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Re: Mazikeen progression thread
finally working on her bigger tub. it's long overdue, but I haven't had the energy with how heavy classes were hitting me. gotta clean it out, add substrate, plants, and hides, and get the RHP set up correctly and we're good to go!
(i may take a nap now.... lol)https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...7244fd4457.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ec33ef7329.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...00ab2ead4e.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...56a08a7033.jpg
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I did not take a nap and now Maze is in her new house. She poked around for a few minutes, then immediately went into hiding. It'll be interesting to see how she does when she comes out for the evening.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c9bb80c386.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...287c250df9.jpg
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Looking great. You are so creative!
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Looking great. You are so creative!
Thank you! Plants r my passion [emoji118][emoji118].
Maze came out tonight, and since I think her last meal was on the small side, I went ahead and offered. She took her meal like a champ, and in an unfamiliar place to boot. I swear she's indestructible lol.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...7e8adb6691.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d11b935aeb.jpg
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Is that a rhp you have installed? How easy is it to attatch to a tub and what testing would you recommend doing to ensure it’s secure? I’m half considering a rhp for a tub set up but still unsure about it vs using a CHE.
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Is that a rhp you have installed? How easy is it to attatch to a tub and what testing would you recommend doing to ensure it’s secure? I’m half considering a rhp for a tub set up but still unsure about it vs using a CHE.
Yep. I have the longer zip-ties attaching it to the tub, and they're pretty sturdy. They may be heavy duty zip-ties, and they definitely look it. This lid is also really rigid and thick, so I'm not worried about it warping.
This will sound odd, but I hot-glued a lip of screen mesh around the edge of the RHP down to the tub lid. Don't want Maze somehow getting between the RHP and the lid. So far so good.
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Yep. I have the longer zip-ties attaching it to the tub, and they're pretty sturdy. They may be heavy duty zip-ties, and they definitely look it. This lid is also really rigid and thick, so I'm not worried about it warping.
This will sound odd, but I hot-glued a lip of screen mesh around the edge of the RHP down to the tub lid. Don't want Maze somehow getting between the RHP and the lid. So far so good.
Got any photos by chance? I admit I’m having a hard time visualizing it but it all sounds like a very interesting approach!
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Got any photos by chance? I admit I’m having a hard time visualizing it but it all sounds like a very interesting approach!
None from before setting up the tub. Just took these, and the lid is really friggen heavy (it was before I installed everything) so quality may not be the best. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2f2f34989a.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c7d9d9631d.jpg
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Maze is currently in shed, so I'm leaving her alone. ... but it's her hatch day! Happy hatch day little noodle!
(thats it shes a year old and i love her. thats all i got lol)
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Looking great!!! Just wondering has Maze ever peed on any of the plants before?
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Looking great!!! Just wondering has Maze ever peed on any of the plants before?
She hasn't, but she did poop on a plant in the old tub. It was a pothos that wasn't tolerating the heat very well, and hadn't grown any roots. The leaf slowly turned yellow and faded away, though I think me trying to wipe it off didn't help lol. I ended up throwing that plant out, as it just never thrived.
She likes to pee in her hides especially, and I rarely have to go hunting to find it.
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I am still amazed at how much maze and boop look alike! I am loving your live plants!
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So happy you both are doing well.
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Thank you both so much!
Some pics from the week, plus an ambassador adventure! My cousin stopped by with her son today, and Maze did beautifully. She was arguably the most calm I've ever seen her, and the session went very well. Cousin's son was a bit nervous at first, but he warmed up to her as time went on.
EDIT: or not as tapatalk decided to throw a fit
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Looks like they ended up posting after all.
Woke up this morning to find my first mushroom! Exciting, as it means the first cycle is coming to a close. It'll probably be gone by tomorrow.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ff08795707.jpg
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Like clockwork, 10 days after her last meal she's loafing about lol. Unfortunately for her stomach, we're moving next week, so I'm considering pushing back her next feed. I'd rather not risk a regurgitation. It's better she 'starve' one week more lmao.
Let's be real though, she's got enough chunk on her I doubt waiting even two extra weeks would change her body condition.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...09a0588a67.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d70f6920e3.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...927d58539d.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...7d6f9d926a.jpg
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A quick shot from this morning :). She was a holy terror last night. She wants food, probably. If only she knew lol.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...670f718f33.jpg
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So good to see her happy and healthy.
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Thanks, Skyriver!
She had a massive bowel movement last night, which means an accurate weight pic!
She also looks huge compared to this 6qt tub.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...df16778fa5.jpg
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Hoping the move went well! Also wow, she's looking thick these days! She grew so fast!
