Quote Originally Posted by cinderbird View Post
if you look closely, the brown specles are in focus with the snake which means they are not on the lens (the snake is one plain, the lens is another, and the CCD of the camera is another, depending on what is in or out of focus will tell you where the dirt is in the system). Those specs look to be on the snake itself.

And, IMO, i'd ask for an image with some kind of scale (a quarter or a ruler or the snake in a scale) the floor boards compared to the snake is what would make me wonder.
yeah, i am eagerly waiting to see other pics of this female, also i will have a chance to see her in person before the purchase.

Quote Originally Posted by nixer View Post
800 grams in a year would have to be an early hatch animal if it wasnt powerfed.
i have 2 06 that are less than 800 grams they just eat mice and are somewhat picky
i have an 08 spider that is 800+ grams, wasn't powerfed. eating around 2 mice a week (in 1 feeding), or 1 very small (4-5 week hamster) once a week. i also have an 08 female pastel that is feeding on either 2 mice, or 1 gerbil once a week. she is 518 grams. however, she has gone on 2 feeding strikes lasting over 1.5 months. she is a very shy eater, will only eat live, since i got her (the previous owner got her as only eating live) and usually only in the dark.