It certainly is…

No, it’s not so fine sometimes. But when it’s good…well, then it’s the best.

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Welcome, Shiva!

We are now the proud owners of Shiva the baby corn snake. Shiva is a lovely terracotta reddish, with redder spots and a black and white houndstooth checkerboard on his belly. He was brought home from the pet store and settled in his new vivarium, where he ran laps several times, looking for escape routes, and finally settled in the water dish. Now he’s half-in, half-out of the water dish, just kind of hanging out and observing. We watched him run his laps and get settled, all of us rapt with wonder.

I may have pics later. Right now it’s imperative we give Shiva a few days to settle down and get over the stress of moving. He was just fed earlier today in the pet store, so we were ultra-careful–setting the container down in the vivarium and letting him come out in his own time. (It took about two seconds. He’s a very curious and active little guy.) Corn snakes are supposed to be smart, docile, and very hardy; just about the perfect snake pet for us. The UnSullen One is over the moon with delight, having satisfied his birthday request for a creepy-crawly pet.

Me, I like snakes. I’m glad we’re getting a “beginner” snake; and I’m so, so glad we didn’t get a tarantula. Tarantulas aren’t very social pets, whereas Shiva will be a lot of fun when he gets used to his new home.

At this moment Shiva is still half in, half out of the water dish. He’s settled and is digesting his meal from earlier, and seems quite content. We’re happy to have him with us.

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