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Re: Lan Fan the Japanese Rat Snake
Originally Posted by Bogertophis
Looks like you're getting there. She reminds me of my Korean rat snake (greenish dorsal scales & yellow underside), but my male has never warmed up to handling-
he's flighty like a racer. Oh well, can't win 'em all. At least he's brave enough to grab f/t prey from tongs now, I don't have to leave it on his "door-step", turn out
the lights & leave the room any more. In fact, in summer he comes after the tongs too, now.
We're still in the very early stages color-wise; I don't really expect her to change much until closer to the year mark. We'll see lol. Her belly is actually constantly pink, but in a pretty opalescent way, it just doesn't photograph well.
She's always been eager to eat from tongs, thankfully. I got a feeding video a few weeks ago that I don't think I shared here.
0.1 Red Axanthic P. regius | Mazikeen
0.1 E. climacophora | Lan Fan
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Gosh, she's so beautiful!
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Re: Lan Fan the Japanese Rat Snake
Originally Posted by RickyNY
Gosh, she's so beautiful!
Thank you! Her head is genuinely blue now, but for some reason it doesn't seem to show in photos well.
Trying to water plants in here, meanwhile Lan Fan:
0.1 Red Axanthic P. regius | Mazikeen
0.1 E. climacophora | Lan Fan
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Ha, that's a noodle-y rat snake for you...they can really hang on & climb with all that body length. She's cute!
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)
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Re: Lan Fan the Japanese Rat Snake
I was able to get Lan Fan out for handling today - something I haven't been able to comfortably do since I moved back into my parent's place. Now I have my own house, and don't have to worry about my mom or her dog interrupting me.
No recent pictures- she is officially a two-hands-on-deck snake, and as she's over 3 foot long now and lightning fast, that's not exactly surprising. She's also starting to come into her blue coloration with full force. Her head, sides, and belly are bright, almost neon blue. Her back has turned a pretty eye-catching olive-green color, and I think she has some blue coming in between her "saddles" along her back.
She is exactly what I wanted when I looked into Japanese rat snakes, if a bit feistier than expected. Now that I have my own place, I'm going to work on getting her used to handling again and maybe get someone over to take pics while I'm at it.
I do have one picture, but it's hard to see how bright she is without natural sunlight. Getting some UVB. I just ordered a replacement bulb for her, so she'll get the full benefits of basking when that arrives.
0.1 Red Axanthic P. regius | Mazikeen
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Re: Lan Fan the Japanese Rat Snake
Another one I forgot to include last post.
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