Hello, all.
I have GREAT news for you. I just want to let you know that Draco (my hypo bullsnake yearling) arrived here yesterday in great condition. As soon as he arrived, I put him in his tank (with something to hide in so he will feel more secure). I'm sure that he needs time to calm down & acclimate to his new home. So, I've handled him as little as possible (once when I was putting Draco into his tank and once more when I was switching out hide caves for only a short period of time) so he won't be too stressed out. In fact, I've noticed the poor guy is scared to death and he spooks easily (despite the fact that he hasn't hissed nor struck at me)! However, the breeder told me that I need to remember that Draco was probably tossed around a bit in his travels and, also, he will get used to me pretty quick. So, this means to me that it is really nothing to worry about. Thank God! At this point, Draco seems to have settled into his new home very nicely. He mostly stays hidden inside his hide cave now. However, I am sure this will change once he completely recovers from his stress and gets used to me.
Unfortunately, I won't be able to feed Draco until Wednesday of next week at the earliest because I accidentally ordered the WRONG size rats. I got him the frozen rat fuzzies (15 grams) and I should have got him the frozen rat pinkies (9 grams) instead. So, I just wasted freakin' $48.00! I am kicking myself right now. *sighs* Oh, well... At least I will already have frozen rat fuzzies for Draco when he grows larger (I think they keep for about a year in the freezer. I wrapped them in several layers of newspaper just to make sure). Anyway, I've ordered some frozen rat pinkies for Draco (which will cost me an additonal $43.00!). Hopefully, they should be arriving on Wednesday of next week.
One more thing...
Draco DOES look much better in person! I love him.
Take care,
Terry
