New pick up, think it was worth it?

So I picked up 2 snakes from 2 different people today on craigslist. I paid 400$ total. Male lesser and female mojave. Hoping for a BEL soon!

Think the price was right?


Female Mojave - unknown weight at the moment
http://imageshack.us/a/img17/9295/image1qb.jpg


Male Lesser - ~1000g
http://imageshack.us/a/img90/5555/image2bw.jpg

yes, they're both very nice, IMO. I love what the female has going on inside her alien heads, very cool.
be sure you keep them quarantined from each other and any other snakes you may have,
just in case. they should eventually make you some really nice BELs, good luck.

They are both in different tub areas for now. Probably going to leave them like that for two - three weeks to make sure they remain in good shape. I can't wait to get the female weighed up to see how long it will be till I can introduce them and hopefully get some BEL's. Thanks for the love!

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Originally Posted by cory9oh4

They are both in different tub areas for now. Probably going to leave them like that for two - three weeks to make sure they remain in good shape. I can't wait to get the female weighed up to see how long it will be till I can introduce them and hopefully get some BEL's. Thanks for the love!

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quarantine should be months not just a few weeks....

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Originally Posted by OsirisRa32

quarantine should be months not just a few weeks....

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How many of these months do you speak of? They wont be in direct contact until she is big enough. So the same room different sides is still too close?

I like the Mojave female ! the lesser I feel like im not seeing the true colors in it? might just be me, but none the less still looks awesome and good deal at 1000grams. :)

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Originally Posted by lightpied

I like the Mojave female ! the lesser I feel like im not seeing the true colors in it? might just be me, but none the less still looks awesome and good deal at 1000grams. :)

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It may be the lighting. I'll stretch him and take another pic! :D

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Originally Posted by cory9oh4

How many of these months do you speak of? They wont be in direct contact until she is big enough. So the same room different sides is still too close?

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I qt for 8 weeks in an entirely seperate room. Some folks do it for a lot longer I have heard up to 6 months.

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Originally Posted by Andybill

I qt for 8 weeks in an entirely seperate room. Some folks do it for a lot longer I have heard up to 6 months.

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^^^This....I QT for 3 months...I know there are ppl on these forums that QT for 6 months to a year

I've been eye'ing that mojave for a while ;) I didn't think she was anywhere near breeding size though, I thought she was closer to hatchling-200g size. She's a beauty, great additions :gj:

At least 3 month for qt if not more, a sick snake can be sick for 6 months before you even notice it then to introduce it to your collection and then every snake is sick/dead and keep them across the house if possible com your other snakes

Thanks for all the the tips on the quarantine process. I only have one other snake at the moment so this is my first time adding more to the collection.

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Originally Posted by RoseyReps

I've been eye'ing that mojave for a while ;) I didn't think she was anywhere near breeding size though, I thought she was closer to hatchling-200g size. She's a beauty, great additions :gj:

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Yup, shes no where near breeding size. "Soon" was me and wishful thinking attempting to speed up time lol. 122g according to the seller, I haven't confirmed the weight due to lack of having a scale at the moment.

If they are two new pickups they can be in the same quarantine room together, just not in the same room as your established collection. I quarantine mine for 6 months if that helps you decide what to do. Some things can take a long time to show themselves, better safe than sorry IMO.

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Originally Posted by cory9oh4

Yup, shes no where near breeding size. "Soon" was me and wishful thinking attempting to speed up time lol. 122g according to the seller, I haven't confirmed the weight due to lack of having a scale at the moment.

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Ahhh I gotcha! I know how that goes ;) Still though, she's a beauty, and if I had the cash on hand I would have scooped her up with a quickness! Great addition :gj:

Great looking mojo. Very unusual alien heads. But she has great contrast, which is exactly what I want to see in a quality mojo.
And can't go wrong with lesser.

I QT for a minimum of 6 months. A few people QT up to a year as some pathogens can lie dormant within a snake up to 9 months before becoming active. QT is really important. Especially if you have a large established collection. Wimping out on QT procedures becomes a bigger risk.

yeah, that was a steal price. a female mojo is like 300?

I love the mojo! Price was fair.