Spike

Hi!

I wrote about the roaches and I wrote about the dogs. Here's a post on the snake, Spike. Spike is an albino corn snake and was Joshua's Christmas present in 2007. Corn snakes are harmless and are pretty cool pets. Here's a picture of spike starting on his weekly meal:



When we first got him, he ate three pinkies per week. Now he's up to three fuzzies. If you click on the "pinkies" link, you'll see what they look like and can easily imagine what a "fuzzie" would look like...

Why a corn snake? Did I mention they're harmless? As a kind of constrictor, they can be very cuddly (for a reptile) and it feels really...interesting. The strength along every centimeter of his body is obvious. One of the Kindergarten class pets at Desert Sun is Corndog, who is also a corn snake. Corndog is full grown and spent several long weekends and vacations at our house, so we knew what to expect. Here's a picture of me and Joshua with Corndog:



More pictures can be found on our SmugMug site. Snakes are really low-maintenance pets. They need to be fed and watered about once per week and can be held any time (as long as they haven't just eaten). In this regard, I consider Spike to be a "real" pet...

Thanks,
Matt