Semi Arboreal Fun.

Nice shots. It is VERY rare if I catch Allie eating on the floor. She always hangs off her perch and holds the mice with her body. I have recently seen her playing on the floor at night but its rare. She's like my odd colored GTP lol :)

BTW what substrate are you using? I'm in the market for something new as Bean Farm quit selling the big bails of aspen so no more local pickup for me. So far the boa and retic guys I've talked to have been going gaga over ReptiChip and I think Jmcrook is using it too and says it is pretty awesome.

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Nice shots. It is VERY rare if I catch Allie eating on the floor. She always hangs off her perch and holds the mice with her body. I have recently seen her playing on the floor at night but its rare. She's like my odd colored GTP lol :)

BTW what substrate are you using? I'm in the market for something new as Bean Farm quit selling the big bails of aspen so no more local pickup for me. So far the boa and retic guys I've talked to have been going gaga over ReptiChip and I think Jmcrook is using it too and says it is pretty awesome.

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I think that is Repti-Bark or Repti-Chip.

I like it but wish it was a bit smaller. It is a bit chunky and things can pass though it.

I really like to mix cypress and coco husk.

Jewel is such a pretty beastie Gio. Are those large rats she's eating now?

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Jewel is such a pretty beastie Gio. Are those large rats she's eating now?

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Thanks Zig,

Yeah she will eat 2 in a row sometimes. She's had 1+ pound rabbits too. The catch is she eats about every 2 months so it is on her own schedule.

She's a very strange eater. Loves live, but will only coil slowly around F/T.

Closing in on 7 feet I'd say, and today we may try a quail dinner.

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Thanks John,

How's that Papuan olive doing sir?

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Still my favorite snake to take outside. He's right around 11-12 feet now so I don't have to worry about a bird of prey flying off with him and he's pretty content to hang out in my general location. I still try to keep him away from the taller trees though - almost hooked into a pecan on our last outing but, luckily, it ended up being just out of range.
http://i839.photobucket.com/albums/z...psrpi0gpu6.jpg

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Originally Posted by John1982

Still my favorite snake to take outside. He's right around 11-12 feet now so I don't have to worry about a bird of prey flying off with him and he's pretty content to hang out in my general location. I still try to keep him away from the taller trees though - almost hooked into a pecan on our last outing but, luckily, it ended up being just out of range.
http://i839.photobucket.com/albums/z...psrpi0gpu6.jpg

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WOW!!!

I think that is maybe the ultimate snake bar none.

They are snake eaters and will take anything they can swallow from what I've read.

Is he fairly arboreal? It sounds like it by what you've posted.

You've got something very special there IMO.

Thank you for that picture!

That P-Olive is so cool John!

I will have no restraint whatsoever if I ever come across one of those in person. :rolleye2:

That P-olive is absolutely gorgeous!


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Originally Posted by Gio

WOW!!!

I think that is maybe the ultimate snake bar none.

They are snake eaters and will take anything they can swallow from what I've read.

Is he fairly arboreal? It sounds like it by what you've posted.

You've got something very special there IMO.

Thank you for that picture!

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Given the option, he'll always choose up, up, & away. I sometimes let him cruise the ligustrums in the background for a bit of climbing enrichment but that's as high as I'm comfortable having to retrieve this guy - getting him down can be a real chore if he's determined to stay. I'm leaning towards something arboreal for his final enclosure design.

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Given the option, he'll always choose up, up, & away. I sometimes let him cruise the ligustrums in the background for a bit of climbing enrichment but that's as high as I'm comfortable having to retrieve this guy - getting him down can be a real chore if he's determined to stay. I'm leaning towards something arboreal for his final enclosure design.

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That Olive is incredible John. What size enclosure do you keep him in?