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Don That snake looks great!
Heres a pic of my 07, almost a year old. She's starting to get a little more attitude with the tail rattling and head butts, only puffed up her throught once though. I really can't wait to get her a boyfriend. Of all the snakes I keep she's by far my favorite, even beats out the Cribos


Nate

Wow, she's really nice. They could probably pass for sisters. Yours might have a little more yellow. I have her and a big male in a display type set up (well kind of), and they more often than not are in full veiw, basking under UV light. They seem to have become pretty tolerant of my presence. I just sit there and watch them and find myself saying, "these things are awesome."

I have been thinking of setting her (and her man) up in a 6't x 4'w x 2'd enclosure with a full length rhp and 4 foot uv bulb.

I noticed that when I put her in her first enclosure that was heated by an overhead light she would bask frequantly but when I moved her into a larger cage with the heat coming from a RHP she rarely basks? I think light does play a role in thier basking, hotter spots in the jungle are usually in the unfiltered sun, they seek it out. Another thing I have done is added several arborial hides and now all she seems to do is move from hide to hide and only hangs out in the mid-afternoon.

Any pics of the male and enclosure?
Nate

The enclosure is really nothing special, but it works. It's this vinyl netting surrounding a plastic frame. I'll snap a pic here soon. The male will be tough to photograph by myself. He's not small and definetely not cooperative. I'll try to get the girlfriend to snap a decent pic this weekend.

That's a real "looker" too Nate!

~Doug
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"

Nice looking animal!,....looks like you're taking great care of it too.

~Doug
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"