Are you ready for kevin?

Very handsome snake! Glad he knows his way around a gym too. :cool:

Yeah Bro, Kevin looks awesome! He’s much larger than S’ven, my male Bredli, who’s two years older. You know I feed my snakes pretty liberally so he’s definitely not starvin. It just shows the diversity of the species.

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Originally Posted by EL-Ziggy

Yeah Bro, Kevin looks awesome! He’s much larger than S’ven, my male Bredli, who’s two years older. You know I feed my snakes pretty liberally so he’s definitely not starvin. It just shows the diversity of the species.

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Yes,

That's for sure Zig, I fed my retic very lightly and he just grew and grew. So much for the high percentage SD X Dwarf blood with very little mainland and being a male to boot. Had he not been a complete jackass I'd have probably not minded his end size but that experience is in the never again category.

I'm not so sure your Bredli is done growing.

I'm wondering if you let him ride without food for a few months over the winter if his energy will re-channel into growth.

Nice move, Gio! Looking forward to following his growth.

Bill

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Originally Posted by Bill S.

Nice move, Gio! Looking forward to following his growth.

Bill

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Thank you.

Is this the same Bill S from Reptile Insider?

If so, it has been years.

It has been my experience with 2 of my the carpets, the late Jewel, and Kevin, shown here, that growth seems to come a bit later in life.

Kevin is a September 2017 Bredli. He'll be 5 years old this fall and his length and weight are increasing a lot. I'm actually blown away by the density. He is starting to rival my almost 10 year old boa constrictor. I didn't expect that.
https://i.imgur.com/OFIFgDH.jpg


I wanted to get some pictures of his length for folks that follow this thread. He's on a 10-12 foot span here. He's certainly not as long as Jewel was before she passed but Jewel grew a lot after she was 5 years old.
https://i.imgur.com/qpEJIfu.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/yg1PoHQ.jpg

I think Kevin may actually hit 8 feet in the next couple of years.
https://i.imgur.com/2p0qIWB.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/w3nDVZE.jpg



That's it for now.
https://i.imgur.com/GNNutqI.jpg

His build reminds me of my 7' male yellow-mix rat snakes- (they're about 14 years old now). Kevin's a beauty- & I agree, many snakes take a while to really "body-build"- that's why I've always favored not breeding females until they're at least 4+ years old too, so they have the best size to handle it.

The boy hit the 5 year mark September 15.

This is a decent sized, male Bredli. He's getting close to the 6 foot mark and in true Bredli fashion he is dense. The weight of this snake compared to my late, 8 foot plus, female coastal is surprising. He is heavier than she was.

https://i.imgur.com/5yydS2z.jpg


I'm pleased with his coloring. I tend to like the "Mother Nature" or natural coloring and pattern. Kevin is 50% hypo and he does have some other stuff in the mix but I'd say he looks like a really nice normal when it comes down to it.
https://i.imgur.com/CWBar0p.jpg

The Bredli head is probably my favorite trait of the species.
https://i.imgur.com/kstZlYF.jpg

I'll be curious to see if he hits another growth spurt next spring. He's likely eating one more meal this year and then he'll cool down a bit and chill until March 2023.
https://i.imgur.com/KhIG5N8.jpg

He's gorgeous! You have much to be proud of- he looks so healthy & vibrant. Glad I'm not the only one that prefers snake's in "natural coloring & pattern".

April is almost over and unfortunately the weather here hasn't been warm enough for the snakes.

I snapped some spring photos of Kevin watching TV with me. These are a bit unusual as far as the pictures I usually take.

Kevin is a 2017 Morelia Bredli.

https://i.imgur.com/7yTZVX2.jpg

He's pretty well behaved. We went through a short bout of grumpy behavior a year or two back. I don't have him out often, but he's been great since then.
https://i.imgur.com/sYh8K6h.jpg


This fella may end up on rabbits soon. He's got the size and is still growing as he approaches 6 years old.
https://i.imgur.com/DF8Rijq.jpg


https://i.imgur.com/0hO1QlP.jpg



I'll get him outdoors soon.

https://i.imgur.com/2x67tXK.jpg