Re: Well, you asked (long)

Posted by Amy Anderson on March 30, 1999 at 23:16:06:

In Reply to: Well, you asked (long) posted by Edfett on March 30, 1999 at 17:01:00:

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: Let me just state that I am am in no way proud of this. I was VERY mad at myself when it happened....
: When I was around 11 or 12, I had this huge 5 foot tank(I believe it was 100 gallon). I put plants in it, made a little pond etc. etc. . I had every kind of Herp you could think of in there. Newts anoles, treefrogs, FB toads, skinks, everything.
: The dominant plant was a vine I believe is called "Wandereing Jew". It grew like mad. Everyone in a while I had to trim it. Once When I was trimming some around the pond area, I noticed one of newts at the edge of it squirmming frantically. I picked him up only to realized I had accidentally "trimmed" of 2 of his limbs and half of his tail. I was devasted. He died a few days later. :(.........

Oh my gosh, I'm SO SORRY! That must have been horribly traumatic. I know how I felt when the one died after escaping the tank. That wasn't my fault either, but I kept thinking of all of the things that could have happened differently to prevent it. (Of course, her death came two days after the devistating loss of my 17 y/o cat and I was a little emotional.)

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• sorry to hear about your cat. It's hard losing animals.(nm) Edfett 3/31/99 (2)
  • Thanks Amy Anderson 3/31/99 (1)
    • Yes. It "sucks". To put it mildly. ChrisCD 3/31/99 (0)
• Yeah, I felt REALLY bad, and helpless (nm) Edfett 3/31/99 (0)

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: : : : Let me just state that I am am in no way proud of this. I was VERY mad at myself when it happened.... : : When I was around 11 or 12, I had this huge 5 foot tank(I believe it was 100 gallon). I put plants in it, made a little pond etc. etc. . I had every kind of Herp you could think of in there. Newts anoles, treefrogs, FB toads, skinks, everything. : : The dominant plant was a vine I believe is called "Wandereing Jew". It grew like mad. Everyone in a while I had to trim it. Once When I was trimming some around the pond area, I noticed one of newts at the edge of it squirmming frantically. I picked him up only to realized I had accidentally "trimmed" of 2 of his limbs and half of his tail. I was devasted. He died a few days later. :(......... : Oh my gosh, I'm SO SORRY! That must have been horribly traumatic. I know how I felt when the one died after escaping the tank. That wasn't my fault either, but I kept thinking of all of the things that could have happened differently to prevent it. (Of course, her death came two days after the devistating loss of my 17 y/o cat and I was a little emotional.)

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