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| SurroundedByMadness |
Posted - 02/01/2011 : 19:52:02
Here's a few pictures of my New(ish) Royal I got in october 2010. Hes quite a shy snake and jumpy at times, but hopefully over time that will change 
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| SurroundedByMadness |
Posted - 02/01/2011 : 23:51:34
Lmao! I guess a year isnt too young then haha
I really need to get some scales, i have no idea how much he weighs or what he was before he stopped eating, nobody bothered to tell me i should keep track of hid weight :(
Well i suppose all snakes differ, some might be okay being handled while not feeding and some might not, it just depends on the snake? But everyones experience and opinions helps :) so thank you
yeah he is :) he helps me out a lot and gives me advise, but its nice to learn from more than one person, which is why i joined mainly lol |
| n/a |
Posted - 02/01/2011 : 23:41:29
LOL - my Shahi hatched apr/may this year - we had a bit of a poor start re feeding, but then he never stopped until the girls arrived in Nov - I swear he knew - the guys are very precocious when it comes to females, although there are guideline weights - and, trust him, he's nearly there!
He's on and off feeding now - not a problem since he's such a big lad for his age.
Yes, there are so many different theories re handling - I've only had royals for 5 months so can't claim to be an expert ...lol, there are plenty of friendly people on here who will know better than me, and your uncle sounds like a good guy to know too! |
| Royalbob |
Posted - 02/01/2011 : 23:32:36
Great pics he looks brill |
| SurroundedByMadness |
Posted - 02/01/2011 : 23:12:36
Is he old enough to be even thinking about girls, he's about a year old?
Yeah that makes sense, its what ive been told before, but then my uncle told me its fine to handle them (he's had his royal for about 5 years now), i've been told so many different things about handling them lol |
| n/a |
Posted - 02/01/2011 : 23:02:25
Hi again. At this time of year their eating's erratic due to it being the breeding season (OMG have to remember to take rodents out of freezer for tomorrow - at least trusty corns will recycle if royals refuse lol!)
The official line is, if they aren't feeding, don't handle. I truly don't know why this is - I think it's supposed to be, if the snake isn't eating, keep it quiet and unstressed - makes sense. |
| SurroundedByMadness |
Posted - 02/01/2011 : 22:48:14
Yeah he his :) He was enjoying his grub, but hasnt eaten for 7 weeks :( lol
How often should you handle them? Or does it depend on the snake itself? |
| n/a |
Posted - 02/01/2011 : 22:11:33
He's a lovely lad, looks like he's doing well and enjoying his grub. Royals are shy - it's part of their charm, lovely little guys! |
| louise32 |
Posted - 02/01/2011 : 21:28:16
Gorgeous pics, love that last one! |
| Figs |
Posted - 02/01/2011 : 20:36:38
He's a very handsome fella!
That last picture is so beautiful  |
| SurroundedByMadness |
Posted - 02/01/2011 : 20:08:04
Yep, they didnt even mention a thermostat to me... Luckily enough, I used my common sense and got one |
| reptiledanny |
Posted - 02/01/2011 : 20:04:45
your welcome, some pet shops will just say stuff, like alot of them do not advise buying thermostats |
| SurroundedByMadness |
Posted - 02/01/2011 : 20:00:51
Yeah I read about doing that, but when I got him the guy at the shop told me they fed him in the viv on the substrate. So I just did what he said they'd done previously. But what you said makes sense, i'll do that from now on. Thank you |
| reptiledanny |
Posted - 02/01/2011 : 19:53:29
hes gorgeous, and lovely pics
just be careful feeding on the substrate, if nead bee put some kitchen roll under the food and he can eat off that so he does not get any substrate stuck to the mouse and ingest it
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