#snake adjacent

[omg-snakes]

Shopping for sphagnum moss for my snakes and came across some interesting advice.

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I have been concerned about the loss of my fine-grained matrix...

[omg-snakes]

So, okay, a big part of the reason I've been so absent of late is that I've been in the throes of moving.

There was a whole ordeal with my landlord trying to illegally terminate my lease at the beginning of the year, that lining up with being ready to buy a place anyway, finding a really great house almost immediately, having an offer accepted, then finding out it had some secret catastrophic issues, and then having to back out of a contract and start the process all over again. It was stressful. It's behind us. We found a better spot. Cute neighborhood, big yard, and most importantly no severe issues that might render a house unliveable and uninsurable. Also it has grounded outlets, which isn't a thing I was previously aware I should be looking for because we are currently living in the year 2025, but I guess folks out here have been getting by with nothing but two-prongs and making the best of it. More (ungrounded) power to them, I guess.

Anyway for the last couple of weekends I've been getting things set up at the new place and preparing to move into my new Snake Room. Here's what it looked like on Day 0:

My plan is to pull carpet, yeet the closet doors and turn the closet into a desk/ship station/incubator space, and paint before bringing in cages. I'll share my progress and maybe do a little crowdsourcing for ideas.

This is being juggled with work and school and it's been a challenge but, like, also a huge relief. I'm very much a high-site-fidelity creature and moving from impermanent dwelling to impermanent dwelling has been a huge mental health burden.

For the first time in almost 20 years, I'm home.

[omg-snakes]

Paint colors for the Snake Room have been chosen and swatched.

It's three shades of gray as a joke because someone told @fractiousrvt that anerythristic morphs like Anery and Charcoal are boring, which is an objectively incorrect opinion.

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Oh, bother.

I pulled up the carpet pad and the (at least) fourty-year-old plywood underlayment in a few spots was crumbling apart like stale Wheatabix.

I cut out the rotten sections and I'll be patching with new plywood just to make sure the floor is level before I put down a cork vapor barrier/padded second underlayment and then my fake slate flooring.

There's also hardwood subfloor under the plywood. Good to know, I guess.

[omg-snakes]

Hey do y'all remember when I had custom washi tape like two years ago? I had it printed to secure baby snake travel cups for shipping.

Well, I'm almost out of the rolls I stashed.

If I were to do more of these, in different colors and/or with shiny foil accents, would folks be interested? It's probably going to be around $5 USD per 10 meter roll plus shipping to wherever you are. I'm thinking of doing at least three colorways again this time, and at least one with foil.

Do you want this?

Yes, give me the gay snake tape

No, I have no use nor desire for fancy adhesive tape

Voting ended onOct 12, 2024

I'm just gauging interest at this point. Washi tape is such a strange niche interest but I really like it and I'm hoping some other folks will help me justify the minimum order amounts!

[omg-snakes]

Okay so this might be one of the more off the wall questions you’ve ever received. So if snakes were people, how would they design their house. If I were a snake man, what kind of floor and wall shapes would be ideal for me to live in. Like I’m imagining a sort of cistern kind of shaped room with a mulch floor but what kind of person has a mulch floor?? What would a person use as flooring if they were a snake?

Uhhhhh hmm...

Okay.

I think a snake people would live in a Hobbit-style house with round doors, small-side-of-average circular rooms with domed ceilings, and tunnel-shaped hallways. Probably a few skylights in common areas. Conversation pit in the living room. It would feel a little cramped to the average person, and might be a bit cluttered. Furniture would be rustic hardwood with stone inlays and overstuffed chairs and sofas with lots of extra pillows. Their bed would be either a cozy hammock or a pillowtop mattress. The floors would be slate tile or sealed concrete with in-floor heating, with fluffy shag accent carpets that a snerson's toes can dig into, but that has good traction and isn't slippy. The bathroom would have a built-in sauna and/or rainfall shower. The kitchen would be embarrassingly small and poorly outfitted. Sneople love to eat but they're not big on cooking.

Lots of plants, polished stones, macrame. Not a ton of wall art (curved walls!) but a few choice pieces may be framed and displayed on tables and desks.

Aesthetic would trend towards plush, cozy, a little witchy but not goth, a little cottagecore but not cutesy, nature colors, natural lighting.

They often prefer passive hobbies like watching movies or playing games rather than arts and crafts, but some sneople find joy in interior design or gardening. When the weather is nice, many also engage in outdoor activities like rock climbing, swimming, fishing, or hiking.

[omg-snakes]

I'm almost out of snake pictures in the queue, send asks?

I'll use them to stretch the remaining content until I can get updated photos.

[omg-snakes]

Would You Like To Play A Game?

I have so many ding-dang clutches this year that I made a SNINGO (Snake Bingo) game that you can join if you wanna.

Click or copy/paste the link below to get your randomly-generated Sningo card and save it or take a screenshot. We're looking at the game potentially going into September and I think these will only be available for 30 days or so.

https://mfbc.us/m/gv2ac8t

SNINGO (Snake Bingo)

Play virtual SNINGO (Snake Bingo) with your friends for free on any device. Customize the bingo cards and generate printable or virtual bing

If that's not working you can pester me through chat or private message and I'll send you one.

There's no prize for winning, beyond the satisfaction of being Snake Bingo Champion. If you're the first to send me a screengrab or photo of your winning card I'll... uhhh... I dunno, I guess I could grant a Trivial Boon. Let's say ties are also allowed, since this might generate a few duplicate cards.

I'll announce each clutch ID as they hatch with the tag: "sningo 2023"

For those joining, we already have YR23 and HC23 hatched. Get out your Mecca daubers and mark 'em off!