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Ember: Post shed....

MegF.

That's for sale???
My Amazon girl finally shed post birthing. She's quite pretty I think and when it warms up enough I'm going to get some pictures of her outdoors to really see what she looks like. I think she'll have a good amount of red in her.
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And a closeup
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Wow that is stunning... I just been offered one of these but i heard they cant be handled when they are fully grown due to bad temper.
 
These can be handled. They are imports but relatively good. The captive born and bred are much calmer, although this is true of most species of snakes. I haven't had too much trouble with them at all and all but one are imports. Definitely not a snake you'll hold daily and most of the time I remove them with gloves on to avoid any bites. So far so good. You don't want to move quickly around these snakes though. They are very attracted to fast movements and move just as quickly. I find most of the stuff they do are feints. No connection, just a strike in your general direction. Even the babies won't connect with the food if they aren't hungry, but will just strike in the direction of what they don't want in the cage. They are an incredible species though and once I got one, it was all over. Nothing quite like them. They see everything going on and are fast!
 
Thanks Dean. She really is neat and I've yet to really get a good look at her in decent light. Being gravid when I got her I didn't do much other than put her in her tub and leave her the heck alone. After that, I've been leaving her alone to recover from delivering. She's had 3 meals though and is doing very well. Now the weather is crappy!
 
Shes a lovely big girl! And she has deffinatley lightened up after having those gorgeous babs. I'm looking forward to nice shots in a natural enviroment :)
 
She is such a good looking snake, Meg! I want to go to your house and see your ATBs because I want one!
 
Dave: You're always welcome to come visit. I'm quite proud of my collection.
Nanci: I have a couple paired up right now. They aren't showing any interest as yet, so I'll probably seperate them again for a bit and then re-introduce. That would mean another litter right around this time again next year.
 
Just for the record:

Pretty pictures + me already wanting one of these = SERIOUS self-control issues...

And her babies will be ready to go when?
 
Probably in a month or two. I want them feeding consistantly before they are sold. If you really are interested, e-mail me direct and I'll put you on the list.
 
Are the babies all doing well?
So far. They've all eaten at least one meal, and some have had 2 at this point. They are rather large and aren't as hungry as a lot of babies are. I really have to wait 5-7 days or they aren't interested in food. They are the cutest little buggers ever though. They just cling to your fingers with their tails when you hold them. I had the wonderful opportunity to have Whit Gibbons come to the house. If you don't know who he is, he heads up the Savannah River Ecology Lab here in Aiken, runs the herpetology program for the University of Georgia and has written numerous books about reptiles and amphibians of the South East. I contacted him originally about going out in the field and we've corresponded ever since. I finally got to meet him in person at a talk on reptiles and amphibians here. I eventually got a tour of the SREL, went field herping with one of his assistants and had an aweome time overall. I sent him pictures of the amazons when they were born and he wanted to see them. Loooonggg story short, he came over and saw my whole collection. Having him come to see my animals, would be like having Steve Irwin come to your house to see some of your critters. He loved how they curled around his fingers, and I was the proudest momma on the planet!
 
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