The small heart attack came at tank cleaning time tonight. I pulled out all the "furniture" and didn't see Garnet curled up under any water dishes, so I commenced digging up all the substrate. Hmm. No snake. I rooted through it again. No tiny boa. On the third trip through the mulch I'm starting to freak out, wondering just how the heck she managed to escape and calling for my husband...when I happen to look into the cage that surrounds the light fixture. When I got these new tanks, I sewed a fine mesh around the inside of the light cages so that my skinnier snakes wouldn't climb into them and get too close to the heat. I don't actually use heat or light in Garnet's tank, and thank God for that - she was curled up INSIDE the cage! I have no idea how she got in there, but she also had a complete shed hanging out with her, so I decided it was picture time! I love snakes, and I love orchids, so I have a lot of this combo, lol!
Sorry these are more of my grainy cell phone pics.
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~Cynthia
"And in the spring, I shed my skin and it blows away with the changing wind..."
