I went to the reptile expo on Saturday intending to limit my purchases to equipment. Well, I got the equipment – and a gorgeous two-month-old wheatbelt Stimmie I’ve named Zephyr. She’s my first snake.
She doesn’t seem shy. The reading I’ve done left me with the impression that baby pythons are timid, so when I popped her in her click-clack I thought she’d go straight for a hide. Instead she explored every square centimetre of her enclosure, nosing at the underside of the lid and examining every air hole. Ha ha, I think I’m going to have to watch this one carefully. I did indeed watch her for the first half-hour, unable to take my eyes off her. She opened her mouth a couple of times – yawning? Do snakes yawn? – which was just adorable. She's inquisitive as well. Whenever I change something around in her click-clack she's there to check it out. Although it’s too early to be sure, Zephyr looks like she’ll be a calm, confident snake. Active, too, unless that’s her being unsettled in a new environment.
I’m forcing myself to leave her alone and have put a cardboard screen between her enclosure and the outside world to give her some privacy. I’ll try to feed her for the first time next weekend.
I’ve been looking forward to having a snake for years. Now that I have a beautiful snake I’m so scared I’ll do something wrong. But I’m excited too and I’m pretty sure if everything goes well with Zephyr I’ll be adding to my collection in a year or two. A mating partner for Zeph and a GTP are high on the list!
I’ll try to get some good pictures after she’s settled in.
She doesn’t seem shy. The reading I’ve done left me with the impression that baby pythons are timid, so when I popped her in her click-clack I thought she’d go straight for a hide. Instead she explored every square centimetre of her enclosure, nosing at the underside of the lid and examining every air hole. Ha ha, I think I’m going to have to watch this one carefully. I did indeed watch her for the first half-hour, unable to take my eyes off her. She opened her mouth a couple of times – yawning? Do snakes yawn? – which was just adorable. She's inquisitive as well. Whenever I change something around in her click-clack she's there to check it out. Although it’s too early to be sure, Zephyr looks like she’ll be a calm, confident snake. Active, too, unless that’s her being unsettled in a new environment.
I’m forcing myself to leave her alone and have put a cardboard screen between her enclosure and the outside world to give her some privacy. I’ll try to feed her for the first time next weekend.
I’ve been looking forward to having a snake for years. Now that I have a beautiful snake I’m so scared I’ll do something wrong. But I’m excited too and I’m pretty sure if everything goes well with Zephyr I’ll be adding to my collection in a year or two. A mating partner for Zeph and a GTP are high on the list!
I’ll try to get some good pictures after she’s settled in.
