Floof
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Well, it's high time I do a proper introduction for this lovely pair.
These two are Kisatchie corn snakes. Also known as Slowinski's corn snakes or Pantherophis slowinskii, for those who aren't aware, they're a species of rat snake native to Louisiana and eastern Texas that are quite closely related to our "Common" Corn Snakes.
It's a bit of a long story how I came to possess them... But, to keep it short, my roommate acquired them from a local snake owner who was getting out of snakes (won't even get into how much of an idiot she is, and how glad I am she's done with snakes). She decided to breed them and, a few months later when the eggs were halfway through incubation, decided to get out of snakes completely. (Another person I'm happy to see done with snakes... Hopefully this time for good, because this is the second or third time she's gotten out of the hobby completely!)
The male is named Vrael. She actually gave him to me not long after she acquired the pair. Don't know why--some subconscious instinct telling her she wasn't going to keep him long, anyway, or just the fact that I fell so hard for him the moment I met him. Either way, he's an awesome snake and I'm thrilled to have him.
First up are a couple quick pics from July. They are so pretty in natural sunlight!
And a couple pics from today, taken indoors with flash.
He is SO chunky! He weighed in at 806 grams today... Granted, he just ate a couple days ago, so that's not an "on empty" weight. (My hands are tiny and he was slipping out of my hand, but still gives an idea of just how thick he is)
Then there's the female. Barely a week before the eggs were due to hatch, Roommate decided to just give the female and the eggs to me. Roommate had named her Clove--she's a big fan of the Hunger Games. Personally, I really dislike that name, so I've been trying to decide on a more appropriate name. Currently leaning toward Kialandi, or some other name from the Eragon books, to match Vrael.
Back in July...
Today. This first picture is in the exact same basket as Vrael is in above. She's SO much smaller! She weighed in at 428 grams today, again not quite on E.
She's the one who got to move into a planted viv earlier this month. She LOVES to burrow, and has been doing her best to completely uproot her pothos plant.
Despite her constant burrowing, the plants are both doing great. They both even have new growth! The planted viv has been working very nicely for her!
Well, there you have them! I'll probably post pictures of the hatchlings in this same thread shortly. Thanks for peeking!
These two are Kisatchie corn snakes. Also known as Slowinski's corn snakes or Pantherophis slowinskii, for those who aren't aware, they're a species of rat snake native to Louisiana and eastern Texas that are quite closely related to our "Common" Corn Snakes.
It's a bit of a long story how I came to possess them... But, to keep it short, my roommate acquired them from a local snake owner who was getting out of snakes (won't even get into how much of an idiot she is, and how glad I am she's done with snakes). She decided to breed them and, a few months later when the eggs were halfway through incubation, decided to get out of snakes completely. (Another person I'm happy to see done with snakes... Hopefully this time for good, because this is the second or third time she's gotten out of the hobby completely!)
The male is named Vrael. She actually gave him to me not long after she acquired the pair. Don't know why--some subconscious instinct telling her she wasn't going to keep him long, anyway, or just the fact that I fell so hard for him the moment I met him. Either way, he's an awesome snake and I'm thrilled to have him.
First up are a couple quick pics from July. They are so pretty in natural sunlight!
And a couple pics from today, taken indoors with flash.
He is SO chunky! He weighed in at 806 grams today... Granted, he just ate a couple days ago, so that's not an "on empty" weight. (My hands are tiny and he was slipping out of my hand, but still gives an idea of just how thick he is)
Then there's the female. Barely a week before the eggs were due to hatch, Roommate decided to just give the female and the eggs to me. Roommate had named her Clove--she's a big fan of the Hunger Games. Personally, I really dislike that name, so I've been trying to decide on a more appropriate name. Currently leaning toward Kialandi, or some other name from the Eragon books, to match Vrael.
Back in July...
Today. This first picture is in the exact same basket as Vrael is in above. She's SO much smaller! She weighed in at 428 grams today, again not quite on E.
She's the one who got to move into a planted viv earlier this month. She LOVES to burrow, and has been doing her best to completely uproot her pothos plant.
Despite her constant burrowing, the plants are both doing great. They both even have new growth! The planted viv has been working very nicely for her!
Well, there you have them! I'll probably post pictures of the hatchlings in this same thread shortly. Thanks for peeking!
