Ferdy Update

I checked up with Ferdinand to see how he's been doing. Laura, the new owner, says that her and the family love him. The kids have been showing him off to all their friends! She says he seems to have adjusted well to his new home. But he still has the same cage, so I think that made things go smoother for him. When Brian tells someone new about Ferdy leaving, it makes me upset that he says we got "rid" of him. I'm always correcting him!! But I guess Brian was happy about not having him anymore, and I think I'm the only one of us that misses him. Well, I don't miss him all that much since I know he has a really good home. Ferdy probably doesn't miss us either, though.

Ferdinand has a new home!

Ferdinand the iguana went to a new home a week ago. I didn't want to be cleaning out the cage after the baby comes. I also didn't want the baby to put fingers in the cage later on. So I found a new home for him with a nice family. I know the woman because she is in my biology class this semester. Her husband really likes snakes and other reptiles. The kids were so excited. We went over to their house, set up the cage and said good-bye. Well, actually I said good-bye, and Brian was just happy. Ferdinand is 18 years old this year, and I think he will live many more years. I think he will like his new home. So, good-bye Ferdinand!

Ophi

Here's an update on Ophi. She's doing great and I took her out this day to get some exercise. She likes to get out and look around every now and then. Can you tell that she's grown? Well, she has! I am going to need to get her a larger cage now just to give her a little more room. She needs a larger "spa" (bowl with water that she hangs out in) and she needs a larger hut to sleep under. Then I can give Lucky her old cage because she needs a larger one too.

Update on the Herps

Ferdinand is doing fine. He seems like he is healthy and enjoys sitting around all day. The snakes are great. They have grown in the last year. I will put some pics up soon for you all to see. The mouse population is at 13 this week but you know that changes on a weekly basis.

Buddy has a new home

Another graduate student at school was talking about wanting an iguana a few months ago. So I talked with him about it and he wanted Buddy. I tried to find Buddy a home when I first got him. If you don't remember, he was found in a field and brought to me. I advertised in the newspaper for a "found iguana" but had no calls. So I gave up on trying to find him a home and he stayed with me. But I always had at the back of my mind that if there were someone who could take good care of him and they wanted him, I would give him away. So we took him to his new home over a month ago. His new owner likes him and they seem to be getting along. I do miss seeing him, though. His big cage is out of the room now, which is nice. I don't have to clean it any more, also nice. But he was probably the nicest iguana ever. So it's just Ferdinand now. He loves being the only iguana in charge. I moved the mice where he can see them and he likes to watch them run on the wheel. I don't think Ferdinand misses Buddy at all.

Bye Buddy! I miss you and hope you're happy.

Ophi's first bite

Hey doesn't that title sound familiar?! Well, I forgot to tell you that Ophi bit me...oh, I think it was last month. I was holding her after just taking her out of her cage. I was about to put her in the "feeding container" when she began holding onto my hand really tight. I said to her, "Hey, what are you doing?" and she bit me on the hand that I was holding her with. Well, she really didn't get a good bite. Think of her mouth open like this < on my hand which was like this |. So like two teeth got me. I think she realized that she really didn't want to eat me, and I put her down in the container. I think she must have been hungry and not thinking straight. Hey I know how she feels. Sometimes I get crazy-hungry too.

So that's three out of the four snakes that have bitten me once. I guess when a person has snakes it is just bound to happen at least once in a while.

Iguanas

Ferdinand has been doing fine lately. No more of this crazy act he was doing before. Both of them are still getting around and eating good. Buddy likes to watch me change the bedding in the mouse cage. He keeps an eye on the mice for me. Brian's grandpa is going to feed them and make sure they're okay while we're gone for Christmas. He has to feed them, make sure they have water, and keep the temperature in the room okay. I have an oil heater that I use, especially at night. With the temperature being in the 50-60's most of the time during the day, I don't have to use it. But it gets cold at night and I can't let the room get below 65. I don't like it to get below 70. I think they'll be okay while I'm gone, but I think I'm already starting to worry about it!