Angel's Journal:
Angel is an Albino Snow
California Kingsnake
May 19,2002:Well Yahoo redid their system this weekend and I LOST ALL OF ANGELS JOURNAL!!!!
I'll try to remember what I can,but it won't be the same. : (
April 2001:(Some where in there) We got Angel at the Hambugh Reptile Show.The dealer we got her from said she was from an Oct.2000 clutch.She was around 24" when we got her.We fed her 3 pinkies when we got home, and she ate them up in under 5 minutes!!!
April 2001- May 2002:She shed alot of times and ate alot of mice.She always rattles her tail when I get her out of her tank but she has never actually bitten me or even stuck at me.
May 28,2002:Angel was out sunning herself tonight and I noticed her eyes were hazed over.Its harder to notice it with Angel because her eyes dont really change as much as Bones'.
June 1,2002:We got Angel 2 adult mice at the Reptile show today and she only ate one.She shed after she ate it though so maybe I'll try to give her the other one later.
June 12,2002:Well I finally remembered to download the snake measurer program now that I got a digital camera. Angel was kind enough to volunteer to go first.:) Using it she measured around 35".
June 15,2002:I got Angel 2 mice today and she didn't eat either of them!! I also got a larger water dish for her because she looked like she out grew her last one. Its been around 3 1/2 hours since I put it in her tank and shes still swimming and exploring in it!! I guess she really likes it!!!
July 26,2002:Well I've tried to feed her 4 times now, and each time she just ignores the mice.I'm starting to get worried about her, it's over a month now and she still hasn't eaten anything!!! I guess if it were in the winter time I wouldn't be so worried, so I guess I just have to play the waiting game with her.
July 28,2002:SHE FINALLY ATE!!! I had to give her a live mouse for her to take it.I guess she just wanted to hunt again.I had tried cutting a dead mouse thinking the scent might trigger her to eat and I tried dangling one to make it "look" alive with movement, but she wasn't interested until I put the live one in the feed tank with her.She still only ate the one she killed and ignored the other prekilled mouse in her tank, but I guess one is better then none.
August 9,2002: Angel shed last night, another full shed!! Maybe now she'll get back to her regular feedings.
August 17,2002:She ate her prekilled today, and she ate BOTH of them!!! So I guess shes finally back to "normal".
Sept. 5,2002:Well I've been having problems with the computer lately. I finally got the Snake Measurer back on and measured Angel at 37 1/2" (SHES OFFICIALLY OVER 3 FOOT!!!).Hard to believe shes growing so fast when you see her almost every day. Especially with her fasting for over a month.
Sept. 16,2002:Angel shed last night.The shed was all dried out so when I tried to unravel it, it just ripped. My fault this time. : (
Oct. 6,2002:Angel didn't eat this week.I left her in for about an hour but she just wasn't interested.Boy I'm getting tired of throwing all these mice away!!!
Oct. 13,2002:I got backgrounds for all the tanks today to "liven" them up a bit. I saw Angel come out of her hide and stop around the middle of her tank and just stare at hers. She stayed like this for almost an hour, only moving her head from time to time to get another perspective. She reminded me of someone in a museum trying to figure out a painting. I just couldn't help but laugh at her. : ).
Oct.24,2002:Well she didn't eat AGAIN!!! Its still to early in the year for her to want to brumate(I think). I hope she decides to eat SOOOON!!!
Nov. 1,2002:Well this is almost a month AGAIN and she's still fasting!!! I only got her one mouse this time because of her not eating lately. Looking at her, it does look like she's going to shed. She gets this silvery look on her scales when she's ready. Maybe after she sheds she'll eat again.(crossing my fingers) ; ).
Nov. 9,2002:She didn't eat again, but this time she looked hazed over.So I hope after she sheds she'll eat something, ANYTHING!!!
Nov. 14,2002;She shed today, so hopefully she'll eat now. I'd like to see her eat SOMETHING before she actually starts brumating. Last year I think she didn't start brumating till round the end of Dec. I had her out too, and decided to measure her and she's up to around 38 3/4-39 inches.
Nov. 17,2002:SHE FINALLY ATE!!! I only got her one adult mouse this week because of her not eating lately.Well she ate that one AND the one Bones didn't eat.
Nov. 24,2002:Well she's back at it again!!! She didn't eat this week again!!!
Nov. 29,2002: She ate today!!! I only got her one adult mouse because of how she's been eating lately. I think I'll stick to that level till after it warms up again.
Dec. 6,2002:Seems like she's on a every other week schedule. She didn't eat this week again.
