My first post. Heres my Pythons
Hi guys. New to the forum. Heres my two Royals/Balls, Monty and Norman.:)
Let me know what you think:D
http://i25.tinypic.com/2lbkzyf.jpg
http://i27.tinypic.com/zyebkw.jpg
http://i27.tinypic.com/zv6fwh.jpg
http://i27.tinypic.com/2ynnn01.jpg
P.S. Ive never posted pictures using this method so I hope they work.
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nice snakes :) I don't believe i've ever seen one of these guys eating a baby chicken. "why is that mouse yellow" lol
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Nice ball pythons! Is that a second ball python in the hide in the foreground in the second picture?
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Yeh, I only gave them the chicks when I couldnt get mice or rats. I think ive been lucky as theyve never refused a meal.
Yeah, thats the other Python hiding in the 2nd picture.
Their about 3ft now. Has anyone got a pic of a 5ft female? Ive only ever seen one once and it was spectacular!
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how is your humidity with that huge water bowl? how come you keep them together? and i had never seen a bp eat a chick either....interesting, i would think chicks would be harder to come by than rats/mice. did they have any difficulty digesting that hard beak?
the first pic is nice.. i like the contrast between ball and grass.
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The humiditys fine because its quite a good sized viv.
The chicks are really cheap, alot cheaper than the rats and mice.
The digestion was fine. The beak is actually alot softer than bone so it was no problem for them.
I keep them together because I only have that one viv for the Balls. But they get on fine (I feed them seperatly).
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nice animals, you should send that last pic into KFC they would love it, haha. :D
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carolinacorn69
The humiditys fine because its quite a good sized viv.
The chicks are really cheap, alot cheaper than the rats and mice.
The digestion was fine. The beak is actually alot softer than bone so it was no problem for them.
I keep them together because I only have that one viv for the Balls. But they get on fine (I feed them seperatly).
Wow have you ever had any issues with them refusing rodents?
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Feeding fowl~ I'm wondering how their excretement changes? Is it runnier or smellier? I've heard that feeding fowl to boas can sometimes have this effect. Also, I'm wondering what the protein difference is (if any) between rats and chicks. Great looking snakes!
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The snakes are lovely.
Bit hesitant whenever I see them housed together though.
Same with feeding chicks, but at least you have a back up if you do not have rodents. Just be careful that they do not imprint on one or the other.
Good luck with them.
Bruce
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the "availability" of chicks is subjective, for a chicken farmer or hick, chicks NO PROB, middle of toronto? good luck :)
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Ive never had a feeding issue with them.
Your right though, the excretment is a bit runnier. I dont think theyre as good as rodents as far as protein goes but as I say, it was only a last resort.
Thanks everyone:D
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how old are they and are they both males?
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Ive never had a feeding issue with them.
Your right though, the excretment is a bit runnier. I dont think theyre as good as rodents as far as protein goes but as I say, it was only a last resort.
Thanks everyone:D
Hey, thanks for getting back with that info...good to know! :snake:
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That's a pretty cool shot of the BP eating a chick. I've never seen that before. Have you ever had either one imprint on chicks?
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They are both late 06 - early 07 hatchlings.
Theres a male and a female. I had the female probed and the male was sold to me from a reputable seller.
Ive only ever fed chicks twice and Ive had no problems with them. They occasionly switch between rats and jumbo mice depending what I have in the freezer.
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and your keeping a male/female pair together???
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Well, yeah.
I know its a bit of an argument on here as far as keeping snakes together. But there are so many different care sheets and books that tell you so many different things, the same with books on tortoise diet. So I think you just have to do what suits you, and ive had no problems with it.
