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Re: a year old now...
I personally would never own a hot, but gabbies would be one I would choose. Their patterns and colors are incredible. Yours are no exception. And those pictures show them off beautifully.
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Re: a year old now...
thank you!
the temperment on both of them is probably not what you would expect. You would think a snake that holds that kind of power would be confident of itself, but with both of these they are only defensive.
I know the rest of what I'm going to write makes them sound like they are terrified every hour of every day of their lives, but really most of the time they just sit. And they are okay with me watching them, and the only time they really react is if they feel you are above them, or when I'm trying to move them with tools (they hate tools).
It's kind of hard to explain, but I can say for sure, if you were to lean over the top of their cages, they would probably die of a heart attack (slightly exaggerating of course)...
They are scared of the hooks and they can be scared of me (but this is only when you're right there with them and trying to move them with the hook, etc), and they react by huffing and puffing and literally bursting energy to move as fast they can away... but most of the time you can get right up to the glass with them on the front of their cages without them doing anything... the female does sometimes acknowledge your presence by tilting her head up, as if to challenge you...
Let's see, their nicknames are "huff" and "puff" and I hear them huffing and puffing just about every time someone walks by them (especially if they move to quickly)...
But out of all the day-to-day care for the past 10 months, I have been struck at only once through the glass by the male. And he was just having a bad day... It was also when he was younger, and even more nervious about me...
And the thing is, as some of you may already know, I have to get in there everyday and move them around with the hooks because they won't drink water on their own. For some reason gaboons just can't remember where water is and the only way they'll drink from standing water is if they happen to stumble across it... But they don't move around that much, so I have to take them both to their bowls once a day, and that works... It's also pretty amazing to watch them drink...
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Re: a year old now...
Originally Posted by Blake_Herman
And the thing is, as some of you may already know, I have to get in there everyday and move them around with the hooks because they won't drink water on their own. For some reason gaboons just can't remember where water is and the only way they'll drink from standing water is if they happen to stumble across it... But they don't move around that much, so I have to take them both to their bowls once a day, and that works... It's also pretty amazing to watch them drink...
wow! i didn't know that! is it the fact that it's not running water! what about putting one of those stones that go in fish tanks.............that pretty cool though
"Why do you need so many snakes?"
"Why do you need so many shoes?"
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Re: a year old now...
Dude ripping Gaboons!!
You take some freaking awesome pictures as well. Keep em coming!!
Good luck with them...and as always be careful lol.
Mike
"They are biting out of excessive fear, not because they are mean. Mean is a human emotion and serves no purpose in the animal kingdom" - Kevin McCurley-The Complete Ball Python
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Re: a year old now...
one of my personal fav hots. i want one so bad but am kinda afraid so im holding off for a long time.
thanks for the awesome pics.
keep them comin.
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Re: a year old now...
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...ittlemouse.jpg
i love that pic!
Awesome pair, ive always had an eye for them.
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Re: a year old now...
Katie is "HOT" !!! No, Seriously!
Grey Scale is a good thing...
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Re: a year old now...
Great shots Blake!!
That pair has grown quick!
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