Alright, you guys have me almost convinced!!

[Sauzo]

Lol yeah. Well I talked to Kris and he said with normal feedings, it should top out around 5-7'. The mom was 8-9' and the dad was 5'.

[Sauzo]

And we have liftoff!!!! He has officially been shipped and the countdown starts

[jmcrook]

Super stoked for you! Post pics!


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[Sauzo]

Well he has arrived and he is freakin awesome. His orange stripe extends from his head all the way down to his tail, just awesome. He was so laid back too. I opened the bag and he just poked his head out and crawled onto me and started exploring. Now I need to get a cheap camera assuming I'm not shutdown with buying one as I think I've reached my limit for the month will 3 snakes lol.

[Reinz]

Congrats on your latest acquisition Sauzo!

[Sauzo]

Thanks Reinz. I'm pretty well tapped on my snake allotment now haha so you wont be seeing any new acquisitions for at least a year...or more lol.

@Gio-Hey I know your little man is about the same size as mine. What do you feed your guy? My little man is about 2.5' and a little thicker than a stick of pepperoni. I sent Kris an email as the other one I was going to get was eating small rats or adult mice but I'm not sure about this guy. And I don't see how he could eat a small rat. I mean a small rat would be over double his width lol. Would look like he ate a football and i'd probably have to roll him onto the flexwatt lol.

[Gio]

Thanks Reinz. I'm pretty well tapped on my snake allotment now haha so you wont be seeing any new acquisitions for at least a year...or more lol.

@Gio-Hey I know your little man is about the same size as mine. What do you feed your guy? My little man is about 2.5' and a little thicker than a stick of pepperoni. I sent Kris an email as the other one I was going to get was eating small rats or adult mice but I'm not sure about this guy. And I don't see how he could eat a small rat. I mean a small rat would be over double his width lol. Would look like he ate a football and i'd probably have to roll him onto the flexwatt lol.

Hey I'm using my cell phone so I'm going to skip capitalization and punctuation just so I can answer you quick small rats are fine they do leave a bulge I am feeding one every seven days the first go-round I gave him one the day he arrived took it no problem then gave him one for days later took that no problem shed out and then I gave him one seven days later now I am doing every 7 to 10 day Congrats man I'm totally stoked for you

[Sauzo]

Hey I'm using my cell phone so I'm going to skip capitalization and punctuation just so I can answer you quick small rats are fine they do leave a bulge I am feeding one every seven days the first go-round I gave him one the day he arrived took it no problem then gave him one for days later took that no problem shed out and then I gave him one seven days later now I am doing every 7 to 10 day Congrats man I'm totally stoked for you

Thanks man. Really? He ate a small rat? I'm kind of worried about a small rat for this guy. Seems like it would be huge lol. maybe i'll try a weaned rat first and see how that looks in him and then adjust as needed. And i'm pretty stoked too. The picture of the snake on Vitals website doesn't look like my male. He is freakin gorgeous! Kris said he was going to pick a nice one for me as the white albino had the nose issue and stuff. He came through with flying colors on him. A thick orange line from his head to his tail. Looks like a racing stripe haha.

[Gio]

Thanks man. Really? He ate a small rat? I'm kind of worried about a small rat for this guy. Seems like it would be huge lol. maybe i'll try a weaned rat first and see how that looks in him and then adjust as needed. And i'm pretty stoked too. The picture of the snake on Vitals website doesn't look like my male. He is freakin gorgeous! Kris said he was going to pick a nice one for me as the white albino had the nose issue and stuff. He came through with flying colors on him. A thick orange line from his head to his tail. Looks like a racing stripe haha.

Yes, smalls and that is what Kris recommended. You will be amazed at the metabolism of these guys. Huge lump goes down over night and 2 days later its all but gone. I was skeptical about the size but a retic friend told me that was the right size as well. It sounds like your dude is a tab bit longer than mine. I think my boy is under 2 feet still. The lump of a small will be large but these aren't boas. They can take a larger meal like carpets, but digest much faster and because of that they need to eat more frequently.

That said, it is important not to overdo it. At this stage a meal that is big for them isn't going to have much influence on growth. I think I'll keep with smalls for a long while and then move up to medium sized rats and the quail equivalent. According to Kris and Cody, our males will eventually be maintenance fed large rats every 7-10 days or the quail equivalent.

I think staying within those parameters will set us up for lean and not overly large animals.




This is how thick Wallace is. I'm guessing you have a similar build on your guy.




NOW,,,,,, GET YOURSELF A CHEAP CAMERA and join the fun LOL!

[Sauzo]

Well good news is he ate a weaned rat no problem other than being kind of retarded and trying to eat the ass about 5 times before finally finding the head under his body lol. Now hes curled up behind his hide with his head laying on top of the hide staring out the front of the cage lol. Seems hes not impressed with RBI hides. He prefers to sit curled up behind them and use them pillows. And yes Gio, I know I need a dang camera lol. Need to try and scrounge up the cash for one. I blew WAY too much the past month on snakes and Herpstats and other accessories

And honestly, yours looks bigger Gio. Mine might be older and possibly longer(don't know since I don't see yours stretched) but he is definitely thinner. Mines more streamline. Might just be the black making yours look thicker but I always thought white made you look fat and black was slimming lol.