my yellow

i got her in july from Neil Golly,the day i got her:
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...3/DSCF0178.jpg

and now,,squeezing herself in the same dish:

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...9_01220004.jpg

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...9_01220001.jpg

Wow she is beautiful!! Love her color

Thankyou,i wish her black would of stayed moresolid,but then,i dont know,because i love how its thinning out too,,makes me wonder how little black she ends up with,and still looks great

I kinda think the orange stars & spangling in her black spots are very cool! Very pretty waterboa, that one!!

~Bruce

You mean Neil Golli? Great lookin animal, colors seems to really be popping.

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You mean Neil Golli? Great lookin animal, colors seems to really be popping.

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thats it too,,2 days without sleep all i cared about was pronounciation:),lol,Sorry Neil:)

Beautiful! Thay are pretty cute when they're little.

wow thats a bright yellow!!
cant wait to see it around 6 foot

Nice colors on her.

Kinda small, don't you think?

Here's a pic of mine at one year old... Sorry it's blurry, my son took the pic and he wasn't holding it too still lol!

Chris

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...brit_elsie.jpg

eh,neil told me to look for her to be about 4ft at a year,and she is,,just doesnt seem to be gettin really thick,but shes getting there,,give her a little time:)wont be a midget for long!!!!..and that is a BEAUTIFUL yellow

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Originally Posted by RebelYell83

thats it too,,2 days without sleep all i cared about was pronounciation:),lol,Sorry Neil:)

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Not a problem :)

She's looking good, I expect to see pics of the scares when she gets bigger:D

I think she is pretty :gj:

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Nice colors on her.

Kinda small, don't you think?

Here's a pic of mine at one year old... Sorry it's blurry, my son took the pic and he wasn't holding it too still lol!

Chris

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...brit_elsie.jpg

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Nice yellow.
id have to say though, there is no way that, that conda is a year old.
its way larger than a year...

mine was born september of 08, and is pushing 800 grams and 3 foot...


i call BS.

(BS STANDS FOR BAKING SODA.... and i call it)

Sorry, she's a year old (in the pic).

I took her back to the zoo where she was bred and they couldn't believe her size either. She ate 2-3 appropriately sized rats per feeding, every 3 or 4 days. She was bigger than her mom at one year.

She doesn't eat like that anymore at 3 years old. She's around 9 foot and her last meal was 3 jumbo rats and a chicken. That'll last her 3 weeks.

Chris

you do know anacondas have VERY slow metabolism, and shouldnt eat that much that often...

wow,,no wonder she was so big at one year,,,,,,

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you do know anacondas have VERY slow metabolism, and shouldnt eat that much that often...

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Gee, nobody told her that...

Chris

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Not a problem :)

She's looking good, I expect to see pics of the scares when she gets bigger:D

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ahh you will,one of these times you make it down this way might gotta bring her to you,am sure she misses you:D:D

sorry for the highjacked thread man!
how much does she weight?


MUMPS: im sorry, but just because she WILL eat, doesn't mean she should.
i can guarantee your anaconda WILL die from a fatty liver.
(if what you say is true).

hi jacking is fine!!!!!!! not sure on weight,cant get her to stay in the bowl

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MUMPS: im sorry, but just because she WILL eat, doesn't mean she should.
i can guarantee your anaconda WILL die from a fatty liver.
(if what you say is true).

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Baby herps eat like crazy in the first year or two. I've raised enough of them to know this. So do most animals, for that matter. Like I said, I only feed them for the first year like this, and not all of them are so enthusiastic. I had a Eunectes murinus that didn't eat for the first five months I had her, but once she started: ooooh baby!

Don't want to turn this into a "feeding schedule" thread.

Chris

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hi jacking is fine!!!!!!! not sure on weight,cant get her to stay in the bowl

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lol i had the same problem....
you def got a hot yellow

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Baby herps eat like crazy in the first year or two. I've raised enough of them to know this. So do most animals, for that matter. Like I said, I only feed them for the first year like this, and not all of them are so enthusiastic. I had a Eunectes murinus that didn't eat for the first five months I had her, but once she started: ooooh baby!

Don't want to turn this into a "feeding schedule" thread.

Chris

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... i personally do whats healthy for the animal.
you seem not to care, it seems like you "want them big", now...
not really a experienced, knowledgeable, responsible, owner would do.
im just stating that you are killing your snakes, and excessive feeding is one of the easiest ways to kill a snakes.

have fun with your fatty livers.

