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Little Miss Hissy Spits!

pyromaniac Jan 07, 2012 09:42 AM


My little sunglow bull Zafra. She now weighs 65 solid grams before feeding. When I got her Dec 7 she weighed 40 grams. She did some feedings after she arrived, then took time out to shed, now is feeding again. She is very shy, not at all the tame laid back type as my other bulls. She hisses and feints at me but I persist, picking her up and putting her in her feeding jar and taking her out after she eats. Getting her back out of the jar is when she is the worst, coiling up and pretending to strike me. As tiny as she is, her show is a tad unnerving! LOL! She is for sure full of bull! But with gentle handling she is calming down,
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Bob
Pyromaniac AKA Greatballzofire
Keeping cats allows man to cohabitate with tigers. Keeping reptiles allows man to cohabitate with dinosaurs.

Replies (10)

monklet Jan 07, 2012 11:27 AM

Really fun account! ...love the pissy little ones The color on the girl is amazing!
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pyromaniac Jan 08, 2012 11:42 AM

Thanks!
She does not seem to be fading, either. Its hard to get the full brilliance of her orange.
I get a hoot out of sharing my snake events here!
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Bob
Pyromaniac AKA Greatballzofire
Keeping cats allows man to cohabitate with tigers. Keeping reptiles allows man to cohabitate with dinosaurs.

rosspadilla Jan 07, 2012 09:21 PM

Wow, that is a nice looking Bull.
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pyromaniac Jan 08, 2012 11:45 AM

Thanks!
I am anxious for her to get full size to really show off her colors. Her parents are not behemoths, but a nice 4 plus feet is likely for her at maturity.
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Bob
Pyromaniac AKA Greatballzofire
Keeping cats allows man to cohabitate with tigers. Keeping reptiles allows man to cohabitate with dinosaurs.

PHFaust Jan 08, 2012 06:26 PM

One of the coolest names EVA!
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Cindy Steinle
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pyromaniac Jan 08, 2012 06:43 PM

LMAO!!!
You mean Zaphra or Little Miss Hissy Spits? She is getting less hissy spits, which is a good thing, as a four foot long Miss Hissy Spits would be rather intimidating, to say the least!
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Bob
Pyromaniac AKA Greatballzofire
Keeping cats allows man to cohabitate with tigers. Keeping reptiles allows man to cohabitate with dinosaurs.

PHFaust Jan 08, 2012 11:00 PM

>>LMAO!!!
>>You mean Zaphra or Little Miss Hissy Spits? She is getting less hissy spits, which is a good thing, as a four foot long Miss Hissy Spits would be rather intimidating, to say the least!
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Love little miss hissy spits. That name needs to stay.
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Cindy Steinle
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pyromaniac Jan 09, 2012 05:24 AM

Love little miss hissy spits. That name needs to stay.

Okay, so henceforth she shall be known as Little Miss Hissy Spits, aka Zafra for short. Need a short name for feeding log, etc. Also all my snakes have a z in the name.

At least she is not as bad as this little dude!
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Bob
Pyromaniac AKA Greatballzofire
Keeping cats allows man to cohabitate with tigers. Keeping reptiles allows man to cohabitate with dinosaurs.

PHFaust Jan 09, 2012 10:54 PM

Why the Z?

Little Miss Hissy SpitZ there ya go!
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pyromaniac Jan 10, 2012 07:05 AM

OR Spitz for short! That works! The Z thing is just a theme; Z is a reptilian letter (think Godzilla! LOL!)

A name I have in reserve for when I get a male with attitude is Spetsnaz. Means Russian Special Forces, a most feared unit.
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Bob
Pyromaniac AKA Greatballzofire
Keeping cats allows man to cohabitate with tigers. Keeping reptiles allows man to cohabitate with dinosaurs.

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