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Hi,
Does anyone have any experience feeding Bangka bloods? I wanted to compare notes. I had 2 earlier, one fed right away. Out of 3 Bangkas I just got, one of the 3 ate 1 day after I got it. I also acquired 3 Sumatrans last year, all of which have fed from day one with no problems at all on F/T Rats. The imports from years ago NEVER ate this quick. These are all sub-adults. I got these in 2 nights ago and they came in fantastic; clean, no ticks or mites, perfectly healthy. Right off the boat too. Not for the faint of heart!
Paul Edwards

PAUL'CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW BANKA'S I WAS SURE TEMPTED TO PICK UP SOME IMPORTED BANKA ADULTS FROM BUSHMASTER REPTILES. DID YOU SEE THEM I THE CLASSIFIED SECTION? THEY'R UNRREALL!! AWESOME.I JUST PICKED UP A BABY BANKA SHE IS SOO SMALL.BUT ALREADY EXIBITING A RED FLUSH IN HER FACE.YOU ASK ABOUT MY LINK IF THAT WAS A BANKA. NO I HAD THAT MALE SINCE HE WAS THREE INCHES LONG. HE'S A FULL ON SUMATRAN.HE WAS MY FIRST SNAKE.I DID'NT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT COLOR OR HOW TO PICK EM FOR COLOR.I HAD'NT EVEN SEEN A PICTURE OF AN ADULT BLOOD.ALL I KNEW WAS HE LOOKED WAY WICKED AND THAT I NEEDED THAT SNAKE IN MY LIFE.(LOVE AT FIRST SITE?)GUARANTEED!I GOT LUCKY CAUSE HE IS TURNING INTO THIS UNREAL RED ADULT.YOU CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE BEETWEEN SUMATRAN BLOODS AND BANKA'S.BANKA'S HAVE A LONGER SNOUT.SUMATRANS HAVE A BEEFIER HEAD.(ONLY MY OWN PERSONAL OPINION)MAY THE FORCE BE WIYH YOU.

Actually these are from Kameron at Bushmaster. I got 3 of them. In fact I was very impressed, and I'm not easily impressed - one of the artifacts of being around for a while is that you become cynical. I was so impressed in fact that I just ordered 2 more ! I have a great shot of one but I don't have anywhere to post it. Maybe I can e-mail it to you or someone else that has an acct here & you can post it. Let me know. This was the first time I had done business with Kameron & I was very impressed. I asked him some tough, point blank questions & he answered them openly & honestly. He understates his animals...I like that. The specimens in the pics on his add BTW had been on the farm for about 8 months when those pics were taken. Very nice. I'm looking for good things out of these.
Wild caught Bloods come in looking nothing like what they will eventually look like. After you get them feeding well & after they have shed a few times, and cleared up any health problems, they are MUCH nicer. I received a bunch of wild caught Sumatrans (6 of them)when they first started coming in years ago. I was very dissapointed when I first got them. After about 6 months though they all looked great. I went through HELL getting those acclimated ! Bloods are just one of those animals that take a long time to acclimate & get looking their best. I could care less about their temperament. CB Bloods are as tame as Burms usually, but these wild caught imports are not for the beginner by any means. They'll give you a frontal labotamy in a heart beat ! LOL. But I like that. I deal primarily in color morphs of Boas & Balls. Balls especially are so docile it bores me. You need a good 'face grabber' around just to keep you on your toes ! Lets you know your alive !
Paul Edwards
Paul Edwards Reptiles

where did you buy a baby Blood that turned out that nice ? Very nice animal Bigworm. Let me know if you ever want to sell it.
Paul Edwards