Progression Thread?

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Originally Posted by jbzapanda

You came to the right place then!:D I'm sure you'll be having a toss up of names in no time.

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Hopefully so! Excited to see your snakes progress!


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Netflix and chill?

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More like Netflix and..crawl..[emoji28]

Fifth feeding with me and this time was a little weird :oops:

As usual, as soon as I bring the mouse in my room to warm it up with a blow dryer, he's poking his head out of his hide and is in immediate hunting mode. Had to snap a quick bad quality zoomed in pic of him while I was blow drying the mouse :P

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Then he got it wrong end again, despite offering it head first. This little piggy was very eager to eat.

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Here comes the weird part:

He usually constricts the prey for about 30 seconds, then attempts to swallow it. But this time, after gnawing on it a couple of times, he let the mouse go and he just stared at it. He didn't stare at it for too long and he still looked interested in it. After a few seconds he settled on the butt side again and opened his mouth to try and eat take it down. He got it down fine, but this was just such a weird behavior for him.

Do any of your balls do this? Let me know!

!!!PIC HEAVY!!!
Took out my noodle baby the little explorer :) Weighed him again (still full after 6 feedings) and he's at 184g. But I swear this little butt is going to explode soon.

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Found the heat lamp and gave it a big hug lol! Don't worry, it wasn't on so it wasn't hot at all.
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So remember when I said he might explode soon..?

WELL HE DID! I took him out to handle him a little bit and I noticed a smell coming from his cage. First indication that he might've pooped. I looked around the cage and I couldn't find it, so I thought maybe it was just my head playing games with me xD

When I was handling him, I noticed that the lump was gone. So I went and checked again.. lo and behold...

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He pooped on his plant! Although it took a while to look for it, I'm glad it wasn't on the substrate! Easier clean up? Now the plant is having a good ole soak in hot water.

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He was very satisfied with himself and took a big gulp of fresh water. Now I can accurately weigh him! xD

We are a whopping 178g! That was a 6g poop. Hahaha!

He's been out and about today (probably hungry now, but he's always hungry lol) so we had a little photo shoot xD

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This guy has an incredible tolerance of being handled! He doesn't even care when I pet his head and when I hover my hand above him, he won't even ball up or flinch! May have a hard time weighing him now that he's so comfortable with me and will move around on the scale :tears::P

Another day, another feed..
After his wonderful 6g poop, he was so restless and would come out hunting early in the morning. He's already grown out of the weaned mice, so I'm feeding him 2 for the time being. Until I transfer to the appropriate size rat feeder xD

Bill(WmbHerbst on the forum & his breeder) called him a chunker, and I totally agree. He looks so chunky in this pic:
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First mouse: got it on the wrong end, it was a little messy :(
Second mouse: heated up the head more, and he got it head on. :gj:

He honestly looks so happy now that he's fed. Sleep tight little chunker! XD
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Took little chunker out today and weighed him. I seem to just like weighing him often and see how much he weighs before eating, after eating, after pooping, etc. It's pretty cool lol! Two mice full and weighing at 197g
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Then took him out and he napped on me for a good half hour lol.
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I think we have our first signs of shed!
I just came home from college, and I noticed that little chunker is very dull. My mom's been updating me on his behavior since he last ate and said he's been under his hide for the most part.

Not sure if you can tell that he's dull in these pictures but I sure can!
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His eyes haven't gone into that milky phase yet, so I'm assuming he's headed there.

Also, some of his scales are raised especially around his neck area. Scared the crap out of me and thought something scratched him. Is this anything to be concerned about? This will be the first time he's shed with me and my first experience of him shedding.
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I just placed some sphagnum moss inside his enclosure and the humidity is at 65%. Cold side 77, warm side 89-92. I also put some moss under his hide to make a humid hide just in case.

yeah, he's loosening up. scales can raise a bit and they sometimes get a turkey neck thing going on and they get extra wrinkles/folds. they loosen up to tighten up. keep that humidity up and pretty soon, u will have a fresh, shiny banana. :)