A corn and a cat...

I don't usually let my cats near the snakes, but I was playing around with my new camera, and Cyrus decided to butt in... don't worry, I've had this cat for 10 years & know his temperament very well! ;) Anyway, here are some cute shots I got of Scout the corn & Cyrus the Persian:

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...s/DSCN0027.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...s/DSCN0026.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...s/DSCN0025.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...s/DSCN0024.jpg

And a gratuitous solo picture of Scout...
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...s/DSCN0016.jpg

Those are cool pix...:gj:

Nice pics! Kind of reminds me of the pic in this thread:
http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...d.php?t=112609

Although your cat looks a little more angry and a little less curious!

I think Scout is very pretty! Love the zigzag pattern.

It looks like you are using some sort of carefresh-like bedding. I've never tried it, personally, but a lot of people recommend against it because apparently it can be quite dusty which can cause respiratory issues.

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Originally Posted by kc261

Nice pics! Kind of reminds me of the pic in this thread:
http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...d.php?t=112609

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Too cute! :D

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Although your cat looks a little more angry and a little less curious!

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He always looks angry... it's a Persian thing, LOL.

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I think Scout is very pretty! Love the zigzag pattern.

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Thanks! He's actually an "Aztec reverse okeetee," whatever that means. Still pretty small, but his orange is finally starting to come in - I can't wait to see how he looks in about a year. :gj:

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It looks like you are using some sort of carefresh-like bedding. I've never tried it, personally, but a lot of people recommend against it because apparently it can be quite dusty which can cause respiratory issues.

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Unfortunately I have no choice, since I'm allergic to wood-based beddings... tried the highly recommended aspen, and my sinuses couldn't take it. I use flat newspaper for my pythons, but the corns who like burrowing get Carefresh. Personally I love the stuff, and nobody's had a respiratory infection yet! :oops:

ha ha, I took a similar photo a while back of Popcorn and Bandit...

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...MG_6432_tn.jpg

Awwww... Popcorn looks just like my cat Kona!

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...s/100_0177.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...s/110_2235.jpg

(she's a tortie/siamese mix, although I think she looks like a snowshoe)

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http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...MG_6432_tn.jpg

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Wow that's a gorgeous cat! Cute pic too!

Kona is very pretty also, but her colors are not quite as rich (or the lighting in the pic is not quite as good).

Nice pics thanks for sharing :gj:

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Originally Posted by kc261

Wow that's a gorgeous cat! Cute pic too!

Kona is very pretty also, but her colors are not quite as rich (or the lighting in the pic is not quite as good).

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To be fair, Kona's an old lady now (almost 13), and her colors were much richer back in the day... But yeah, Popcorn is beautiful! :)

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Originally Posted by Lolo76

Awwww... Popcorn looks just like my cat Kona!

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...s/100_0177.jpg

(she's a tortie/siamese mix, although I think she looks like a snowshoe)

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Pretty kitty! They sure do look alike, they even have similar dirt-on-the-lip marks. I think my guy might be a ragdoll or burman? I have no idea as he was feral, my friend caught him in a colony living at Washington Mutual. For a while he was going by "WaMu." LOL

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Originally Posted by Lolo76

To be fair, Kona's an old lady now (almost 13), and her colors were much richer back in the day... But yeah, Popcorn is beautiful! :)

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I believe you that Kona has changed in color. It took about 2 years for Bandit's dirt mark to come in. Did Kona's markings get darker from when she was a kitten? Bandit's coloring was very light when he was young... this picture is the same cat. :rolleye2:
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...hvaider_tn.jpg

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Originally Posted by kc261

Wow that's a gorgeous cat! Cute pic too!

Kona is very pretty also, but her colors are not quite as rich (or the lighting in the pic is not quite as good).

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Thank you! He has stunning blue eyes too. My boys are so special to me that when they kick the bucket I'll have their ashes turned into diamonds. Bandit's will be a blue one because of his gorgeous eyes, and Tommy's will be amber/yellow due to his loving golden yellow eyes. Did you all know about Life Gems? :)

p.s. I must be a weirdo, I think I've posted this twice on the internet now. :blush:

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Originally Posted by CA cowgirl

Pretty kitty! They sure do look alike, they even have similar dirt-on-the-lip marks. I think my guy might be a ragdoll or burman? I have no idea as he was feral, my friend caught him in a colony living at Washington Mutual. For a while he was going by "WaMu." LOL

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That's actually a cute name. :D Oh, and I thought Popcorn was the cat's name... got that all backwards in my last post! :oops:

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I believe you that Kona has changed in color. It took about 2 years for Bandit's dirt mark to come in. Did Kona's markings get darker from when she was a kitten?

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Oh boy, did they ever! I met her the day she was born (it was a friend's "oops" litter), and she was solid white... started to get her points around 3-4 weeks, but the full coloring didn't show for over a year. Now that she's getting old, the gray is starting to set in, and she's fading out a little. How old is Bandit?

