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help, help, help, help!!!!

wasuslitherin

wasuslitherin

WARNING: I can be.....
I am feeding to day. I heat my water pretty hot b/c my snakes are in the basement and I dont want to run back and forth to re-heat water.

I opened one of the hatchling and comes right out of the delicup and striaght into the almost boiling water. I stick my hand in there,(slighly burned it) and pulled it out. She is not doing good, I put a paper towel with her and put her in the cup. she is so sad looking! please, and help!
 
I'm so sorry for your loss. Thats two snakes you've lost already! You must be devestaded. Dont beat yourself up about it. Its ok.
 
So sorry to hear of your loss...

Try not to feel too badly, as long as you learn from the mistake. I have made what seem like incredibly stupid mistakes (in retrospect - not at the time) over the years. I just try not to repeat them.

When I use really hot water, I usually put it in a pitcher or very large plastic glass. Then I pour small amounts into a 4 oz condiment cup. That way I can heat up just a few pinks at a time, and the larger container stays warm longer. The water in the small cup doesn't stay hot for long, and then I dump it out and add more.

If a snake happened to jump into the small bowl, it wouldn't completely fit in, and chances are that the water would already be cooling off by the time I started to remove pinks from it to start feeding. The bigger pitcher is further away, where the snake wouldn't get to it. Maybe that method would help in the future?
 
Thanks Kathy Love, and everyone. I can not believe this happened. I will make sure to keep the water on a different space then the feeding area, trust me!
 
Sorry for your loss and as Kathy said, we must learn from our mistakes so we don't do it again....don't fret - it happens. At least you are trying to care for your animals rather than neglect them ;)
 
oh my goodness! I am so sorry! I know how you feel ;-; and again it isnt your fault! Sorry! ):

<3 *hug*
 
for what its worth there was nothing you could of done to save it.

Best we can do is focus on our success and learn from our failures.
 
I'm sorry for your loss.
It's good that you posted this thread. Your willingness to share may keep someone else from having the same thing happen. ((hugs))
 
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