Seems like when you think everything's going great, that bad things happen. Somehow, my female bp "The [bleep]" got out of her cage last week. I think that a friend of mine left the cage open, but I am not pointing fingers. We tore the house apart, top to bottom, and could not find her. Yesterday, my boyfriend yells from the basement that she's down there. I see her coiled up in the rafters.
Keep in mind, this is NY and we have been having subzero temperatures. I am all happy that we found her, but when he took her down, we realized she was cold and dead. I admit, I started bawling, and cried more than I have cried at certain funerals. She was so nice and big and fat, eating ratlings like a champ, and had that priceless attitude that few balls have. And she's the one I rescued from petco a year ago because she was biting people, and she had even begun to tame down a bit.
On a happier (slightly) note, I did get another bp for free from a nearby pet store, where she just wasn't happy. She had no hidebox, pine substrate, and (brace yourself) a hot rock for heat. I got a new cage ready for her (with NO escape routes or door that could easily be left open) and gave her a nice humid hide, since her belly felt really dry, from the heat rock, perhaps? She ended up luxuriating in the new humid hide for a few hours, then hiding out under the newspapar substrate. I am leaving her along for awhile, so she can get used to her new digs. She is such a cutie, and I watched her down a baby mouse before I took her.
I guess that when a door is slammed in your face, somewhere there's an open window... 
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*~Ginevive~*
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A sad day for me
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>>Seems like when you think everything's going great, that bad things happen. Somehow, my female bp "The [bleep]" got out of her cage last week. I think that a friend of mine left the cage open, but I am not pointing fingers. We tore the house apart, top to bottom, and could not find her. Yesterday, my boyfriend yells from the basement that she's down there. I see her coiled up in the rafters.
>>Keep in mind, this is NY and we have been having subzero temperatures. I am all happy that we found her, but when he took her down, we realized she was cold and dead. I admit, I started bawling, and cried more than I have cried at certain funerals. She was so nice and big and fat, eating ratlings like a champ, and had that priceless attitude that few balls have. And she's the one I rescued from petco a year ago because she was biting people, and she had even begun to tame down a bit.
>>On a happier (slightly) note, I did get another bp for free from a nearby pet store, where she just wasn't happy. She had no hidebox, pine substrate, and (brace yourself) a hot rock for heat. I got a new cage ready for her (with NO escape routes or door that could easily be left open) and gave her a nice humid hide, since her belly felt really dry, from the heat rock, perhaps? She ended up luxuriating in the new humid hide for a few hours, then hiding out under the newspapar substrate. I am leaving her along for awhile, so she can get used to her new digs. She is such a cutie, and I watched her down a baby mouse before I took her.
>>I guess that when a door is slammed in your face, somewhere there's an open window...
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>>*~Ginevive~*
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Rob
just wanted to say that i was sorry about your snake.it would kill me if any of my snakes got loose because i live in cny to and i know that they would not survive. good luckm with your new one.
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.3 ball pythons
3. felines(main coon,siamese,mix)
2. dogs botrh muts
1.1 kids karl20, jessica12
.1 georgeous wife
There is always a ray of hope and joy in the darkest shadows of despair.
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*~Ginevive~*
I'm really sorry for your lose. We invest not only our time and money in our snakes but also our feelings and emotions. We give human attributes to our ball pythons which strengthens our bonds and nurturing of them but ultimately leaves us feeling very sad when one leaves us suddenly or passes away. I know that you took good care of your python and wish you much success with you newly acqired one.
