Hello from WNC!

[BoaLover11]

Thanks for the welcome.

No, she didn't, because she was a strictly indoor cat. Once we started letting her come out, I was thinking about doing both. I opted out of it, because we took away her outdoor time since it was causing so much trouble. She was like a little fat demon when we brought her in, hissing as soon as she saw the door, and throwing a fit all through the night. Now, however, I think I'll get all of my future dogs/cats microchipped whether or not they stay indoors, just in case this happens again.

I hope somebody did, it would be better than being on the streets. But, unless her love of food overcame her fear of strangers, I don't think she did.

[Karen]

Awww, yeah, for the future, better safe than sorry! She's got such clean black and white coloring, she'd be highly visible, unlike a tabby who can blend into the shadows, so I hope she is loved out there somewhere.

By the way, I have two cousins (separate generations) named Cassandra, so extra welcome to you!

[Alysser]

Welcome to Pettalk! I am sorry to hear about your cat, unfortunately many outdoor cats do face a similar end. I know of one that lasted till she was 15 but otherwise outdoor cats tend to go a whole lot earlier. I'd love to see more of your snakes! I work with snakes at my job but nothing like Boas, basically just milkies, corn snakes, king snakes, etc. But snakes are all cool nonetheless.

[BoaLover11]

Thanks for the welcome! Yes, that is why we had her as an indoor cat. She should never have left my mother's apartment, but I should have expected such a thing to happen, with her roommate there.

I've posted some more pictures of Cloud in my albums, along with others.

My two snakes are a joy to have! Bud is the wild child, always getting into trouble. He's always destroying his decorations and flinging his bedding around. Cloud's enclosure stays neat and in order. lol Now that Bud is beginning to eat normally again (hopefully), he's limiting his destruction only to nighttime. It's amusing to hear the flunks coming from his enclosure every once in awhile, because he crawls up the wall, and slides back down to the ground. Hopefully we can put some branches in there for him, as he LOVES to climb. There will need to be plenty for him to grab onto, because he's not as well built for life in the trees as Cloud is. You can tell this especially when I put them on the floor. Bud will move his body together, and push out to move across the floor. Cloud just sits there, wiggling up and down along his body, so I normally just hold him while I'm inside. Whenever Bud get to come out, he goes shooting off in random directions to get into whatever is available to him as soon as he touches the ground. Cloud normally sits there for several minutes before he starts exploring. The cats aren't the only things the birds have to watch out for. :P Cloud likes to stalk them, so I must keep him from the bird feeder. Unlike Bud, he also goes through color changes. He has a dark and a light phase, as well as his normal coloration.