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Man! this little guy has quite an appetite.
I've been trying to feed him every nite.
He loves his geckos.
I have noticed a strong attitude in this one, way stronger than my ratsnake(and he is 3 1/2').He was not like this when I got him.
He even attempts to attack my small turtle when I put it near his tank.
Well that is it for now...

Owner of:
1 Western Hognose(porky)
1 Texas Ratsnake
1 Western Coachwhip
1 Texas River Cooter(cleaned up, ready for release)

...looking for Desert Kingsnake.

I have a Western that is pretty nervous, whipping himself through the cage when I expose him and hiding always unless I lift his cover.
I wonder if calm handling will ever tame him.
However, he eats like a champ, but not unless I leave it for him.

BTW-Porky, where in Ctl TX are you? I'm in Austin
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V.P.
Austin Herp. Soc.

He has no problem with me watching him eat. I have actually had three other friends in the room while he ate. I believe young coachwhips have the strongest tempers. Adults that have remained in captivity may mellow out(this was the case for my ratsnake).

I live outside of Austin. Pflugerville.

One of my best friends from the Austin Herp Society is in Pflugerville. He keeps balls, bloods and Amazons, plus assorted other stuff.

I plan to keep working with this one I have, but as a WC adult, I forsee it taking time.
These are pretty smart animals, though. He may learn that it does no good to bite.
-Jack
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V.P.
Austin Herp. Soc.

Yeah, my baby will only bite when I reach in to grab him.
This habit is dying down though.

How do I become a member of Austin Herp??
Any room for teenagers like myself?

-Jason

Heck yeah, there's room for everyone.
Go to www.austinherpsociety.org and check us out. We have our next meeting Oct. 5th in Georgetown. All of our meetings are in Austin. G-town or P-ville.
You can join online, but why not come to a meeting first. Our speaker this month is Harry Greene. If you don't know him, Google him. It's a real honor to get a speaker like him.
Hope to see you sometime. Any more questions email me at jkjeansonne@yahoo.com
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Austin Herp. Soc.