Help identifying my new little beauty, please.

[c0r3yr0s3]

That’s funny. BP’s can be picky eaters. Awesome she ate F/T right away.

My BCI and corn snake will eat anything anytime!

I feed all my snakes F/T.

Don't be surprised if when she gets bigger she doesn’t eat every time.

My BP girl just fasted for 5 months. Started eating again 10 days ago.

She is 5 and has fasted each winter for 3 years now.

No no big deal. Just different the BCI’s who rarely refuse a meal.

Good luck!

I think my corn would eat me if it could.

[Sgt7212]

That’s funny. BP’s can be picky eaters. Awesome she ate F/T right away.

My BCI and corn snake will eat anything anytime!

I feed all my snakes F/T.

Don't be surprised if when she gets bigger she doesn’t eat every time.

My BP girl just fasted for 5 months. Started eating again 10 days ago.

She is 5 and has fasted each winter for 3 years now.

No no big deal. Just different the BCI’s who rarely refuse a meal.

Good luck!

Thanks! I had heard and read that bp’s can be picky eaters, shy, jumpy, etc. She doesn’t fit any of those stereotypes. At the store she was in the same enclosure as a Pin. The employee took the other one out and I said no, I want to see the yellow one. As I reached in, she turned and crawled right onto my hand. When I put her back in the enclosure (I had to come back and pick her up after work) she turned towards me and came back over to the glass (first photo below). Since I got her on Tuesday, she comes to my hand when she spots me and is content to wrap around my fingers and just rest on my palm. Not shy, not jumpy, good eater. In spite of stereotypes, they really do each have their own personality. And I think she loves me.

I had also read about their tendency to skip a meal or fast at times, and usually around winter months.




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[dakski]

Thanks! I had heard and read that bp’s can be picky eaters, shy, jumpy, etc. She doesn’t fit any of those stereotypes. At the store she was in the same enclosure as a Pin. The employee took the other one out and I said no, I want to see the yellow one. As I reached in, she turned and crawled right onto my hand. When I put her back in the enclosure (I had to come back and pick her up after work) she turned towards me and came back over to the glass (first photo below). Since I got her on Tuesday, she comes to my hand when she spots me and is content to wrap around my fingers and just rest on my palm. Not shy, not jumpy, good eater. In spite of stereotypes, they really do each have their own personality. And I think she loves me.

I had also read about their tendency to skip a meal or fast at times, and usually around winter months.




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She sounds awesome! Enjoy her!

Good you did your research. Yeah, BP's skipping meals is part of owning BP's, often times anyways.

Much harder on us than it is on them!

[BluuWolf]

I just wanna preface this by saying I am by far no expert but I just thought I’d put in my two cents. I would say spinner, you can tell spinner by the classic pinstripe markings and spider by the reduced pattern and very green eyes I’m not actually to sure, green eyes may also be a trait of pinstripe as well though lol

The only reason I wouldn’t say Majave is in all the spinner mojaves I have seen at least the pattern is even more reduced and the dorsal stripe along the back is more broken.


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[Sgt7212]

I just wanna preface this by saying I am by far no expert but I just thought I’d put in my two cents. I would say spinner, you can tell spinner by the classic pinstripe markings and spider by the reduced pattern and very green eyes I’m not actually to sure, green eyes may also be a trait of pinstripe as well though lol

The only reason I wouldn’t say Majave is in all the spinner mojaves I have seen at least the pattern is even more reduced and the dorsal stripe along the back is more broken.


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Yeah, her eyes look blue to me so that confused me. Also the pattern on her head to me looks different to me than other Spinners. I also agree with what you said about Spinner Mojaves having an even more reduced pattern. The exception being that one Spinner Mojave I saw on dreptiles, and that’s why I posted the screenshot. So many morphs, and so many look incredibly similar, I can’t tell them apart. Descriptions on the telltale signs to help identify each morph would be helpful. Is there a book anywhere?

This is the reason I’ve never dated a girl who had an identical twin. I can’t tell them apart and I’d eventually get myself in trouble.


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[Sgt7212]

Oh also, from what I read all Spiders and those with the Spider morph in them exhibit some head wobble or corkscrewing to varying degrees. I’m not sure how concrete that is, but she displays absolutely none of that whatsoever.


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[dakski]

Oh also, from what I read all Spiders and those with the Spider morph in them exhibit some head wobble or corkscrewing to varying degrees. I’m not sure how concrete that is, but she displays absolutely none of that whatsoever.


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It can vary by animal.

I have an Albino Spider and she exhibits virtually no wobble either.

[Sgt7212]

It can vary by animal.

I have an Albino Spider and she exhibits virtually no wobble either.

Ahhh, ok. I wasn’t sure. Have been reading a lot, trying to educate myself but also cautious of what I read unless I see it corroborated in multiple places by several reputable sources.


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[dakski]

Ahhh, ok. I wasn’t sure. Have been reading a lot, trying to educate myself but also cautious of what I read unless I see it corroborated in multiple places by several reputable sources.


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Good policy. Get as much info as possible, corroborate, and use common sense/compare to knowledge already acquired.

Yeah, I think it depends on the animal and how much Spider gene is in there.

Apparently, many who do not wobble, still have trouble righting themselves if flipped on their belly. Takes them a little while. Worse for pure spiders.

I wouldn't necessarily try as they feel vulnerable and do not really like it!

In general, as with most things with BP's, it seems to bother us more than them!

[Sgt7212]

Good policy. Get as much info as possible, corroborate, and use common sense/compare to knowledge already acquired.

Yeah, I think it depends on the animal and how much Spider gene is in there.

Apparently, many who do not wobble, still have trouble righting themselves if flipped on their belly. Takes them a little while. Worse for pure spiders.

I wouldn't necessarily try as they feel vulnerable and do not really like it!

In general, as with most things with BP's, it seems to bother us more than them!

When she fed last night, at one point she twisted around with her whole belly up, while using her body to assist swallowing and, from what I can tell, she had no trouble righting herself. The link below is a video I took. Initial strike is normal speed and then it switches to time lapse. She actually goes belly up several times.

Doesn’t bother me, as I had already been aware that is a common trait with bp’s that have the Spider gene. She is beautiful and I just want to give her a loving home.

https://youtu.be/R6vve8yw0DA




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