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| Moppet |
Posted - 07/07/2013 : 14:14:23
I have named my little Olive housies  I had to wait until I got to know them a little first but it fits so well.
I have called the female Hera. She is quite shy and very quick when being handled. She is currently sitting looking at a mouse and debating whether or not to eat it.
The male, Zeus, is a very very confident little chap.
I actually got him slightly cheaper than he should have been because he had only fed three times and two of those had been force feeds. However he has already eaten for me twice! The first time only two days after he arrived. And again today. He's so confident he didn't care about me taking photos and even did a parade to show off the bump (and look for more...)
It looks like a huge bulge but it was the smallest pinkie I have ever seen. Less than 1g in weight...just shows how tiny they are. 
So proud of Zeus and hoping that Hera will begin to follow his lead when she feels more settled. |
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| Mort13 |
Posted - 08/07/2013 : 23:10:03
Ah they are so cute!! With my Olives it tends to be the eyes that give them away, but they also get a bluer sheen to their scales too. Fingers crossed your little girl feeds soon. |
| Moppet |
Posted - 08/07/2013 : 19:55:29
Thanks guys I'll keep an eye on Hera's eyes. Hopefully that is just what it is |
| smart bunny |
Posted - 08/07/2013 : 19:28:34
It is MUCH less obvious on Hermes than Corno (but Ember can be tricky to tell as well) - to be honest if I didn't catch the misty eyes I really am not sure I would know! They are so iridescent that I sort of look at him thinking hmmm... are you in blue, or just super iridescent today lol! I know when he refuses a feed, it's the only time he won't eat :P |
| Blackcat |
Posted - 08/07/2013 : 19:28:19
Hoggle shed about two days after I first got him and it was awful, came off in bits 
I now think he is in shed cycle again but can't be certain, he appears to be quite dull so assuming he will 'clear' and then shed.
I can only assume this is what will happen as I hadn't had him long enough to notice any changes, also I only got some rather erratic feeding records.
Hoggle is an albino, so I can only describe his looks as a little 'peachy' like Morse my amel corn snake goes. Hope this helps a little |
| Moppet |
Posted - 08/07/2013 : 19:03:41
Thanks all.
Coal - That sounds very familiar. That's what got me into housies in the first place. Too many nice photos on here. I also have a BRB with my name on it (once it is born). I blame the other forum members entirely 
Smartbunny and blackcat - I hope she is shedding, that would explain why she seems interested in the pinkie but then doesn't eat it. Her colour has definitely changed. The breeder said it normally does throughout their cycle depending on when they are going to shed. Have there been obvious signs of getting ready to shed from your housies? Do they go blue like corns or is it less obvious? tbh I think Zeus and Hera are so tiny it might be easy to miss it... |
| Coal |
Posted - 08/07/2013 : 11:37:41
Oh what beautiful little snakes... This 'Other Reptile Photos' board is just making me want more and more different snakes, now I've got to add an olive house snake to the list previously only containing a hognose and a MBK :P
Congrats on the little boy feeding anyway and hope the girlies follows suit soon :) |
| Blackcat |
Posted - 08/07/2013 : 08:23:01
quote:
Originally posted by smart bunny
That's OK Blackcat - you'll just have to get another one rofl!!!
HaHa - I don't think so just yet
Moppet - I hope Hera feeds soon, hopefully once she has shed.
Always something to worry about, Hoggle must be due a shed soon but showing no signs that I can see |
| smart bunny |
Posted - 08/07/2013 : 07:36:36
That's OK Blackcat - you'll just have to get another one rofl!!!
Oooh sounds like it Moppet. I hope she sheds for you soon - she'll probably start feeding ferociously once she has :P |
| Moppet |
Posted - 07/07/2013 : 21:50:31
Thanks everyone
Well, Hera has decided she didn't want her pinkie which is a shame I hope she will eat next time, I will offer whenever I feed Zeus so that it isn't too often. She last ate on 17th June (with the breeder) so she's got a few more weeks before it becomes an issue, maybe she just needs to settle in a bit more, or maybe she's going into shed - her colour has changed a lot recently and become much more lime greeny than olive. |
| kev 5 |
Posted - 07/07/2013 : 21:29:33
very nice little snakes |
| Blackcat |
Posted - 07/07/2013 : 20:57:35
Lovely little Housies, glad Zeus is eating well for you
Ooops Hoggle my housie doesn't fit in with this Greek God naming theme  |
| Figs |
Posted - 07/07/2013 : 17:28:09
Ohhh those pretty faces <3 |
| smart bunny |
Posted - 07/07/2013 : 17:21:42
Awww yay! Especially if he was a tricky feeder previously :D
Ha ha, we need more people to get housies - and name them after the rest of the Greek gods to see if we can get a complete set - who's going to have a Hephaestus? lol :P |
| ScaryVonHayleystine |
Posted - 07/07/2013 : 17:03:46
Purdy little babies |
| scottishbluebird |
Posted - 07/07/2013 : 16:59:02
Thats great he is eating, so teeeeeny but majorly adorable |
| lupi lou |
Posted - 07/07/2013 : 16:04:18
aww they are so cute and diddy!! |
| Lee |
Posted - 07/07/2013 : 15:37:13
They are beautiful and good to see feeding. I fed a leftover pinkie to my 4 year old corn the other day, it was like a little chicken nugget to him ha ha |
| Moppet |
Posted - 07/07/2013 : 14:28:31
Haha, Aphrodite is on mediums...she wouldn't turn down a pinky though, even after eating a medium. "Wafer thin mint madam?" |
| Moppet |
Posted - 07/07/2013 : 14:27:40
Thank you both. The iridescence is actually much more intense in real life, it's so tricky to capture on a photograph. |
| Razee |
Posted - 07/07/2013 : 14:26:27
Tell Aphrodite she's now too big girl for such a tiny pinkies....:-) |
