I agree the best way to get over the lost or at least lessen it in pack on you is to aquire an new friend. I know when I had one I had rescued years ago ( par of a pair ) I found the one a home and with in a month the other snake had died out of the blue. it was active at night ate sleep and bitten me the night before and igot up inthe morning it seemed fine came home a couple hours later and it was dead. Mom and I could only gues ( back then befoer i knew much about snakes period ) that it died from being left behind. Now asw I look backI am shocked they had not died a lot sooner than when I gotten them. I was keeping the snakes ( 4 at the time ) in acedar cage on pine shaving and below the temp requirements ( mainly at room temp and my room gets cool during the winter. as low as 45 degrees ).. I had kept them for almost 3 years when I had been asked if I would be willing to give one up to a person I knew son.
I soon aquired 3 more ball python rescue and then slim ( red tail boa) from under a porch hte 3 other snakes were ball pythons. I lost one with in 3 day was in su poor shape and theother I fatten up ( by then I gotten net access and was learnnig more basic(proper care) and am not up to 18 snakes and they mainly bps lol..I am loving every minute of it even the bite are fun now for me ( onlyif I cna get the dang reflex acion under control before i end up ripping some poor bp head off as i yank my hand back.
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