Gwnyvere

[nightwolfsnow]

Made Gwny some smaller hides out of the plastic bowls you can get at walmart in the paper plate section. I think its like 28 for 2 and some change, so really cheap hatching hides. I decided to use one for Orochimaru too, but I stacked three so they would be sturdy enough to support his weight.
I fed Gwny a rat pinkie today. I know its pretty early to try a feeding, but my gut was telling me that she was hungry. Plus she doesn't seem phased at all by her move. She still won't go in the hides, prefers to wrap around them or curl up under leaves. She hasn't done any frantic cruising, really doesn't move much at all. When I got home from work she was in the same exact spot, pretty sure she had been sleeping the entire time. I felt like she didn't have enough energy, and looks a bit thin to me. I've also noticed that the feel of her body is way different than Orochimaru's. She's soft and squishy where he feels more firm and muscled. I read that a lot of that has to do with how tense the snake is. Guess Gwny is just super duper mellow. I was right, she snatched the pinkie up. She got very close to it before striking, and still grabbed the body instead of the neck. I felt really bad because this messed up her coil and she wasn't strangling the pinkie. She readjusted probably three times, but the pup still wouldn't die. She ended up actually uncoiling, grabbing the pinkie by the throat and kind of moving her head around like she was trying to break its neck or crush its lungs, but it did work. Want to get her switched to f/t asap since she has such a hard time killing just a pinkie.

[Ax01]

looks like she wrapped up her prey nicely. at least 3 coils. lol i'm surprised that didn't kill it. glad she ate tho.

[nightwolfsnow]

looks like she wrapped up her prey nicely. at least 3 coils. lol i'm surprised that didn't kill it. glad she ate tho.

That was her third wrap, I thought for sure that would do it too. Not sure what happened.

[nightwolfsnow]

Weighing in at 105 grams now. And she's using her hides now. Gwny is so sweet. When you get close to the tank she comes out of her hide to see what you're doing and if you're going to take her out. She likes to crawl up my arm, didn't think it would tickle so much.

[nightwolfsnow]

Gwny has taken two meals f/t. It took a few minutes for her to get it the first time, but the second time she struck as soon as I put it in there. I took her out for some exercise yesterday. She's so much less active than Orochimaru. Pardon the mess, I'm still unpacking.

[nightwolfsnow]

Gwny is on f/t 19 gram rat fuzzies and 140ish grams. She's my best eater. She snatches food up as soon as I place it in the tank. She's still very mellow and lazy. Peed on my pants tonight for some reason lol.

[Ax01]

I think it's better she pees on your pants rather than that new looking carpet.

Glad to hear she's eating well too.

[Mstuppiello921]

Awesome pictures, beautiful snake, and what a sweetheart!! Congrats on her!

[nightwolfsnow]

I think it's better she pees on your pants rather than that new looking carpet.

Glad to hear she's eating well too.

Some actually ran down the side of my pants and got on the carpet. I was like noooo *scrub scrub*. We are the first tenants for this carpet x.x. I cleaned it good, can't even tell lol.

Awesome pictures, beautiful snake, and what a sweetheart!! Congrats on her!

Thanks!

[nightwolfsnow]

Had a funny experience the feeding before last. As soon as I put the rat in Gwny's tub a gnat flew in and landed on the paper towel. I thought if I smushed it real quick she wouldn't react in time to strike me. I learned that snakes are way faster than me lol. I think she was hangry lol. She missed the wrap because I flinched back, then started coming out of the tub after me. I had to herd her back in with the lid. It was very unnerving to have my most docile snake trying to eat me lol. When she saw the rat she ate it right away and went back to being her normal self lol. She had a perfect shed on 11/28 and is now at 180 grams.