I remember the day I saw Ritz for sale. I couldn’t keep my eyes off him, I kept holding myself back saying I didn’t need another snake.😩 But I’d find myself looking at his pictures all day and night and couldn’t get my mind off him. There was something about him that just spoke to me. I told myself if he was still there the next day that I would get him. The next morning I found him still for sale. My heart ached. I wanted him so badly, but I didn’t want to be impulsive- so I told myself maybe one more day…. but later that night I couldn’t hold myself back anymore and I inquired about buying him. He was all mine!🥰 He came all the way from Florida!

Ritz was such a character for a snake. He was a total sweetheart, not a mean bone in his body! He LOVED to be handled, and he even helped a few people overcome their fear of snakes! He was just such a gentle soul🪽, with a lot of love to give. His tank used to be set up right next to my bed. And every morning 🌞 I’d wake up to him peeking out his hide, and he would slither up to me when he saw me up and awake! And he would also greet me at bedtime. 🌝 I fully believe he was my heart snake.🫶

Sadly, Ritz never ate for me. I tried everything, every technique. Months would pass 🗓️, I’d try and try and try and to no avail. We chalked it up to “oh the shipping was a lot, he will eat once he’s more settled in ” then we got this nice 120 gallon tank for him, and got the best of the best for him. we figured, ok maybe he just was adjusting to the new tank. Or then the weather was funky, etc. But it was coming up to about a year of having him, so we took him to the exotic vet, where we got X-rays 🩻 and found he had multiple blockages inside him. 💔 Unfortunately there were either 2 outcomes. First would be, force feeding to start getting nutrients in him and the food would hopefully help the blockages move through and unblock…… or the worst that it would continue to block up and eventually kill him… And tragically it was the latter.

He was truly so very loved and cared for. I will never regret getting Ritz. Even if I only had him for a year- it was a very wonderful blessed year. I love you buddy. 🤍