A happy CL ending

For a whopping $35, I got "Abby", an 1800g normal girl who rode quietly on my lap the whole two hour ride home, just as polite as could be.
I was a bit worried about her being a 'live feeder' but "Grabby Abby" snatched her big fat thawed rat with much joy.
She now has proper heat, humidity, appropriately sized food and a new hide.
Happy ending!

I expect her to really gain weight fast.
She seems to be a very eager eater.

:D

This my new girl, Abby

http://www.walagata.com/w/the-salamander/abby.jpg

I think she's well over 4 feet long.

She is so sweet and incredibly calm!

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Yay, I love happy endings! :)

Congrats! Beautiful girl.

Aww yay!!

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Originally Posted by meowmeowkazoo

Yay, I love happy endings! :)

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Me too, especially when I don't have to worry about tossing her live rats...LOL

[isn't the New Snake/First Feeding moment always just a totally nerve-wracking thing?]

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Originally Posted by kdreptiles

Congrats! Beautiful girl.

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Thank you!

I hope she becomes a big, fat, fertile thing...LOL

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Originally Posted by lazarus1437

aww yay!!

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Yippee!

:D

I had a rescue normal that was the same way. Original owners insisted that she would ONLY eat live. When I offered her live, she refused, but when I offered frozen, she went for it without hesitation. She had some health issues though, and I'm glad your girl is so fat and healthy. :)

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Originally Posted by meowmeowkazoo

I had a rescue normal that was the same way. Original owners insisted that she would ONLY eat live. When I offered her live, she refused, but when I offered frozen, she went for it without hesitation. She had some health issues though, and I'm glad your girl is so fat and healthy. :)

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I'm thinking the kid didn't really know.
She came with a tank with a screen top, an unregulated heat pad, a weird box "hide", a spray bottle and bits of stuck shed here and there.

I think she's just a survivor...:D

Pretty girl! So glad she found a good home :D

Question: When doing a CL deal, is it a good idea to bring probes to check the sex? Or ask them to probe in front of you? I've heard so many bad stories about He-she's etc..makes me nervous about buying from anyone off CL. Would most people even allow you to probe before purchase to confirm sex?

With all of the medical issues you have had with some of your snakes in the not so distant past, I know you are following proper quarantine procedures with this new arrival.

I mean, I hate to even bring it up because it would be insulting of me to even hint that you would not be keeping this new arrival in a separate room, with dedicated husbandry tools and disinfecting your hands, changing your clothes, etc. between handling sessions with your new arrival and your established animals..............

...............for a minimum of 6 months...........

.........and taking a fecal sample to the vet................

Did you personally sex the snake, looks like a big male ;)

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Originally Posted by Skiploder

With all of the medical issues you have had with some of your snakes in the not so distant past, I know you are following proper quarantine procedures with this new arrival.

I mean, I hate to even bring it up because it would be insulting of me to even hint that you would not be keeping this new arrival in a separate room, with dedicated husbandry tools and disinfecting your hands, changing your clothes, etc. between handling sessions with your new arrival and your established animals..............

...............for a minimum of 6 months...........

.........and taking a fecal sample to the vet................

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Yup.

She's in her own little world.

Today, after only one night in a proper tub, the old stuck shed is literally falling off of her...everywhere.

Poor thing.

I would imagine that old skin felt itchy.

[and she's still looking for more food]

I'm not sure how long I'll have to wait for a sample to take to the vet.

She doesn't look like she's had the food to spare, to put it delicately.

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Originally Posted by RoseyReps

Pretty girl! So glad she found a good home :D

Question: When doing a CL deal, is it a good idea to bring probes to check the sex? Or ask them to probe in front of you? I've heard so many bad stories about He-she's etc..makes me nervous about buying from anyone off CL. Would most people even allow you to probe before purchase to confirm sex?

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I don't know how some might react to that request.

When I saw her, I knew she was coming home with me, regardless of the he/she issue.

I waited until I got home to check her.

Now, if she'd been an expensive morph, I'd have probably insisted, pre-purchase.

For $35, however, it was an issue of having a good home, first.

If she'd turned out to be a he, I know people who would be overjoyed to have this snake as a pet.

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Originally Posted by snakesRkewl

Did you personally sex the snake, looks like a big male ;)

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I checked her last night and will be taking her to the local herp guy for verification next week.

For now, the most important thing is warmth, humidity and food.

She's underweight and still really hungry.

So glad you got her. I am usually pretty wary of CL so it makes me happy that she is healthy and has a new home.

