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 Posted - 24/08/2010 : 13:47:11
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Steve hope you don't mind but i just wanted to see them side by side. the resemblance is uncanny..
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1.0.0 Amel, Steve
WISH LIST: blue tongue skink. |
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elament
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Posted - 24/08/2010 : 13:49:22
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| I did warn ya lol its bizzarre. You started off with a Xena and ended up with a Colin well done lol!!! |
1.1.0 Amel Corns Colin and Xena
1.0.0 Dog Talan
1.1.0 Cats Wotsit and Willow
1.0.0 Ferret Chaos
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elament
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 24/08/2010 : 13:50:34
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| i think colin is a wee bit bigger than steve but you are right the resemblance is uncanny |
1.1.0 Amel Corns Colin and Xena
1.0.0 Dog Talan
1.1.0 Cats Wotsit and Willow
1.0.0 Ferret Chaos
Location: Lowestoft Suffolk |
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elament
Yearling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 24/08/2010 : 13:54:09
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| i Like your side by side pic seriously you would think that is the same snake (except my mouse is a bit whiter than yours :P) |
1.1.0 Amel Corns Colin and Xena
1.0.0 Dog Talan
1.1.0 Cats Wotsit and Willow
1.0.0 Ferret Chaos
Location: Lowestoft Suffolk |
Edited by - elament on 24/08/2010 13:55:25 |
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Posted - 24/08/2010 : 13:54:59
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lol i have a multi changing snake. i hope colin is bigger! he is older than Steve, otherwise i have a very fast growing snake. lol
getting me worried now, just wondering whether Steve really should be as big as he is and if snake sizes do vary by a lot!! |
1.0.0 Amel, Steve
WISH LIST: blue tongue skink. |
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elament
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 24/08/2010 : 13:58:46
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| Yeah I wouldnt worry the rates certain snakes grow at varies from snake to snake I just think you got one that is growing fast and theres nothing wrong with that. How big did you say steve is now? Colins last shed a few weeks ago was 43" but he is coming up for another one so I would guess his next shed length to be about 45. He will be two in september. I have also noticed they slow down after they get to a certain size. It may be steve is packing on the pounds now but may slow down a bit soon. |
1.1.0 Amel Corns Colin and Xena
1.0.0 Dog Talan
1.1.0 Cats Wotsit and Willow
1.0.0 Ferret Chaos
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Posted - 24/08/2010 : 14:04:34
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| his last shed measured 30in and when i fed him Saturday he weighed 117g, i must admit he is only shedding about every 8weeks now, so that has slowed down as he was shedding once a month at the beginning of the year. |
1.0.0 Amel, Steve
WISH LIST: blue tongue skink. |
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elament
Yearling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 24/08/2010 : 14:13:38
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| Colin is shedding every month at the moment because he went through breeding this year and lost a lot of weight coz he didnt eat for four months but since then he had been packing the weight back on so he shedding more often. Looking at the pics your steve is about or a little bit bigger than colin was when i got him and he was a yearling so I dont think steve is far off what he should be if a little on the large side. Seriously I wouldnt worry he looking great and is a credit to the job you have done with him. You just have breeding season to look forward to. Try not to worry when he goes through it. If he is anything like Colin he will go off his food for months but dont worry they eat when they ready. |
1.1.0 Amel Corns Colin and Xena
1.0.0 Dog Talan
1.1.0 Cats Wotsit and Willow
1.0.0 Ferret Chaos
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Posted - 24/08/2010 : 14:22:46
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| oh great, at what age does that start? they way he eats i don't think anything can put him off!!! he even likes to eat whilst in blue, lol |
1.0.0 Amel, Steve
WISH LIST: blue tongue skink. |
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elament
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Posted - 24/08/2010 : 14:25:46
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| Yep Colin was like that until he went all hormonal. Now he wont go near a mouse when in blue. It should be this coming year from january onwards Steve goes mental. It will start with him refusing food then he we go all out on trying to escape for a few months during which time he will refuse to eat. The upshot is you get a lot of snake viewing as they are active day and night. Good luck LOL |
1.1.0 Amel Corns Colin and Xena
1.0.0 Dog Talan
1.1.0 Cats Wotsit and Willow
1.0.0 Ferret Chaos
Location: Lowestoft Suffolk |
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Posted - 24/08/2010 : 14:36:40
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| THANKS FOR THE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE!!! ANYONE WANT A SNAKE!! LOL only kidding wouldn't part with him for the world!! roll on January hey!! |
1.0.0 Amel, Steve
WISH LIST: blue tongue skink. |
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elament
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 24/08/2010 : 14:37:53
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| thinking bout it as i seem to recall steve hatched in october last year and colin was a september hatchie so you may get away with it this year but id be prepared if i were you for a lot of mice thrown in the bin. |
1.1.0 Amel Corns Colin and Xena
1.0.0 Dog Talan
1.1.0 Cats Wotsit and Willow
1.0.0 Ferret Chaos
Location: Lowestoft Suffolk |
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elament
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 24/08/2010 : 14:42:47
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| Its nothing to worry bout really. I mean Colin hardly lost any weight that I could see. I dont weigh him because to me if he looks alright thas all that matters and knowing me if his weight dropped by even a few grams i would panic more. The main thing is to keep offering every week until he decides to eat. You may find towards the end of the season he will eat suddenly then go off again for another few weeks. That first feed after the fast is usually the sign things are going to change soon. Try not to worry when it happens in my experience corns can go a hell of a long time without eating with very little bad side effects. You will be fine. |
1.1.0 Amel Corns Colin and Xena
1.0.0 Dog Talan
1.1.0 Cats Wotsit and Willow
1.0.0 Ferret Chaos
Location: Lowestoft Suffolk |
Edited by - elament on 24/08/2010 14:44:00 |
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elament
Yearling
United Kingdom
942 Posts |
Posted - 24/08/2010 : 14:49:45
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| I just checked my records and colin first refused on the 6th febuary then went till the 18th of march when he took one then he went off again until the 22nd of april after which he started eating again reguarly unless he was in blue during which time he wont (and still wont) touch a mouse until he has shed. Before then he was a ganit and would eat any time regardless. |
1.1.0 Amel Corns Colin and Xena
1.0.0 Dog Talan
1.1.0 Cats Wotsit and Willow
1.0.0 Ferret Chaos
Location: Lowestoft Suffolk |
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