Finally, a ball python that looks the way it should.
I'd always encounter ones that were way, way too thin because their owners insisted upon feeding the animal pinkies and fuzzies when the snake is born able to eat an adult mouse. That *points up* is what that species is supposed to look like.
Congratulations on your purchase and soon-to-be-acquisition. It was a big step, and I'm proud of you (yes, yes I really am, I don't care if I'm pretty much a stranger, I'm just brimming over with niceness today).
The breeder told me that he's eating rat pups, which I'm unsure of finding a good source for frozen. But, I have plenty of adult mice in my freezer. And if he insists on the rat pups for now, I'll go on a search for them.
My boyfriend's ball python is pushing three feet right now (I think) and he recently started her on rats. And it's astonishing the reaction in her! She absolutely loves them so much more than the mice she was getting before.
She has such a good weight to her, also. No emaciated snakes in that tank, no sir.
Once the boy arrives and settles in, you should come by for a visit. I'm not far from you at all! If'n you do, you can also see the hognose that S. got for me my boyfriend. :D
Rat pups are faaaaaatty LOL - no surprises why he looks chubby :-) Any rodent supplier will have rat pups; the pet shop where I used to work used SOS Rodent Express (she's out in the Morgantown, PA area, or something out there), and I know she had 'em. You can always ask S. for reputable ones, too (I pre-kill, because I never have enough animals to warrant buying frozen in bulk).
Nope, you're not far from me at all (like it would matter if you were; how far do I drive on the weekends? LOL) - you're just a straight shot down I-95 :D I would so totally come to visit; hell, I'm sure S. would have no qualms about accompanying me (after all, he did go on and on about how awesome you and the Engineer are - yes, yes he did). I so totally love hoggies, too. Like hardcore love.
It's cute that you're calling him S. *grins* Just had to throw that in there for good measure.
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Date: 2007-12-28 09:12 pm (UTC)I'd always encounter ones that were way, way too thin because their owners insisted upon feeding the animal pinkies and fuzzies when the snake is born able to eat an adult mouse. That *points up* is what that species is supposed to look like.
Congratulations on your purchase and soon-to-be-acquisition. It was a big step, and I'm proud of you (yes, yes I really am, I don't care if I'm pretty much a stranger, I'm just brimming over with niceness today).
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Date: 2007-12-28 09:20 pm (UTC)The breeder told me that he's eating rat pups, which I'm unsure of finding a good source for frozen. But, I have plenty of adult mice in my freezer. And if he insists on the rat pups for now, I'll go on a search for them.
My boyfriend's ball python is pushing three feet right now (I think) and he recently started her on rats. And it's astonishing the reaction in her! She absolutely loves them so much more than the mice she was getting before.
She has such a good weight to her, also. No emaciated snakes in that tank, no sir.
Once the boy arrives and settles in, you should come by for a visit. I'm not far from you at all! If'n you do, you can also see the hognose that S. got for
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Date: 2007-12-28 10:02 pm (UTC)At worst, you could order them from miceonice.com or rodentpro.com
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Date: 2007-12-29 12:24 am (UTC)Nope, you're not far from me at all (like it would matter if you were; how far do I drive on the weekends? LOL) - you're just a straight shot down I-95 :D I would so totally come to visit; hell, I'm sure S. would have no qualms about accompanying me (after all, he did go on and on about how awesome you and the Engineer are - yes, yes he did). I so totally love hoggies, too. Like hardcore love.
It's cute that you're calling him S. *grins* Just had to throw that in there for good measure.