Progression thread: Cleo the Butter Motley

For several months I feel like I haven't gotten as many pictures of my girl Cleo. She's always on the move, though the deliberate adult kind of move. She's well out of the flighty youngster phase and is definitely a young lady.

Before her feeding on Monday she weighed 272 grams. She is my most enthusiastic eater and is on an 8 day feeding schedule to accommodate her obvious need to grow right now. She's eating small adult mice. I have a feeling she will slow a bit as the days grow shorter and the house is a little cooler at night.

What a beauty. And obviously well cared for by her mom. Great photos too.

Thank you so much, Twolunger. You are very kind. I'll tell Cleo about the beauty part .

love the 1st picture with her looking up at the camera. I've had boas, ball pythons, king snakes and corn snakes, and I've got to say, Corn snakes seem to be the most curious and inquisitive, as she certainly looks that way in that picture.

Originally Posted by Karl_Mcknight

love the 1st picture with her looking up at the camera. I've had boas, ball pythons, king snakes and corn snakes, and I've got to say, Corn snakes seem to be the most curious and inquisitive, as she certainly looks that way in that picture.

Thanks, Karl! I haven't kept the other species you have, but I agree with your impression of corn snakes. That picture to me captures her personality.

I also think Cleo takes her lead from Rufus. I know sometimes I catch her on my iPad looking at Rufus's progression.

Finally I can see the pictures! They show up as little blank squares when I'm in the school buildings. Cleo isn't a baby anymore...she is a beautiful, vibrant young lady. You've grown her up well, DollysMom.

She's looking great,
Gail. Definitely not starving that's for sure. She looks to be at the right weight but you're right, it's getting cooler now. Things may slow down.

She thinks she's starving, Ken, but I do stick to the schedule and don't let the pouty face get to me.

There are things only experience teach, and watching the small and nuanced changes in your animals through the seasons is one of them. We start out with with the rough guidance of the Munson plan and then learn and adjust from there!

Originally Posted by DLena

Finally I can see the pictures! They show up as little blank squares when I'm in the school buildings. Cleo isn't a baby anymore...she is a beautiful, vibrant young lady. You've grown her up well, DollysMom.

Thanks, DLena. She is quite a girl!

As to the school, it sounds like some kind of nanny software that doesn't allow pictures from some sites. It is better to err on the side of caution when young children are involved. Imgur has some pretty icky stuff on it. I only use it to host my snake pictures so I ignore the rest of it.

Oh yea, we have tons of "preemptive" software in school, yet somehow the kids find the holes...
It's so frustrating to have to wait to see what I know are great pictures, from everyone else's replies. It makes the time from lunch to out-the-door interminably long some days, but it's always worth the wait!