Re: Liasis Fucus/Water Python
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Prognathodon
In two months Kajura's weight has doubled from 16 to 32 grams. Was looking cute taking a bath in the water dish this morning, but the picture attempt flopped.
Kajura was helping me feed my fish last night, and I think wanted to investigate their food.
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Try again with the pictures soon.
Re: Liasis Fucus/Water Python
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Gio
Try again with the pictures soon.
I will - I suspect Kajura may be going in to shed, so definitely when there's new paint to show off.
And I'm slowwwly making progress on re-arranging enclosures after moving the BPs to a rack, which means K will be getting about quadruple the floor area, and overhead space for some things to climb on. I've read that water pythons aren't much for climbing, but K doesn't seem to have gotten the memo. I'm hoping to get some climbing pictures.
I had been thinking of an intermediate size enclosure, but Kajura is growing like a weed and seems pretty fearless, so schlepping enclosures to/from storage made less sense than moving straight to the bigger one that's already in the house.
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Re: Liasis Fucus/Water Python
Did manage to get a picture last night:
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"Killing" pinkie #2 - we found a bag of 25 in the freezer, so Kajura's getting two every five days.
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Re: Liasis Fucus/Water Python
Kajura in new paint:
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That last picture was taken with flash, shows off the iridescence.
When I first got Kajura they ignored the hides I had in the tub, so I replaced the hides with crumpled paper towels. Last night I changed the bedding, so I tried a hide again (in addition to the paper towel). This morning Kajura was using it - mostly in the hide, with their chin on the water bowl being a busy body, all "Lookit this neat thing I found!" :)
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Re: Liasis Fucus/Water Python
Finally got Kajura into a larger enclosure on Sunday. I always forget how much water a block of Eco-Earth sucks up!
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Kajura's the coil at the right front, enthusiastically constricting their f/t pinkie (#3 of 3 - as Bob as my witless we *will* finish off the bag someday!)
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Re: Liasis Fucus/Water Python
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Prognathodon
Finally got Kajura into a larger enclosure on Sunday. I always forget how much water a block of Eco-Earth sucks up!
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b6483dd65a.jpg
Kajura's the coil at the right front, enthusiastically constricting their f/t pinkie (#3 of 3 - as Bob as my witless we *will* finish off the bag someday!)
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That looks great!!
Re: Liasis Fucus/Water Python
Thank you Gio! Its just aquarium background, Eco-Earth, and artificial aquarium plants. I need to get another piece of that background for the left side, which used to face the couch. The off-white bin isn't bad, but the background looks nicer.
I'm annoyed with myself for forgetting to look for some climbing branches or another magnaturals vine when I went to the local expo on Saturday. At least the "tree" offers some climbing opportunity, the information I've found isn't helpful on how much water pythons climb to help me determine how much height I'll need to provide in an adult enclosure.
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Re: Liasis Fucus/Water Python
I'm a big fan liasis, I actually keep an olive and a water myself, both of which are yearlings. Regarding the arboreal nature, my water has a pvc perch and an arboreal hide mounted to the cage ceiling and I'd say she spends her time split 50/50 between terrestrial and arboreal hiding/cruising/hunting. Both while out actively search for high ground and perch once there. I always turn off ceiling fans as my olive will climb to the top of my head and then try and lift himself onto them.
As adults they aren't quite as heavy bodied and I think even my olive when he gets 8ft+ will climb given the chance. They are no morelia, but I think a 4x2x2 would be utilized pretty well and it's what I plan on having for my adult water cage. My olive will get a 6x3X2 but he's gonna be significantly bigger and it'll be much harder to provide usable vertical space.
Re: Liasis Fucus/Water Python
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350z
I'm a big fan liasis, I actually keep an olive and a water myself, both of which are yearlings. Regarding the arboreal nature, my water has a pvc perch and an arboreal hide mounted to the cage ceiling and I'd say she spends her time split 50/50 between terrestrial and arboreal hiding/cruising/hunting.
Thank you for the input! Kajura was hanging out in the tree yesterday, I think they're getting the idea climbing is a thing to do.
Soaking at night and this morning, I suspect another shed soon.
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