Feline Dragon Enclosure

Been working real hard on selling a few items to raise funds for an enclosure for our kitties. A real good friend gave us a generous donation and we thank you greatly for that! Just getting started, have so much more in store, can only do so much at a time and they really, really needed to get some outside time. The fence is too short - have a real good idea working to thwart any jumping over. That will be reveled in Phase II.

Part of Phase I includes straw that we weren't able to locate on a Sunday - have a bale secured for tomorrow and will lay down a fresh layer of straw to keep them from tracking clay into the house. Have thought about changing the straw up for horse quality hay or might get one of each and give them different textures.

Have a 'cave' in there for them temporarily, it will be removed tomorrow - would be a real dandy place for a snake to lay in ambush - oh yeah - still sweating snake issues - upon close inspection of residence there are numerous rodent holes going underneath - where there is food - there are snakes - good rule of thumb - eliminate their food source. Since we believe and hold true to ALL LIFE MATTERS, we will not use poisons or traps. We will discourage naturally and wisely the holding up of any and all snake food sources. The animals are a good deterrent but not enough and more aids will be employed. Probably our most extreme method will shock most people - but we are on the look out for a Banded King Snake to locate to our area.

Our concerns are bonafide that bringing a snake into our neighborhood could endanger the snake. Will make it a top priority to introduce the snake to those who would welcome such a noble creature, and help others to understand it. I would never want to harm any creature, but the rose colored glasses don't get worn around here.

A Banded King Snake will
1). Work on the snake food source issue and
2). Eat any other snakes it finds.

A Banded King Snake of extreme length would be a threat to our charges, but that serpent wouldn't be brought onto these grounds, release of a snake that if by chance did attack one of the animals in our rescue, it would not have a chance of doing lethal damage.

Have worked with Banded King Snakes in the past for natural rodent control. Pick your battles and align your allies, would rather not go to war with a copperhead and just as soon as let another serpent take care of this situation.

(If left to her own accord the founder\head pooper scooper of this rescue would have King Snakes dangling from the trees like sausages to ensure riddance of venomous creatures).