Tapioca Progression Thread!

Hahahahahahaha 😂😂😂 Poor lil noodle

Maze does similar, even if I put her in the box with her new substrate and put a hide in there. 'This place is tiny I want OUT :c'.

That sweet lil snooter tho :'). It's good for you, Tappy, I promise!

Well Tappy survived his first cage cleaning and two days later, of course he poops. He atleast has the good sense to poop outside his hide and this marks the 4th occasion he's done the deed in the exact same spot (beside his warm hide). He officially has his poop corner!


Figured this would be a good time to share updated pics of his enclosure! *Don't mind the temps, the cage had been open for a while when I was setting everything back up*

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I'm now using a UTH with the RHP so he now has two warm and cool hides. He has a total of 5 hides, two matching custom (Zelda) ones (main cool and warm) and two matching RBI hides plus a bonus half log that's half buried. Of all 5, the Zelda ones continue to be his favorites.

Now onto a little tour!

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This is his 'top floor' which has one of his warm hides (RBI) underneath some substrate so it has a more cave like appearance. Someone apparently got a bunch of debris in their water dish already lol.

Bottom Zelda warm hide under one of his fake plants. The one he likes to poop beside/behind!
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His favorite 'bridge' to slither under whenever he travels from point A to point B.
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His cool side with his Zelda and RBI cool hides. His cool Zelda one has been his main favorite hide, but recently he's been using his warm Zelda one!
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aaaand bonus photo of Tappy that I forgot to share! I believe this was 1 or two days before he shed for me.
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Tappy must be spoiled living in that enclosure! I'm curious about it's dimensions because it looks like he has a lot of places to roam. Did it come w/ an RHP already installed or was that something you got afterwards?

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Originally Posted by ckuhn003

Tappy must be spoiled living in that enclosure! I'm curious about it's dimensions because it looks like he has a lot of places to roam. Did it come w/ an RHP already installed or was that something you got afterwards?

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Hehe he has been doing very well!

Currently he's only using half of his cage(Animal Platics T12 4x2x2), so the half he's using is 2x2x2

For the RHP I ordered from Pro Products and had Bob ship it to Animal Platics so they could install it for me:)

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Originally Posted by MissterDog

Hehe he has been doing very well!

Currently he's only using half of his cage(Animal Platics T12 4x2x2), so the half he's using is 2x2x2

For the RHP I ordered from Pro Products and had Bob ship it to Animal Platics so they could install it for me:)

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Ahhhh...I think this is the route I'll take once mine has outgrown his cage. Bob seems to know his stuff.

Cage goals right there lol :bow:

Sorry if its already been mentioned, but how'd you come up with his name?

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Cage goals right there lol :bow:

Sorry if its already been mentioned, but how'd you come up with his name?

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Aw thank you!

Also glad you asked! I've always been a fan of food themed names and I'm a fiend for bubble tea! His coloration and markings reminded me of boba/tapioca pearls and other jellies put in bubble tea and the name just stuck! Originally I was considering calling him Ravio or Garrus (game characters lol)

I will forever marvel over how pretty his enclosure is! Thanks for the walkthrough! Out of curiosity, do you have any plans for when he outgrows his Zelda hides?

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Aw thank you!

Also glad you asked! I've always been a fan of food themed names and I'm a fiend for bubble tea! His coloration and markings reminded me of boba/tapioca pearls and other jellies put in bubble tea and the name just stuck! Originally I was considering calling him Ravio or Garrus (game characters lol)

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I've never heard of or even seen bubble tea, but I did look it up. His name fits!

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I will forever marvel over how pretty his enclosure is! Thanks for the walkthrough! Out of curiosity, do you have any plans for when he outgrows his Zelda hides?

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Thank you!

I have thought of a few options yes! I'll either upgrade them (or just one as the new 'spare' hide) by making a wider taller base to attach to (one of the reasons I made the "mouth" as wide as I did so it can fit a larger ball python) or just replace them with larger matching hides and save them for my hopefully-one-day-second snake. Currently they are stuffed with a fair bit of substrate to make him feel all nice and snug, so I'm hoping they will last for a bit lol.

I do have plans on making another Zelda themed hide, a BOTW shrine as a spare or humid hide when it's time to use his full cage :)

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I've never heard of or even seen bubble tea, but I did look it up. His name fits!

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omg bubble tea (or boba tea) is amazing and I have an unhealthy obsession with it! I highly recommend trying it if you get the chance! The most popular is milk tea, but the fruit based tea is where it's at!

Your lil noodle is beautiful! These progression threads are helping me survive the wait for mine to arrive haha.

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Originally I was considering calling him Ravio or Garrus (game characters lol)

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We've got a Garrus here! Crested Gecko, but the lil man thinks he's a dragon.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...a7a2ea042a.jpg

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Your lil noodle is beautiful! These progression threads are helping me survive the wait for mine to arrive haha.