My sister used to have a cat that was similar to Bandit and Kona, but not as dark as either one. Might be part of what I like about Bandit so much, because the lighter colors on the top of his head and on his shoulder remind me more of my sister's cat. Anyway, she too went through a big color change. I wonder what the official name for this cat coloration is?

The LifeGems thing is a neat idea. I guess in some ways it is kind of creepy, but much nicer than people who carry around a little bottle of ashes still in ash form. The gemstones are pretty and the source would make them very special. (I have trouble calling them diamonds since they are created artifically, even though I know they are the same.) The price is a bit outrageous though!

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Originally Posted by Lolo76

Too cute! :D
I use flat newspaper for my pythons, but the corns who like burrowing get Carefresh.

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My corns burrow under the newspaper. Give them 5 or 6 layers or more and they will figure out a way under it.

In fact, they prefer the newspaper to the aspen. I experimented with aspen by tossing a couple handfuls on top of the paper and they still burrow under the paper under the aspen.

In my case corns and cats don't mix very well. See the 3 dots? Those are scars from when he got out of his cage and one of my cats found him before I did:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...e&id=785733059

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Originally Posted by zantedeschia

In my case corns and cats don't mix very well. See the 3 dots? Those are scars from when he got out of his cage and one of my cats found him before I did:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...e&id=785733059

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Unsupervised playtime between a cat and a snake would definitely NOT be recommended. Glad you found yours in time!

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Originally Posted by zantedeschia

My corns burrow under the newspaper. Give them 5 or 6 layers or more and they will figure out a way under it.

In fact, they prefer the newspaper to the aspen. I experimented with aspen by tossing a couple handfuls on top of the paper and they still burrow under the paper under the aspen.

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Thanks for the tip. :gj: A few of my BPs like to burrow under the paper, and one of them will even push the paper into his hide - guess he likes double security, LOL. Maybe I'll try giving the corns newspaper from now on, since I really don't like dealing with actual substrate.

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Originally Posted by zantedeschia

In my case corns and cats don't mix very well. See the 3 dots? Those are scars from when he got out of his cage and one of my cats found him before I did:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...e&id=785733059

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I can't view the link now (Facebook is blocked at work), but I imagine that wasn't a good scene! Hence the reason I usually don't let my cats near them, especially my little kitty who was a feral rescue - and therefore has very strong hunting instincts. Cyrus the Persian, on the other hand, is a lazy old man with bad hunting skills. :rolleyes:

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I can't view the link now (Facebook is blocked at work), but I imagine that wasn't a good scene!

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It was kind of comical. Chloe came into the kitchen with Ember, dropped him at my feet, showing off her prey as cats are wont to do. My reaction was mixed - good kitty, you found him! Coupled with OMG, need to get him away from the cat!

I picked up Ember and he bit me! Poor thing, he was freaked out for hours after that.

Here's a picture of Phoenix peeking out from under the paper:
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...3/img_1125.jpg

And of Ember:
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...3/img_1137.jpg

Aw, what a cutie. :) Glad he survived the ordeal!

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Originally Posted by Lolo76

That's actually a cute name. :D Oh, and I thought Popcorn was the cat's name... got that all backwards in my last post! :oops:

Oh boy, did they ever! I met her the day she was born (it was a friend's "oops" litter), and she was solid white... started to get her points around 3-4 weeks, but the full coloring didn't show for over a year. Now that she's getting old, the gray is starting to set in, and she's fading out a little. How old is Bandit?

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No worries about Popcorn/Bandit cross-up. I won't tell them. ;)

I wonder if Bandito was all white as a newborn. I bet he was. He has always had the most interesting markings. Including one paw that has a pink pad, then a brown pad, then a pink pad, then a brown pad, with the "palm" brown, and all the hairs surrounding the pad are white. :) Not to mention the "bleach" looking marking on the center of his back. LOL

Bandit was a product of September 2001... so he's 8 years old now. Its crazy that so much time has passed. Had him since he was about 8 weeks old.

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Originally Posted by kc261

My sister used to have a cat that was similar to Bandit and Kona, but not as dark as either one. Might be part of what I like about Bandit so much, because the lighter colors on the top of his head and on his shoulder remind me more of my sister's cat. Anyway, she too went through a big color change. I wonder what the official name for this cat coloration is?

The LifeGems thing is a neat idea. I guess in some ways it is kind of creepy, but much nicer than people who carry around a little bottle of ashes still in ash form. The gemstones are pretty and the source would make them very special. (I have trouble calling them diamonds since they are created artifically, even though I know they are the same.) The price is a bit outrageous though!

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I think the official name for this color is piebald. LOL Bandit and Kona are medium white piebalds. :taz: Someone here suggested ragdoll. And aside from being feral, he could be of ragdoll decent.

I hear ya about calling them just gemstones. And yes, the price is sky high, and I'll go broke when I do it, but there is no price on love for me.

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Unsupervised playtime between a cat and a snake would definitely NOT be recommended. Glad you found yours in time!

