What would you do?

[natethomas2000]

I am a male 3rd grade teacher and one of three male teachers in my school. I have a garter snake in my classroom, which my students adore, but which many other teachers (the ladies) in the school don't exactly adore.

I have been keeping the snake's food (worms that I dug) in a sealed plastic container inside a plastic bag in a public refrigerator at school. Today after school I went to get Viper (the kids' name for our snake) some dinner, only to find that my bags with containers had disappeared.

It took me several hours to dig up the worms in the woods behind my house, getting enough to last through our upcoming winter. I'm upset and told my wife about it. She said, from a woman's perspective, she can see why the worms disappeared.

However, my name was clearly on the bags and containers. Shouldn't the person have at least told me to move the containers? I'm not sure what to do next. Any ideas?

[mtymxdh]

worms in a public refri ??? but before moving someone should've asked / tell you to move that thing out there...


better refer to that as "snake food" rather than worms...

[Jim Nazium]

I am tired of these muggerfarging snakes in this muggerfarging classroom!

[lets_ride]

Was it only your worms that were thrown away or did the entire fridge get cleaned out?

At our office, there is a fridge-cleaning day and anything not labeled with name and date is pitched. The company does provide stick-on labels and a sharpie that lives on the fridge door for this very reason, so it's not hard to comply.

But if that wasn't the case, I suspect a plot against Viper. You should threaten to let him out to hunt for food at night since someone took it upon themselves to dispose of his food. That ought to get their attention.

[natethomas2000]

Originally Posted by lets_ride

Was it only your worms that were thrown away or did the entire fridge get cleaned out?

At our office, there is a fridge-cleaning day and anything not labeled with name and date is pitched. The company does provide stick-on labels and a sharpie that lives on the fridge door for this very reason, so it's not hard to comply.

But if that wasn't the case, I suspect a plot against Viper. You should threaten to let him out to hunt for food at night since someone took it upon themselves to dispose of his food. That ought to get their attention.

It was only my stuff that has vanished. The rest of the fridge is full of other junk in unlabeled bags and containers that only their owners recognize.

I like the idea or letting him prowl the school at night - maybe I could put a tracking device on him so I could find him each morning.

[Henry Porter]

Originally Posted by natethomas2000

I am a male 3rd grade teacher and one of three male teachers in my school. I have a garter snake in my classroom, which my students adore, but which many other teachers (the ladies) in the school don't exactly adore.

I have been keeping the snake's food (worms that I dug) in a sealed plastic container inside a plastic bag in a public refrigerator at school. Today after school I went to get Viper (the kids' name for our snake) some dinner, only to find that my bags with containers had disappeared.

It took me several hours to dig up the worms in the woods behind my house, getting enough to last through our upcoming winter. I'm upset and told my wife about it. She said, from a woman's perspective, she can see why the worms disappeared.

However, my name was clearly on the bags and containers. Shouldn't the person have at least told me to move the containers? I'm not sure what to do next. Any ideas?

Yes, whomever did that is a bastard. Do worms need to be refrigerated? I would think Viper wouldn't care.

This is a perfect time for a passive aggressive note. Perhaps something about letting him out to find his own food if it disappears again?

[Argentius]

Worms do need to be refrigerated for more than, I dunno, a day? It makes them hibernate.

Most convenience stores near fishing areas will have "bait," including worms, sorry, "nightcrawlers," in the back cooler on request. They'll be in little styrofoam cups mixed with some dirt.

For revenge, you should put some worms in their food.

To fix your problem, just keep them in an opaque plastic or foam container with only your name and date on them.

Originally Posted by Henry Porter

Yes, whomever did that is a bastard. Do worms need to be refrigerated? I would think Viper wouldn't care.

This is a perfect time for a passive aggressive note. Perhaps something about letting him out to find his own food if it disappears again?

[jorgy]

Buy a dorm fridge for your classroom.

Speaking as a woman who is okay with playing in the dirt, the thought of worms near my food makes me queasy.

[Henry Porter]

Originally Posted by jorgy

Buy a dorm fridge for your classroom.

Speaking as a woman who is okay with playing in the dirt, the thought of worms near my food makes me queasy.