New Amel Girl!

I just picked up a beautiful 3 year-old female Amel (what kind??), for only $20 on craigslist. :gj: The guy's teenage son was given the snake by a friend, and he's since lost interest - so the dad was sick of caring for it. Their loss, my gain! She might be moving into the library at my school (where I work), which I was talking about on the general herp forum... but for now she's living in my bedroom, and settling into her new tub right now. She is a real sweetie, and I can't wait to introduce her to my students. No name yet, but here she is:

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She loves my hair... please excuse the fro, LOL
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Did you sex her?
She seems like an awfully big female! :gj:

OOOooo, she's beautiful! :gj:

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Originally Posted by blackcrystal22

Did you sex her?
She seems like an awfully big female! :gj:

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I don't know how to sex them yet, so I asked the owner how he knew... he said she laid eggs last year, and therefore assumed she's a she. :confused:

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Originally Posted by rjks325

OOOooo, she's beautiful! :gj:

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Thanks! I think she's beautiful too, especially the orange highlights... is she just a "regular Amel" or something else?

Oh, and is the 28qt tub big enough for her? I also have a few extra 41qt tubs, but thought that would be too roomy... she'll probably be in a 20gal tank eventually, once I move her to the school.

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Originally Posted by Lolo76

Oh, and is the 28qt tub big enough for her? I also have a few extra 41qt tubs, but thought that would be too roomy... she'll probably be in a 20gal tank eventually, once I move her to the school.

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28q is fine. A 20g would also do fine as well.

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Originally Posted by Lolo76

I don't know how to sex them yet, so I asked the owner how he knew... he said she laid eggs last year, and therefore assumed she's a she. :confused:

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Did they have other snakes? I am guessing no.So he is probably guessing still.If you can get a pic of the vent area back to the tail we might be able to give you a 80% on the sexing.If you are not going to breed it then if you are wondering for a name it will never know the differance :P

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Oh, and is the 28qt tub big enough for her? I also have a few extra 41qt tubs, but thought that would be too roomy... she'll probably be in a 20gal tank eventually, once I move her to the school.

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I kept my breeders in 20gl longs and they had plently of room to move around in :gj:.

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Originally Posted by joepythons

Did they have other snakes? I am guessing no.So he is probably guessing still.

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Nope, they didn't have any other snakes... will males lay infertile eggs too??

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If you can get a pic of the vent area back to the tail we might be able to give you a 80% on the sexing.If you are not going to breed it then if you are wondering for a name it will never know the differance :P

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I'll try to get that picture later, and will post it here. I would like to breed her, if she is in fact a HER... since I already have a male Aztec Reverse Okeetee & will soon be getting a male ghost. So it would help to know the gender, LOL. :D

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I kept my breeders in 20gl longs and they had plently of room to move around in :gj:.

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Cool, thanks... I'll leave her in the 28qt for now!

[QUOTE=Lolo76;1206574] will males lay infertile eggs too??

I'll try to get that picture later, and will post it here. I would like to breed her, if she is in fact a HER... since I already have a male Aztec Reverse Okeetee & will soon be getting a male ghost. So it would help to know the gender, LOL. :D
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If she was by herself and they found eggs, she's a girl. lol
She is a very pretty Amel. They come in different shades of oranges and reds.
Here is a pic of my daughter's Amel, Spark,
http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/p...1/08-09510.jpg
And my Amel, Mel
http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/p...ts/0906091.jpg
Just to show how different the coloring can be.