Pixie the tanimbar scrub python

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Originally Posted by Gio

Looking good!

Keep it up. I want to see you with a 24"-30" tall cage eventually.

You made a wonderful decision taking that snake home!

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Yeah, I ordered a 3x2x2 cage from Jim/Pvccages and it's still 3 more weeks until he ships out... so it'll be here! :D
Thanks, I'm really pleased with her! She's fairly active and aware of what I'm doing, turning her head this way and that like a little bird. I was doodling her the other day (she was in her enclosure), and she would look at my face one second, and look down at my pencil the next. Much more interesting to watch than my other snakes.

Love your snake! Looking forward to seeing the new enclosure.

I finally got some photos of her with the nikon today. But then she wouldn't let go of this handle thing (it's on an electric bike) and that was a struggle. It's always a struggle handling arboreal snakes if they get themselves wrapped around something!

I also measured more accurately that she is actually about 4'2" when stretched out, so we have a size now. I also figured out her first balancing point/bottom of her neck, so her strike range is about 1.5~2 feet, which is kind of wild.

And in case people missed it, she's a year and 7 months old. Seller said she was a yearling, but he was wrong LOL.

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3x2x2 from Jim Scharphorn/PVCcages and a lot of pics to spam everybody with! It took me half a day to nail the panels together and then set it all up for her. Thankfully I already know how RHP's and probe placement works LOL.

And she is quite active and quite shy, always interesting to watch! She has sooo much room now. Despite being over 4' long, she's actually still small enough to still curl up under a SMALL size reptilebasics hide with only a little body sticking out, if that gives you guys an idea on her size, which is kind of wild. I had the small hide in her last cage, which she used often. She uses every inch of the cage often actually. One minute she'll be in the small hide, next she'll be in the big hide, perching on one branch, perching on another branch, or curled in 3 different spots in the back, or I'll see her cruising...

All taken from my phone.

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And last pic I took from her temp enclosure, classic arboreal curl.
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I love her so much she's so pretty! I think she's my fav scrub. She seems super fun to watch! Who needs tv right? lol

Oh my!!!
Very well done. I like everything about this. Cage, snake and setup!!

Her face is so pretty! And I love her colors. That cage looks great too.

Beautiful snake and great setup!

Gorgeous congratulatons😊 I am sure she will feel safe and be thriving in no time best wishes for both of you, also such a cute name ..

Thanks guys! LOL misterdog that's exactly what another friend said too

Got some cool shots of her with my Nikon, finally!

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It's so hard to get her out of the enclosure, because she's so darn LONG that she's almost always wrapped around something with some part of her body. It reminds me of Kaa from the Jungle Book disney film LOL. Every part of her body is strong enough to get a tight grip, whether her neck or anywhere down the middle, to the tip of the tail lol.

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But I did manage to get her out today though! And first time I placed her on my bed or anything other than my hands. She stayed RELATIVELY calm, so we did it!
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Really, really, really cool!

She is such a gorgeous girl!


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Awesome setup, and fantastic critter!

Keep the pictures coming.

You have a good eye for picking beautiful snakes. All of yours are such beauties!

she's so pretty! The strike range on aboreals is insane isn't it? I love taking photos of my amazons but getting them off the perch and the way they track and lunge out while i'm snapping photos always makes for an exciting photo shoot!
I call snakes yearlings until they are 2 then I start calling them juvies lol maybe your seller was the same way.

She is so gorgeous, on a different note you also have a beautiful bed spread :P Great pictures

Gio, I will never stop spamming so many pictures until everyone here is sick of them hahah

Reinz, thanks man I'm glad you think so! :D

thanks Marie :D

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Originally Posted by AbsoluteApril

she's so pretty! The strike range on aboreals is insane isn't it? I love taking photos of my amazons but getting them off the perch and the way they track and lunge out while i'm snapping photos always makes for an exciting photo shoot!
I call snakes yearlings until they are 2 then I start calling them juvies lol maybe your seller was the same way.

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It is insane! It's like... half their body length LOL. Gosh I'll bet that makes an exciting photo shoot. My Pixie hasn't lunged out like that towads the camera yet, so nothing fun here hahah
Ahh true, that makes sense!

