Introducing - "I Need a Name" - DUW

Well, yesterday I was picking up my mice to keep for a week for the "kids" and decided to see if they had any ball pythons, as I always do, and there was this large snake in a tank with two others. So, as I was getting checked out, I said "tell me about that big ball python". They said the guy had come in that morning and surrendered it. So, I found the owner, who I've had heated debates about probing before and said "John, about that big snake - I'm really interested in it, but only if it's a female. Do you mind if I come back tomorrow and probe it?" He's like "Sure, but if it's a girl, you might sterilize it if you probe incorrectly". I said "John, if it probes a female, I'm buying it - so whether it's sterilized or not will be on me!"

So, she tips the scale at 1280 grams, probed 3 scales on each side. During lunch I had run to Walmart to get the tub and temporary hides, AcuRite - the works. Ended up going back and getting the small kitty litter pan. Also purchased some Reptile Relief and treated her "just in case" although I didn't see any mites or ticks on her and she's been in her carrying case in the closet while her tub warms to the right temps and there are no "creepy crawlies" that I can see. She is a little scarred on her neck and a few other places, but that's ok.

She hissed at the girl at the pet shop who was a little intimidated by her, but she's just scared - she's not been aggressive to me at all.

Took a few pictures of her. What do you guys think? Any name suggestions for this lovely girl?

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Awesome - seems to be a trend of late! Grats!

She looks like an "Alia" to me

I really really dig her pattern. Reminds me our new acquisition needs a namu also.

I think you got a steal! Congrats!

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Originally Posted by jglass38

I think you got a steal! Congrats!

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Thanks Jamie - how do you know what I paid for her? ;) $50 by the way! LOL

She's pretty! Congrats!

I like Alia...=)

Robin and I had heated debates on IM...the names I suggested are Perdita (kind of a play on the spanish word for lost), Isolde (the middle ages heroine in a famous long lost love story) and Viola (the heroine of Shakespeare's 12th Night, who's ship was lost at ship, wrecked and she was the only survivor).

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Originally Posted by Smulkin

Awesome - seems to be a trend of late! Grats!

She looks like an "Alia" to me

I really really dig her pattern. Reminds me our new acquisition needs a namu also.

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Alia is pretty too! Before I got her, I was thinking Cassidy or Raine - but Jo can tell you, I waffle a LOT until I pick a name that seems to suit them!

$50 eh? Niiiiiice!

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Originally Posted by cassandra

She's pretty! Congrats!

I like Alia...=)

Robin and I had heated debates on IM...the names I suggested are Perdita (kind of a play on the spanish word for lost), Isolde (the middle ages heroine in a famous long lost love story) and Viola (the heroine of Shakespeare's 12th Night, who's ship was lost at ship, wrecked and she was the only survivor).

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Yeah, and what was the name of the one you suggested that was a heroine that committed suicide? LOL

I still can't remember how to pronounce Isolde. ;)

Carlotta

Isolde = "Iz-zold"

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Isolde = "Iz-zold"

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Sort of reminds me of that song by the Black Eyed Peas - "It's bananas, b-a-n-a-n-a-s!" They've got some line sort of like Iz-zold in there too! LOL

Robin she's drop dead gorgeous! 1280! I see baby snakes in your future!


Now since tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day of course I'm going with Irish names (but I'll be kind and spell them "english" lol)....

Keeva - gentle, beautiful, precious

Darina - fruitful, bountiful

Keela - beautiful, implies a beauty only poetry can capture

Maeve - the cause of great joy (also a great warrior queen)

Sinead - gracious

Ailis - noble

Aine - joy

Betha - life

Deirdra - wanderer

Morna - affection, beloved

Rhona - powerful, mighty

Well there's a few I found. Congrats on her Robin, she's truly a lovely snake that needed a good home and I know she's found one :hug:

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Originally Posted by rabernet

Sort of reminds me of that song by the Black Eyed Peas - "It's bananas, b-a-n-a-n-a-s!" They've got some line sort of like Iz-zold in there too! LOL

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wasnt that a gwen song? (my friends little girl sings it all the time)

Definitely Gwen...Now why do I know that?

That's a pretty looking lady there and just around the corner from breeding size...:). She'll do great under your care.....

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Originally Posted by SnakeySnakeSnake

wasnt that a gwen song? (my friends little girl sings it all the time)

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You're absolutely correct! I was struggling to pull BEP out of my brain, much less who REALLY sang it! LOL

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You're absolutely correct! I was struggling to pull BEP out of my brain, much less who REALLY sang it! LOL

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ehhh..Just sit back and enjoy that new girl! :)

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

Robin she's drop dead gorgeous! 1280! I see baby snakes in your future!


Now since tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day of course I'm going with Irish names (but I'll be kind and spell them "english" lol)....

