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Haven't posted any pics in forever but here is my Cremsicle, Selene.. She is an 09 to the best of my knowledge and eats large mice about every 10-14 days. She has a very good temperament, has always ate and shed very well. A real sweetie for a colubrid. Overall, she seems to be developing...

Last night at work I (I do on call work) I was walking around our building and noticed a snake on the sidewalk. After making sure it wasn't something venomous (Copperheads in WV) I caught it and I believe it's a Miami Phase Corn. It's likely just hatched as tiny as it is. For now I've put the...

Just a random thought that crossed my mind this evening... in using F/T should there be a cool off period after taking it out of hot water? I mean, if the water is say 105F and it takes just a minute to take it out of the bag and offer it, then the snake commences feeding right away, could it...

I've seen some past threads on this subject and it seems that some people feed on schedule, some don't if in blue, and ect cetra. I went ahead and fed on schedule (2x pinkies) however, she only ate one (and it took her forever to even find that one). Could this be an issue or shed related or...

Just reporting in on Selene. I bought her sometime around Christmas where she was likely around 9-10 grams (I didn't have a scale at the time). Since then she has grown to 16g (I now have a scale) which means she was ready for 2x pinkies. She ate em like a champ (she always eats great) so now...

In contemplating my 3rd snake purchase I've come to the realization that I enjoy much more a snake that is active (even during handling, aka, corns) than one who sits in a hide like a bump on a log (aka/ my BP). Are most all colorbids (sp?) generally active vs. the boids? I was considering...

I fed my corn last night and like usual, within 24 hours she is out and about cruising her viv. However, for the first time (that I've seen) she is dunking about the first 1/3rd of her body under water. In watching her over the past 3-4 hours she has done it 3-4 times but none in the last hour...

Hello everyone, For those of you who have bought a Milk, who do you prefer to buy from? They aren't super popular like BP's so finding reviews on breeders is kind of hard to find. I actually prefer the Sinaloans (sp?) as their red and narrow black/yellow just looks sharp, IMHO. I won't...

Now being an owner of a BP and a Corn I've come to love the simplicity of feeding time when it comes to corns. So I was just wondering, outside of corns, are there other snakes that don't give up such a fuss when it comes feeding time? Milks/Kings?? :dancer:

Hello I believe my corn had a partial regurge about 2 days ago and it was suggested I follow protocol (waiting 8-10 days, and using a probiotic) Well I purchased some benebac in what I believe is Gel form in 4 (1g) tubes. It says on reptiles to use about 1/2g every other day. But...

Just a bit ago I saw something in the viv that looks like part of the mouse I fed Brutus on Sunday. My question is, could this be a partial regurge or part of his feces? Here is a pic which just looks like a small part of the mouse (feeding 1 Pinky)

Not that anyone really wants to hear about it.... Got the snake out today after about 2 days since his feed and I noticed some dark material near the vent but it looked like it was still 2-3 inches away and I figured, heh, soon he's gonna poop. Well, soon it was as within 10-15 min of having...

Well my Amel (after about 10-12 days of reduced activity, blue, clear) had a surprise for me this morning as I got up to see a nice 1 piece (including eye caps) shed! :santa: She also got fed as she was due to eat on Wed. but since she was in blue I didn't wanna risk a regurge. However, she...

Hello everyone, sad news tonight as for one of my fire bellied toads has passed. The cause is unknown but for some reason the water in their viv (mainly water setup with 1/3rd land) has began to become foamy. Some sites have suggested DOC (dissolved organic carbon) when I did a key word...

Since beginning his shed phase (perhaps as long as a week ago) he has became very inactive. He had 2-3 days where he did little, 2-3 days of blue, and has now been "in the clear" for 2 days (each time I look I see more discolored scales). Meh! I enjoy seeing him "explore" like he did when I...

Hello Everyone, Well I'm loving my Amel I'm also interested in having another species. The two I have picked would be either a Milk Snake (Mexican, for it's smaller size) or the MBK which several people here seem to love (larger, but, what a beauty!). So in order to help me choose, here...

I got my snake out today for some "us" time and noticed her eyes are becoming a bit milky and the skin is perhaps a bit duller. It may be my imagination but perhaps she couldn't see as well because she bumped into my hands a bit more than normal. Otherwise though, she seemed more tame than...

Since moving my corn into a sterilite, his/her level of activity has decreased. In the 10 Gal Tank, it'd be out pretty often exploring, while in the sterilite he mainly stays in the hides. I don't think it's temp related, with the substrate being 70 at the surface and the bottom of the "warm...

My corn is such a good feeder? I'm not rubbing it in for those with a picky one but I've owned this guy for 6 days and he's ate so well so far. I fed him the day we got home from Petsmart, mainly because they said he hadn't ate in a while because they didn't carry pinkies. I fed him again...

Now that I have a fancy schmancy thermometer I'm not sure where I should be measuring the temps. With the probe on top of the substrate, it only measured around 80F (from an 8W UTH) With the probe on the plastic, it's 110+ Which do I go by? Do I tune down the power to make the plastic cooler...