And for anyone who wants to see a quick feed strike video... (It's here on my blog, didn't upload with youtube so unfortunately not embedded)

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About time to update more pics!

Also, she has bitten me another time since the last time I posted, and then a third time except I was wearing gloves. So HAH. TAKE THAT PIXIE, I've got gloves!

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Man she is absolutely lovely!

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Originally Posted by spazhime

Man she is absolutely lovely!

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aw thanks! I wish she is such a docile special one like your Tali! LOL

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Originally Posted by redshepherd

About time to update more pics!

Also, she has bitten me another time since the last time I posted, and then a third time except I was wearing gloves. So HAH. TAKE THAT PIXIE, I've got gloves!

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Awesome,

And I love the video, I just saw it today. She is bigger than I expected and not shy at all.

Very nice pickup!

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Originally Posted by Gio

Awesome,

And I love the video, I just saw it today. She is bigger than I expected and not shy at all.

Very nice pickup!

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Thanks! She often keeps wriggling and turning like that for minutes, as if she's wrestling a live rat lol. And yes, I guess she is a bit big! 4 feet long, just very thin-bodied.

Well, dealing with Pixie is like dealing with a fast long small alien who learns new things right away/after only two repetitions. Her behavior and reactions to things are so distinct and thoughtful too. She a heckin smart snake and my other snakes are just simple-minded plebeians and got nothing on her. LOL

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I love all your photos of Pixie! She's got stunning eyes. Thanks for keeping us updated. I just acquired a yearling male a few weeks ago and it's hard to find anyone around who keeps them. How big is she now?

Absolutely beautiful girl you have there! Her eyes are mesmerizing! Awesome setup she has, too! Where can I find the video you posted of her?

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Originally Posted by Team Slytherin

I love all your photos of Pixie! She's got stunning eyes. Thanks for keeping us updated. I just acquired a yearling male a few weeks ago and it's hard to find anyone around who keeps them. How big is she now?

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Oh nice! I just saw your comment. I can't weigh her, but I'd say she's about 4.5 feet long!

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Originally Posted by Aedryan Methyus

Absolutely beautiful girl you have there! Her eyes are mesmerizing! Awesome setup she has, too! Where can I find the video you posted of her?

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I post some videos of her on my twitter or my pet blog. My twitter is fionapup, and my tumblr blog is dogsignalfire :)

Today was the 2nd full clean of her cage that I've ever done, and she was PISSED, since I clean while she is in it (it is easier this way, I promise). I think the longer I have her = the larger she grows, the more angry she is becoming, more typical of scrubs! I'm fine with this, but just... no more handling sessions haha. Here's some pics when I was in the middle of cleaning. She's actually quite a lot bigger than when I first got her, thinking back!

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She is beautiful !!!

Looks like a fierce little thing, though, doesn't she..;)

Are you still going to get a Russian Ratsnake buddy ? Or are you done adding new ones for now..:)

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Originally Posted by zina10

She is beautiful !!!

Looks like a fierce little thing, though, doesn't she..;)

Are you still going to get a Russian Ratsnake buddy ? Or are you done adding new ones for now..:)

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She's quite angry and fierce :D

I actually just found out this morning that Zerkle has normal russian rat snakes right now selling for 175! A late clutch! I think I might actually jump on it now LOL, doesn't happen often enough! I'm currently just waiting for their reply and ok to send over the funds.

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Originally Posted by redshepherd

She's quite angry and fierce :D

I actually just found out this morning that Zerkle has normal russian rat snakes right now selling for 175! A late clutch! I think I might actually jump on it now LOL, doesn't happen often enough! I'm currently just waiting for their reply and ok to send over the funds.

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Ooh! Cool! I really like the Zerkles.


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Ooh! Cool! I really like the Zerkles.


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Yeah! I think they're even just one of the only people left who actively breed russian rat snakes yearly. It's been almost impossible to find any available otherwise.

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She's quite angry and fierce :D

I actually just found out this morning that Zerkle has normal russian rat snakes right now selling for 175! A late clutch! I think I might actually jump on it now LOL, doesn't happen often enough! I'm currently just waiting for their reply and ok to send over the funds.

