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new pet anxiety

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gob144

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does anyone else get "new pet anxiety" where every little noise you pet makes or anything even slightly out of the ordinary you stress out thinking somethings wrong?
 
No, I just check babies a million times a day to make sure they haven't escaped out of the hatchling rack! I'm starting to settle down now, after a week.
 
With my first couple snakes I was that way...constantly wanting to look at them, make sure they are still there, etc... Now that I have more I don't really do that anymore. I just put em in their tank/tub and let them be to settle in.
 
I am with zoology girl. I used to obsess but am a little less prone to it now (with snakes, at least) that I know about what to expect. It's a wonder I didn't worry my first cornsnake, Hokie, to death!

I am still like that with other new pets, to an extent. Our almost 6 month old puppy is currently getting most of my "obsessive" attention. I can hear him instantly in the middle of the night if he so much as stirs... and wake from a dead sleep if he starts to go potty where he's not supposed to. I've heard new mothers of humans are the same way. :bang:
 
ha i never thought of that if i'm this worried and anxious with my snake how bad am i going to be when i have my first child. Im getting married soon so its only a matter of time.
 
gob144 said:
ha i never thought of that if i'm this worried and anxious with my snake how bad am i going to be when i have my first child. Im getting married soon so its only a matter of time.
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Probably, but it's good practice for parenthood. ;)
 
I'm a worrier by nature, so I feel you. It's not just new pets though. Every few days I find some obscure reason to worry about one of my animals and have to talk myself out of it. My boyfriend gets stuffed up easily and he often makes a whistling sound when he breathes, which I constantly think is one of my snakes dying of an R.I.

Ever since my king snake got out I'm never totally confident that the lids are secure, and I can't sleep at night until I've double and triple-checked their enclosures (especially his!).
 
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