I had a garter snake when I was about 13, I had always been interested in all animals, but I was on a reptile fix for that time. However, being 13, I wanted to interact more with mt pet, and the garter snake wasn't very happy to be handled. My parents mentioned that to the owner of the reptile shop around here, they are very cool, and he said he would be happy to take the garter snake back in and trade up to (drumroll....) a Ball Python. This snake would become Dexter, my first bp. He was about a year old or so when I got him, and I had him for about a year after that. Unfortunately, Dexter just went off feed one day. His cage setup was right on par and for some reason he just wouldn't eat. We even tried an assisted feeding one time, but he wouldn't swallow anything. I came to check on him one morning and he had passed away. We still have no clue as to why his health deteriorated. I guess some things are just meant to be.

The loss of Dexter kept me away from snakes for a few years. But last February I decided to go back to that same shop just to look around. In the snake room was the cutest high gold baby ball python I had ever seen. I asked if I could hold her and it was all over - I wasn't leaving that store without her. I scrambled around the rest of the day gettiing her setup right, then brough her home. Enter Amber.