I know. Miss my dogs a whole lot. You call them, and they actually come with their tails wagging.
A cat comes when he thinks he is ready for you. One cat, Fred, is due in here now to stick his whiskers in my nose or eyes. He thinks that is so much fun.
You can yell for a snake until your lungs explode.
They have no ears and I doubt they’d pay heed, even if they did.
Years ago [as made infamous on FR] one of my Ball Pythons went on a 3 week slitherabout.
I looked everywhere, hundreds of times over, barely slept...and I kept yelling his name.
Once in a while, I’d think to myself, why are you even doing that?
He can’t hear and wouldn’t come, anyway!
Lo and behold, he finally showed up in the bathroom that all the other snakes seem to find so irresistible.