Recent content by Kitty

For those who ever wondered what snakes do when we aren't around... The first picture is Walter's viv as we left it after his last spot clean and water change. The second picture is what we found this evening during his water change. So far, no one has confessed to being at the party with him...

I have two tiny girls - same breeder, different clutches - who presented me with a puzzle this week. They've been with me for two weeks, roughly. Girl 1 - pinked on 8/20. On 8/24, I checked tub for spot cleaning. There was a recognizable hind leg with dark brown goo. My first thought was...

Husband has a reptile removal service/rescue he does on the side. He managed to find (through that unmentionable site) a woman claiming to run a rescue/sanctuary in our area. My suspicions were aroused when we found she actually lives four hours' drive from here, but ... whatever. Last week...

Both of my regurges (different snakes) were first or second double-pink meals. One was definitely temperature related, the other a mystery. Other scraps of info - I have pinks in the 2-3 gr range and fuzzies in the 3-5 gram range. Conventional wisdom advises doubling smaller prey items before...

I can't seem to get this one off the shelf. Any suggestions?

The regurge gods hate me. Elinor regurged last night. Identifying the cause is making me crazy, so I'm planning to treat it as a mild "stomach bug." I did put a pinch of Nutribac in her water dish. The question that occurred to me regards using Nutribac and grapefruit seed extract (gse)...

... going to the local pet store. We were only there to replace the dead residents in the fish tank (several over the last few months). The longer it took Husband to decide on which fish, the more I wanted to look at the little snow that's been there for about three weeks. Long story short...

After several weeks of fretting over humidity, I began to suspect the thermo-/hygrometer w/probe wasn't giving me a good humidity reading. It constantly read within 1% of the non-probe digital sitting on the table beside it and within 2-4% of the (now calibrated) analog in the same area. My...

World, meet Contessa. ... soon to be joined by more, I'm sure. :crazy02:

... for pet shop employees. With the bad rap some pet store employees have been getting, I thought I'd start a more upbeat thread about them. ... starting off with the young man who first put a baby corn in my hands, recommended Kathy Love's book, and spent endless visits and time patiently...

UN-bee-LEEV-ah-bull! I must have 'sucker' stamped on my forehead or something. After studying color genetics, absorbing as much as I can here on the forums, and carefully selecting just the right lines from the many clutches currently incubating, I walked into the local pet store and got...

Boy, trying to categorize questions can get tough, but here goes ... If I understand the genetics correctly, crimsons "branch" from Miami Phase. Do baby crimsons tend toward the genetic predisposition for refusing mice in favor of lizards when they hatch? How tough is it to switch them to mice...

I've read somewhere that you can check sex by "popping" the babies only up until the little guys develop the muscle control to prevent it (a matter of days, if I remember correctly). Since probing is the preferred way for most experienced handlers, I was wondering. Is there a lower limit to...

If you have snakes you don't intend to breed, is it necessary to brumate (I hope that's the right word/usage) them? If they don't brumate, will the females still become sexually receptive and will the males still go nuts (technical term :) ) looking for girls?

Since I've already hit the boards with pesky questions, I thought an intro might be in order. :) While husband was talking me into a large constrictor (we've mutually agreed I can tolerate a ball python), I had a chance to handle my first baby corn (an amel). The pet shop employee - a herp...