Pics of My New Spotted Pythons

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Originally Posted by jjspirko

I would guess it may be that they had very little handling other then going to shows. I got them from Glades Herp. They were probally simply fed and left alone.

I guess if handled little other then the stress of going to herp shows I would be cranky too,

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They'll come around - you've only had them a couple of weeks - right?

The fact that they are tolerating handling is a great sign. They are also eating - right? If they were really freaked out, you'd be having problems on both those fronts.

The other little quirks will work themselves out as they get more and more settled in.

Oh yea they eat, like a mini Retic! I sware they crush a mouse to mush just to make it easier to swallow. The only snake I have seen that crushes an already dead mouse like this are some of my house snakes.

They eat right off the tongs too. No I am not worried I just find it strange how they are all cool until I return them to their viv.

OH and here is some more info on them

http://www.snakemuseum.com/tigerrat.htm

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Originally Posted by jjspirko

Oh yea they eat, like a mini Retic! I sware they crush a mouse to mush just to make it easier to swallow. The only snake I have seen that crushes an already dead mouse like this are some of my house snakes.

They eat right off the tongs too. No I am not worried I just find it strange how they are all cool until I return them to their viv.

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Ditto on the eating. I feed F/T and they absolutely nail them. Extremely active prey response.

Jack, I have the same issue returning them to the cage. I wonder if another maculosa/childreni/perthensis owner can chime in with his/her experiences.

Just a quick update,

Both of them are really settled in now, I have handled them both briefly mostly in the evenings as Skip suggested. They have gotten a lot more active too crawling around even during the day and seeming to look out at me while I work when they are hungry almost as if to say, "hey bud make with the mice".

They are turning into a great pair and I saw the female flag the other night. The male is still eating like a champ so I don't know if they are mating or not yet but one can hope.

How cool would that be? Pick up a pair of spots for barely over a c-note and have them breeding a month later?

One can hope, anyone want to get on a waiting list for babies? Just don't hold your breath or anything, :rolleye2:

Im glad they have settled in well for you. And good luck with the mating! They are beautiful! Think Im going to go look them up Id like to learn a little something about them :)