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Hoping the move went well! Also wow, she's looking thick these days! She grew so fast!
Thanks, we've still got plenty of boxes left unpacked around the house lol. It's smoke-free, though, and that's all I wanted.
Lol yeah, I think some of it is rat. She spent all her time on the cold side after eating, tiny weirdo (As she does every time she eats, then scoots over to the hot side after 3-4 days later). She eats every 2-3 weeks right now, so the fact that she's still steadily growing is pretty interesting!
She was such a smol worm :').
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Maze is in shed! I wasn't expecting it - she only ate three times between now and last shed. Growing girl!
No pictures today -- I only noticed she's in shed because I was moving her tub to its final location and had to take her out. She's already gone back to snoozing, as usual.
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I'm still amazed at how much her and boop look Alike. I want to do a side by side! Lol they could be twinzies.
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I would love to! ... if we lived near one another. You're a bit far for a quick Sunday drive [emoji39].
If Maze isn't in blue, I'll eat my nonexistent hat! I didn't want to bother her to check, but I did add some new plants to her enclosure. It's finally starting to look like a proper jungle in there! (+ my new plant setup [emoji6]).
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I think she just turned dark again, so she'll shed any day now! While all her other sheds always leave me waiting in anticipation to see just how beautiful she's become, this one in particular will be pretty awesome if she goes early. I'm hoping she'll maybe (hopefully!) shed by Sunday; that'll be one year with me! I have photos planned from before-hand, but I'd love some of how she actually looks the day of verses one year ago.
Regardless, I did finally put in a new order of food for her through Layne Labs that arrives next week. They have a ton more variety in feeder options, and I wanted to take advantage of that. Since BPs feed on birds in the wild, I'm going to try offering her a few meals of the avian variety.
She's pretty dang gung-ho when it comes to food; her switch to rats was nearly instantaneous and more enthusiastic than her 2 feedings on mice. I can tong-feed or drop-feed and she'll happy go for it either way. The greater times between feedings should also make her more willing to accept something a bit different. I'm excited to see how she reacts to it, at least! Still have rats to offer, just want to provide variety as well :).
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'tis one year today with my girl!
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She hasn't shed yet, so those photos aren't as recent as I'd like. Most recent pic is a peek through a vent hole lol.
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And as a comparison, here is the first-ever photo I took of her! Not the best, but in defense I was shaking at the time from worry whether she was alive or not.
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congrats on your anniversssssssary!!! that first year flew by, didn't it?
she's such a beauty and you've done so well with her. i wish my first year with Yellow was as smooth as yours haha.
again, congrats!!! i hope to see many more anniverssssssaries with you both. [emoji4][emoji7][emoji322][emoji177]
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congrats on your anniversssssssary!!! that first year flew by, didn't it?
she's such a beauty and you've done so well with her. i wish my first year with Yellow was as smooth as yours haha.
again, congrats!!! i hope to see many more anniverssssssaries with you both. [emoji4][emoji7][emoji322][emoji177]
Thank you!! And it really did lmao!
To be fair, it wasn't without its struggles -- regardless, she's a voracious little thing even if things weren't always up to par. I've definitely learned a lot though, and look forward to learning more and making things the best I possibly can for her! :D.
Thanks again! Can't wait to see your kiddos grow up as well!
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She shed last night! I had a hard time telling earlier in the day, so got her out for a general check-up and to see if she was sitting on some skin (she wasn't).
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Later, I was thinking to myself "if only Maze knew the meal that awaits her if she sheds" .... and then I went upstairs and she was in the middle of shedding lmao. She trampled one of her new nerve plants in the process, so here's to hoping it bounces back.
She weighs 554g empty right now.
Some photos from today, in contrast to those above:
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chunker bab
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Good snake!:D
Thanks!
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Maze just took a chick faster than she's taken rats, so I guess this is a +1 for variety lmao.
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Quick 'n dirty feeding video because I am not a video editor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8-8Tf1ncOQ
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I didn't even realize prayer plants could flower! What's Maze weighing these days? She looks like she's about the same size as Tappy or slightly bigger. These kids growing like weeds!
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I didn't even realize prayer plants could flower! What's Maze weighing these days? She looks like she's about the same size as Tappy or slightly bigger. These kids growing like weeds!
Me either! A very quick google search said that they usually only flower outside when conditions are favorable... so it must think it's outside lmao.
She was 550g last weigh-in. Chunky kiddos [emoji7].
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Me either! A very quick google search said that they usually only flower outside when conditions are favorable... so it must think it's outside lmao.
She was 550g last weigh-in. Chunky kiddos [emoji7].
