Quick Update!

Victor decided to use my blinds and alarm clock as a perch!

Victor, Queenie, and BB are being exceptionally cute lately. In such a short amount of time, they have become more friendly and social than when I first acquired them.

Queenie fell asleep in my pocket

Consider welcoming a snake into your home as a companion. They make great pets! For more info, check out Reptile Rescue of the Carolinas.

Email Matt Stoddard, mgstoddard@reptilerescuecarolinas.org if you would like to adopt Victor. Queenie is not up for adoption yet.

First Board of Directors, Victor, Queenie, BB

 Hello, animal lovers!

On Wednesday, January 4, 2012 I went over to the reptile rescue house for what I thought was just an innocent meeting. They invited me to come speak about budgets and non-profits. After 2 hours of a meeting (only 15 minutes of which were actually productive), I walked out with a position on the board and 2 more snakes.

I am so honored that the Reptile Rescue of the Carolinas has appointment me to serve on their Board of Directors as their non-profit expert/secretary. This is the first Board of Directors I have ever served on. (However I do serve on the Eastern Division Relay For Life Advisory Team and want to give them a shout out!) I hope to make the organization even better, and who knows where this will take me after college. Anyway, since my readers are animal lovers, I will focus on the foster snakes rather than myself.

 

Victor is an adult greenish rat snake (black and yellow hybrid) who is getting better with socializing day by day. He likes to musk when he gets frustrated so handling him with a paper towel never hurts.  Here is his bio.  Contact me if you’d like more information. If interested in adopting him, contact Matt Stoddard with the Reptile Rescue of the Carolinas.

Queenie is a corn snake not ready for adoption yet because the rescue suspects that she is due to lay eggs soon. I will keep you updated on Queenie’s progress.

 

I am also rehabilitating BB, an eastern painted turtle. She is blind but going to become an educational animal once I can put a little more weight on her. Luckily I’m a crazy Jewish mother and will strongly encourage her to eat!

To all those NCSU students, good luck on your first day of classes tomorrow. For all the non-students, appreciate the fact that you do not have classes tomorrow, but never stop learning!

Catching Up

Hello, internet! I apologize for not keeping you updated about the animals. Last time I posted was mid October so I apologize in advance that this might be a lengthy catch-up entry.

Lucky's and Rosie’s foster families fell in love with them so they will continue to live with their “permanent fosters.” Luckily, they only live a few doors away so they can visit each other often. Same with Huck Finn, he loves his foster mom, Ella! (Rosie is officially adopted with paperwork but if you have fallen in love with Lucky or Huck Finn, please let me know!)

Although I will miss her dearly, Big Berta found a loving home. In my time with her, we meditated together, scared masculine adult college students, and she became a celebrity!

A brief sidenote: if you saw the NCSU GLBTCA (Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Community Alliance) Cabaret on November 11, 2011, Chris Jackson performed Slave For You by Brittany Spears. Yes, Bertha was THAT SNAKE! She was adopted shortly after her debut. (Don’t worry, expert snake handlers were on scene in case the crowd got too rowdy, but everything worked out beautifully)

Yes, Bertha stole Chris's shades right out of his pocket.

While Bertha was still here, I housed a few more critters. For a week I housed 4 crested Geckos for a friend - Oswald, Mojo, Penny, and Spiro. Mojo and Penny got adopted together, Oswald is not adoptable yet, and Spiro continues to live with his loving owner, Brittany. 

On top is Spiro, in my had is Mojo, my right shoulder is Penny and left shoulder is Oswald. 

During this hectic time, I puppysat Beta, a 3 month old beagle mix. Beta came to my friend Ashley from Craigslist, full of 3 different types of worms, lethargic, emaciated, and full of mange. With some TLC and dewormer, her and Ashley are having a beautiful life together.

If Bertha, Beta, the geckos, Lester and Locke (my pet dog and bearded dragon) were not enough, amongst the chaos was Kroger, a 2-foot alligator snapping turtle that l had been rehabilitating for the month of November. He had been hit by a car and had a broken jaw, so he was fed through a feeding tube. (The Turtle Rescue Team at the NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine is truly remarkable for all that they do, and if you would like more information, or to donate, click here! )

Feeding Kroger

At this point you may be wondering, Jodie, where the #$%! Would you be able to house a 2-foot snapping turtle in your tiny townhome? That is an excellent question.
What appears to be an ordinary bathtub is in fact, an ordinary bathtub.  My bathtub.

Right before I left for winter break, I returned Kroger to the vet school. He is now in another rehab home and doing extremely well!

And with that, ladies and gentlemen, I thank you for keeping up with Jodie’s Ark. Please post comments, questions, or if you have expertise in any of these species, provide advice!