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02-07-2019, 01:43 PM
#181
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02-16-2019, 01:34 AM
#182
Re: So this happened
Weighed Sonny the other day for the first time in a while. 16.2 lbs empty. I would’ve guessed a lot more, 16lbs feels a lot heavier when it’s all muscle and has a mind of its own
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03-16-2019, 06:40 PM
#183
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03-18-2019, 01:57 PM
#184
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Re: So this happened
Originally Posted by Dxw425
Went to the Sacramento Reptile Expo and came home with this guy, one of my two bucket list snakes
Hes a male purple albino from ESP, weighed in at 155, he's already super tolerant of handling and very inquisitive. The other on my list was/is a hypo granite burm, and there was one at the show, but i just wasnt quite ready to drop $800 on a snake that i will never breed. But anyways here he is, his temporary 4ft boaphile should be on my doorstep any day now, and looks like ill be ordering an 8 foot in a couple months.
Still trying to think of a bad ass name, suggestions are welcome.
$800 for a hypo granite burm wow that is major price in the uk they are £200 -£250 max wow I cannot believe the prices you pay over in states
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04-13-2019, 06:52 AM
#185
Re: So this happened
So Sonny had been looking good, mild push face, and was post meal lounging for the past week. He refused his rabbit and ate two big rats. Checked him yesterday and he was curled under the heat, checked him today and his cage was destroyed from pushing and he managed to damage about 8 inches of his scales on his back pretty badly. It appears that he somehow managed to push a 1/4 gap in his slider open and started to squeeze through, and then realized he couldn’t fit out and scraped his back on the way back in. There was definite bleeding and now I’ve got to treat it daily. At this point I’m not really sure what to do. I’m going to place an order solely of colossal rats and switch him back to weekly feedings. If we can’t tame down the pushing within that period I’m going to have to rehome him. I don’t think it’s fair to him and I’m not sure what else to do at this point. I’m really really hoping it doesn’t come to that because he’s the best snake aside from his constant pushing.
Anyone have any ideas?
Last edited by Dxw425; 04-13-2019 at 06:56 AM.
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04-13-2019, 06:55 AM
#186
Re: So this happened
Also in regards to his latest mishap; I noticed a good amount of substrate jammed in the edge of the slider, and realized that when I last locked the cage the slider lock was one click looser that usual due to the blockage. Typically this would not have been possible. Just goes to show how much diligence is required with these guys. I’ve been able to mend everything else he’s done so far so we should be okay, but I do feel bad and pretty conflicted at this point.
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04-13-2019, 08:59 AM
#187
Re: So this happened
I feel you dude. Rehoming is a tough decision to make but I can’t blame you at all. Do right by your animal, there’s no judgement here whatever the decision is
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07-23-2019, 05:32 PM
#188
Re: So this happened
Hopefully im not jynxing it here, but it appears we have fixed Sonnys pushing problem. Someone told me even though my temperatures seemed alright to try unplugging his heat panel and just give him the ambient room temperatures. It seems to have done the trick. Ive been going every two weeks giving him two large rats and he has'nt been busting his face up at all. Now to just hope his face heals all the way, it looks as though he may have a cyst from the whole ordeal.
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07-28-2019, 09:29 PM
#189
Reptile Dysfunction
Re: So this happened
We have one named wick after John wick ! I also have a zodiac after the killer. Lol.
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