Keeva - gentle, beautiful, precious

Darina - fruitful, bountiful

Keela - beautiful, implies a beauty only poetry can capture

Maeve - the cause of great joy (also a great warrior queen)

Sinead - gracious

Ailis - noble

Aine - joy

Betha - life

Deirdra - wanderer

Morna - affection, beloved

Rhona - powerful, mighty

Well there's a few I found. Congrats on her Robin, she's truly a lovely snake that needed a good home and I know she's found one :hug:

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Thanks Jo! Keeva is definitely in the running! And Keela! I always seem to like those K names for some reason! I'll hold off on deciding on one and see what else you come up with too! I really do appreciate it!

Also, she scared me for a minute - I thought she was about to soak in her bowl and thought - great, there WERE mites! But she was only pausing in her explorations. Nice tongue flick action going on now, when there was none before - she was so scared. She's had a frightening two days, I imagine! Two strange places in so many days!

Very nice looking girl! Congrats!

Wow....another lucky find! She's beautiful!

Congrats on the new girl Robin! That was quite a find you got, I've got a girl coming next week that weighs in about the same as her, but I can tell you I didn't just pay $50 for her. LOL! I say name her Girtha she looks fat and happy. :)

Jason

Congratulations, Robin. I am sooooooooo jealous!!!!
You've got such a beaaaaaaautiful snake there! I see many gorgeous babies in your near future! :winner:

(And at such a GREAT price!)

RuLyn

Conga-rats, Robin, she is beautiful!! What a looker, and sounds like a sweetie! I like Keeva, personally ;) Something about the 'v" sound at the end there that has a nice ring to it to me and such a lovely meaning too.

$50 for a girl that size??!! wow..you got a steal!! I paid that much for my 250g female at a reptile show. and haven't seen any that size normals for sale lately.

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$50 for a girl that size??!! wow..you got a steal!! I paid that much for my 250g female at a reptile show. and haven't seen any that size normals for sale lately.

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That's the nice thing about pet store surrenders. The babies sell fast at $75 each while the adults languish there, because everyone wants a baby. They sell the adults for $50 each to try to move them out. If they only knew! ;)

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They sell the adults for $50 each to try to move them out. If they only knew! ;)

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Ssssshhhhhhh! Never let 'em find out!

I wish I could find these places...

I hear you I wish I could find them also.

Yep you need to get friendly and become known at your favorite pet stores. We picked up Brannagh and Orlah last fall at a pet store as surrenders. They'd both come in that week from seperate owners. We had them both probed...females! Brannagh was if I remember around 1,200 grams and Orlah was 907 grams. Got them both for $135.00 plus $35.00 at our vet for exams, sexing, etc. (just wanted to make sure they were females and healthy). Not a bad deal....$170.00 bucks for two nice sized females. They are now 2,200 and 1,700 grams.

Just make nice nice with your local pet stores (private ones if you can find them). Most could care less if you want males or females, they just want to move big ball pythons out as they don't sell near as well as the babies and cost more for the store to feed.

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

Just make nice nice with your local pet stores (private ones if you can find them). Most could care less if you want males or females, they just want to move big ball pythons out as they don't sell near as well as the babies and cost more for the store to feed.

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Yup! I quit arguing with these guys at this pet store regarding husbandry (was like talking to a brick wall) and instead started chatting up the owner about my future plans, built up his interest and turned him from "absolutely NOT, I will not let you probe any snakes here, you'll sterilize them!" to talking to him about needing females and buying any females he gets in and him saying he needed to buy a probe kit, but I told him I already had one, so he let me do it yesterday for the first time. I'm sure he was pleased to turn around a "free" ball python to him in less than 48 hours AND make a profit since he never had to feed it!

I don't know of a lot of people interested in breeding in the Atlanta area (or at least in my area), so I need to remember to give him my phone number to call me whenever he gets in large surrenders and keep my probes and carrying tub in the car! Win-win for both of us. He keeps turning around the big snakes in a short period of time, and I get to find close to breedable size females for me and some of my friends! ;)

K Robin finally got some quiet time so hopefully you've not named her yet since I promised more names lol....


Annie - as in lil orphan

Yatima - African for orphan

Odette - French, means something about happy home (happy to be home?)

Aine - Celtic for joy

Ayoka - African, means one who causes joy (I loved this meaning!)

Gili - Hebrew, means my joy or rejoice

Tatum - Old English means cheerful bringer of joy

Arva - Latin for fertile

Abie - Hebrew, mother of many

Abrianna - Hebrew, mother of many nations (such a pretty name!)

Leda - Greek for mother creator

There's a few for your consideration.

Thank you Joanna for your suggestions.


To my shock and amazement - Karl asked if he could name her - trying to get my mouth off the floor - I agreed. He just told me he'd like her to be named Sarah! I think he did a great job!