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| Razee |
Posted - 12/09/2012 : 12:46:33
Just picked up my two snakeys from their holiday boarding, and they are both fine and not sold at all  - don't know what I was worrying about...
Anyway, wanted to have Bazil probed for ages, so asked to have him done, which the lady in the shop kindly did for me - and he is a she! So much for tail length and scale count. Her tail is exactly the same length as Little Twiddlers ( comparing sheds at the same size ), who is definitely a male - and her scale count is 71 - 72 pairs, Little T's is 72 - 73 pairs.
I did suspect this for a while now, as her tail is tapering slightly differently to Little T's, but couldn't say for sure... now I know, and will be changing her name to Bazilishka ( as hubby wants her to stay Bazil ). So, I have boy and girl...  |
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| Razee |
Posted - 13/09/2012 : 10:35:31
AAAND if I bred him to Bazil, I'd find out if Bazil was het caramel, being so yellow.. ;-) |
| Razee |
Posted - 13/09/2012 : 10:33:28
I know, and I like him very much. What's put me off to start with was that when he first came in, he often regurgitated, so I was worried he could be ill. He stayed very small as well, but is now eating ok. I'm a bit worried if he was ill that my other two could get it as well, and of course, hubby is another matter - dead against getting another :-(..
He also hasn't sold because he is a bit bitey, he can go for you as soon as you open the tub, but it's all just for show, if you put a hand over him and pick him up, he's fine, just nervous. I very much like his colours ( gold dust motley ) and feel sorry for him being in the shop for so long, ( it's a nice shop, but still ) AAND last time I handled him, he didn't even try to bite me... |
| scottishbluebird |
Posted - 12/09/2012 : 23:01:18
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Originally posted by Razee
Sort of changing the name. (S)he was Bazilisek, so is now Bazilishka ( female form of the name ) as hubby wanted her to stay Bazil. I was thinking Sybil would have been better ( Fawlty Towers etc ), but no, he wants to keep calling her Bazil. ( I thought if I let him, he might relent about a little snakey I had my eye on in local reptile shop for ages...he's been in there for almost a year now and would really like to come home with me...)
oooh like the female version. poor snakie being in shop for so long |
| Moppet |
Posted - 12/09/2012 : 15:47:17
Glad that they are both okay
That would be why people say to only use visual methods as a guide because they aren't always accurate. |
| Razee |
Posted - 12/09/2012 : 14:55:27
Sort of changing the name. (S)he was Bazilisek, so is now Bazilishka ( female form of the name ) as hubby wanted her to stay Bazil. I was thinking Sybil would have been better ( Fawlty Towers etc ), but no, he wants to keep calling her Bazil. ( I thought if I let him, he might relent about a little snakey I had my eye on in local reptile shop for ages...he's been in there for almost a year now and would really like to come home with me...) |
| scottishbluebird |
Posted - 12/09/2012 : 13:44:31
Its normal to worry when away! changing the name? |
| oakleyman18 |
Posted - 12/09/2012 : 12:49:48
Just goes to show you can never rely on visual methods, as a lot of animals are built differently! It's an indicator, but not certain. I had a "female" snake for 11 years before I found out it was a boy.. Oops! All those lesbian snake jokes... Just turned out he was a bit of a lad! haha! |
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