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| mjpeters |
Posted - 01/06/2013 : 19:37:57
Here's sunny
I tried and failed to put these on 'morphs'bit,so here they are again-using the old method of posting!!
She's seriously fat
Lots of creased scales
Very yellow
Yellow eyes
Pink tongue.
I bolted a java wood 'parrot perch'through the viv to make a 'gym'for her
with dunelm ivy of course!
Any ideas as to her morph?or haw I can slim her down?
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| mjpeters |
Posted - 02/06/2013 : 20:49:23
I was wondering if she was fat because of not moving of her 'hot spot'spider matt?
She is up her tree at the moment;
from what I've managed to find great plains rat snakes do regularly reach over 6ft,and not surprisingly rats are a better food for them than mice.Hybrids can get bigger than either parent.
As for the Zoo,the Juve Humans are the most 'interesting'and challengingbut here goes:
Humans 5 (2.3)
Dogs 2
Cichlids innumerable-3 tanks in linked systems total 1200litres
Carp pond 10500gallons-various fish occaisionaly a Heron OR Cormorant
Wildlife pond 625gallons-various seasonal newts,frogs,toads,dragonflies etc
Garden beasties,various seasonal-Slow worms,grass snakes,hedgepigs,foxes,pheasants,red squirrels,jays,heronsall manner of small birdiesand occaisional mad bad badger
Slug snakes (OH's BALLS) 4
Cornsnakes 8 (3.5)
That's all the permanent residents!
BUT also,temporary foster(puppy walk)assorted mutts,and pet sit when needed. 
No real expansion plans-apart from feeding Figs human sized cake for snakey
maybe if one crosses our path a Hoggie and little green Housie.
Were blessed to live where we do,the Isle of Wight is lovely,very dog friendly and still very green BUT a bit like living with a 'time lag' you know britain in the 50's 
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| Kellog |
Posted - 02/06/2013 : 20:07:43
I'm not sure if the pics are deceiving but it's hard to believe Sunny got to this size eating just fluffs....although I guess they are fairly high in fat and she was eating doubles. Do you have a plan for changing her feeding?
Wish I could help out with the black 'Nagini' snake, but unless it was delivered to my doorstep with a full set-up my OH's answer would be 'NO'  . I can't believe they were going to house the 2 snakes together !
So how many do you have in your menagerie now....and when is it going to stop ??
Xxx
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| mjpeters |
Posted - 02/06/2013 : 17:45:01
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Originally posted by Kellog
As has been said, stairs are great and lots of handling. I think a big thing will be changing her feeding schedule. What's she eating at the moment? More suggestions in Is your snake a fatty?
Xxx
They showed me some mice a size up from fluffy's and said 2-3 every 5-6 days.They also said they could not afford to feed her any more.
Honestly didn't plan on another snake-they were advertising a viv!
She was on about 3" of those wood chips and had a spider matt-they told me she stayed in her hide on top of her spider matt most of the time.
Her viv. was a 3ft vivexotic. They were going to put her in with a big black snake(looked like the black Nagini snake)in the viv above hers.
So she came home to join the menagerie.
Question is;Does anyone fancy rescuing a black 'Nagini'snake?
I collect my daughter from bournemouth uni.at the end of this week and could bring it over? |
| Kellog |
Posted - 02/06/2013 : 08:22:29
You know I'm useless with morphs ....but, as Smartbunny has said, she looks like a caramel to me - http://iansvivarium.com/morphs/species/elaphe_guttata/caramel/ Her colours are beautiful and I'm sure she will be too once she's slimmed down a bit .
As has been said, stairs are great and lots of handling. I think a big thing will be changing her feeding schedule. What's she eating at the moment? More suggestions in Is your snake a fatty?
Xxx
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| smart bunny |
Posted - 02/06/2013 : 08:12:05
Another one, at this rate you're going to need another house by Christmas lol!!! Lovely snake (well she will be especially once you get her slimmed down!). Looks like a caramel to me :) |
| mjpeters |
Posted - 01/06/2013 : 23:23:45
Yup,stairs work or,I could pretend she is one of our baby royals(Bugarit&Bugarum)they seem to spend a fair bit of time as 'liberty snakes' |
| scottishbluebird |
Posted - 01/06/2013 : 22:16:42
I am useless with morphs, but stairs are a good |