Tappy is ahead of Maze now???I thought for sure she was still beating him aha, he's at 605g now! These kids omg
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I've been following this progression for longer than I've had any ball pythons. That is one beautiful noodle!
I always thought females grew faster than males typically, but if Maze was born end of May (if I remember right), then that makes her 3 or 3 and a half months older than my boy and nearly the same weight! He was born Sept 15th, 2017 and weighed in today at 567.. I think he must just be a pig. He hasn't turned down food for me outside his first 2 sheds since I got him in January! (Been feeding him following the BP feeding chart to a T)
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Tappy is ahead of Maze now???I thought for sure she was still beating him aha, he's at 605g now! These kids omg
He is older than her by a good 3 months lol. :P
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I've been following this progression for longer than I've had any ball pythons. That is one beautiful noodle!
I always thought females grew faster than males typically, but if Maze was born end of May (if I remember right), then that makes her 3 or 3 and a half months older than my boy and nearly the same weight! He was born Sept 15th, 2017 and weighed in today at 567.. I think he must just be a pig. He hasn't turned down food for me outside his first 2 sheds since I got him in January! (Been feeding him following the BP feeding chart to a T)
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Thank you so much! She's only rejected food once while in shed, and she hatched May 22nd (I thought it was May 31 on the first page and I got it mixed it up, her hatchday is definitely May 22).
I also feed more conservatively than the feeding guide recommended by this site. The way I see it, that's more of a guide for to-be breeders; their metabolisms when studied and recorded by scientists show that they really, really don't need to be fed once a week as they get older. It's a good metric for the first six months to a year, but after that.... slowing down's usually in their best interests. I definitely do not plan on breeding Maze, ever, and slow-and-steady is by far more healthy for long-term health.
I do same prey sizes thereabout as recommended (with some variations such as multiple prey items or smaller ones for enrichment on occasion), just not the same frequency. She's a voracious feeder when I do feed her; if it were up to her, I'm sure she'd eat every two days lmao. She's a healthy shape and pretty active (for a ball python; she's still a slow mover), so so far so good lol.
Sorry for the word-vomit haha.
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Thank you so much! She's only rejected food once while in shed, and she hatched May 22nd (I thought it was May 31 on the first page and I got it mixed it up, her hatchday is definitely May 22).
I also feed more conservatively than the feeding guide recommended by this site. The way I see it, that's more of a guide for to-be breeders; their metabolisms when studied and recorded by scientists show that they really, really don't need to be fed once a week as they get older. It's a good metric for the first six months to a year, but after that.... slowing down's usually in their best interests. I definitely do not plan on breeding Maze, ever, and slow-and-steady is by far more healthy for long-term health.
I do same prey sizes thereabout as recommended (with some variations such as multiple prey items or smaller ones for enrichment on occasion), just not the same frequency. She's a voracious feeder when I do feed her; if it were up to her, I'm sure she'd eat every two days lmao. She's a healthy shape and pretty active (for a ball python; she's still a slow mover), so so far so good lol.
Sorry for the word-vomit haha.
That could be the difference. I don't have the chart in front of me to remember for sure, but I've only done once a week with a few skipped weeks when I saw him about to shed or I went on vacation. I try to match the prey weight not necessarily the size since the packs are so many in each. He had 2 smaller rats more often than the "right size" the last 2 or so months but representing the same weight. Now that he is big enough for smalls technically, I'm alternating weeks with a 47-50gram small and a ~40gram weaned rat. The last month or so has been a big growth spurt for him, it seems. I'm not breeding either, so it's just fascinating how quickly he's grown.
My boy has literally been fed and popped out of his hide in strike pose because I walked into the room less than one hour after eating 1 or 2 feeders. He even does it on occasion when my 55 lb dog walks past the glass too. "I see warm, is food??"
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That could be the difference. I don't have the chart in front of me to remember for sure, but I've only done once a week with a few skipped weeks when I saw him about to shed or I went on vacation. I try to match the prey weight not necessarily the size since the packs are so many in each. He had 2 smaller rats more often than the "right size" the last 2 or so months but representing the same weight. Now that he is big enough for smalls technically, I'm alternating weeks with a 47-50gram small and a ~40gram weaned rat. The last month or so has been a big growth spurt for him, it seems. I'm not breeding either, so it's just fascinating how quickly he's grown.
My boy has literally been fed and popped out of his hide in strike pose because I walked into the room less than one hour after eating 1 or 2 feeders. He even does it on occasion when my 55 lb dog walks past the glass too. "I see warm, is food??"
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Haha, Maze does that for the two or three days following a feeding. Any time I pop open her tub, o-oh here she comes. She's always to be disappointed, silly monster girl. They just want to be giants [emoji28].
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