Ugh.
As some of you guys know, I lost my girl (Flynn) last Thursday (1st July). I miss her so much, and yesterday I had to carry out the dreaded task of cleaning her viv out for the last time.
Then I had to do the next job, which I was dreading: I needed to go to the pet shop I bought her from, to get some more mice for my Royal Python, Lola. I've been putting it off since Flynn died, as they always have beardies in (TYPICALLY the freezer is right next to the baby beardie viv...), and I just knew I'd get upset to see them all, knowing I'd be going back home to Flynn's empty tank.
So I shot into the pet shop, bag in hand for Lola's mice, and pretty much shoved my head into the freezer so I didn't have to see the beardies... Sounds stupid - I know, but I didn't want to be stood in the middle of the shop bawling my eyes out!
Anyway, to cut a pretty long and boring story short, I closed the freezer door and turned to head back to the counter, when the pet shop owner called me over to have a chat with me about a poorly beardie they have. AAARGGHHHH!!!! How could I resist????? Anyway, I went over and told him about Flynn, and we discussed their poorly one.
I got a bit tearful, and said I needed to be off, and just as I turned to walk away, another of the beardies they have started scrabbling like crazy at the glass in front of me. I stopped and looked at him, and he waved at me. Goddamn it! Why do they know EXACTLY how to melt your heart?!!??!?
Thing is, I'm thinking about adopting him. He was the runt of the previous hatchlings they had. He's 7 months old (approx.), and is very small for his age. He's also very skinny, as he has only just got an apetite - he was bullied by his brothers and sisters and has only just started to blossom since they have all been sold.
What do you guys think? I miss Flynn so very much, and I'm in no way trying to replace her, but because it's so soon after she died, I feel so guilty about possibly getting another.
Confused and emotional!!!!
As some of you guys know, I lost my girl (Flynn) last Thursday (1st July). I miss her so much, and yesterday I had to carry out the dreaded task of cleaning her viv out for the last time.
Then I had to do the next job, which I was dreading: I needed to go to the pet shop I bought her from, to get some more mice for my Royal Python, Lola. I've been putting it off since Flynn died, as they always have beardies in (TYPICALLY the freezer is right next to the baby beardie viv...), and I just knew I'd get upset to see them all, knowing I'd be going back home to Flynn's empty tank.
So I shot into the pet shop, bag in hand for Lola's mice, and pretty much shoved my head into the freezer so I didn't have to see the beardies... Sounds stupid - I know, but I didn't want to be stood in the middle of the shop bawling my eyes out!
Anyway, to cut a pretty long and boring story short, I closed the freezer door and turned to head back to the counter, when the pet shop owner called me over to have a chat with me about a poorly beardie they have. AAARGGHHHH!!!! How could I resist????? Anyway, I went over and told him about Flynn, and we discussed their poorly one.
I got a bit tearful, and said I needed to be off, and just as I turned to walk away, another of the beardies they have started scrabbling like crazy at the glass in front of me. I stopped and looked at him, and he waved at me. Goddamn it! Why do they know EXACTLY how to melt your heart?!!??!?
Thing is, I'm thinking about adopting him. He was the runt of the previous hatchlings they had. He's 7 months old (approx.), and is very small for his age. He's also very skinny, as he has only just got an apetite - he was bullied by his brothers and sisters and has only just started to blossom since they have all been sold.
What do you guys think? I miss Flynn so very much, and I'm in no way trying to replace her, but because it's so soon after she died, I feel so guilty about possibly getting another.
Confused and emotional!!!!