my beautiful snakes :)

[lovespunaround]

Some of these colors are a little off...the camera decided to adjust itself to the light in my room so I had to readjust in Photoshop. So they're pretty close.
anyway.....

Augmented the male Borneo python:

Snakey the coastal carpet python of unknown gender, hence the name:

Daphne the red blood python:

Diminished the female Borneo python:

Me and Daphne, since she's my big fat baby:

And finally, my fiancee, Amanda, with Ozzy the corn snake:

She was a little nervous because she never has been a snake person, but she's trying. And now she wants a white-lipped python because my brother has one and she thinks he's really pretty.

It kind of gives me snake envy

 

[Sunpoe]

You weren't kidding when you said you had beautiful snakes Great collection.

 

[walls]

Niiiiiiiiiice.

I love the bloods nice big bodied brutes.

Thumbs way up!

 

[hamato_yoshii]

That Corn is HUGE! Any tips on feeding your Bloods, I always have problems with them.

 

[lovespunaround]

Thanks everyone! Walls, I'm a blood person too, obviously...great personalities, beautiful patterns, and pretty impressive size without being unmanageable.
...but ever since I got that carpet a few months ago, I'm becoming a carpet person too.

Hamato, I don't know how you keep your bloods, but what's always worked for me (and a lot of breeders) is to make sure they feel safe and secure. Bloods do better in a relatively small cage with a very snug hide spot. Leave them alone for about a week to let them settle in, then try feeding an adult mouse or a hopper rat once a week. Prekilled is recommended although I (shamefully) have always fed my bloods live food, but I keep a close watch on them until the rat is dead. I'm going to start killing the rats soon, when I can work up the nerve to slam an adult. The small ones are no problem and the carpet python still attacks and constricts them...no jiggling with hemostats or anything.

Anyway, once you get them started and feeding regularly, there shouldn't be any problems. Mine have pretty strong feeding responses.

 

[hamato_yoshii]

I keep mine just like that, small cage, hiding spot, etc. I've had a juvenile for a while now, and his eating is very erratic. I offer him food weekly and he eats pretty much once a month. He isnt unhealthy though as I have had him for over 6 months. I guess he might just be weird.

 

[lovespunaround]

Hmm that is weird...what's his cage temperature?

 

[walls]

I feed ONLY thawed rodents to my snake. The fear of a bite and an infection to my pet is enough for not to feed live. Also its great that you can buy a couple dozen at a time and have them when you need them.

Do you keep a moist hide in the cage with them?

 

[elevatethis]

Bloods don't like to be all that warm, believe it or not. Kara from NERD told me 85-87 max for the hotspot, with 82 ambient. Humidity is also vital for these guys, because according to her, if they are exposed to humidity lesser than 50-60%, the lining of their lungs can get irritated, which would stress them out, and could cause them to go off feed.

Just a tidbit I thought I'd share.

 

[nycsicktank]

nice collection im so envy