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Mandy the normal corn snake

She's a big girl.

Yeah, no way I could clean it up one handed. Without getting too graphic, it looked like someone had broken a large egg on that blanket only with snake poop/urates inside. I took a picture for reference, but I'll spare everyone the pleasure, lol.
 
Weight and Length

Mandy is 464 grams and 4 feet 4 inches long. I had guessed a little longer, but she is still a good sized adult.

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First of all, I love the video drinking! Coincidentally, I just filmed Jag drinking the other day. (Its my favorite when they drink :))

I could see how she is that long. Jag is about 4'10" and looks a little longer than Mandy in pics. (She also weighs a little more - 573g currently).
 
IMHO there few things cuter than a snake drinking. :)

Sounds like Jag is well proportioned. You've done a good job with her.

Mandy is lean right now, I need to make sure she maintains her weight and doesn't lose any. The next few weeks should give me a feel for exactly how much to feed.
 
Love the drinking video. A 4 foot snake can put away some water.

464 grams! I can't wait til Rufus gets that big. At least I hope he does, but he still has a way to go.

That last pic where she is coiled up makes me wonder - For a "Normal" she certainly is very dark, almost a Purplish or Maroon color and almost no orange at all. Genetically, there is something going on there. Most of the Normals I see wild around here are very orange in color.
 
I couldn't believe how long she drank! It's like she had just come in from the desert!

Rufus will get there and maybe even larger. I almost feel like I cheated getting a full grown snake, lol. ;)

I think that coloring is just the lighting, Karl. Their colors change so much depending on light. To me that picture is not true to color, but it is cute. I think it has to do with the lightness of the aspen. Look at the picture with the yardstick for a more true to color pic. Even the video has better color.
 
I'm glad you gave Mandy a home. It's not cheating... Everyone loves baby animals; someone has to give good homes and love to the older ones, too. I love Gypsy tons. 8^)
 
DLena said:
I'm glad you gave Mandy a home. It's not cheating... Everyone loves baby animals; someone has to give good homes and love to the older ones, too. I love Gypsy tons. 8^)
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Aww. You are so sweet. I love Gypsy too and was overjoyed when you kept her.

I know it's not cheating, but 60 grams to 464 grams is quite a jump in size between my two corns. Cleo only has 400 grams to go, lol.

Here's one last pic for the day:

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I thought it shows her color better. And you can't have too many pictures!

I got about half of that stuck shed off her tail today and am working on the rest of it. I resorted to using a shed aid as being less stressful than a swim or wet towels at this point. It's working but it's a slow go. Today was the first she let me gently grasp her tail to roll some of it off with my thumb.
 
Mandy is very, very blue. The white patch on her head is a reflection the camera didn't handle well. The skin is intact in person, just very shiny.

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I love your pictures! Keep them coming. Your snake isn't blue, she's downright PURPLE! I can't wait to see her new look.

And I have a theory about the pooping, because Gypsy poops like that, too. I think, because they're so large they wait to go until they're outside their viv so their viv doesn't get all messy...Even with a 40 gallon tank, these big girls take up a lot of room, and nobody would want to be near poop. They're ladies after all...
 
Thanks Dlena!

Actually because she was blue I didn't take her out on Monday and she pooped in viv, but she certainly did it away from her favorite hide. I cleaned it up right away. I found a plastic sandwich bag turned inside out is a perfect hand protector to pick up wet adult corn snake poo in aspen. I'm sure given the chance she will poop outside again. She's definitely regular so far, lol.

I'm looking forward to seeing Mandy in her new "threads", too! For now I'm leaving her be.
 
Her eyes look a little cloudy in all her pictures so far, can't wait to see what she looks like after she sheds. I know she won't keep these colors, but I do love the purple hue. I really like normals, I keep thinking I want one, and then get distracted by the flashy morphs. Haha.
I love that she's older, what a great home she's found!
 
Thanks. I am looking forward to the shed. The color is pretty but she's acting like she feels kind of miserable. I got a clue about a month ago when I got a blister from friction on my thumb. The whole 3 days it had fluid in it felt crummy and I thought, this must be like a snake in blue.

I love that she's older, too. She's such a sweet girl and deserves the very best I can give her.
 
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