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The Prodigal Son Returns!

Friday, May 26th, 2006

While I was at work yesterday, I got a frantic call at about 11:30 am from my wife. To have something to do, she and the kids decided to look for Speedy. Kelly was fully expecting to not find him, and didn’t care to since she isn’t too fond of our friendly little ophidian.
On a […]

Farewell Speedy, We Hardly Knew Ye

Monday, May 22nd, 2006

Speedy escaped.
I’m not certain how. We recently got a new cage from a friend, and he managed to weasel out of some little spot somewhere that I haven’t been able to locate. I taped off any holes and made sure the doors were secure. Despite my efforts, I noticed a nice little gift from his […]

Feeding Speedy

Thursday, February 23rd, 2006

We fed Speedy the corn snake for the second time the other night. The first time, he was in his little container that we originally purchased him in, so we never saw much aside from the lump indicating he had eaten something. I had tried to feed him about a week ago (which would have […]

The Herps

Friday, February 3rd, 2006

Okay, it’s not what you think. I’ve been doing some research on my new little buddy (and newly named), Speedy the corn snake. It turns out that Herpetology is pretty interesting.
The cool thing about corn snakes is the many different varieties they come in. They’re a favorite of newbies and experienced people a like, because […]

A New Pet

Wednesday, February 1st, 2006

A couple of years ago, before my daughter was born, I attempted a fish tank for our son Harrison. I grew up with a tropical fish tank, so it was something I’d had experience with. I figured he’d like it, so I went ot the local pet store and found a few nice, little fish, […]