Neph

[Smulkin]

As requested, some updated pics of Neph. They are not as good as I had hoped - she didn't want to do much other than soak in her bin.

[Shelby]

That is one sexy python. Wow. Gotta have one someday...

[MedusasOwl]

Wow! She's an impressive girl! *states the obvious*

[iceman25]

Amazing!!! I think I remember seing pics of her before and holy cow has she grown!! So where do you get your supply of FT pigs?

[Smulkin]

I keep f/t gazelles and dikdiks in the freezer. I used to let them graze in the back but the college girls in the dorm behind the house always snuck over and "liberated" them.

j/k

Neph is an integral part of our "retirement plan" for our larger breeder rats. She's a solid eater but growing much much slower than a retic/burm of the same age. Not that I am complaining in that regard!

[cassandra]

To quote Rick after we saw our first "big boy" in person: "That's not a snakey-snakey...that's a SNAKEY-SNAKEY!" Neat pictures - thanks for sharing!

[Shelby]

So.. would something bad happen to you if you stuck your hand in her tub and just grabbed her? Is she a hook girl?

[Smulkin]

She's way too heavy for hooking so its hands all the way.
She lets you know if she wants you reaching for her or not! She has big loud lungs - the beefy bloods have nothing on her hiss. The hiss alone doesnt necessarily mean anything concrete, but when she cranks her head back at the same time . . . let's just say I'm not going to stress her more than I have to! Not to mountain a molehill - she's not the problem child you might think
I have that bin in her enclosure that acts like a hide - it's useful as one of the things that makes her nervous is the looming overtop and reaching in for her. That way I can just lift the whole bin out and into a temporary one while cleanign her cage etc.

[Shelby]

So how big is she now.. and how old?

[Smulkin]

2.5 yrs and somewhere betwixt 8-9'.

The snake measurer software does not work well with her - I can't get high enough to get her all in the shot and once I start going for the overhead (barstool) she starts haulin' ash outta there.