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WHOA!! Whenever I ask, everybody is either out or didn't have any to begin with...

Let me know if you get one :) I'm excited for you ;)

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Yeah! I think they're even just one of the only people left who actively breed russian rat snakes yearly. It's been almost impossible to find any available otherwise.

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I'm hoping they'll still be breeding when I'm ready to keep one -- over the past few weeks the russian rat snake's become one of my dream snakes lmao. If you get one I'll enjoy all your photos/videos from afar -- maybe it'll stave off my desire to get one for the time being (let's be real it'd probably feed it BUT Y'KNOW). I'm with Zina -- keep us posted lmao.

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Originally Posted by zina10

WHOA!! Whenever I ask, everybody is either out or didn't have any to begin with...

Let me know if you get one :) I'm excited for you ;)

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Same, so even though I would prefer to get my russian rat snake next March or so... I had to jump on it now LOL! :D

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I'm hoping they'll still be breeding when I'm ready to keep one -- over the past few weeks the russian rat snake's become one of my dream snakes lmao. If you get one I'll enjoy all your photos/videos from afar -- maybe it'll stave off my desire to get one for the time being (let's be real it'd probably feed it BUT Y'KNOW). I'm with Zina -- keep us posted lmao.

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I think they've been breeding them for many years already, so I can't see them stopping just in the next couple years (hopefully)! They've also been my dream snake for about a year!

I just paid for a male! Coming on Thursday!!

Wow congrats! I almost got one from them when they were available this summer but then came to my senses and knew I should wait until I move out of this apartment into a house where I would have room to give them the space they need lol. I'm moving into my house this month now but they run out so fast I doubt they will still be available by the time I'll be ready!

Well I will just keep on going for the Veitnamese Blue Beauty I was planning for and live through you until the time comes! I can't wait to see him!

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Originally Posted by redshepherd

Same, so even though I would prefer to get my russian rat snake next March or so... I had to jump on it now LOL! :D



I think they've been breeding them for many years already, so I can't see them stopping just in the next couple years (hopefully)! They've also been my dream snake for about a year!

I just paid for a male! Coming on Thursday!!

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YAY !! Congrats :)

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Wow congrats! I almost got one from them when they were available this summer but then came to my senses and knew I should wait until I move out of this apartment into a house where I would have room to give them the space they need lol. I'm moving into my house this month now but they run out so fast I doubt they will still be available by the time I'll be ready!

Well I will just keep on going for the Veitnamese Blue Beauty I was planning for and live through you until the time comes! I can't wait to see him!

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Well, you won't have an adult that needs a lot of room instantly LOL! They start out as hatchlings (VERY small, like nearly a baby corn snake size) and will still take a year to grow somewhat bigger. You can still jump on it now if you want! The space they need as hatchlings is no more than a bp hatchling would, or I'd be afraid of losing them!

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YAY !! Congrats :)

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THANKS!! I'm amped!!

True.. But we are moving across state.. I'm scared that the 24 hour or so drive would be to much stress on a baby that was just recently shipped and hasn't had a chance to acclimate yet.

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True.. But we are moving across state.. I'm scared that the 24 hour or so drive would be to much stress on a baby that was just recently shipped and hasn't had a chance to acclimate yet.

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Ah that's a long drive! Yeah, better to wait until you're moved then.

Very nice. Tans are a cool scrub.

Oh please start a thread on your Russian Rat Snake! I am very interested in them, but am new to snakes and worried they are more than a beginner should take on. They seem like they're full of personality and sweetness, I want to learn as much as I can about them.

Congratulations on all your cool new kids!

What an amazing animal red! Grats, and i don't know how i missed all this but i am glad i caught up. You really took everything to the next level with grace and superiority. :gj::gj:

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thanks! They are cool. Totally a mainland scrub in a tiny body. LOL

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Oh please start a thread on your Russian Rat Snake! I am very interested in them, but am new to snakes and worried they are more than a beginner should take on. They seem like they're full of personality and sweetness, I want to learn as much as I can about them.

Congratulations on all your cool new kids!

