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hey all,i'm new to this particular forum(i'm a regular on some of the turtle forums),and i have a couple questions about a young apalachicola king that i picked up today.i've had colubrids in the past,and my son has an albino corn that i tend to,but the vast majority of my hands-on experiance in the last decade was dramatically bent towards australian pythons,mainly coastal carpets,ij carpets,and white-lips.
however,my better,more rational(in her veiw,anyway)half decided that my pythons were too much of a hazard with a 5 yr old helping daddy clean cages.i agreed on the white-lips,which is why i tended them strictly by myself.
anyway,that's enough on that rant,back to my questions:
1 how big do goini get,compared to the eastern chains and the splendida that i've had in the past?
2 do goini undergo any color/pattern change as they grow,like some florida kings,or do they just get bigger and look the same,like chain kings? looks like i ran out of room,thanks
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1.1 cb spotted turtles (parker(f),stinky(m))
0.0.1 cb baby red cheek mud (pickles)
0.0.1 cb baby chiapas musk (chomper)
0.0.3 wc baby stinkpots (inky,blinky,&dot)
1.1 wc eastern mud turtles (george & jane)
1.0 cb eastern painted turtle (fred)
0.0.1 mississippi map (lil' dummy)
0.0.1 cb ally snapper (gamera)
0.0.2 red-eared sliders(kaelan's classroom pets,summer babysitting)
1.0 cb06 albino corn (rusty)
0.0.1 cb07 apalachicola kingsnake
0.0.1 wc halloween crab
0.1 irritating cat (sassy )
2.0 cb children (sidney,13 & kaelan,5)
0.1 wc wife (danae,age withheld due to fears for personal safety)

"my name is inigo montoya...you killed my father.prepare to die."

Goini are basically the same snake as all other Eastern King types. They tend to get pretty stocky if well fed, and they are very good eaters. The pattern and colors do change, but I compare it to writing on a balloon and blowing it up. The pattern and color they were born with really doesn’t change, as they grow, like the balloon inflating, the pattern and color becomes less concentrated. A striped will always be a striped, etc. They don’t change from the way they were born. They lighten up a lot, but it’s the dark being the same, but more spread out in a bigger suit. That’s the simplified version, others can be more specific. I’ve never known a snake with a better temperament than a Goini, it does seem to be a consistent trait. Here’s some I have owned and loved…

Those are NICE!

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Todd Hughes

Those are some shweeeet examples, man!

I especially like the ones with zero hint of any pattern whatsoever!

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