
This is Tardis who is a baby Ultramel Anery Corn Snake. She has blue irises, ruby pupils, and various shades of grey scales; as she gets older she may develop yellow on the jaw-line and neck area.
Now I'm saying "she" at this point but for all we know, Tardis could be a "he" however Amanda says it's too early to tell and the owner of the pet store where we found Tardis wasn't sure either. Our guess is that Tardis is about two to three weeks old and he/she's very lovable and friendly.


About half an hour later Amanda went upstairs to check on her but couldn't find her anywhere. What?!? I went upstairs and checked through the substrate myself while I pulled out rocks and logs and the water bowl but sure enough - Tardis was not in the habitat. Are you freakin' kidding me?!?
I could not for the life of me figure out where she might have gone and Amanda was beside herself she was so upset. We both looked all over the room and I went through the habitat again taking out everything that was in there. No Tardis. All I could think is that Solaris had somehow reappeared, whispered the joys of the free life into Tardis' little snaky ears (do snakes have ears?) and helped her make good her escape leaving behind an empty habitat and a tearful teenager.

A few minutes later I heard Amanda cry out "There you are!" and wondered if Tardis had somehow crawled out of an area we hadn't looked in. Turns out that she had crawled up into the very top of the hollow log and was sleeping in spite of the fact that both Amanda and I had picked up the log and looked into it. Amanda had looked one more time just in case and, because of her coloring, she wasn't easy to see so both of us completely missed her being there.

Either way, I'm glad Tardis turned back up and I do hope she'll stick around this time as I honestly don't think that either I or Amanda can go through this again. If it does happen, you can bet your bottom dollar her next pet is going to be a Pet Rock and that's it!
Kids and their pets. I hope this little one stays where she belongs. Have fun.
ReplyDeleteBig hug Linda. :)
Snakes don't bother me as long as I know where they are! I don't like being sneaked up on by anything.
ReplyDeleteTardis is a pretty little gal (?).
Tell Amanda I'm sure sorry about Solaris - I love her markings...
We brought home a parakeet (budgie), set up a cage on a pole so our cats couldn't get to it - we came home from an errand to find feathers all over the place. I guess the kitties thought it was take out dinner. Our kids were little and we were stupid. It still makes me feel bad!
~~~Blessings~~~
lol glad she showed! I don't like snakes my work puts me under houses and crawl spaces I always need to be watching for rattle snakes.
ReplyDeleteshe's already given me one major scare already and I'm not sure I'm ready for another.
ReplyDeleteno allusions without explanations! that's the rule! we want to know all about your snakeyscare!!
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What about an Anaconda next time - it would be easier to spot! LOL
ReplyDeletea sneaky little snake! LOL!
ReplyDeleteI love the little snake. Gosh I hope you find the other one...
ReplyDeleteI must tell you I hate snakes....anything else but snakes.
ReplyDelete-rick
Tardis...great name!
ReplyDeleteThere is a reason that snakes live outdoors...
ReplyDeletefirst, aren't snakes cold blooded? the first one won't freeze. what happens to snakes in the wild in the winter?
ReplyDeletesecond, we once had a turtle named "turdy" by the kids so tardis sounds good to me!
but i still don't like snakes. ewww.
smiles, bee
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Ok, now that I picked my laptop up from off the floor from being thrown, I have to state that I dislike snakes!! LOL, they are rather cute when small, but I'm all set with having it near me...LOL
ReplyDeleteTardis is cute. Sorry she (he?) gave you ladies such a scare on Saturday.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Solaris will smell (do snakes have noses? ) Tardis and reappear to find her cousin.