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sandi
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 30/03/2011 : 10:44:46
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| Bon Appetite! |
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martinking6
Hatchling
United Kingdom
152 Posts |
Posted - 20/04/2011 : 02:40:51
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Well she`s just shed yesterday so looking all brand new again, growth rate is still manic she was 432 grams iirc a week or so ago and has fully settled in now, loves spending hrs out of her viv on saturday and sunday night watching telly with me lol, seems very content to just sprawl out on my lap with the occasional trip up onto my shoulders
Tried to catch the pastel colouration on her body but not coming through in pictures from what I can see
Then there came the tongue shot at last 
Martin
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Got a lovely royal python called earl, 2 brazilian rainbow boas called zeus and hera, a red tail cross boa constrictor called dorris and an albino burmese python called angel as well :-)
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scubadude
Snake mite
United Kingdom
38 Posts |
Posted - 22/04/2011 : 10:19:58
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| Dorris is looking great, with pics like these can see more Bci's appearing on these pages, thanks for sharing. |
1.0.0 Classic corn snake - Dodge,1.2.0 Normal Royal - Palin, Lyssa & sofia,1.1.0 vanilla royal - Baskin & Robbins, 1.0.0 granite royal - Detritus
1.1.0 crawl cay boas -Maya & Pech
1.0.0 Hypo hog island boa - Harley,0.1.0 Hog island Boa - Babe
oh maybe some more to come
   
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277 Posts |
Posted - 24/04/2011 : 11:49:22
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She is beautiful.
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Kehhlyr
The Resident Loon
United Kingdom
284 Posts |
Posted - 24/04/2011 : 15:56:11
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woo and yay for bci. :)
lovely snake. |
-=Kehhlyr - The Resident Loon
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sandi
Hatchling
United Kingdom
150 Posts |
Posted - 25/04/2011 : 21:37:12
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| Hey, she is doing really well, nice one martin! |
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martinking6
Hatchling
United Kingdom
152 Posts |
Posted - 30/04/2011 : 21:22:41
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Little update for anyone interested , managed to get her on the scales today and she is now 549g and 43" long now
Martin |
Got a lovely royal python called earl, 2 brazilian rainbow boas called zeus and hera, a red tail cross boa constrictor called dorris and an albino burmese python called angel as well :-)
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tango
Snake mite
United Kingdom
40 Posts |
Posted - 30/04/2011 : 21:33:31
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martinking6
Hatchling
United Kingdom
152 Posts |
Posted - 26/06/2011 : 23:21:23
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Hiya
Need a bit of advice please
Had my first bite off dorris last week and very nearly again today if i hadnt caught her mid strike, she seems to be changing big time seemingly becoming very defensive and aggressive from what am experiencing
To give you an idea she is over 800grams and over 4ft long at the mo growth rate has been immense but she seems to be getting a bit moody and bossy with it, usually at night she is out for at least an hr chilling stretched out relaxed on me but recently over the last month or so when I move her she sometimes thrashes about like shes having a strop eventually settling down again
The first bite scenario was it is feed day, shes under her hide on the cool side of the viv so I lift the hide with my left hand and she follows it coiled up like shes gona strike, so I slowly went in with my right hand to get her out as usual to feed as I pick her up her attention is focused on my right arm which she bites on her way out of the viv but lets go straight away, i put her hide down now she is out of the viv and she struck again instantly but left hand was free to grab her this time just below the head, she still had her mouth open and was thrashing about trying to get at me again so I kept hold of her till she calmed down
Today went into the viv to pick her up and as soon as I picked her up she coiled rond my hand very tightly and went to bite but left hand was free to grab her again, took me about 1/2hr to calm her down to the point I could relax and kept her out for a further hr or so which she relaxed sprawled out down my legs while I was watching a film, any ideas ?
Martin |
Got a lovely royal python called earl, 2 brazilian rainbow boas called zeus and hera, a red tail cross boa constrictor called dorris and an albino burmese python called angel as well :-)
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martinking6
Hatchling
United Kingdom
152 Posts |
Posted - 27/06/2011 : 13:12:28
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Had her out as usual today once I woke up and she was back to her usual calm self again, really strange but good not to have to defend myself lol, she was out for an hr and half then I fed her and placed her back in her viv with no issues at all
One thing I forgot to mention in previous post is when I pick her up initially she always moves to place the tip of her nose onto my arm, its something she has always done even from first getting her but ive just got used to her doing it, does it mean anything ?
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Got a lovely royal python called earl, 2 brazilian rainbow boas called zeus and hera, a red tail cross boa constrictor called dorris and an albino burmese python called angel as well :-)
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Laws
Snake mite
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Posted - 28/06/2011 : 17:52:28
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| hehee! my little dwarf doesnt like going back into his viv! takes aaaaages! he kida goes all straight and rigid , i can imagine him saying "nope" and "nu uh " everytime i try . so i move him away and he relaxes again! why do they do this ?lol |
1.1 corns - kodi & Kai
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sandi
Hatchling
United Kingdom
150 Posts |
Posted - 30/06/2011 : 14:03:42
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Wish i could help martin, cant think why she would change so dramaticaly in temperament unless there is an underlying health problem that is developing and causing her stress. Maybe get her checked out by a vet. Boris my boa has been the same since i got him but he is nearly 4 years now so more mature possibly.
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Kehhlyr
The Resident Loon
United Kingdom
284 Posts |
Posted - 01/07/2011 : 00:12:39
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Mine can be like that sometimes as well, for seemingly no reason whatsoever. I've never quite figured it out so have just ignored the fact he's like it.
When he's on one of his strikey bitey days, I tend to open the viv up and let him come out in his own time with me sat near the viv, he's always much happier when he approaches me and not the other way around.
With my female, if I disturb her in her hides that means she thinks I'm a fair target in the striking game, but if she's let out instead of being disturbed then she's totally different.
I believe that boas are incredibly intelligent snakes, I wonder if they see their home as their own and don't like the invasions. |
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martinking6
Hatchling
United Kingdom
152 Posts |
Posted - 01/07/2011 : 03:43:37
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Cheers for the replies
Ive taken a new approach over the last few days to try to get some results and seems to be working really well so far
I would normally open the viv and then lift the hide and pick her up and out she comes, so I thought maybe am being a bit too confident/fast for her so tried a slower and more laid back approach and apresto she seems a lot calmer at the point of being removed from her viv especially
Now I open the viv, place one hand in the viv in her vision and talk to her for a minute or so, then slowly remove the hide she is under and keep talking to her whilst slowly moving my hand towards her then slowly place my hand under her and lift her out, for 2 days on the trot she has`nt bothered at all about being lifted out of the viv and is opening up and relaxing instantly so fingers crossed am on the winning trail
I will get some updated pics of her soon, she`s truly stunning an the pastel shading on her body is coming through more and more with each shed
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Got a lovely royal python called earl, 2 brazilian rainbow boas called zeus and hera, a red tail cross boa constrictor called dorris and an albino burmese python called angel as well :-)
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sandi
Hatchling
United Kingdom
150 Posts |
Posted - 01/07/2011 : 08:40:39
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| Sounds like a good approach, good luck! |
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She`s home
