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Just to talk about my snake and yours too!!!

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carolinaman

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Well seeing as though I am new to this whole forum thing I will try to keep things simple, just for me that is. There are some of you that have stated, you all like to show off your snakes and would like to see mine as well. Well I will oblige. Her Name is Ruby and I just got her and for now we are saying that it is a female until we can find out what she is.
 

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She's quite a pretty girl. Its difficult to tell how big she is from pictures, but she looks a lot like the size of mine!
 
With out getting her out and measuring her she is about 16 to 18" long and on a fuzzy diet every week she's my little ruby


Phillip Hunter from iPhone
 
She does look like a ruby. She's a pretty girl. Do you have any idea of age?

Mine is over 2 feet now, but he's pretty long and slender. He's 60 grams and on large fuzzies but could be on hoppers if I weren't being less aggressive than Munson.
 
Age?

Well I really don't have any Idea of age is there a way that I can find out other than calling the pet shop that I got her from? At this point I dont know how fast they grow or how to even calculate the age, or even find out sex. We just fed her today and brought her home yesterday, and now she is curled up in a little ball in one corner of her hab kinda next to her watering dish/rock. I am hopping that this type of behavior means that she is catching on quick to this whole getting use to her new surroundings. I really do hope I have a smart corn, that would be fitting I have two smart (very smart) dogs and so it would come to reason that I would have a smart snake too. Please if there is any kinda information that you think I should know or need to know dont hesitate to inform me please. Even in the short time that I have had Ruby I have grown quite fond of her and in my eyes is already a valued member of my family, and only in 2 short days lol I must be insane lmao:laugh:
Oh I will have to see if there is a way that I can post Ruby and her first feeding
 
I didn't know where you got her. I got mine from a pet store, too, so I don't have an age either. I was just curious, but not a problem. No one can calculate age. There is more a of correlation to how much they are fed to size than to age, but you can't go by that either. Because mine was little, I guess "he" (don't know that for sure either) was a baby when I got him.

After eating they like to go into their warm hides to digest their meals, though some do go to the cool hide. They are smart enough to know what temp they need, that's for sure; and if you provide the temperature gradient and places to hide, they will pick the place they need to be for proper digestion. For mine that's always the warm hide, which I do keep at 85 F.

If you have any questions about hides, undertank heating, thermostats, etc., feel free to ask. I don't know what substrate you are using but corns love to burrow so many of us use shredded aspen. I and my snake love the aspen, and it can function as another hiding place if you use it thick enough. It's also very easy to spot clean.

No you are not insane. I love my snakey more than I can say. They are amazing and a lot more intelligent than science seems to give them credit for. All you have to do is observe them for a while to know what wonderful creatures they are. I often forget that my snake doesn't have limbs because he is so capable as nature made him. And mine just shed again and I'm totally in awe of that whole process.

There is a rhythm to their lives that does take some getting used to because I don't see mine for one to two days after eating and for 10 days while in shed and during those times I miss him, but I know his biologically hard wired needs come before my needs during those times.

Well, you get the idea. Welcome to the club. You've come to the place where we understand exactly what you mean when you talk about Ruby. And yes, a first meal picture would be great. I still remember how relieved I was when Dolly readily took his first pinky! I did not get a pic of that. I'm glad you did.
 
Just wondering and it might be a weird question but does anyone know what snake poop looks like or possibly have a pic?


Phillip Hunter from iPhone
 
I now know what snake poop looks like!!!

Well tonight was an eventful one! Ruby pooped on my wife tonight as she held her and played with her. I just wished that she would not have pooped on my wife's new blanket. At least it is easily washed.
 
Ok new question how do I know if my ruby has mites or not she is scratching all over her log hide and has already gone through a shed


Phillip Hunter from iPhone
 
if there are mites you will see them. They look very tiny like little reddish brown ticks or spiders about the size of the period (.) at the end of a sentence. You can see them moving about. They will attach themselves to the snake at some point like a tick does, and they can grow to be 2 or 3 times the size of a period.
 
Cool thanks I was just wondering cause my snake is scratching a lot and looks like she is yawning a lot as well any ideas about this cause I'm starting to get worried about her I've kinda gotten attached you know


Phillip Hunter from iPhone
 
snakes yawn just like other animals do.

Not sure what you mean by scratching. If you mean rubbing her nose against stuff, it could be a sign of a respiratory infection, but you'd also see mucous and bubbles coming from her nose and mouth. If that's the case, a Vet will be needed.
 
yeah there is no mucus or anything like that she is just rubbing aginst every thing in her cage and turning her head sideways in a way that looks like she is trying to scratch the top of her head
 
probably nothing to worry about. If she is eating and pooping regularly, drinking water, active, and there is no mucous around her mouth and nose, she is probably fine.
 
it depends. Since you don't know when she last ate or pooped. You'll just have to get on a schedule of your own. It will take a few weeks to figure it all out.

A lot of us keep written records of all activities. For example, I can go back to the very first day I got Rufus. I have records of every time he was fed. How much the mouse weighed. On what day(s) he pooped. When I cleaned his cage and furnishings. Receipts of purchases for mice, and furnishings. Day to day handling, how was he, what kind of mood was he in, etc... How much time he spends in Hot Hide or Cool Hide.

After several months of doing this, I have noticed patterns in his behavior and I know what to expect when it's time to poop, etc....
 
Yeah she did just eat like two days ago and I'm hopeful that she is just shedding again this is all still very new to me and don't want anything to happen to her


Phillip Hunter from iPhone
 
Well I just got a new addition
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