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hazliyaThe new additions are a wonderful resource for keeping me happy and sane.
Day 1 Observations:
They're adjusting very well, and have gone from sleepy and slow to spastic and nosy. They're interested in everything. Personalities seem to be just as I thought: the orange baby is much more outgoing and inquisitive, and the white baby is on the reserved, mellow end of things. A good image was what I was greeted with upon arriving home. The orange one was busily exploring some neat-looking rocks on the far side of the tank while his brother was curled up over the heat pad with only his head sticking out of the chips.
I did have my first panic attack this morning, though. I went in to check on them after their first night, and found Orange pretty easily. White was nowhere. I searched the entire tank, then realized that the waterfall was slightly off-kilter. White had managed to get into the reservoir and lodged himself in the filter section, and I realized that he may have been there long enough to drown. I immediately took him out, dried him off, and held him under the heat lamp. He spat out a little water and was fine, looking at me like I was nuts.
That was all it took. No more waterfall until they're adults and smart/big enough to not do stupid crap like that.
They've had the tank to themselves today, which was good. I was in RI with family for King Richard's Faire, and met up with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
usernamenumber when there. He'd never been, I hadn't been in years. It was a good time, though, and we got to see this year's litter of tiger cubs. So dumb, but so cute.
And I'm exhausted. Thank goodness I'm working relatively short shifts for the next two days - I need time to process, sleep, and process more.
And cuddle snakes. There's always time for that.
Day 1 Observations:
They're adjusting very well, and have gone from sleepy and slow to spastic and nosy. They're interested in everything. Personalities seem to be just as I thought: the orange baby is much more outgoing and inquisitive, and the white baby is on the reserved, mellow end of things. A good image was what I was greeted with upon arriving home. The orange one was busily exploring some neat-looking rocks on the far side of the tank while his brother was curled up over the heat pad with only his head sticking out of the chips.
I did have my first panic attack this morning, though. I went in to check on them after their first night, and found Orange pretty easily. White was nowhere. I searched the entire tank, then realized that the waterfall was slightly off-kilter. White had managed to get into the reservoir and lodged himself in the filter section, and I realized that he may have been there long enough to drown. I immediately took him out, dried him off, and held him under the heat lamp. He spat out a little water and was fine, looking at me like I was nuts.
That was all it took. No more waterfall until they're adults and smart/big enough to not do stupid crap like that.
They've had the tank to themselves today, which was good. I was in RI with family for King Richard's Faire, and met up with
usernamenumber when there. He'd never been, I hadn't been in years. It was a good time, though, and we got to see this year's litter of tiger cubs. So dumb, but so cute.And I'm exhausted. Thank goodness I'm working relatively short shifts for the next two days - I need time to process, sleep, and process more.
And cuddle snakes. There's always time for that.
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Date: 2009-10-06 04:39 am (UTC)I've never been to Richard's Faire either, but this was the weekend of too many commitments. Still, it was a good one.