My old man, Geoffrey Roderick

No idea of his exact hatch date, but I know he hatched in 2009. With the other b-day posts I’ve seen I figured I’d hop on board. 10yrs old sometime this summer. Been in my care since 1/14/10. Male pastel. And big for a male, last I weighed he was ~1650grams, just under 4’.
Pics aren’t great lighting but are a couple hours after he shed.
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Wow! He IS a big boy! That's awesome!

You must be doing something right...;) he looks great, but it's a little unusual to see a snake with a first & last name...is that so he can vote? :rofl:

Happy Birthday Geoffrey! Looking good!

Happy Birthday GR! Looking great!

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You must be doing something right...;) he looks great, but it's a little unusual to see a snake with a first & last name...is that so he can vote? :rofl:

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It’s his middle name hah! All my critters have a first and middle name. Geoffrey Roderick, Leonard Eugene, Mirabelle Rose.


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It’s his middle name hah! All my critters have a first and middle name. Geoffrey Roderick, Leonard Eugene, Mirabelle Rose.


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So then their last name must be Crook? :D

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So then their last name must be Crook? :D

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Yep, they are the only children I wish to have after all. Hahaha


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Looking really good at that age mate

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He is very cute, my snakes name is Crowley but I often call him Crowley Missions because of how much he likes to come out and do "missions" I guess that would be his middle name as he would have my last name.:snake:

All my animals have middle names too!

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No idea of his exact hatch date, but I know he hatched in 2009. With the other b-day posts I’ve seen I figured I’d hop on board. 10yrs old sometime this summer. Been in my care since 1/14/10. Male pastel. And big for a male, last I weighed he was ~1650grams, just under 4’.
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Really nice size.

Our royal is coming up on the 8 year mark in July. She's not that large and has skipped food for 8 months.

You have a nice thick boy there.

Congrats.

It’s ok my pugs name is Sherbert Reynolds, as in Bert Reynolds

what a nice, proper name for a gentlemanly snake.

here's to Geoffrey Roderick's next 10years and many more!

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what a nice, proper name for a gentlemanly snake.

here's to Geoffrey Roderick's next 10years and many more!

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That’s my exact reasoning behind his name. Regal/Royal Python deserves a very aristocratic name I thought haha


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Well I just wrote up a post for this dude and Tapatalk went all pear shaped so... let’s try again

One of the more active critters here in the summer months is my good old buddy Geoffrey. Cruises most nights, eats like a machine this year, and does whatever the hell he wants all the time. What a life!

This guy’s 11yrs old as of this summer, clocked in at over 1600grams somewhat recently, a touch under 4’, and doing fantastic in every way.

Looking forward to the next 11yrs and then some. To Geoffrey Roderick! [emoji482]

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What a healthy looking boy! Great job on being a great snake dad!

Aren't AP setups great?! Make a huge difference keeping BPs. I switched years ago and never looked back. The only issue is that they take up soo much space...

Very nice BeeP! You have so many cool critters that I forgot about G-Rod! ;)

He looks great.
We’ve got a 9 year old here on the 28th.
They are easy to keep.

Your boy is living the dream. Enjoy 30 more years fella 👍

Thanks y’all! And Ziggy, how did that nickname never occur to me over the last decade?! G-Rod! I love it! [emoji23]


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G-Rod looks great!!! He's clearly been well taken care of.

Thanks for the update, jm

Wow, he's gorgeous! I can't wait for my girls to be all big and hefty like that.

(You know, I love all the color morphs and whatnot, but a classic is a classic for a reason. I think the wild coloring is every bit as beautiful and striking as any morph!)

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Wow, he's gorgeous! I can't wait for my girls to be all big and hefty like that.

(You know, I love all the color morphs and whatnot, but a classic is a classic for a reason. I think the wild coloring is every bit as beautiful and striking as any morph!)

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Thanks, but he actually is a morph. Pastel just old and a little brown now. Suppose you could consider that a classic morph though


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Been ravenous this last year or so. Only refused two meals since I think last September. Loves to hang out on his branch and stare at the doors, stalking every night.
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Been ravenous this last year or so. Only refused two meals since I think last September. Loves to hang out on his branch and stare at the doors, stalking every night.
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What a beauty in that red light!

I love seeing a royal that likes to eat!

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What a beauty in that red light!

I love seeing a royal that likes to eat!

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Thanks, brother! For as blah as royal pythons can seem in comparison to some of my other critters, Geoffrey is actually pretty darn entertaining to watch at night. He's more active, feeds more consistently, and maintains a heavier average weight all year with his more sparing and sporadic feeding schedule the last several years. Holds steady around 1600grams and is about 3'10", maybe 3'11" on a good day. Hard to believe I'll have had him for 11yrs in a month.

11yrs with this dude as of today. Happy adoptiversary, G-Rod! Here’s to 20-30 more!
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11 years is good, but he probably has LOTS more great years ahead of him. :gj: Bring 'em on! :snake:

Happy generalized hatch day of “mid summer sometime?” to the OG, Geoffrey Roderick/G-Rod! 12yrs old this summer and hopefully only about 1/3 of the way through life or less.

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I love a snake with a good appetite! :snake2: And he's a beauty, too. :gj:

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I love a snake with a good appetite! :snake2: And he's a beauty, too. :gj:

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His appetite waxes and wanes, but when he’s on he’s on full blast


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His appetite waxes and wanes, ...

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Well, he wants you to remember he's a BP. :cool:

Happy Hatch Day G-Rod! Enjoy your rat cake!! 😎

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Happy Birthday GR! Looking great!

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I'm curious is that Elvira in your avatar? I'm only asking, my first BP was names Elvira, lol.

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I'm curious is that Elvira in your avatar? I'm only asking, my first BP was names Elvira, lol.

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I used to have a BP named Elvira too! :snake: