Looking for Ms. Piggy

[mbdorfer]

Plan on taking Kermit outside this weekend for some natural light shots, but couldn't resist a few in the viv pics. He's not quite this bright to the naked eye, dang flash :grin01:
Enjoying his fake tree after a fresh misting

Rough Green Snake

 

[desertanimal]

Nice. How's it going with his feeding? No problems so far?

 

[mbdorfer]

Nice. How's it going with his feeding? No problems so far?

So far so good Stephanie! The crickets are all gone after 8 days ( approx. 20), and there were 4 small piles of feces in there. I'm giving him a few days rest and see if he'll take a mealworm or two before getting more crickets.
This is a true "learn as I go" experience for me. If he does well, I will seek out a partner. :cheers:

 

[Pet Corn Snake]

Nice shots : )

Ummm What kind of Snake is he?

 

[Tula_Montage]

Go green arboreals!!! I honestly don't have a clue about these snakes, but I'm looking forward to learning more from your updates and such!

 

[mbdorfer]

Ummm What kind of Snake is he?

Did you read all the post? :grin01:

Rough Green Snake

 

[Pet Corn Snake]

Did you read all the post? :grin01:

I'm really sorry, Well, Nice snake anyways : ) I like his coloring : )

 

[Nanci]

Maybe George thought you were just describing him...

I FINALLY figured out who was in the post by the title!! :cheers: I am so smart! SMRT!

Looking good, Mike. I can't wait till you get your book!

Nanci

 

[Beothon Lover]

I like him he's cute...and so green!!

Hope to see more pics of him soon.



Beothon

 

[jennrosefx]

Awwwwww. My first snake was a rough green snake. Saddly I was about 7 years old, and it wasn't the most succesful captive. I wouldn't mind owning one again though...they're so beautiful! I love reading your updates.

 

[mbdorfer]

I'm really sorry, Well, Nice snake anyways : ) I like his coloring : )

No need to be sorry George. Whenever you see the grin ( :grin01: ) in one of my posts, that means I'm content so to speak.
I'm not Tony Soprano :grin01:

 

[Cflaguy]

Lisa is pissed at you...

she loves Green Snakes. Reptile Shack has two for sale and Lisa wants them. I understood they were hard to keep. Keep us posted on the success and any tips you may have and we might just get greenies as well. Are you going to build a terrarium?

 

[mbdorfer]

she loves Green Snakes. Reptile Shack has two for sale and Lisa wants them. I understood they were hard to keep. Keep us posted on the success and any tips you may have and we might just get greenies as well. Are you going to build a terrarium?

Does this mean she's over the king snake thing :duck:
Who luvs ya Lisa! :grin01:
No immediate plans for a terrarium :cheers:

 

[Tula_Montage]

I FINALLY figured out who was in the post by the title!! :cheers: I am so smart! SMRT!

Nanci

You were deprived of the Muppet's as a child?! You poor thing :sobstory:

Mike, you should name your next snake fozzy bear or something LOL

 

[Nanci]

Actually I think I was too old for the Muppets. What I meant was, I knew which snake the pictures were going to be of! (For once, since it wasn't some obscure rock lyrics title, not to say those aren't cool or even preferable...)

Nanci

 

[mbdorfer]

Mike, you should name your next snake fozzy bear or something LOL

I'll probably go with the "or something" :grin01:

 

[kathylove]

Very pretty! I always liked green snakes too, but never kept them because I heard they were difficult. But I have a friend who is a teacher and keeps reptiles in his classroom. He has had success with "community tanks" of insect eating snakes, lizards, and other herps, kept much like community fish tanks. Although it goes against what most of us have experienced in snake keeping, evidently with insect eaters, it isn't quite the same thing. Maybe because they all tend to be small and he keeps them in large, well planted vivs, and because they tend to eat their insect meals very quickly, they don't seem to get stressed to the point of having problems. He has had tanks set up with green snakes and insect eating lizards, newts, etc, for a few years and says they are very easy to keep that way, and has had great success.

It sounds like an interesting project and I intend to look into it further.

 

[Jimmyman28]

How beautiful, and she looks so fragile! I've been a fan of green snakes, they look pretty. Although I think I'll just stick with cornsnakes, maybe there will be a green cornsnake some day.
Well once again she looks very pretty!

 

[mbdorfer]

Very pretty! I always liked green snakes too, but never kept them because I heard they were difficult. But I have a friend who is a teacher and keeps reptiles in his classroom. He has had success with "community tanks" of insect eating snakes, lizards, and other herps, kept much like community fish tanks. Although it goes against what most of us have experienced in snake keeping, evidently with insect eaters, it isn't quite the same thing. Maybe because they all tend to be small and he keeps them in large, well planted vivs, and because they tend to eat their insect meals very quickly, they don't seem to get stressed to the point of having problems. He has had tanks set up with green snakes and insect eating lizards, newts, etc, for a few years and says they are very easy to keep that way, and has had great success.

It sounds like an interesting project and I intend to look into it further.

Thanks Kathy, I gotta say I'm real enthusiastic about taking this guy in. I have also heard that you can keep several in a large terrarium type environment. I'm waiting on a book by Philippe De Vosjoli about their basic care that Jay of PJC Reptiles found for me! How cool is that! :cheers:

 

[Nanci]

So if I happen upon one this summer, do you want me to save it for you? :grin01: (Gotta start carrying a pillowcase on my bike!)

Nanci