Finally got my first carpet!
I went to Atlanta Repticon this weekend and wanted only one snake... A jungle carpet. I've looked the last two shows and didn't have any luck. This time, I saw a few mediocre jungles and almost left disappointed. I finally came across a guy (can't remember his name unfortunately) who was selling his own BPs, but also had a few carpets he was selling for his friend Dan Craft (Emerald Coast Exotics). I ended up getting a male jaguar (there were 2m / 2f to choose from) but he also had some amazing looking zebra jungles and some just insane looking zebra jags. My male jaguar seemed to have the cleanest background / contrast out of the jaguars, and although I'm not a huge fan of his mostly banded pattern, I know that many love that in carpets. He took a f/t mouse hopper for me yesterday and I have already had to clean his tub, so I guess his digestive system is working fine. I have messaged his breeder for more info on his hatch date and his parents and will let you know what he says.
I apologize about the pic quality... I had to take him out of his tub to clean and could only get a quick pic using my cell phone.
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t...eJagCPpic1.jpg
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How cute :D it's so little.
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Very nice carpet. That's actually going to be my next purchase in early 2015 :). Sounds like the Atlanta Repticon had a little more diversity than normal. Congrats on the beautiful new addition.
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artgecko
Thanks guys! He's already fed twice for me and defecated twice, so seems to be in good shape. He's plenty "nippy" so I can't wait for his 2 week acclimation period to be over so that I can start working with him. I think I'm already wanting more lol. I wanted a nice jungle, so I will probably still end up wanting one. I can already say that in the few moments i've had him out (to clean said messes) he's had a great exploring attitude (when he's not striking at everything that moves lol).
He'll settle pretty fast. I've been bitten by my coastal 3 times and haven't seen a spot of blood yet.
It's really hard to pick between boas and carpets, so having BOTH is a must!
You've got that sweet boa from Tom and now a carpet, plus the other stuff.
Looks to be a nice collection.