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| Razee |
Posted - 10/01/2014 : 20:30:17
Freshly shed, 2 and a half years old, 4 foot and 537 g  Sorry for the quality, he was hungry and wasn't very cooperative, very fast:
And, happily nomming a Jumbo mouse with some vitamins on:
Hope you like
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| kev 5 |
Posted - 12/01/2014 : 14:08:07
He's looking really good |
| Razee |
Posted - 12/01/2014 : 10:27:02
Thank you, everybody :-)
NexiRed, I bought him from a reptile shop, but managed to contact the breeder. Twid is a pure Abbots Okeetee - line of Okeetees specifically bred for very wide black saddle borders ( by Lee Abbots, I believe ). Twid's parents have been imported from US ( don't know which breeeder, but could find out ) , but the breeder has now sold them on at a reptile show - but looking at classifieds on dark side, I think I know who bought them - I was very tempted to contact them , when they were selling last years hatchlings, as I'd love a female for him. But that would mean she would be Twid's full sister!
Donnie, I'm a bit of a nerd, when it comes to animal care - I keep reading up on it. Several books mentioned supplements - not necessarily needed ( I now most people never supplement, and their snakes are fine ) -but as in the wild the snakes would probably eat much more diverse food, then what I'm offering, I choose to give them snake vits/ min mix, every now and then. I used to do it every ( I can't remember now ) about 6 - 8 feeds when they were younger, now I only do it about 3 - 4 times a year. As long as it's not done all the time, it can't hurt them, and they might even benefit from it.
In the wild, they'd eat various prey ( and it's stomach contents, too ). I can't be sure, how well the mice I'm feeding have been fed. I'm also thinking about changing the food every now and then, maybe offer a baby rat, or a chick, I know some people do that as well. |
| herriotfan |
Posted - 11/01/2014 : 19:28:39
What a stunner! |
| NexivRed |
Posted - 11/01/2014 : 13:35:10
Lovely example of Okeetee phase! Do you know his lineage at all? Can he be traced back to a wild caught at all? |
| Donnie |
Posted - 11/01/2014 : 10:25:47
He's really nice.
Just out of interest, why have you added vitamins to his mouse? |
| smart bunny |
Posted - 11/01/2014 : 08:53:57
Ooooh I love Okeetees as well, he's GORGEOUS :D |
| scottishbluebird |
Posted - 10/01/2014 : 23:58:01
He looks great |
| Moppet |
Posted - 10/01/2014 : 22:04:29
I LOVE okeetees and yours is a real stunner  He's grown up nicely |
| SilverWings |
Posted - 10/01/2014 : 20:55:40
Okeetees aren't really my thing, but he's a beautiful snake o.o
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