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Why do people worry so much?

Ok- I had one escape at a level 7, and one at a level 4, two escapes, and total in collection is 19. The first way I figured it was just divide 19 by 2 escapes.
 
Wouldn't it then be 11 (total score) / 19 (total snakes) =0.57894736842105263157894736842105? That's what I get when I follow Jenni's instructions. I guess the point is to "weigh" each type of escape. LOL.
 
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Nanci said:
You didn't lose your snake, she got let out! Not by you!! And was recaptured in a timely fashion! You didn't lose your very first snake within a week of getting it.
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I know Nanci, I was just jesting with you a little ;)

I think my "level" would be somewhere between 4 and 7, as my set ups have served me well for over 5 years, but after a dumb mistake, someone leaving the sliding door partially open, I found out how oportunistic snakes can be :)

Blossom was my first escape ever and if I do the math according to Jenni's method, divide the escape score, 1, by the number of snakes in my collection, 15, I get 0.0666666. Is that how you're meant to work it out Jenni?
 
If I knew the idea was gonna hit off, I would've actually thought it through. :grin01:

I'd say I've had a 2, a 7, and a 4. So total is 13. 13 divided by 32 gives me 0.41
 
I hope I never have one, lol. I like my wittle ones. Even Sonja the evil _____. Actually, I like her best.
 
Nanci said:
I pretty much don't worry about poo, though. In fact, I barely notice it.
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You would have noticed the one hubby left in the bowl last week because he was on the phone and didn't want to flush...like the person on the other end didn't hear that thing hit the water...

Nanci said:
I feel bad about something. You know the ton of threads about non-feeders this summer? I listed a whole bunch of methods, and a person who had already asked a million questions about different methods PM'd me and demanded a list, in order, of what would have the most chance of working. I didn't reply. That is not like me, but I don't know!!! Every baby is different, every person has different resources available, for a foreign country- I don't know! I feel badly, though.
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Don't feel bad because I think that one PMed me requesting the same list...and I gave him one.

Jrgh17 said:
I'm with Nanci on this one... This is one area where people need to be a bit MORE anal. There's a definite system of LEVELS regarding losing a snake:

10... "I put the snake on the floor, and then went into another room for 20 minutes."
9...
8...
7... "I made a dumb mistake and found out exactly how opportunistic snakes can be."
6...
5...
4... "My setup served me well for quite awhile, but there must've been some tiny way out."
3...
2...
1... "I have a padlocked viv with a motion sensing alarm system and the dang thing STILL escaped."

Personally, I say we make it into a game. Divide your 'escape score' by the number of snakes in your collection. Lowest number wins!
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I don't think I could calculate this one because I have lost count over the past 13 years, plus I sure don't want to add up all the hatchlings I've produced over that time, because I would have to do that as I tend to lose more hatchlings than anything else...feeding 200-300 at a time, you're bound to not quite put that deli lid on securely enough and the little buggers are good at taking advantage of little slips like that.
 
Drizzt80 said:
Yeah but have you called in family members to take a peek . . . ?! (You might be a redneck!)

D80
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Susan said:
You would have noticed the one hubby left in the bowl last week because he was on the phone and didn't want to flush...like the person on the other end didn't hear that thing hit the water...
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Me thinks you may be the only one that understood I wasn't talking about "snake poo" . . . :sidestep:

D80
 
Thanks Jenn! Nice thread and it made me smile and laugh. I too used to be very much into my records and so forth. Jay used to drive me nuts with wanting to know who ate what and who didnt and why! God I wish I knew why any of my snakes (about 130 to 200 snakes in house during 2008) didnt eat! I gave up worrying so much. They are all well cared for and get a good meal. I do know some of animals pretty well and they have their own agenda and I had to conform to their needs not my will upon them.

As for all the strange threads from newbs, I too have had to laugh and get a bit upset. I just stay out of most them. If I can help a bit, I will try, but sometimes no matter what you say, you will be seen as a donkey's butt.

And Rich using bottled water...he gets it directly from Poland Springs right here in Maine. Didnt you know that? LOL I can understand using some kind of water treatment if you are on well water and it is high is unfriendly stuff for humans. Only makes sense if you wont drink and you dont water your four legged animals with it, than why give it to your snakes? Just my thoughts and I do NOT know anything!

Great post everyone! Gotta love our CS.com community!! We rock!!

PJ :wavey:
 
Just dont get Jay started, especially about newbs and you-know-who! You know how he can be a hot head! LOL

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PJ :wavey:
 
Geez Brent, even *I* know who "you know who" is. Although last I heard, Jay had taken "you know who" out to "you know where" and beat the "you know what" out of "you know who." True?? :grin01:
 
LBoz said:
Although last I heard, Jay had taken "you know who" out to "you know where" and beat the "you know what" out of "you know who." True?? :grin01:
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Well, I didn't go nowhere with "that man", and he didn't beat "anything" out of me, so that must mean at least I'm not "you know who"! Whew! What a load off! :eek1:

D80
 
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