile cage. This is where things get fun.
Immediately the snake decides that drying off is not on the schedule for this evening and attempts to take off across the bathroom. Of course it's small so by take off she simply shot to the floor and started circling the toilet while we sill dried her. Then the extra fun began as the tail began to open and it was as if she hadn't gone in a lifetime. The spray of urine. The smell of uric acid and the scrambled egg clumps began to fly as she wrapped me probably smirking. My wife is in disbelief as the rain of urine plays off like a two year old with a fire hose. I wrangle her tail back into the tub to finish it out and palpate the last major clump out of her. Finally we manage to get her back in her vision safe and sound leaving only a mess for the brave to clean up.
I had a blast. And yes I'm still married. Here's a couple photographs to go with it.
What was left on the floor and tub solid (not including the amount on my clothes. In my hair. Etc.
Big girl tucked back in for the night.
So, tell me about that time your ball python peed in its waterstill want a dwarf retic?
Cheers
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