We've got a Garrus here! Crested Gecko, but the lil man thinks he's a dragon.https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...a7a2ea042a.jpg

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Thank you! ooommg that's the perfect Garrus. Has he been busy with calibrations? :p

Look who I found basking on his ledge last night!!!

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Thank you Tappy for blessing me with this sight.

Also note to self: Taking your acurite out of the cage for even a minute will mess up your lo-hi readings -_-

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look who i found basking on his ledge last night!!!
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will you tell him i said hi??

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will you tell him i said hi??

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"Tappy! Tttalorrr says hi!"

*Silence in cage. No sightings*

HE SAYS HELLO

I will never be over how gorgeous and CUTE THIS IS HOLY CRAPOLA. He almost looks like the physical embodiment of mist draped over a cliff ledge. Aesthetic boy nails it again.

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I will never be over how gorgeous and CUTE THIS IS HOLY CRAPOLA. He almost looks like the physical embodiment of mist draped over a cliff ledge. Aesthetic boy nails it again.

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Haha thank you! Aesthetic boy! I like that! He is rocking it in his Zelda world :P

More lucky shots I managed to catch before feeding day!

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So cute!!! And your enclosure decor looks amazing I need that statue where did you get it?

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So cute!!! And your enclosure decor looks amazing I need that statue where did you get it?

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Thanks! The statue I actually made out of apoxie sculpt! It's great stuff, water proof, non porous, non toxic and hard like steel!

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Thanks! The statue I actually made out of apoxie sculpt! It's great stuff, water proof, non porous, non toxic and hard like steel!

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That's awesome ugh wish I could make stuff like that!!

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YESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYES

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Tapioca's second strike since transitioning to rat! This is the first time I've seen him in action! (Previously he just dragged his rat into his hide). He didn't even hesitate and he surprised me this time by waiting on his ledge! Looks like someone is getting more confident!

Double post bc why does my iPad hate me

Thats so exciting! Tapioca is awesome!!!!

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Thats so exciting! Tapioca is awesome!!!!

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Thanks!! I'm so proud of him!

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Thanks!! I'm so proud of him!

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That's awesome! Proper acclimation pays off :)

How has your handling sessions been w/ Mr. Tappy???

POWERFUL BOI. I'm so proud :').

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That's awesome! Proper acclimation pays off :)

How has your handling sessions been w/ Mr. Tappy???

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It certainly does! I'm beyond thrilled!

Handling with Tappy has been great! He's still a little shy in general but seems to get the idea quickly enough that my husband and I don't mean him harm. Doesn't really ball up either and I don't think he's ever even postured at us yet. He's definitely getting more used to us bit by bit.

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POWERFUL BOI. I'm so proud :').

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He channeled his inner Maze!

Blanket Adventures featuring Tapioca!

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Tappy approves tissue box

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what a wonderful little snake! cries

Oh my goodness. This little face though!!

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what a wonderful little snake! cries

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I know! me too 8-8 he make me cry

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Oh my goodness. This little face though!!

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Too precious for me to handle aha. This is probably the deadliestcutest pic of him I've taken so far.

He was trying his best. But he just wasn't strong enough to go squish or burrow under the cushion like he wanted.

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I love his tiny adventures! ;w;

Tapioca is absolutely adorable and I love his cage. Setting the bar high for sure. The mystic potion morph is on my list of morphs I'm interested in. I'm curious to see how he will look when he is bigger.

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I love his tiny adventures! ;w;

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Little big adventure time!

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Tapioca is absolutely adorable and I love his cage. Setting the bar high for sure. The mystic potion morph is on my list of morphs I'm interested in. I'm curious to see how he will look when he is bigger.

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Thank you! I'll be looking forward to see with morph you end up getting but I can definitely say mystic potions are even more stunning in person! I've heard they age well with their colors! I'll be very interested to see how Tappy will look bigger too! I'm still struggling to get pictures that catch his true colors but this recent batch I think may be the closest in natural light :) He's a bit of a low saturated purple/gray that I absolutely love <3

What a cutie! I love the second photo, Tapioca is like 'I. will. fit!' so sweet :D

nice looking snake. I don't buy from him anymore though seems like whatever the going rate is for a morph his is 100+ dollars more

Spying on the boy! This seems to be his favorite resting spot whenever he travels between hides <3

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Sorry, I couldn't resist....:D

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Sorry, I couldn't resist....:D

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Omg lol! That's amazing and accurate :P

Catching that last minute BLEP!

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Been a while since I posted pictures! Tappy is officially 209 grams now and had another perfect shed! So here's a small photo dump of some pics I've taken of him over the past few weeks!
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and here's a photo I managed to take of him when I found him in blue! I really like how he turns into a soft purple when he's in shed.
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and of course what happens when you're bored late at night but have freshly shed snake skin

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He's so photogenic! Those shed pictures are awesome lol.

He just keeps getting more beautiful :)

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He is adorable! Seeing him makes me want a crystal so bad! Even tho he isn't a crystal..... close enough tho lol

he is stunning, wow!!