My sonoran gopher progression thread

Thanks guys! :)

She is finally calming down enough to where I can let her explore the living room a little bit without worrying about her bolting off somewhere :)
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Your pit is still looking great spaz. Nice photos too. :)

Congrats on bringing her back to a healthy state! Her contrasting coloration and muscle tone are very apparent. Wish I had a pair of her offspring if you decide to breed her. A real amazing specimen. :cool:

Cool thread and snake and now I want one. Problem is I want at least one of all of them.

Thanks guys! I am thinking of pairing her next year, I've been looking at getting a male. I just re-probed her to be 100% sure she is female, and she probed out female again :) I've been encouraged to do a hybridization since I own a male corn snake. However I am unsure about the morals of that. What do you guys think?

I'm kind of a purist but I don't mind some hybrids. Not a big fan of the pit x corn idea though. Just my 2 cents. :)

I'm the same way, I wouldn't want to muddle the lines, there's not enough pits in the hobby as it is lol. And I agree, I feel like the colors wouldn't mix well, the dark brown mixing with the bright red would become really muddy looking

She was very well behaved for me today for her outdoor photoshoot :) 3+ months of gentle handling can really do work on their personality
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Gorgeous pit and great pics Spaz. You are spot on,with some gentle consistent handling, and lots of food, most pits will calm down pretty quickly. Glad to see your girl settling in well.