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    Dartanian

    Well, I met a larger snake and fell in love

    he was at a pet store were they dpont handle them as much and he was cold so i scooped him up brought him home and put himin a heated tank







    Hes healthy, inquisitive, loves tobe held doesnt ball up in a tiny ball and rarely gets scared


    hes a sweety

    EDIT they said they had an expert sex them but you never know it COULD be a she.
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    I was ALSO angry they had him in with a rather agressive one that balled up and lunged

    I think i made the better choice hes way easy goin

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    Re: Dartanian

    awwww.... very nice looking boy!
    *I love this crazy, tragic, almost magic, awful, beautiful life*
    ~melanie~

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    Re: Dartanian

    Hi Jeri,


    Here's the link to the glass tank set up thread to help you get everything set up for him.

    click here

    Is that one of those strip thermometers across the back? - if it is you can go ahead and throw it away and still have as good a guess at the temps in the tank. I tried using those once - on the plus side they didn't cost me much.


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    Re: Dartanian

    yea im glad i got him because they obviously didnt know jack
    he is in his tank and happy
    he seems to wanna move alot when i take himout thats good eh?

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    Re: Dartanian

    Quote Originally Posted by dr del
    Is that one of those strip thermometers across the back? - if it is you can go ahead and throw it away and still have as good a guess at the temps in the tank. I tried using those once - on the plus side they didn't cost me much.


    i have athemometer/hydrometer

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    Re: Dartanian

    PS ill be moving him into a larger tank withmore stuff, i decided that. thats his im getting used to mommy cage

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    Re: Dartanian

    BTW are snakes that move around alot and dont ball up tight better than those that ball up easy?
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    Re: Dartanian

    HI Jeri,


    No, not really.

    They can both be stress indicators depending on circumstances and the snakes involved. I wouldn't try and make any decisions on your new friends temperament till he's had time to settle in and get used to all the new things around him.

    As always how well they eat id regarded as a good indication if they are happy in their situations. I'd still give him the standard week of no handling to settle in before trying to feed him though.


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    Re: Dartanian

    he loves to wander it willbe hard not handling him


    stupid themometer is reading 85-90 *flucuation* soi put the wholething in there (buried the cable in substate, and he didnt act agitated at all just laid there like whats this?)

    humidity is 45 and holding and he seems happy

    course hes warmer than that icky place he was in
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    Re: Dartanian

    He's wandering because he's getting used to a new home - no handling for at least a week and preferably not until he eats for you (don't try to feed for a week).


    He needs a second hide in there too.

    Too much wandering can be an indication of stress. I just adopted an adult female and she's been in her hide after exploring for about 1/2 an hour and rarely ventures out (she must at night, I never see her out, actually).

    A snake you rarely see is a content snake, a snake training for the snake olympics is not.

    He's a very pretty boy!

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