Dec. 14,2002:Well, wrong again!! She didn't eat this week again.
Dec. 23,2002: Another week of not eating. She didn't even give it a first look, let alone a second one.
Dec. 30,2002: I thought she was going to eat this week, but she was just teasing me. She sniffed the mouse for about 2 minutes and then just ignored it.
Jan. 5,2003: SHE FINALLY ATE!!! I gave her a live fuzzy this week, hoping that with it being live it would trigger her to eat. Well it worked great! She attacked it like I haven't seen her do before : ).She ate it without constricting or anything, just gulped it down. I also got her a half grown, hoping that if she ate the live fuzzy it would get her to eat more. Well she ate that one and the one Bones didn't eat. So that's one fuzzy and 2 half growns for this week : ).
Jan. 24, 2003: Angel shed today, a full shed!!! I have to remeasure her to see if she put any length on since she hasn't been eating regularly.
Jan. 31,2003: I got some F/T for "the little" ones. I thought they were fuzzies, but it turned out they were hoppers. Since I wasn't sure if she'd take F/T, I decided to give 2 to her. Well she ate them!!! and probably would've taken more. SHE'S FINALLY GETTING HER APPETITE BACK!!! Before I fed her I measured her, and she's up to 39.8 inches, so she grew a little, which surprised me with the way she's been eating the last few months.
Feb. 14,2003: I got her F/T adult mouse for her today, problem is when I was dethawing it, it's gut exploded. EEWW!!! Anyway, I gave her one live fuzzy and one prekilled adult. I think I'm sticking to prekilled from now on. ; P
Feb. 21,2003:Well, she definatly has her appetite back. She ate 2 prekilled adult mice today : ).Hopefully she'll keep this up, I'd like to see her reach at least close to 48". She's big enough to breed, but she's only 2 1/2 years old though. I'll give her the extra year to grow and beef up before I try breeding. She'll be less likely to get egg bound that way too ; ).
March 8,2003: She didn't eat today : (. She sniffed at them for about 5 minutes and hid under the paper towel. I tried covering her up to see if that would help, No dice. Next week I'll try the ole' live fuzzy and one adult prekilled trick ; ).
March 14,2003: Huh, well, I couldn't get her a live fuzzy, because the pet store didn't have any. I tried prekilled adults agian, but nothing. She was hazed over anyway, so she's in shed and that's probably why she's not eating.
When I got her out of her tank I must've startled her or something. First time she's rattled at me in a long time.
March 18,2003: She shed today!!! A one piece shed. It was nice outside for once, so I took Angel out. I love the way she looks in the sun, her belly looks almost like a pearl, with the white and rainbow effect. REALLY COOL ; ).
March 21,2003: Well she made up for not eating the last 2 weeks. I got her a live fuzzy to get her started, and an adult mouse. Bones didn't eat his so she got his adult too. She really made a pig of herself !!!
March 28,2003: I had to give her another live fuzzy again to get her to eat. She went absolutely berzerk this time!!! She struck at it 3 times before she hit it. LOL The first time she struck it, it threw the fuzzy across the feed tank, then she chased it down and missed it again. Third times a charm I guess. LOL She did eat her adult afterwards too ;).
April 6,2003: She finally ate just her prekilled : ). I did put an extra in since Bones didn't eat this week, but she ONLY ate her 2. She made me laugh at her after she ate, she went into her water dish and swam around a little. She had her full body in the dish with her head looking up, straight out of the middle. Just looked SOOO cute ; ).
April 26,2003: She only ate one F/T this week. I gave her other one to Bones. She's been out sunning herself all week, and roaming constantly. She's been at it for the last 2 weeks too. Maybe just something in the air.
May 1,2003: It was nice outside today, so I took Angel out for some fresh air. I had her laying in the grass, when I noticed a small black speck on her. I thought it was just dirt, till I saw it MOVE!!! I IMMEDIATELY picked her up, brushed her off , and checked her out for more. Didn't see any, but I took her in and gave her a bath just to be sure. Man, I'm glad I didn't take Raven out, I would've never seen it on her. Then I would've had a mite infestation! I'll still keep an eye on her and her tank, just to make sure. I measured her after her bath, and she's up to 42" even and 1.17" thick.
May 5,2003: Well, she didn't eat again. It was about this time last year she started going on her fasting stints too.
I think come the next Reptile show, I'm going to have her probed. Just to make sure! Usually the males start fasting during breeding season and the females make pigs of themselves. Gonna have to wait and see.
May 12,2003: She only ate one of her mice today, but at least she ate.
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