Dante's first rat!

I just wanted to share, as I get really excited about these things-- especially since he's my first snake so this is all new to me.

Dante definitely surprised me yesterday when I weighed him. He had a growth spurt- he managed to gain 49g in less than 2 weeks , which I didn't know could even happen (I weigh him post-poo, empty stomach). This put him at 222g, so I decided to give a smaller-end weaned rat (31g) a try. He devoured the rat instantly, despite previously being intimidated by them.

We had a rough start, but he's definitely making up for lost time. Hopefully he keeps this up!


(Sorry for the poor picture quality. I feed him pretty late at night-and under a towel for additional privacy)https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...de8dfca8bb.jpg

1.0 Pumpkin Pied BP, 0.1 Bearded dragon, 1.2 Leopard gecko, 0.1 Ornate Pacman Frog

Down the hatch, Dante! :gj: And happy dance for you... :dance: It does feel good, doesn't it? :D

Keep up the great work!! :gj:

Way to go Dante!!!

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

Down the hatch, Dante! :gj: And happy dance for you... :dance: It does feel good, doesn't it? :D

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It's a great feeling! And I had no idea they could pack on grams so quickly like that- 173g to 222g in 9 days... :O




1.0 Pumpkin Pied BP, 0.1 Bearded dragon, 1.2 Leopard gecko, 0.1 Ornate Pacman Frog

That's impressive....he's a growing boy! :snake:

That's awesome, it's such a good feeling when your ball python eats especially if it's been a while (the like to fast a lot usually during winter months). They grow so fast when they are little. They go from fitting in your hand, to fitting in two hands, then fitting on your chest, and just quickly outgrow this to become a neck snake or even a belt. :)

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Originally Posted by Valyndris

That's awesome, it's such a good feeling when your ball python eats especially if it's been a while (the like to fast a lot usually during winter months). They grow so fast when they are little. They go from fitting in your hand, to fitting in two hands, then fitting on your chest, and just quickly outgrow this to become a neck snake or even a belt. :)

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I hope he holds his appetite through the colder months...

I know it takes a couple of years to really reach full size, but it's still crazy how big he's gotten in such a short time. He definitely can't fit in the palm of my hand anymore.

I just took him out for 20 minutes or so (I check tank temps every day. He was exploring and wanted out anyway). I can definitely feel that extra weight. As I held him, I saw a blackish bulge towards his tail end...and I'm happy to say I got him back to his tank before he pooped on my neck. Not today XD

1.0 Pumpkin Pied BP, 0.1 Bearded dragon, 1.2 Leopard gecko, 0.1 Ornate Pacman Frog

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Originally Posted by Awesomethepossum

I hope he holds his appetite through the colder months...

I know it takes a couple of years to really reach full size, but it's still crazy how big he's gotten in such a short time. He definitely can't fit in the palm of my hand anymore.

I just took him out for 20 minutes or so (I check tank temps every day. He was exploring and wanted out anyway). I can definitely feel that extra weight. As I held him, I saw a blackish bulge towards his tail end...and I'm happy to say I got him back to his tank before he pooped on my neck. Not today XD

1.0 Pumpkin Pied BP, 0.1 Bearded dragon, 1.2 Leopard gecko, 0.1 Ornate Pacman Frog

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That reminds me of when Crowley was staying at my parents place due to my apartment flooding. I was sitting in a chair and put plastic (the stuff used for painting) on the chair in case he decided to pee, well after an hour of him being on me I was convinced he would of peed by then if he was going to pee. So I sat on the couch beside both my parents which wasn't covered and of course not even 10 minutes pass and he pees all over the couch. I felt terrible about it. I was bringing Crowley back up to his enclosure so I can come back and clean the pee. I made it right in front of his tank when he decided to poop on my boob. I guess he really didn't want to get his "house" soiled. By the time I was done cleaning the poop off of me as best I could, I went back downstairs to find that my mom had taken care of the pee. I still felt so bad for Crowley peeing on their perfectly nice and also expensive couch. Snakes go when they gotta go. :P

congrats. I am happy for ya!

Awesome! almost looks like he's swallowing a possum!