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  • WYMANT0004
    WYMANT0004 Posts: 81 Member
    That snake is so fat it made laugh aloud. :laugh: Why is it so tubby? Did it just eat an entire 2' sandwich?
    Bbg340 wrote: »
    Pretty typical for a girl her age

    Yeah, that is about normal for ball pythons.

    If you want to see fat though, check out blood pythons. Those beasts are about as wide as your thigh but only 5-6 feet long
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  • WYMANT0004
    WYMANT0004 Posts: 81 Member
    Bbg340 wrote: »
    Anyone else hit up Repticon in Baltimore today? :)
    Came home with : albino, Mojave, and butter :)

    I was there. Came home with a pair of Dasypeltis medici, East African egg eaters. These guys are so damn cool!!
  • WYMANT0004
    WYMANT0004 Posts: 81 Member
    edited February 2016
    Bbg340 wrote: »
    Anyone else hit up Repticon in Baltimore today? :)

    Since you appear to be at least somewhat local to me, if you are ever looking for anything feel free to drop me a line. I have things available now and then and I can also point you to a few other local breeders with solid reputation.
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  • WYMANT0004
    WYMANT0004 Posts: 81 Member
    Bbg340 wrote: »
    Thanks! I have things ok right now but would love to build my own racks and definitely be breeding down the line...got my pairs lined up but just gotta get first pair to weight and do more research.
    Those egg eaters are pretty neat!!!

    I have built a couple of racks and it is a decent learning experience (still use one of them in my quarantine room). That said, there is certainly something to be said for buying one.

    Best advice I can offer you on getting animals up to weight is to feed your females as often as they will eat even if that means you are feeding every day, especially for the first year. Because once they hit that 1000g wall and decide to go on a hunger strike you will lose your mind LOL

    Good looking pick ups. That Albino is very nice
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  • WYMANT0004
    WYMANT0004 Posts: 81 Member
    Yeah, Mojave makes some nice combos. Truth be told, I rather prefer their combos over others in the hetBluEL group; The LeopardMojave and MojaveGHI are really nice and I hope to fold them into my Albino project at some point. I am pairing my EnchiMojave male to a Lesser and a PhantomPin this year so I hope to see some good stuff. If I hit the EnchiPinPotion I think it will be a world first
  • michaelafoor916
    michaelafoor916 Posts: 710 Member
    anyone else have a BP on a hunger strike? ugh my girl is always the best eater and she has refused food going on two months now. she's done it this long one other time so I'm sure she's bound to give in soon but it always worries me
  • WYMANT0004
    WYMANT0004 Posts: 81 Member
    anyone else have a BP on a hunger strike? ugh my girl is always the best eater and she has refused food going on two months now. she's done it this long one other time so I'm sure she's bound to give in soon but it always worries me

    That is not terribly uncommon this time of year. As long as she looks healthy and is not drastically losing weight I would say you are fine. I once had a ball go on a 11 month strike and he was fine
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  • mistym3193
    mistym3193 Posts: 7,641 Member
    Ok, I'm officially freaked out. Ugh
  • FitGirl0123
    FitGirl0123 Posts: 1,273 Member
    mistym3193 wrote: »
    Ok, I'm officially freaked out. Ugh

    Then stay out of the thread. Duh
  • FitGirl0123
    FitGirl0123 Posts: 1,273 Member
    edited February 2016


    Beautiful photo!
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    FitGirl0123 Posts: 1,273 Member
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    Here's my beautiful MBK. He's hard to take a pic of because he's still a baby and so fast! Lol
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  • michaelafoor916
    michaelafoor916 Posts: 710 Member
    WYMANT0004 wrote: »
    anyone else have a BP on a hunger strike? ugh my girl is always the best eater and she has refused food going on two months now. she's done it this long one other time so I'm sure she's bound to give in soon but it always worries me

    That is not terribly uncommon this time of year. As long as she looks healthy and is not drastically losing weight I would say you are fine. I once had a ball go on a 11 month strike and he was fine

    Worst part is I buy live and am now taking care of a rat that she won't eat lol
  • WYMANT0004
    WYMANT0004 Posts: 81 Member
    Bbg340 wrote: »
    Oh man! I'm pumped for you and definitely will be in your ear with questions about breeding!!!
    Knock on wood...no hunger strikes here

    No worries, hit me up any time

    Worst part is I buy live and am now taking care of a rat that she won't eat lol

    I tried PMing you but got some weird error. I can offer you a somewhat delicate solution to the live rat issue. Try PMing me and I will see if I can just reply
  • FitGirl0123
    FitGirl0123 Posts: 1,273 Member
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    So I ran across this funny picture I have in my album. This is when scenting goes wrong haha. I have a picky hognose that I used the anole to scent pinkies for and the little sucker got ahold of the pinky. Lol
  • lizwrites1313
    lizwrites1313 Posts: 160 Member
    O how adorable. I love them, beautiful creatures. Have looked into getting one myself but my boyfriend concerned it may eat the cats.
  • WYMANT0004
    WYMANT0004 Posts: 81 Member

    Some of those are really fun, I like #13

    O how adorable. I love them, beautiful creatures. Have looked into getting one myself but my boyfriend concerned it may eat the cats.

    Get one of the smaller species. The three most popular pet species are corn snakes, hognose and ball pythons. Corns max out around 4' and the diameter of a quarter. Hoggies might hit 3' and are not much bigger around than corns. Balls also tend to max out at 4' (with the rare "giant" maybe hitting 6') and are only about as big around as a soda can.

    Really, there are only maybe 5 species that could get large enough to eat the cat (Burms, retics, anacondas and large specimens of BCC/BCI and carpet). And, if you are keeping them properly the snake and the cat should never come into contact with one another. Heck, my cat likes to hang out in the snake room (she is nearly hairless and likes the warmth) and I have more trouble with her going after the snakes.
  • FitGirl0123
    FitGirl0123 Posts: 1,273 Member
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    Lexie girl looking pretty
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    FitGirl0123 Posts: 1,273 Member
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    Bella the princess
  • mrs_mab
    mrs_mab Posts: 1,024 Member
    Love them! Have 2, a ball python named Larry and a western hognose named BossHogg
  • mrs_mab
    mrs_mab Posts: 1,024 Member
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    Bella the princess

    Beautiful hoggie how old is she?
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    mrs_mab Posts: 1,024 Member
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  • summerkissed
    summerkissed Posts: 730 Member
    edited February 2016
    Bbg340 wrote: »
    Sitting here with my daughter while she holds her new snake. Anyone else into snakes?

    We do love snakes but they are all deadly here!