Well they've been working me into the ground lately, so this is the first that I get to post about my trip to Alabama to pick up 5 sulcata. Temps here were well into three digits, and there were a few of us that wanted our babies SO BAD, I decided to make a trip to pick them up. They were shipped from Long Island to Alabama, then driven from Alabama back down here to the Houston area.
Miss Vicki was kind enough to take some unpacking photos.
What's in the box?!?
Two of Five
Clearly Marked by Julie
So all five babies get a nice little soak, and settle in to the Alabama lifestyle for a few days. My riding (sleeping is what he did) partner and I show up about 8pm to gather them up, and end up spending FOUR HOURS chatting with the Fabulous Miss Vicki. She needs to move to Texas! What an awesome person. A good night's rest, then it's 14 hours back the other way. Once we made the Texas border and could officially call them TEXANS instead of yankees, we stopped for a clean-out and leg stretch. I got the clean out (easy) job, and Chris was babysitter. He definately burned more calories!
First He Started with Two
Then We Added a Third
And Then There Were Five
I warned him that they were very curious critters. He soon found out for himself. The field was echoing with "No, Captain, you can't eat that. Galileo, come here. Squirt, keep with the others." Lol, that sure did pay him back for all the sleeping he did! From here we zoomed by Ft. Worth and dropped off two of our crew, then headed back home for some much needed sleep. I had an overnight guest until their new family could meet me in Houston, and took these pictures during our celebration luncheon on Sunday morning.
Feeding Frenzy
Walkin it Off (better known as "Makin Room for More")
Squirt Stuffing Himself
Camren and Stashu
Stashu is the 7yr old, 6 inch sulcata from TRLI that there was a thread about earlier in the month. At some point I'll force myself to quit playing and take some pics, so that I can introduce him and Camren properly. I met Squirt's new family in Houston later that day, and he went off to celebrate Labor Day with them.
That whole trip was SO worth it!
Miss Vicki was kind enough to take some unpacking photos.
What's in the box?!?
Two of Five
Clearly Marked by Julie
So all five babies get a nice little soak, and settle in to the Alabama lifestyle for a few days. My riding (sleeping is what he did) partner and I show up about 8pm to gather them up, and end up spending FOUR HOURS chatting with the Fabulous Miss Vicki. She needs to move to Texas! What an awesome person. A good night's rest, then it's 14 hours back the other way. Once we made the Texas border and could officially call them TEXANS instead of yankees, we stopped for a clean-out and leg stretch. I got the clean out (easy) job, and Chris was babysitter. He definately burned more calories!
First He Started with Two
Then We Added a Third
And Then There Were Five
I warned him that they were very curious critters. He soon found out for himself. The field was echoing with "No, Captain, you can't eat that. Galileo, come here. Squirt, keep with the others." Lol, that sure did pay him back for all the sleeping he did! From here we zoomed by Ft. Worth and dropped off two of our crew, then headed back home for some much needed sleep. I had an overnight guest until their new family could meet me in Houston, and took these pictures during our celebration luncheon on Sunday morning.
Feeding Frenzy
Walkin it Off (better known as "Makin Room for More")
Squirt Stuffing Himself
Camren and Stashu
Stashu is the 7yr old, 6 inch sulcata from TRLI that there was a thread about earlier in the month. At some point I'll force myself to quit playing and take some pics, so that I can introduce him and Camren properly. I met Squirt's new family in Houston later that day, and he went off to celebrate Labor Day with them.
That whole trip was SO worth it!
