Just adopted (2 free females) are these just normals?? Thanks **(PIC HEAVY)**

Hi everyone!

My friend got these two off someone, and decided to give them to me, as she knows I would take better care of them. They are currently under weight (481 grams each) and are both under fed. I have no clue of their last meal. They are both truly skinny, and need to gain some weight back. Didn't find any mites, they sounded great (no clicking, or fuzziness in their breath). The one in the pic, shed today.

Here is one to show. The other one is in shed, and has similar markings and colour as my het red axanthic, which I will pair up with anyways. Bellies are both clear, unlike my male normal that is checkered heavy.

If you think these are just normal, I'm ok with that. If you see any signs that I might have missed, don't hesitate. Thanks

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This is number two, in shed, but you can see a little of the colours, and belly

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Pretty normals. Are you sure they are girls ? I wouldn't take the owners word for it, most people don't have a clue. Good for you to take them in, it can be a lot of work, but it feels good to help these guys out when you can.

Gale

honestly, I am not sure yet. Is it too late to try and pop them? I have got someone to prob the first two snakes I had. If they are males, then my ratio is 3:7 :-( lol.

So, the one male I have that is checkered heavy, that's still a normal too, as these two new ones are clear from top to bottom?

Both Normals. Also, you might consider removing the green tape from the enclosure. If you need to make the edges dull, you can sand them down or use a soldering iron to smooth/melt down the plastic. Do a quick search and you'll see how frequently armless creatures get themselves tangled up and injured by tape :)

Normals are amazing. They come in all kinds of patterns and shades of the gold and brown. I've seen normals so dark they were almost black, so light they looked hypo, so reduced they looked like an enchi, and so busy you couldn't count the spots. Clear belly, checkered belly, even a few with a black band down the middle of their belly.

Gale

The hides were a quick make, as I got texted today asking if I could take these. So, it's just a temp solution for now.

Thanks Gale for the info. My next step is to just make sure they are indeed, females. So, is it too late to pop them (481 grams, and 483 grams)?

If so, I'll ask around to see if someone can probe them. :)

Wow they are so long for only weighing 481 grams. They have to be at least a couple of years old.

Yes, they are older. In the 2-5 years of age. Which is why I said under weight, and under fed. I feel really bad for them, but luckily....I have 10 pregnant females, and just had four great sized litters of mice. I now have 10 bps, so lots of hungry mouths. I will concentrate on these two new ones, and get them to where they should and need to be.

I dont believe its to late to pop them. just make sure the person that's doing it is experienced with it. I've popped 5' 3000 gram boys before with no trouble but then again i've had to check 200 gram babies multiple times to be certain. good luck and congrats on the adoption.

They can be popped at any age

No quarantine?

I know it's high risk, but I was totally not expecting to take these two, this fast. The person that had them before me, had them two days I believe.

I fed one today, she happily took the offer. 43 gram rat. The other one is in shed. I am monitoring them every few hours (peaking with my flash light). They are active, and doing well. I checked for mites and any signs of RI. Their conditions are way better now than previous.

I'm really hoping for success on these two not affecting my other 8.

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I'm really hoping for success on these two not affecting my other 8.

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Yikes. Good luck with that, and I hope they do well for you.

Just an update on these two 'girls'.

They are doing extremely well. They both are eating like champs, and haven't turned down one meal.

I've got 120+ grams on them now since I've got them.

The skinny snake is finally getting some gurth on her, and I'll try and get a pic today of her. I had them on a 4-5 day cycle to feed. After two more weeks, I'll go to the 7 day cycle.

All my other snakes are doing well.

I even adopted a 3rd snake, and I set up a quarantine tank for 'him'. He has also taken everything I've given to him. I'm unsure his weight, as I want him to know his home. He just had a full shed too, so very happy about that as well. When I got him, he was around 990 gram mark, and looked very healthy.

Here is Buju.

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Really nice normals! It's amazing how varied they can be. :)

looks like males...:)

Looks like normal girls to me but good find as they look great. Just get them all fat.


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i think its normal sir

Another update.

The two girls I got, are PIGGIES. They have doubled their weight since I got them this summer. The one skinny one, now is thick, and her spine isn't popping out. They are both almost 900 grams.

I also ended up adopting a 10 years "female" (pics to follow in a bit). Her colours are great, and because of the colour, and pattern, I will be breeding her to my het red axanthic male (once I confirm she is indeed a female).

About 2 weeks ago, I took in on a trade a 2394 gram female that was locked with a lemon blast, and a 81 gram female. I've been weighing the big girl, and her weight keeps jumping up. She passed 2420 grams already, and just took her first meals.

Stardust - 81 gram (nice orange to her) normal
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Ellie - 2394 low pattern
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Nice normals.The 2nd one is hot:thumbup:

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From what I can tell it's really never *too late* to pop a BP, I have a male that I bought 12 yrs ago as a farmed hatchling never really had intentions of breeding until this time last year. Popped him and what do ya know.. Hemipenes. I have BP's ranging from 100-2500 grams, all have been popped and confirmed via probe.