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So glad you got her. I am usually pretty wary of CL so it makes me happy that she is healthy and has a new home.

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Thanks...so am I....:)

It just makes me feel good to see her all happy and warm and sloughing that old shed.

She's already 'coming out of her shell' and starting to beg for attention.

I rescued a female off of cl she was 1100 grams and she was in a tank with a male too. She was 30 dollars and she acted like she was starving because they said they were feeling her a large MOUSE every week

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Originally Posted by CBconstrictors

I rescued a female off of cl she was 1100 grams and she was in a tank with a male too. She was 30 dollars and she acted like she was starving because they said they were feeling her a large MOUSE every week

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Oh, my.

How very magnanimous of them.

Abby wolfed down a big rat that was meant for my Dumerils with no problem.

[the Dum is sulking because she had to 'make do' with two smaller rats]

Peggy, my other CL "rescue" had the exact same "lifestyle" situation.

[did you get yours from WV, too?]

:P

Oh, and Peggy now eats like she might never get food again.
She ate last night even though she's now 'blind', deep in blue.

Paradoxically, Alice The Escape Artist eats one large breeder mouse female every week and will eat no more.

He ate 2 smallish rats for me, two weeks in a row and threw a fit until I got the fat female mice again.

Ozzy the Bee will only eat one medium-large, white male live mouse every 10 days or so.
[and yes, his 'preference' is set in stone]

Maybe the girls just like to chow down more.

Very nice find!

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Originally Posted by SlitherinSisters

Very nice find!

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Not as "nice" as initially thought.

I just checked again and I really think Abby is Abner.
I'm taking her to the herp guy Tuesday but expect he'll just verify my findings.

Ah well...at least the snake is in a better place and what's one more big ol' pet BP?



:)

I'm officially jealous. Beautiful find! Glad to hear She/He is in a better place! Can't wait to get our first!

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Originally Posted by LocoKen

I'm officially jealous. Beautiful find! Glad to hear She/He is in a better place! Can't wait to get our first!

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Want this one?

HE [90% sure after the last 'relaxed probe'] is huge, friendly, obedient, loving and now eats F/T.

:D

I've got to say sweetie, since our brat Alice went missing, you've really gone overboard with the snake thing. :rofl:

Of course, I have room to talk. I drove 2 hours to pick up a scrawny little normal male for pity's sake, knowing it was a male. But I just couldn't leave the poor thing to starve. His owner was trying her best after having a badly neglected snake dumped in her lap, but really driving 45 minutes one way each week for food ? I'd be a little tired of it myself.

Then of course the 10 snake meth-house rescue. Who are all doing well by the way.

Why is it we love these guys so much we put ourselves through hell for them when most people can't bear the sight of them?

Gale

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Originally Posted by angllady2

I've got to say sweetie, since our brat Alice went missing, you've really gone overboard with the snake thing. :rofl:

Of course, I have room to talk. I drove 2 hours to pick up a scrawny little normal male for pity's sake, knowing it was a male. But I just couldn't leave the poor thing to starve. His owner was trying her best after having a badly neglected snake dumped in her lap, but really driving 45 minutes one way each week for food ? I'd be a little tired of it myself.

Then of course the 10 snake meth-house rescue. Who are all doing well by the way.

Why is it we love these guys so much we put ourselves through hell for them when most people can't bear the sight of them?

Gale

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They just have a way of getting into our hearts.......:)
I drug all mine out for a group photo, and my daughter was playing in her pool. On my way back in with a tub full of pythons, she stopped me, so she could "Say hi to her babies".

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Originally Posted by angllady2

I've got to say sweetie, since our brat Alice went missing, you've really gone overboard with the snake thing. :rofl:

Of course, I have room to talk. I drove 2 hours to pick up a scrawny little normal male for pity's sake, knowing it was a male. But I just couldn't leave the poor thing to starve. His owner was trying her best after having a badly neglected snake dumped in her lap, but really driving 45 minutes one way each week for food ? I'd be a little tired of it myself.

Then of course the 10 snake meth-house rescue. Who are all doing well by the way.

Why is it we love these guys so much we put ourselves through hell for them when most people can't bear the sight of them?

Gale

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Meh...this is nothing.

They take up a lot less room than all the pitiful Dobermanns and other dogs, rats, squirrels, possums, birds and goats I've dragged home.

[and they don't make any noise or have to be taken outside to pee]

:D

What can I say?

I'm a sucker.

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