I went to check on Damien tonight because I knew he was due to shed any day. He was in his hide but I could see him moving aound and i could see that there was shed skin in there with him. So I lifted up the hide because I was gonna get rid of the skin only to find that he had just started shedding. I took him out and let him slither through my hands to get the rest of the skin off. Here is a pic of him freshly shed (taken about five minutes after the skin came off):
Just for size comparison, here is a picture of him the day that I got him. The water dish next to him is the bottom of your typical water cooler paper cup:
Here's a pic from about two weeks ago. He can suck down three of these size mice at each feeding (yes I know that is probably a sign that he needs to go up to the next size mouse, I'm just trying to get rid of the size that I currently have in the freezer). I'm beginning to think that Tom sold me a bottomless pit instead of a snake!! LOL He'll even eat when he is in deep blue.
And here is a picture of his house. It's a 29 gallon.
Anyways, I still can't thank Tom enough for sending me such a beautiful and awesome snake!!!!!
Manda in Seattle
Damien - Black Mexican Kingsnake
Nibbles - Normal Motley Cornsnake
Gratch - Okeetee Cornsnake
