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Progression thread: Normal Cape African house snake

HaHa! That's a great pic! He's thinking, "I can't believe this water dish is shrinking!" I had a small heavy plastic bowl for Loopy but since upgrading his viv the small one was out of the question! I already had a heavy ceramic bowl (I was using it as a weight for the cover) so now I use that instead. Although probably don't need them yet, I've started using Zilla screen clips and they work great.
 
Thanks for sharing that, Ken!

I didn't remove Clyde's little water dish. I just don't have the heart to do that. And it's not like he doesn't have a second ExoTerra water dish. What I did yesterday was make him a new, better cool hide out of a half round of cork. When I say made, I mean shape it with sawing and X-Acto knife. I hot glued a piece of cork in the one open end to make it darker and more secure. I saw him check it out last night. :)

It is not in the least to soon to start using the screen clips for Loopy. The more screen clips the merrier. They can and do escape when least expected. After my tragic loss last fall, I firmly believe that the more security the better. There's no such thing as a snake enclosure that is too secure.
 
Happy Birthday Clyde!

Clyde is still digesting today so no photo shoot or party. I did what is best for him and let him sleep in.

He has brought so much joy to my life. Thanks to Ukiah, Indigo, and Tavia for bringing him into the world.

Here's a picture from the other day. Not too great, but at least it is recent. No, he didn't get an iPad for his birthday. That's mine, lol.

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:dancer::dancer: Happy Birthday Clyde! :dancer::dancer:
 
Karl_Mcknight said:
Well happy birthday Clyde!

So, <ahem> what did he get for his birthday?
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Thank you, Karl.

He got two presents. I made him a new cork cool hide last week and he got 2 pieces of green Eco carpet-- one to wash and one to use. I figured after how sucessfully you've used reptile carpet with Rufus, I'd give it a try.

DLena said:
Happy Birthday, Clyde! You are one handsome young man.
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Asmodeus said:
what a handsome birthday boy he is!!
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Thank you, DLena and Asmodeus. He is a handsome boy and a sweet boy.

I forgot to mention it but he weighed in at 58 grams this week!
 
Now I know why Clyde hasn't pooped yet and was still in hiding on his birthday. Somebody is going to shed :)

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Finally got a post shed pic of Clyde today. Fortunately, my son was able to take it. Clyde was really wrapped around my fingers. He is so cute and inquisitive. He kept trying to crawl on my son's phone, too. His post shed weight is 62 grams.
 
Happy belated birthday, Clyde! Hope he had a nice one ... digesting! Now he's all shiny and new! I just noticed his eyes in these last pics ... cool pupils! Kind of evil looking :)
Was this birthday #1?
 
Hi Ken! Thanks. Yes, first birthday.

The eyes are one of the things I love about house snakes! Those little vertical pupils are so cute.
 
Just getting my Clyde fix today. :)

It's amazing how different the color looks depending on the angle of the light. All of these pics are within the same small area of my front room.

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Gosh he's too perfect. I love those eyes, too. Very different from corns. Thanks for the fix!
 
DLena said:
Gosh he's too perfect. I love those eyes, too. Very different from corns. Thanks for the fix!
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Thanks! For snakes with such similar care and feeding they sure do look and handle different. I can hardly wait for you to get Coco! You will melt the first time she grips you with her tail.
 
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