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Post Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:29 am   More critters

Here are the first feeding pics of Kruegar :)

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And Julia

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And Dog making a mad dash for his breakfast of banana

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I took a few of the sliders but they didn't turn out for some reason. Not sure what the problem was with the focus last night. I guess some days I have it, some days I dont.. :oops:
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Post Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 1:03 pm   

The names are cracking me up. "Dog" for a tort is just great & I love the very feminine lovely name "Julia" for a snake. I imagine her with a pink bow on her head or something to make her look "less" menacing! :)
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Post Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 1:51 pm   

Funny thing is that Julia is actually a boy..didn't find out til long after I'd named 'her'.. Still can't say 'him'..
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Post Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 2:00 pm   

Aww, "she" is still "beautiful." :wink:
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Post Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 3:01 pm   

gorgeous animals! i love that picture of julia, she looks like she's weightless :)

what kind of snakes are those, it's hard to tell from the pic.
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Post Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 3:26 pm   

Kruegar is a common (colombian) boa. Julia is a ball python.
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Post Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:19 pm   

May I ask what the basic needs are for a snake and how much they costs? Just some quick basics, thanks.
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Post Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:33 pm   

i'm interested, too. i so want a snake but boyfriend's greeted me with a firm ''no" maybe if i show him the care sheet for a terrarium he will change his mind. unless it's the fear that has him saying nay.

do the turtles and snakes ever see each other?
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Post Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:20 am   

Here are a couple of good care sheets

Boa Constrictor
http://redtailboa.net/forums/snake/27588-boa-constrictor-boa-constrictor.html

Ball python
http://redtailboa.net/forums/snake/27544-ball-python.html

The care is pretty basic, but the eating habits, and potential size and aggression are something to think about. There are also message boards on that site for all species.

My ball python is almost a year old and just over 3 feet. He's been refusing food for almost 5 months now and that can be stressful on the owner. My boa has been a good eater so far but he bites me quite often. This needs to be corrected before he gets dangerously large.
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Post Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 4:21 pm   

They are just too cool!
How exactly do you correct a boa from biting?
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Post Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 4:36 pm   

Im not sure if it was you who was against live feeders so if it was you, just ignore this and sorry for bringing it up :oops: . You could try live feeder mice It really puts snakes on the hunt and will make her/him more intreasted in the food. Anyways I really like that pic of Julia and how the red light reflects off her it looks really cool.
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Post Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 1:05 pm   

Blue Flamingo wrote:Im not sure if it was you who was against live feeders so if it was you, just ignore this and sorry for bringing it up :oops: . You could try live feeder mice It really puts snakes on the hunt and will make her/him more intreasted in the food. Anyways I really like that pic of Julia and how the red light reflects off her it looks really cool.


It might have been me but I don't go nuts about it because sometimes it's just necessary. Last year she fasted for a few months and I finally caved and gave her live. She was on live mice for a few weeks then I switched to live rats. One of the rats bit her so she's been spooked by live ever since and so have I. I felt terrible. Even supervised live feeding is dangerous. If she loses a serious amount of weight I'll try live again but for now I'm sticking with pre-killed or thawed.
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Post Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 5:11 pm   

i watched a snake eat a mouse, the squealing. oh it was awful, i'd prefer prekilled myself. especially since cleaning out the tub after that cleaning was just no fun, no fun at all.
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Post Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 10:42 pm   

my friend feeds live mice because his snake wont eat any other, the kills are clean though maybe the sanke was to small to eat live so it was messy
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Post Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 2:06 am   

WOW! Snakes are pretty but too umm scary for me! Awesome pics tho! And I LOVE the pic of Dog running for his nana! Awwwwww
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