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This totally reminds me of a different time that Bandit experienced being around a snake. It was when he was 3 years old and I had a couple leopard geckos and a couple western hognoses. One of the hoggies got out of the cage and I didn't know it. I was sitting at my desk typing away on the internet when Bandit came to me and dropped my "hair tie" on the floor by my feet and looked at me. I said, "it's okay, thanks Bandit, I'm busy right now." Yes, I talk human to animals. :p He meowed to me so I looked down... yipes!! He had picked up the snake from where he found it and brought it to me. Amazing thing is that even though this cat likes to eat bugs, he didn't hurt the snake at all. The hognose was playing dead too. Poor thing... but that's what happens when you sneak out of the house. LOL The cat cops come and getcha!

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The hognose was playing dead too. Poor thing... but that's what happens when you sneak out of the house. LOL The cat cops come and getcha!

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LOL... guess he'll think twice about sneaking out from now on. :oops: I think my little cat (Bindi) would kill a snake if given the chance, but Kona and Cyrus wouldn't know what to do - especially Kona, who's never caught anything in her 13 years of life.

P.S. In case you're wondering why my siggy doesn't match (my actual 1.2 cats), it's because Kona lives with a friend now... long story, but he was my old roommate and they just bonded too much to separate. :) He might be leaving the country soon, though, so I'll probably be getting her back next month.

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Originally Posted by CA cowgirl

Bandit was a product of September 2001... so he's 8 years old now. Its crazy that so much time has passed. Had him since he was about 8 weeks old.

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Crazy how time flies, huh? I got Kona in 1997 when I was living in Oregon, and my friend's un-neutered female got out. She was a Tortiseshell with one eye and a stubby tail (part Manx?), and we think she mated with a feral Siamese, resulting in 5 kittens... one was stillborn unfortunately, then there was a white male with gray spots, 2 tabby/tortie girls, and the all-white Kona. I originally picked the spotted boy, but changed my mind when Kona started developing her points. I love Siamese cats, and knew she was getting the markings of one. Think I'll go with your idea, and call her a Piebald from now on. ;)

They both do resemble Snowshoes and Ragdolls (minus the long hair), though...
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._%28cat%29.JPG
http://rivershorerags.com/banner1103.jpg

Btw, I'll see if I can dig up a kitten pic of Kona, since you'll be amazed at the difference! That was 13 years ago, however, so they're probably all in non-digital form... :cool:

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Btw, I'll see if I can dig up a kitten pic of Kona, since you'll be amazed at the difference! That was 13 years ago, however, so they're probably all in non-digital form... :cool:

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I know what you mean, all my pix of my horse and I were 35 mm film shots. Next horse I get to have forever and I'll have digital pictures to spread all over the interweb. :D

Thanks for sharing all the info about Kona and your cats. Its cool to read, especially from another bay arean. BTW, I am taking my non-reptile keeping friend to the serpentarium in Lodi on Sunday, I can hardly wait, never been there before and I fully anticipate that it'll rock 10x better than EBV in both cleanliness, quantity and attitude. :) Have you ever been to the serpentarium?

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Originally Posted by Lolo76

They both do resemble Snowshoes and Ragdolls (minus the long hair), though...
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._%28cat%29.JPG
http://rivershorerags.com/banner1103.jpg

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OMG, wow, Bandit and Kona resemble those two very much!! I see Bandit looking just like the snowshoe breed. Wow, I'm looking at him and the picture and I see the same markings.

I just called to my boy and he woke up and ran to me... what a love!!

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I know what you mean, all my pix of my horse and I were 35 mm film shots. Next horse I get to have forever and I'll have digital pictures to spread all over the interweb. :D

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Awesome. :gj: I so want a horse one day...

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Thanks for sharing all the info about Kona and your cats. Its cool to read, especially from another bay arean. BTW, I am taking my non-reptile keeping friend to the serpentarium in Lodi on Sunday, I can hardly wait, never been there before and I fully anticipate that it'll rock 10x better than EBV in both cleanliness, quantity and attitude. :) Have you ever been to the serpentarium?

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No, I didn't even know that existed! I used to live in Stockton (went to UOP), but wasn't a reptile keeper at the time. What part of the Bay do you live in?

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Awesome. :gj: I so want a horse one day...

No, I didn't even know that existed! I used to live in Stockton (went to UOP), but wasn't a reptile keeper at the time. What part of the Bay do you live in?

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Owning a horse is so rewarding! Horses are my top passion in life. Maybe someday you could find a good horse to lease, less consuming than owning. :)

I went to the Serpentarium. I'm not sure if they are shy or stuck-up... they had hardly anything to say when I talked to them and asked them questions. The youngest person there, a red head, he opened up about his passion, the sand boas and talked with us. They are moving to downtown Lodi to a "30,000 sq. ft location" so maybe their vocal cords were unfunctional that day. ;)

Anyhow, they have a ton of large reptiles, tegus, pythons, a decent sized water monitor in a pretty nice little set-up, and my two favorites were the legless lizard who was active half the time (pretty awesome to watch him get around), and the very colorful caiman lizard.

Worth checking out if you are in the area, but not for a long haul. :)