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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
USA
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 Posted - 21/04/2011 : 00:54:33
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This week Living Gems Reptiles profiles one of its most exciting 2010 acquisitions, Erichthonius. An October 2010 baby who was the top male pick in his litter, Erichthonius is named for a legendary Athenian figure. His namesake was said to be the son of the Greek god of fire (a reference to our little guy’s strong red heritage), was guarded as an infant by a snake (always a good omen in this business!), grew to be a legendary king of Athens, and was raised to become the constellation of the Charioteer on his death by Zeus.
Not that we have high hopes for him or anything. :D
Erichthonius is brother to the brightly colored Uvarovite we profiled last month. As of December 2010, he weighed 36 grams.
Here he is at his arrival: “hey, got any food in that thing?”
A few days later, relaxing in his hot tub:
And a month later, deciding between the moss bed and more time in the hot tub:
Notice the vibrant reds on the last shot. Interestingly, I tend to get much more intense shots of him when he is not “posed” -- his background color tends to wash out when in odd places. Baby stress, maybe?
Thank you for looking, |
Cliff Earle
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Tui
New Member
Finland
76 Posts |
Posted - 21/04/2011 : 10:05:07
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Oh you evil tempter! :D
That baby is so sweet, i could easily turn into a thief! ;)
And if the pictures are not enough, you give a mind-tickling historical tale to a history student :)
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Hammy
New Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21/04/2011 : 13:02:22
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Cracking photos and boy does he look inquisitive or what !
Those reds sure look vibrant and I am guessing will get better as he grows.
Thanks for sharing
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gmac
Grumpy Scots Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21/04/2011 : 19:38:59
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| ah Snakesitter, a very fitting name for such a looker. I really like this one, infact it may be new favourite. |
GMac
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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
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Posted - 22/04/2011 : 00:58:27
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Aww, thanks everyone! He's a real sweetheart! Friendly snd curious, never nippy...except for that once he mistook me for rather large mouse. Brave little dude. ;-)
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Originally posted by gmac
infact it may be new favourite.
Tee hee. Warning, I've kept the best pictures for the last three months of this rotation. 'Yall better buy your sunglasses soon. ;-) |
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Profile: Erichthonius