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I 100% definitely will, especially since I'm getting a hatchling! It will be fun to watch the color change as he grows. :D And actually, you can totally jump in on this clutch if you want- Russian Rat Snakes are notoriously EASY to care for beginners, even easier than corn snakes, since they live in such a wide range of regions and climates and are extremely adaptable. They're like the red-eared slider of snakes.

I think the only reason why they aren't more popular or well-known as a beginner's snake is because they grow sort of large for a colubrid and don't look flashy as hatchlings (just a dull greybrown LOL). Otherwise yeah, they're full of personality and GREAT beginner snakes!

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What an amazing animal red! Grats, and i don't know how i missed all this but i am glad i caught up. You really took everything to the next level with grace and superiority. :gj::gj:

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Thanks for looking through all the posts Al! :D "Grace and superiority", gee I'm flattered lol!

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And actually, you can totally jump in on this clutch if you want- Russian Rat Snakes are notoriously EASY to care for beginners, even easier than corn snakes, since they live in such a wide range of regions and climates and are extremely adaptable. They're like the red-eared slider of snakes.

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Funny story - I reached out to Zerkles a couple of days ago, based on this thread, just to get some more information on Russian Rat Snakes. There's not a ton on the webs, and Youtube is hit & miss on their husbandry requirements. Anyway, they PM'd me today several times asking for my address and phone number for the shipping label. I was like, "whoa - i know I'm dreaming about this snake, did i sleepwalk and order one unbeknownst to my conscious self???" I let them know there must be a mix-up, and they figured it out and said wrong girl, this guy is for Fiona.

I'm assuming you are that Fiona. I almost got your snek!!

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Funny story - I reached out to Zerkles a couple of days ago, based on this thread, just to get some more information on Russian Rat Snakes. There's not a ton on the webs, and Youtube is hit & miss on their husbandry requirements. Anyway, they PM'd me today several times asking for my address and phone number for the shipping label. I was like, "whoa - i know I'm dreaming about this snake, did i sleepwalk and order one unbeknownst to my conscious self???" I let them know there must be a mix-up, and they figured it out and said wrong girl, this guy is for Fiona.

I'm assuming you are that Fiona. I almost got your snek!!

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Whaaat! I am indeed that Fiona. That's a crazy mix up omg! What's going on over there with them LOL, imagine someone sleazy just tells them their shipping address and they ship out a paid snake to a different person. :O I mean I guess I would still get a refund, but dang!

Yeah, I don't think there is anything too specific on their husbandry out there, because they are so adaptable- so there just is a wide range of temps they are comfortable with.

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Whaaat! I am indeed that Fiona. That's a crazy mix up omg! What's going on over there with them LOL, imagine someone sleazy just tells them their shipping address and they ship out a paid snake to a different person. :O I mean I guess I would still get a refund, but dang!

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Yeah, at first I thought they were messing with me since I was asking them questions - like "ok lady, your snake's in the mail!". But after a few jokes back to them I realized they were seriously trying to mail me somebody's snake. When they mentioned Fiona, I knew it was you from your artwork. Too crazy! I told them you were responsible for bringing me to their site from a thread on this forum, but said I didn't think our relationship extended to you being cool with me getting your snake!

Good thing I wasn't some shady creep, though. Otherwise that could have been awful.

They are hard to find. Ken Foose briefly listed some on Kingsnake.com. I almost bought one. Opted for the Trans-pecos instead. Will check the Zerkle site just out of curiosity.

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Yeah, at first I thought they were messing with me since I was asking them questions - like "ok lady, your snake's in the mail!". But after a few jokes back to them I realized they were seriously trying to mail me somebody's snake. When they mentioned Fiona, I knew it was you from your artwork. Too crazy! I told them you were responsible for bringing me to their site from a thread on this forum, but said I didn't think our relationship extended to you being cool with me getting your snake!

Good thing I wasn't some shady creep, though. Otherwise that could have been awful.

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Holy cow, what a crazy story !!!

Poor Fiona, she would have been heart broken !! Been waiting so long on that lil russian dude !!!

A good thing you are such a honest person. Good things will come your way. Maybe a little russian one day, LOL.