Hey Jim,
I was able to get my son out of the pawn shop after about two weeks. The charcoal is doing fine, but it happens to be the only cornsnake I have that will bite the p___ out of me when I go to pick him up. I think he has some cottonmouth in him. I've named him Aku (Japanese for Evil--taken from "Samurai Jack" on Cartoon Network).
As for my addiction: I've already got my cornsnake list for this year's hatch. I may have to pawn my son again, or sell off all my snare drums, or bonsai, or something. I tried talking my wife into going out with other guys, just for a little while, and letting them pay me for her going out with them, but she wouldn't have any of that. I don't know what her problem is?
Most of the time, I think I have this addiction behind me. Then, I pick up one of my corns and I start thinking how cool it would be to have another one in a different color, or pattern.
Check it out: I even hid the charcoal from my wife for about a week before she asked me if I had bought another snake.
Gregg--feeling the need for another snake fix.
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