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1.0 Lesser Mojave Ball Python "Neptune"; 1.0 Western Hognose "Murray"
Lizards:
1.0 Bearded Dragon "Nigel"
Tarantulas:
0.1 G. Rosea "Charlotte"; 0.1 B. Albopilosum "Matilda"; 0.1 C. Versicolor "Bijou"; 1.0 B. Boehmei "Lightening McQueen"
Inverts:
1.0 Emperor Scorpion "Boba"
Dog & Cats:
1.0 Doberman Pinscher "Bulleit"; 1.0 Siamese Cat "Boudreaux"; 1.0 British Shorthair Cat "Oliver”
Goats:
"Hazelnut" & "Huckleberry"
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Re: So this happened
Originally Posted by Aedryan Methyus
He is looking great, Dxw! My Kalatoas just turned 1 year old in May and June and it blows my mind how much smaller they are with only 25% SD blood in them! I'm thinking mine probably won't top out much larger than yours is right now if I continue keeping them on a moderate feeding schedule...
Nice! I’ve really got the urge to get a normal but I also know that i don’t want two giant snakes haha. I was thinking about getting a pure SD, but that will be years out if I do. How often are yours feeding and what size? Sonny was (and still is, for the most part) on a fairly conservative feeding schedule, but he will tear his face up if he doesn’t get fed when he wants.
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Re: So this happened
Originally Posted by Dxw425
Nice! I’ve really got the urge to get a normal but I also know that i don’t want two giant snakes haha. I was thinking about getting a pure SD, but that will be years out if I do. How often are yours feeding and what size? Sonny was (and still is, for the most part) on a fairly conservative feeding schedule, but he will tear his face up if he doesn’t get fed when he wants.
Like I always say... I like cats, but I don't necessarily want a 400 pound, man eating lion in my house... lol
Currently, i'm feeding my SDs a weanling size rat every 10 days, which believe it or not, is an appropriate size meal for them at their current sizes. They're doing great and no signs of pushing so far.
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Re: So this happened
Sonny update!
seems like he's easing up a bit on the food. His last two meals have been XXL rats by rodent pro standards (roughly 1lb each). After the first i believe he went 12 days or so before bugging me for another meal. This second one was given about aa week ago, and he went into blue a couple days after so definitely no pushing from him until after his shed. We've also switched to a more minimalistic enclosure set up. Im using newspaper as substrate, i get it free from the university by the stacks - no one ever misses the barely touched stacks of the school paper. This is working pretty well until i get corrugated paper shipped. while the newspaper isnt visually appealing, it is super easy to clean and he surprisingly doesnt destroy it. I've also upgraded his water dish to a cat litter box, which holds a lot more. I did have to fill it with thoroughly washed aquarium substrate. I bought a clearance 5lb bag and sifted out the smaller pieces as i washed them. This way he cant tip his damn bowl anymore. It got to the point where within 30 minutes of a complete cage change he would dump his bowl and soak a large amount of the reptichip - NO MORE!
I figure he gets regular and decently lengthy handling sessions to provide for enrichment for the time being. Eventually i want to make perches like JM crook has done, i have the posts and mounting parts and everything, but the boaphile isn't quite tall enough. He'll be upgraded soon.
Heres him tucked neatly under a paper, hiding away the blue.
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Re: So this happened
Looks amazing. Looks happy hiding as well.
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Re: So this happened
Originally Posted by Skyrivers
Looks amazing. Looks happy hiding as well.
Thanks! I was looking at how big Rainbow is now compared to when you first got her and had to go appreciate that my boy has been taking it easy on me lol
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Re: So this happened
Originally Posted by Dxw425
Thanks! I was looking at how big Rainbow is now compared to when you first got her and had to go appreciate that my boy has been taking it easy on me lol
Tell me about it. She has added almost 20 lbs and 3.5 feet in a few short months. Love her though. Hope she maxes out at 16 feet that her mom was. If not she might try to set her own record. LOL. Did you read her update today?
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Re: So this happened
Originally Posted by Skyrivers
Tell me about it. She has added almost 20 lbs and 3.5 feet in a few short months. Love her though. Hope she maxes out at 16 feet that her mom was. If not she might try to set her own record. LOL. Did you read her update today?
Yeah i did. I would've replied but i was browsing it on my phone at lunch so i didnt bother. She looks great!
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