Better Than TV!

This girl (Jewel) is a bit of a trip. She's coastal carpet crossed with something and is not known for her steady eating habits. She is very busy at night and an absolute pleasure to hold and work with. She's closing in on 7 feet and is still light bodied and nimble. She is probably the nicest snake here.

She took a smaller, large, live rat that the royal refused yesterday, and then a large F/T quail. She fed from, and stayed in her perches all night.

Her coloring is certainly more coastal looking these days. Greying and browning out which is OK with me as I like natural looking animals that resemble the "wild type" critters in their habitat.

Here is Jewel after a nice meal.
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I used my I-Phone and I typically take a photo with and without the flash.

This is an identical, or almost identical shot with no flash.

This is why I like display caging, and semi arboreal snakes. When I walk into the snake room, I don't always have to look underneath hides, or check the corners of the cages for curled up snakes.


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This was my version of watching TV last night!

Jewel is looking as lovely as ever Gio. :)

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Originally Posted by EL-Ziggy

Jewel is looking as lovely as ever Gio. :)

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Thank you sir!

She's got a little thickness in the first pictures of this thread. I'm hoping this year she will add some size and actually get a bit of a head on her.

She is growing long despite her infrequent feeding intervals.

The blacks on her are going grey, the semi yellows are quite brown and I finally think she is resembling a coastal carpet. I'm sure she has some jungle in her and possibly something else but she looks more like mom and dad as she ages.

Mum
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Pop
http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/y...57327388_o.jpg

Jewel.
http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/y...tput_4080.jpeg
http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/y...a/IMG_3687.jpg

She's pretty and sounds like a nice size, long but handleable. Most of my snakes don't move except for the red tail, the dumerils is always buried, the short tails just peek out heads, I do watch a lot of TV but unfortunately mine is stuck on a western. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b06a45b017.jpg

I remember having a phone conversation with another member here with Bredlis I believe; we both discussed how we spend many TV nights watching our Morelia snakes instead of TV.

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Originally Posted by Reinz

I remember having a phone conversation with another member here with Bredlis I believe; we both discussed how we spend many TV nights watching our Morelia snakes instead of TV.

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Yep,

The forums that are dedicated to the species (not many forums left) usually echo what we are saying here.

Carpets are really great snakes for so many reasons, and "displaying well" is one of them.

Today, she's on the floor under the RHP because she ate a big meal, but I can always count on her to become active in the evenings when she's not full of food.

Reinz,

You have a cage 4 feet tall now don't you? That is fantastic if so!

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Reinz,

You have a cage 4 feet tall now don't you? That is fantastic if so!

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Yes, and the enjoyment in return is worth the investment of real estate!

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Esmarelda, Jungle Carpet in AP A-25

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Very cool. Just make some popcorn and hang out in front of the snake cage :)

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Originally Posted by Reinz

Yes, and the enjoyment in return is worth the investment of real estate!

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Esmarelda, Jungle Carpet in AP A-25

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OMG,,

Yeah,,,,
That's pretty much awesome!

Do your coastals like the upward space? I hear jungles are the most arboreal of the 2 mentioned here.

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Do your coastals like the upward space? I hear jungles are the most arboreal of the 2 mentioned here.

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Yes, my 3 Coastals made/make use of any upward space.

It was somewhat of a mistake going from 4x2 to the 6 foot T-25s because they are only 18" tall. So I moved Etta, the smallest (6.5-7 ft) back to a 4 x2.

I originally was going to get 6x2x2, but I got a good deal on 2 new T-25s on CL. I now wish I waited.

But I ordered shelves and Mack and Lizzy really make good use of them. And they both really take advantage of being able to stretch out in those 6 foot cages.

The number one best improvement was adding skyhides. None of my Carpets will use hides on the ground except on a rare occasional shed.

All four use their Skyhides extensively, especially for hunting in ambush mode. They will hunt for days and rarely move. It is amazing behavior to observe. In fact when they are in hunt mode there is no way I'm reaching for their soaking bowls to clean!

I decided to go all out for my Jungle since she never ever used the ground in her old cage except for soaking. Now since she has lots of options, including belly heat for the first time. She does use it after meals sometimes. I find her using every aspect of that big cage. Money and space well spent!

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Etta, back in her 4x2 digging the skyhide.

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Lizzy stretching out

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Both Mack and Lizzy on the hunt.

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Etta in full arboreal mode