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he was imported as a newborn and is now about 3 feet and growing nicely.. i dont rush most of my snakes but this guy i kinda feel bad for when i feed him and 3 days later hes thin again and lookin all over for food.. must be his metabolism is faster than the others .. cause he eats like a pig , gets longer but doesnt gain any girth at all. but ive never seen a baby grow so damn fast like this guy. in 6 months i believe hes grown about 8 inches. some are tellin me they believe hes a hypo but i think hes just a really light snake with nice peaks. i cant wait to see how this guy turns out as an adult. koky

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NO BEAUTY LIKE THE BEAUTY OF A TRUE REDTAIL !!

another pic of him

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NO BEAUTY LIKE THE BEAUTY OF A TRUE REDTAIL !!

and another one of this little guy

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NO BEAUTY LIKE THE BEAUTY OF A TRUE REDTAIL !!

dont let his thinness fool ya.. he eats more than most suris twice his girth.lol .. hes just an active little guy with quite a personality..

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NO BEAUTY LIKE THE BEAUTY OF A TRUE REDTAIL !!

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Tristan
1.1 Bearded Dragons (Mars and Puffer)
1.2 Egyptian Uromastyx (Dog, Cleo, Slo Mo)
1.1 Suriname Red Tail Boas (Stoney and Browser)

>>dont let his thinness fool ya.. he eats more than most suris twice his girth.lol .. hes just an active little guy with quite a personality..
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>>NO BEAUTY LIKE THE BEAUTY OF A TRUE REDTAIL !!

If you havn't done it yet, you might get some fecals in to the vet just in case. That or administer some flagyl & panacur if you're comfortable doing it yourself.

and again 2 weeks laterthats how i do it to everything that comes in. wether i keep it or not . treat 1st , decide later after its in great health what to do with it. cause from my experiences ive sold a few snakes a couple of times that ive seen after they have settled down that ive really regretted selling.. its amazing how different these guys look after they have been in captivity for awhile .. so 1st i make sure they are in great shape and at the same time gives em a chance to settle down and look their best before i decide if its a keeper for my very own collection. treating em as soon as i get em has been the way to go for me and out of atleast 130 snakes ive only lost about3 in the past few years. i believe its better this way cause you dont have to stress em longer by waiting for them 2 show signs of any ill problems they might have .so i keep the stress from the shipping up a couple of more days while i treat em and eliminate the need to stress em again a month or two later when i find out they have something. dont get me wrong there have been some that do get to be a pain to treat cause they just took long to do better . but they have come thru eventually .. i do agree it takes more work on my part but have been pretty succesfull. i just recently got a couple of large ones in for the 1st time . so ill see how difficult it is to get them going . thanks for the response lee.. i plan on callin ya soon and having that chat . just have been runnin around like mad and havent had time to sit and have a real good conversation .. thanks , koky
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NO BEAUTY LIKE THE BEAUTY OF A TRUE REDTAIL !!

One more question though. Did you toss some Droncit into your medicine cocktail? Those little tapeworms can be pretty sneaky. It could just be a thin snake as you say.

Definately give me a ring when you get a chance.