You are making a lot of assumptions, there chump.

You don't know me or my experience or my attitude towards my animals. I've been doing this for over 30 years and only once had an animal die on me prematurely. It was due to fat around the heart, diet related yes but not due to overfeeding. In fact in those days I was underfeeding.

You are obviously of the "newer" breed of owner. Probably keep all your snakes in tubs. Don't talk to me about "caring" about my animals.

Chris

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You are making a lot of assumptions, there chump.

You don't know me or my experience or my attitude towards my animals. I've been doing this for over 30 years and only once had an animal die on me prematurely. It was due to fat around the heart, diet related yes but not due to overfeeding. In fact in those days I was underfeeding.

You are obviously of the "newer" breed of owner. Probably keep all your snakes in tubs. Don't talk to me about "caring" about my animals.

Chris

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i am 18 years old, and keepins reptiles for 6.
name calling is quite immature too.
age has nothing to do with knowledge.
im not BSing you.

if you feed like you say, you're killing your animals.
its not assumption, its fact.
go read, its not like im making up my info.


YES i do keep some of my snakes in my rack, like my balls and baby retics, and conda.
but that has nothing to do with overfeeding.

just because your older, doesnt make you better.

if anything,i am slightly under or maintence feeding the anaconda,to keep her grow slow and steady,would rather her grow a little slower,but healthier,i push my ball pythons,but they have ways fo evening themselves out,condas dont care,and will eat themselves into a mess

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if anything,i am slightly under or maintence feeding the anaconda,to keep her grow slow and steady,would rather her grow a little slower,but healthier,i push my ball pythons,but they have ways fo evening themselves out,condas dont care,and will eat themselves into a mess

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Totally agree

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i am 18 years old.

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I never called you any names, "chump" is an expression.

Go read? I started writing articles for society publications when you were 4 years old. I've raised an iguana that hatched before you were born and is still alive at a friend's house.

Experience counts I'm afraid, and you have very little. Six years may seem like a lot but we're talking reptiles here. You haven't lived through the lifespan of one yet... You can't believe everything you read/hear. You have to live through it.

A lot of breeders say "don't raise 'em up too quick" only because they don't want you cutting into their market...

Chris

Guys...there's really no reason to fight over this. Mumps feeds his 'conda more than Fiend would. So what? No two people ever do everything exactly the same...raising these animals is not an exact science. Fiend believes overfeeding can cause an early death. Point made. Mumps believes it will not. Point made. No reason why that can't be the end of the discussion. :yes:

Yes, definately no reason to fight. You can feed a snake every 3 days(if you have no intention on holding it) for it to grow to a good size in the first year, downfalls of doing this is, it will probably be ill tempered due to not being handled. If you do this feeding you have to back off it after a year and feed regular.

I feed my snake every 5-7 days, depending on a few different conditions. My yellow is about 2 1/2-3ft maybe a bit longer, and shes about 8 months old.

If you were to feed a snake every 3 days for 2-3 years, it would lead to the snakes death.

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Yes, definately no reason to fight. You can feed a snake every 3 days(if you have no intention on holding it) for it to grow to a good size in the first year, downfalls of doing this is, it will probably be ill tempered due to not being handled. If you do this feeding you have to back off it after a year and feed regular.

I feed my snake every 5-7 days, depending on a few different conditions. My yellow is about 2 1/2-3ft maybe a bit longer, and shes about 8 months old.

If you were to feed a snake every 3 days for 2-3 years, it would lead to the snakes death.

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I fed my yellow often for the first year only, remember there were breaks for the shedding cycles.

She's now eating about every 2 - 3 weeks.

Ill tempered? My pic proves she is as calm as they come.

Chris

Awesome color!

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I fed my yellow often for the first year only, remember there were breaks for the shedding cycles.

She's now eating about every 2 - 3 weeks.

Ill tempered? My pic proves she is as calm as they come.

Chris

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How often? Also thats you're own ordeal, you breed them? Nope.. Didn't think so. Ask ANY breeder about feeding every 3 days and keeping them like that. I'm sure some snakes don't get mean for not being handled, but majority do when they are powerfed for the first year because they're very few handlings.

P.S. Just because you have a picture doesn't mean shes as calm as they come. Some snakes will calm down a bit after being handled for a few while others just dont calm down. Not everybody chooses to powerfeed they're snake either. My yellow is about 2 1/2 maybe a bit longer and she was born in late October.