Goldie Progression (Hypo Pastel Enchi Female)

Dinner! Second feeding went very well. We are feeding the hoppers which are probably too small for her, so doing a modified every 4 days one mouse schedule. Once we have mowed through our stash of 50 mice, I will obviously purchase more appropriately sized prey.

She hides all day explores at night. We pre-scented her room with the thawing mouse, and then preheated it under the CHE dome light. Goldie loves that space now since it is warm and always smells like mouse! She took about 45 seconds of waking up, tongue flicking before the strike. Another aggressive hungry strike. We handled her two days ago and she was a sweetheart to my wife and two small boys. Off to a fantastic start.

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Such a beautiful girl !!!

Congrats :)

Beautiful girl, though I am probably biased since I too have an Enchi Pastel girl. What kind of enclosure is that?

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Showcase Cage. She seems to like it! It definitely needs some tweaking to get right for a BP and it will only last until she gets bigger. (Got the smallest size.)

That's a beauty girl you have too - they could be sisters!


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She has been great with my boys! Taking it short and slow. Youngest has to sit on his hands. He struggles to not try and pet her! But they are helping and learning!

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Goldie is a very pretty snake! I'm looking forward to seeing more pictures of her! I actually got my very first Python from Garrick on the same day! He is a great guy.

I'm 90% sure we are in shed! I noticed a pinkish belly about 5 days ago and she has gone into total isolation mode. No night exploring just chilling in her hot hide with occasional peeks for a drink. Ate two days ago but had an awkward strike! I'll be watching from afar and leaving her be. More pics to come!


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We did indeed have her first shed! It was halfway successful! It looks like towards the end of her shed cycle humidity dropped a bit too low, and she had a one piece shed...from the last half of her body! We gave her a big humidity bump, and after an overnight in a nice 70% she had gotten most of the rest of it off on her own. The next day we did a warm soak, and she is now almost entirely free but does have a patch of stuck shed on her neck. As of now, we will probably just leave it as it is smaller, and we will make sure her next shed cycle is consistently more humid that this past one.

During shed she went from pink belly, to clouded eyes, to day after day of hiding endlessly. She wouldnt come out except for an occasional sip of water. And then one night she just sort of woke up! On the overnight camera, she hadn't done anything for days, then one night, round and round she went.

After shed she was voracious, and took two small hoppers. She continues to feed great!

Had a nice outdoor photo shoot last weekend with my son holding her! Shows off her colors a bit better (highlighting why she is named as she is!). Amazing snake and is thriving thanks to all of the great information and help from members here!
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Amazing reptile! Garrick has some of the best animals around. :gj: