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  • 08-29-2016, 10:50 PM
    scalrtn
    Updates
  • 08-29-2016, 11:18 PM
    EL-Ziggy
    Re: And then there were two....
    Your king looks awesome sc!
  • 02-19-2017, 10:53 PM
    scalrtn
    February 2017 Update
    Olympias went off feed last October, so I brumated her until Feb. 9. She didn't lose much weight - she's fed twice since then, and is now at 908g clean.

    I think her cross-banding is now much less distinct, and it appears her speckling is growing more uniform. (She's now about 2 years and 8 months). I plan to feed her two jumbo mice every 10 days, and see how it goes. I think she might be a tad heavy. She's a little over 4 feet..what do you think ? Here are some pics from today:


    https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...pshi0wqwm6.jpg

    https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...psniehbvey.jpg
  • 02-19-2017, 11:26 PM
    EL-Ziggy
    Re: And then there were two....
    She's very pretty sc. She does look just a little chunky in the 2nd pic but at her age 900g seems about right and your feeding schedule seems on point too. My MBK was a tad over 900g at 3.5 y/o. She would eat 1-2 jumbo mice every 10-14 days.
  • 02-20-2017, 06:58 AM
    Craiga 01453
    I absolutely love my Cali King. Your girl is a beauty
  • 02-21-2017, 12:34 AM
    scalrtn
    Re: And then there were two....
    What happened to your Kings Ziggy?
  • 02-21-2017, 01:26 AM
    EL-Ziggy
    Re: And then there were two....
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by scalrtn View Post
    What happened to your Kings Ziggy?

    I rehomed them to make room for an albino carpet and an olive python. It was tough but I realized that I prefer working with larger animals. I still love and miss them :(. They went to a really great home though. :)
  • 03-14-2017, 09:56 AM
    scalrtn
    Rats ? / Weight check
    https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...psvw8ui8jt.jpg

    Took two jumbo mice after shed about a week ago..This is a clean weight.

    I was wondering if I should try a small F/T rat out on her. Anyone else have kings that take rats regularly ? As I recall, Firemanv and El-Ziggy said their kings didn't much care for them....
  • 03-23-2017, 10:43 PM
    Artemisace
    I just picked up a lav striped cal king that was eating rats at the shop I got him/her (not sure yet) from. I would imagine it's like any other snake they just kind of have their preference and a don't fix what aint broke kind of thing. One of my corn snakes has eaten a rat pup here and there, she's my biggest female as well. It never hurts to try though so why not give it a try
  • 03-28-2017, 11:12 AM
    scalrtn
    I did ! She took a small 53g rat last Friday, which my finicky Ball Python refused. I'm not going to force the issue, since I still have a good supply of jumbo mice in the freezer. It's still good to know that I have a "go-to girl" when the bp decides to be snooty at feeding time...

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