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Originally Posted by Karl_Mcknight
Don't you just want to rub that belly?
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Originally Posted by kdickens
Clyde is so cool! I can't believe Loopy out weighs him! Do they stay on the small side? I'd never heard of this snake till yours. Very pretty!
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Lol, someday soon Loopy will outweigh a lot of the snakes here!
Yes, the males stay smaller. They are sexually dimorphic with females being much larger. For B. Capensis the adult male breeding weight is 125-150 grams and the female 300 to 350 grams. (Source: The Captive Care of House Snakes by Erik Paterson)
I think, at least at present, you need to know about them and seek them out. I already knew about them from my son who has had his male housie, Norm, for almost 14 years. Norm was the inspiration for my getting back into snakes. It was serendipity that I saw Tavia's ad in the classifieds here and fell in love with this little guy from his picture. By the time I PM'd her I had already named him. They are hardy, easy to care for, and gentle. Not a sign of a bite or a musk, though he makes short work of his pinkies these days!