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Everyone Meet Illidan!
Hello All,
Meet Illidan!
I rescued this little handsome man from a home that didn't take care of him well. I got him two weeks ago at around 170ish grams and as of last night now weighs 200g! Owner said he was a pastel and seems to be right due to that bright white belly, lips, peachy head, yellow color, and peaching along the vertical and some horizontal paterns.
He's fed twice already with no issues on small mice. I have him eating 20ish gram mice every 5 days till I can either find 30ish gram rat pups or jumbo mice. He does seem thick enough to fit a small rat but I do not think his weight would be good on a 40ish gram rat.
He loves to explore and give me nose boops and tongue flicks on the nose.
He seems super comfortable around me and enjoy hanging out.
No pictures of his enclosure but it's about a 40qt( I think) sterilite tub, coconut husk substrate, good size zoomed UTH, vivarium 300 thermo(hot hide 92 drop to 90 from 8pm till 8am), hot/cool hide, a nice ladder like branch, fake plants,, and a heavy stone water bowl. Humidity stays nice around 55%.
I've had other reptile but this is my first snake but have handled hundreds/thousands in my life as a fisherman and outdoorsman. I'm in love!!! I want more!
Here he is mid shed looking dull but friendly and curious!
He thinks he's a tree python.
Here's a picture fresh after shed last week.
and he just recently found out my nose is a perfect spot for him to grip on.
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Welcome to the forum Auraria. Good job on the rescue, and glad to see you enjoying him so.
The one thing I found that you can count on about Balls is that they are consistent about their inconsistentcy.
1.2 Coastal Carpet Pythons
Mack The Knife, 2013
Lizzy, 2010
Etta, 2013
1.1 Jungle Carpet Pythons
Esmarelda , 2014
Sundance, 2012
2.0 Common BI Boas, Punch, 2005; Butch, age?
0.1 Normal Ball Python, Elvira, 2001
0.1 Olive (Aussie) Python, Olivia, 2017
Please excuse the spelling in my posts. Auto-Correct is my worst enema.
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Re: Everyone Meet Illidan!
Originally Posted by Reinz
Welcome to the forum Auraria. Good job on the rescue, and glad to see you enjoying him so.
Thanks for the welcome Reinz, and all of my animals have been Rescues except a few of my saltwater fish.
I've loved snakes since I could walk but my mother was 100% against it. Took a while for her to let me keep beardies and iggies.
I like to think he appreciates it and since he's nice and cuddly with me.
This has started a crazy passion in me.
I've already started planning of picking up a female to breed him with...
Thinking something with coralglow because how beautiful they are and produce such pretty snakes.
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Congrats.
One small point, if I may: Don't over feed. He'll catch up, just give him time, and get him on a proper schedule.
BP's are stout, but they aren't supposed to look like sausages.
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Re: Everyone Meet Illidan!
Originally Posted by distaff
Congrats.
One small point, if I may: Don't over feed. He'll catch up, just give him time, and get him on a proper schedule.
BP's are stout, but they aren't supposed to look like sausages.
He was fed small mice prior so for the first 4 feeds I have him on a 5 day schedule, I'm putting him on a 6 day schedule for 4 weeks, then 7 day schedule after that.
He's not underweight by any means but I'd like him to get to a healthier weight for his size and age.
Unless I'm going about this wrong please let me know!
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Re: Everyone Meet Illidan!
Originally Posted by auraria
He was fed small mice prior so for the first 4 feeds I have him on a 5 day schedule, I'm putting him on a 6 day schedule for 4 weeks, then 7 day schedule after that.
He's not underweight by any means but I'd like him to get to a healthier weight for his size and age.
Unless I'm going about this wrong please let me know!
I don't see a way to edit posts( I do now but for some reason it won't let me edit the post I'm quoting) however I forgot to add I won't be feeding over 15% of his bodyweight.
I'm feeding him around 10% of his weight 19/20/22gram mice at his weight(200grams on the dot lol) every 5 days.
Once I put him on the 6 day schedule I'll get him closure to 12% and once I get to 7 days he'll be at 15%.
Last edited by auraria; 05-03-2016 at 04:38 PM.
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Re: Everyone Meet Illidan!
Originally Posted by Ginvbch
Thank you!
I'll be sure to tell him you said hi when I get home from work!
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There is a 10 minute limit for editing your post after submitting it.
The one thing I found that you can count on about Balls is that they are consistent about their inconsistentcy.
1.2 Coastal Carpet Pythons
Mack The Knife, 2013
Lizzy, 2010
Etta, 2013
1.1 Jungle Carpet Pythons
Esmarelda , 2014
Sundance, 2012
2.0 Common BI Boas, Punch, 2005; Butch, age?
0.1 Normal Ball Python, Elvira, 2001
0.1 Olive (Aussie) Python, Olivia, 2017
Please excuse the spelling in my posts. Auto-Correct is my worst enema.
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Re: Everyone Meet Illidan!
Originally Posted by Reinz
There is a 10 minute limit for editing your post after submitting it.
AH! Thanks for the heads up.
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