Meet Toaster Strudel

Update on Toaster Strudel, I finally got her AP cage. She was pretty scared but after exploring all night she seems to be more curious now than stressed. In this picture she is kind of dull/brownish on her yellow scales so I think she’s about to shed again. She’s been growing a lot but hasn’t shed for a while. I really need to weigh her but I’ll wait until she’s settled a bit more. I also just ordered some medium rats for her and she’s eating every 2 weeks for now.

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I’m also really dumb because I was struggling with the reflections in the glass of my hands and didn’t even think to open the doors…

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I’m also really dumb because I was struggling with the reflections in the glass of my hands and didn’t even think to open the doors…

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TMI- :D Anyway, I've tried to reach thru closed glass doors before...lol.

It doesn’t surprise me, when I first got my other AP cages every time I’d walk into the room I’d get a little scared because the glass was so clean I couldn’t tell there was glass.

Also, Toaster Strudel has discovered her heat panel and loves it.
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Even with a friendly name like Toaster Strudel, morelias have a sort of majesty about them don't they. Very different from a ball python's kind of goober look.

Yes definitely. Her head is also getting more blocky.

Yeah, starting to lose the baby face now for sure

It was pretty cool seeing her grab her rat and coil it while on her perch. Also, is that her spine and if so is that normal? She doesn’t seem skinny.

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Awesome picture and I love seeing Yafe, my CP, grab from his perch and coil the rat while hanging.

You CP doesn't look too skinny, and it's probably the angle making it look worse than it is.

What size prey are you feeding and how often?

CP's can eat 15-20% of their body weight in a sitting. I fed Yafe an average of 15% until his growth slowed. That was every 10 days or so at first and now every two weeks. Now I am offering about 8-10% of his body weight per feeding, but still feeding every two weeks. He could handle a large rat (I am giving mediums), but he's still growing on the medium rats, so why rock the boat? He's also solid.

My point is if you think your CP looks a little thin, you can probably up prey size. It's amazing what size prey and how fast they can digest when given proper husbandry/temps.

Yeah I don’t think she looks skinny at all, but I am moving her up to mediums next feeding anyway. She is only eating small rats every other week, maybe I should do 10 days? She’s been eating these smalls since she was probably half the size she is now. Everything’s been hectic because I moved recently so I haven’t weighed her for a while, but I will do it after she digests this meal.

She just shed too so I’ll also get some pictures soon in better lighting.