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thejunipertreeI'm leaving work for a bit today to help the Engineer take his western hognose, Dr. Pickles, to the vet.
He hasn't been eating for a few months and last night, did not get all pissy-pants when the Engineer took him out of his tank. This is very unusual and cause for alarm.
Add that to the fact he also didn't really wrap his tail around the Engineer's wrist when he picked him up (like Charlie was doing, before she died) and it set me into a panic.
Of course, this has to happen when it's freaking cold outside. So, we're going to have to coordinate how to do this with minimal stress to the snake. Thankfully, he's kind of wee and can be placed under someone's jacket to stay warm.
If he were a giant Burmese python, capable of destroying small towns and villages, this would be a different story.
Speaking of snakes, I have been hardcore deliberating getting a new one. Charlie's tank is still set up in my bedroom and I miss having one of my own so badly. Maybe some of my student loan disbursement check could go towards buying one from a breeder and I'll just hold off on being tattooed for now.
I want to use this money for something to really treat myself, since I can rarely do that. Too bad ROGER FROM CAPITOL ONE stole $300 of it from me and now I have to wait to get that back.
I'm not bitter.
He hasn't been eating for a few months and last night, did not get all pissy-pants when the Engineer took him out of his tank. This is very unusual and cause for alarm.
Add that to the fact he also didn't really wrap his tail around the Engineer's wrist when he picked him up (like Charlie was doing, before she died) and it set me into a panic.
Of course, this has to happen when it's freaking cold outside. So, we're going to have to coordinate how to do this with minimal stress to the snake. Thankfully, he's kind of wee and can be placed under someone's jacket to stay warm.
If he were a giant Burmese python, capable of destroying small towns and villages, this would be a different story.
Speaking of snakes, I have been hardcore deliberating getting a new one. Charlie's tank is still set up in my bedroom and I miss having one of my own so badly. Maybe some of my student loan disbursement check could go towards buying one from a breeder and I'll just hold off on being tattooed for now.
I want to use this money for something to really treat myself, since I can rarely do that. Too bad ROGER FROM CAPITOL ONE stole $300 of it from me and now I have to wait to get that back.
I'm not bitter.
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Date: 2007-11-30 04:22 pm (UTC)Good luck with Dr. Pickles. Snakes still scare me, but it's hard not to love a critter named Dr. Pickles.
I'd vote for the tattooing with the money, mostly because I figure that lasts forever and well, I really want to get tattooed myself right now. Of course, finding one Mr. Jim Naylor is an impossible feat and I have no money, so I am living vicariously. Either way, treat yourself because you, more than most, deserve it.
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Date: 2007-11-30 07:26 pm (UTC)???????????
:)
dont be stupid
call me
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Date: 2007-11-30 09:06 pm (UTC)Call Fred...a jerk, a hairy bastard, a no good monkey's behind with stinky feet, he that gobbles the cock, the man that Juliana loves, any/all of the above...
P.S. Thank you for you help, by the way. I fall to pieces when something goes wrong with my babies. Mischief is recovering and apparently ok aside from the virus.
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Date: 2007-12-03 06:04 am (UTC)I totally understand the falling to pieces thing. I do that quite frequently when the animals are ill. Which unfortunately, is quite frequently.
Did you ever call the vet and get more information? What kind of virus was it?
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Date: 2007-12-03 06:02 am (UTC)When's a good time to call? I don't want to be bother you when you're working.