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we did not notice what part of the paper we used tell we saw this photo lol.

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2.1.0 ball python (aragorn, frodo, arwen)
2.0.0 columbian boa (wiggles and squiggles)
1.0.0 rat snake (alabastered)
0.1.0 corn snake (baby)
3.3.0 cats (rockie, bs, brownie, lerrado, kole, camie)
1.3.0 kids (dilyen, dakota, chyanne, sierra)
Brian n Chrissy

That's a funny picture.

Speaking of bp eating habits, my ball python finally ate with the lights on this week. The first time that I tried to feed her f/t back in November and tried wiggling the mouse to get her interest, she seemed afraid and stayed in her hide. This week, I could see her looking out from under her tile hide as I lowered the mouse into the cage. For some reason, I started spinning the mouse back and forth by its tail. My ball python watched the mouse spin for a few moments and flicked her tongue faster. I lowered the mouse to the very edge of the tile.

In an instant, she struck. The whole process looked like getting a rope caught in a fan. The mouse was turning, and she just went in the direction of spin. One moment, I saw a spinning mouse, the next moment, I saw snake spun around the body of the mouse. I let go of the mouse's tail as she hit, and she took the mouse quickly. Admittedly, it was only a 10 gram fuzzy, but she had rejected a pinkie rat the previous night.

I've added a coconut hide, and she's abandoning her tile hide in favor of the coconut. I bought a second coconut today and will add it to the cage tonight or tomorrow.

Bill

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It's not how many snakes you have. It's how happy and healthy you can keep them.

Thats wonerdfull that you finaly got her switched to F/T. Our female was kind of a pain to get switched too so we know what its like. Hopefuly she will keep it up. good luck
BTW heres one or pic we just wanted to share with everyone!

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2.1.0 ball python (aragorn, frodo, arwen)
2.0.0 columbian boa (wiggles and squiggles)
1.0.0 rat snake (alabastered)
0.1.0 corn snake (baby)
3.3.0 cats (rockie, bs, brownie, lerrado, kole, camie)
1.3.0 kids (dilyen, dakota, chyanne, sierra)
Brian n Chrissy

That's a nice-looking animal. I'm amazed at what gentle animals bp's are. I was at a pet store today and asked to handle their baby burmese. This little animal was a beautiful albino, but he/she/it was very bad tempered. He must have bit me eight or ten times. I tried for five or ten minutes, but he just never became calm.

The other pet store that I visit lost their ball python. When I was there last Friday, the poor guy was having a terrible shed. I told the manager about the pillowcase trick, and he tried it with a T-shirt. He had some success, but the snake never really got through the shed. Some kid bought the snake on Monday, and the snake died on Tuesday or Wednesday. I handled all of their snakes today, and they all felt a little weak to me. I try to give these folks advice for better husbandry, but I'm not having much luck.

Bill
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It's not how many snakes you have. It's how happy and healthy you can keep them.

"one or pic " she ment to say (one more pic)
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2.1.0 ball python (aragorn, frodo, arwen)
2.0.0 columbian boa (wiggles and squiggles)
1.0.0 rat snake (alabastered)
0.1.0 corn snake (baby)
3.3.0 cats (rockie, bs, brownie, lerrado, kole, camie)
1.3.0 kids (dilyen, dakota, chyanne, sierra)
Brian n Chrissy