| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| CDN_Blood |
Posted - 10/09/2012 : 12:05:57
Here are a couple of quick shots of Skyler (E.c.crassus) after shedding a couple of days ago. Enjoy :)
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| 15 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| Nathair2012 |
Posted - 02/10/2012 : 20:57:25
Wow! Skyler looks beautiful in that natural sunlight. Gorgeous :) |
| Moppet |
Posted - 30/09/2012 : 01:38:13
Sooooo pretty. I hadn't seen any pictures of this type of RB before. She's a Paraguayan right? Gorgeous! |
| IncurableFlirt |
Posted - 29/09/2012 : 16:33:51
I really love her colors and markings. Fantastic! |
| smart bunny |
Posted - 26/09/2012 : 20:36:15
Gorgeous :D |
| Snakesitter |
Posted - 19/09/2012 : 23:42:04
Pretty as always! Good job capturing the iridescence! |
| CDN_Blood |
Posted - 19/09/2012 : 12:08:28
More recent shots. Enjoy :)
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| smart bunny |
Posted - 12/09/2012 : 14:51:18
Thanks so much for replying. I will definitely keep it to 26-28 in there as I have done so far then (there is always a little fluctuation with my stat). As for handling, as she hasn't eaten we have really been keeping it to an absolute miniumum, only handling to transfer to another rub when giving the rub a quick clean out or when trying to feed (eg have tried putting her in a tiny butter tub with the food overnight as one of the options). Have also tried just leaving it outside her hide. She often explores in the evening, and is sometimes also seen out during the day (unusual though). We have tried different size food - mouse pinkies/a fuzzy and even 1 frozen rat pink and another time one live one (which she did pull into her hide but did not eat). Not been able to source live mouse pinks as yet... Oh, and we only ever try to feed in the evening just before we go to bed and always leave the food with her overnight whether in her rub or with her in a little tub.
So difficult not to handle - especially when I tried wiggling the food in front of her with tongs last time (1st time trying tongs lol). She showed real interest... came right over... then climbed up the tongs onto my hand! So she certainly gives the impression of being settled in...
I will try the paper bag suggestion next - will try anything lol!
Oh, and she is still 19/20g so not very big. Not losing any weight, but she has shed twice so is obviously growing longer and getting skinnier...  |
| CDN_Blood |
Posted - 11/09/2012 : 11:52:01
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Originally posted by smart bunny
Todd, do you mind if I ask you a quick question (sorry to hijack your thread) - Snakesitter and you and everyone gave me loads of advice when I was first setting up for a BRB, but as you know we ended up getting a CRB... so I did just check quickly that they had the same setup requirements. Snakesitter said that they did but he thought they possibly could tolerate slightly more heat... what heat would you have at the warm side for your CRB's? Do you still keep it to max 28C or do you keep them a little hotter?
(Still trying to get Prism to eat )
28C is OK in my opinion. I'll let something larger get a degree or two higher because it takes more heat to warm a larger body, but the entire room gets a decent drop in temperature at night.
In my experience, there are 2 major factors in getting them settled in and eating quickly - not handling them until they're ready for it and lights off at night with a temperature drop.
It's so important not to handle them until they're comfortable in their new surroundings and eating regularly. You'll know they're comfortable when they get up and move around for hours once the lights go off on a regular basis. If you see that happening each night, it's time to start thinking about feeding them, and I recommend that the first feedings happen during this dark and active time. Once they're eating regularly, you can try feeding them in daylight hours, but it's unlikely that they'll eat during the day until they're settled in.
One trick you can try to help get the food drive up is to place the thawed food in a smallish paper bag and close the bag for a couple of hours to get the scent of it built up nice and strong. Once that has happened, open the bag and place it in the enclosure with the snake. Often the concentrated smell will get them excited enough to eat.
Something I've noticed with many RB keepers is that they offer food that is much too small, and that's not going to interest the snake. They know that they'll spend more energy trying to eat something too small than they'll be taking in if they do waste all that energy eating it, so I often have to recommend increasing the size of the food dramatically, but I'm not sure what size that particular snake is, so in this case I can't make that recommendation, but most baby RBs are eating baby rats, just to give you an idea.
Where temperatures are concerned, I really wouldn't push it too much if you think that's the problem - small snakes can overheat very quickly and that can cause death if left unchecked. |
| smart bunny |
Posted - 11/09/2012 : 10:07:36
Todd, do you mind if I ask you a quick question (sorry to hijack your thread) - Snakesitter and you and everyone gave me loads of advice when I was first setting up for a BRB, but as you know we ended up getting a CRB... so I did just check quickly that they had the same setup requirements. Snakesitter said that they did but he thought they possibly could tolerate slightly more heat... what heat would you have at the warm side for your CRB's? Do you still keep it to max 28C or do you keep them a little hotter?
(Still trying to get Prism to eat ) |
| CDN_Blood |
Posted - 11/09/2012 : 01:39:30
I'm glad everyone enjoys her :) |
| smart bunny |
Posted - 10/09/2012 : 22:56:56
Aww she's lovely :) |
| gmac |
Posted - 10/09/2012 : 22:52:13
I adore Skyler, looking good as usual :) |
| IncurableFlirt |
Posted - 10/09/2012 : 22:46:18
Beautiful as always. I really love her coloring, it seems to get more gorgeous with each shed. Thanks for sharing your awesome pics! :) |
| Blackcat |
Posted - 10/09/2012 : 21:44:26
Skyler is stunning.
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| Snakesitter |
Posted - 10/09/2012 : 21:18:06
I never tire of looking at Skyler, Todd...though he/she did not seem too interested in the camera this session. ;-) What a difference a fresh shed makes! :-) |
