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04-19-2023, 12:14 AM
#271
Re: Quarterly Weigh-In
Originally Posted by Homebody
Correction: He's 13 grams heavier, not 8 grams.
I suppose he had one foot on the floor during the first weight?
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04-19-2023, 06:26 AM
#272
Re: Quarterly Weigh-In
Originally Posted by Homebody
Correction: He's 13 grams heavier, not 8 grams.
Final correction: The scale read 338 grams. When I subtracted the weight of the bowl and feeder (105 grams), I should have reached a total of 233 grams, 8 grams more than his last weigh in.
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05-01-2023, 11:13 PM
#273
Re: Wiggles, the Children's Python
This is one of the few times I've seen Wiggles climbing on his new net.
I still haven't seen him in the new hide I made for him. That's o.k. I think it just takes snakes a while to accept new furnishings.
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05-01-2023, 11:19 PM
#274
Nets (& rope hammocks) are great exercise & supply the traction snakes love- as long as there's no holes small enough for them to get stuck in. Really not an option for ball pythons, but our slender Antaresia pythons (& my rat snakes) are well-suited for this. It does take most snakes a while to trust & try out new furnishings, but once they do, they usually enjoy.
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05-08-2023, 10:05 PM
#275
Wiggles strikes again!
Wiggles just struck my glove while I was changing his water. He was partially in his hide, but the part that was out of his hide was wound up and ready for action. I thought the gloves would be too unappealing for him to strike, but I was wrong. Next time, I'll stop and tap him out of food mode before I put myself in range.
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05-08-2023, 10:07 PM
#276
Re: Wiggles strikes again!
Last edited by Bogertophis; 05-08-2023 at 10:11 PM.
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05-08-2023, 10:33 PM
#277
Re: Wiggles, the Children's Python
Lesson learned.
I remove my "trigger happy"/food driven snakes when I do cage maintenance. Easier for all involved.
If you don't want to do that, I think you are on the right track with letting him know you are there and no food is coming.
Keep us posted.
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05-09-2023, 08:45 AM
#278
Re: Wiggles, the Children's Python
Originally Posted by dakski
...I remove my "trigger happy"/food driven snakes when I do cage maintenance...
Even for water changes?
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05-09-2023, 12:05 PM
#279
Re: Wiggles, the Children's Python
Originally Posted by Homebody
Even for water changes?
I sure wouldn't. I almost never take a snake out for "maintenance" unless the whole place needs changed. Why stress them?
Exactly what I do depends on "who it is" though- I know what I can get away with for each of my snakes. Or how to let them know it's just me, not food, anyway.
Once in a while (when I want to "live dangerously") I use both hands- one with wiggling fingers ("LOOK OVER HERE!") & the other to swipe the bowl.
Last edited by Bogertophis; 05-09-2023 at 12:06 PM.
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05-10-2023, 09:28 PM
#280
Re: Wiggles strikes again!
Originally Posted by Homebody
...Next time, I'll stop and tap him out of food mode before I put myself in range.
Well, that didn't work. He struck the hook, then my gloves. It occurred to me afterward that he's due for a shed. Maybe that's why he's acting so crazy.
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