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Horridus Jan 08, 2006 02:15 PM

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candb Jan 08, 2006 05:53 PM

Awesome snakes, id like to see some pictures of them out of the egg if they have already fully hatched, Thanks.
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Cameron

Horridus Jan 09, 2006 11:01 AM

Didn't take as many pics as I should have of these little guys.
Father was 7.5' and solid beige/white with an burnt orange head and throat, Female was classic 40%/60% Velvet black & coppery tan and over 6' they were a great pair, took PK small rats off tongs and were very calm...

Sighthunter Jan 09, 2006 02:44 PM

Did you ever get any hatchlings to eat?
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"Life without risk is to merely exist."

Horridus Jan 09, 2006 03:14 PM

All fed voluntarily on small hopper sized mice, they would show no interest in pinks as they did not seem to elicit a chase response. They would rush out of their hides and look them over but unless the prey item took off they did not give chase and feed. I was able to get two to feed on prekilled that I "ran" with tweezers, the others would get too interested in my hand to focus on the mice. Very much like baby elapids in habits, although they (in general) were easier to switch over to PK

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Sighthunter Jan 09, 2006 06:11 PM

Eastern Coachwhip? Pink mice were even too big for mine. I have been breeding them ten years strait, Westerns though.
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"Life without risk is to merely exist."

Horridus Jan 10, 2006 09:17 AM

Yes they were eastens, they were a 12-14" out of the egg. the mice weren't hoppers in the true sense, they were just starting to bounce around but were not weaned and they were a large meal. I have never worked with testaceus before other than a large red adult male from CO, I never paired him, but hopefully I will find a pair this year. That interesting that westerns are so much smaller.

Horridus

Sighthunter Jan 11, 2006 02:13 PM

Are you in the US? Do you have any eastern hatchlings left. Are you growing up any hatchlings? I got to F2 generation with westerns.
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"Life without risk is to merely exist."

Sighthunter Jan 09, 2006 02:41 PM

Yep racer eggs like to mold. There is a way around it.
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"Life without risk is to merely exist."