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chrisc
Old Royal - I Post too much!
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 Posted - 23/12/2011 : 23:02:04
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first up is the little "female" very docile an fine to handle
my nephew ben in the back. he wants a royal when/if i breed some next year
and heres the big male. ok ish to handle but very fast an a little feisty, has headbutted/struck my arm a few times. think we will get on well
hope you enjoy the pics. im very happy with them an with being male an female could breed them in a year.
my mum new i was getting 1 snake, oh well i could not say no to both for £60 an a rub for the smaller one |
1.0.0 burmese python,giblet. 1.0.0 BCI, william. 0.1.0 blue tongue skink, 0.1.0 green iguana, jasmin, 1.0.0 cape house snake, 0.1.0 checkered garter snake
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Posted - 23/12/2011 : 23:06:02
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Ohhh yes, that male, Ziska lookalike and both of them, that lovely blunt pituophis head ... how cool!
And have you noticed the lovely rough feel of them? Pits rule KO!!!!
Lovely lovely snakes!
Congrats! |
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chrisc
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
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Posted - 23/12/2011 : 23:11:16
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| thanks. yes the do rule. love their heads, look mean like rat snakes an i love the markings on their jaws |
1.0.0 burmese python,giblet. 1.0.0 BCI, william. 0.1.0 blue tongue skink, 0.1.0 green iguana, jasmin, 1.0.0 cape house snake, 0.1.0 checkered garter snake
my youtube. http://www.youtube.com/user/pegrocks
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Grumpy scots admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 23/12/2011 : 23:21:04
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| very nice, but must admit I would headbut you too if you made me watch that eastenders street farm thing :P |
 
Royals, Corns, Boa, Kings, Hoggy, Ratsnakes
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chrisc
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
3326 Posts |
Posted - 24/12/2011 : 00:04:47
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| ha ha not my choice, i dont watch tv its the **** my sister watches. shes got a corn but is scared of it im trying to help her get over it. shes worked herself up over getting tagged |
1.0.0 burmese python,giblet. 1.0.0 BCI, william. 0.1.0 blue tongue skink, 0.1.0 green iguana, jasmin, 1.0.0 cape house snake, 0.1.0 checkered garter snake
my youtube. http://www.youtube.com/user/pegrocks
incubate 2 campaign
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chrisc
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
3326 Posts |
Posted - 24/12/2011 : 09:09:58
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just been out an got a new stat and mat so their not on the same one btu could only get a stick on thermometer but it will have to do from now.
hey bats ive been reading up about breeding these bull snakes an came across this thread on the dark side. though it might interest you, some gorgeous morphs an snakes on there
http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/forums/snakes/219943-pituophis-thread.html |
1.0.0 burmese python,giblet. 1.0.0 BCI, william. 0.1.0 blue tongue skink, 0.1.0 green iguana, jasmin, 1.0.0 cape house snake, 0.1.0 checkered garter snake
my youtube. http://www.youtube.com/user/pegrocks
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Edited by - chrisc on 24/12/2011 19:50:09 |
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Posted - 24/12/2011 : 20:26:09
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That is a cool thread and brilliant pics, thanks for posting. Haven't quite read it all yet but I will be doing. It reminded me that I'd bookmarked this pic of a stillwater hypo bull ...
http://www.kingsnake.com/pituophis/images/Fraser_StillwaterHypoBull.jpg
Perfection!!!!
Amendment - don't mean to imply that I don't think Ziska and Shadrach aren't perfection, because I do, love them to bits. But what a snake eh? |
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chrisc
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
3326 Posts |
Posted - 24/12/2011 : 20:42:33
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im only half way through it myself, very interesting esecially when you see how big they are when adult.
thats one lovely snake |
1.0.0 burmese python,giblet. 1.0.0 BCI, william. 0.1.0 blue tongue skink, 0.1.0 green iguana, jasmin, 1.0.0 cape house snake, 0.1.0 checkered garter snake
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Posted - 24/12/2011 : 20:52:22
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| They don't half grow fast! I reckon Ziska's at least 4' now, and she's not quite a year old. The shop reckoned she ought to get to 8'! |
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chrisc
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
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Posted - 24/12/2011 : 21:07:07
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yea i did read they grow fast but wow 4ft in a year. these 2 were born on the 26/08/10. one is about 3ft an a bit an the other is roughly 2 1/2ft at a guess. an 7ft+ feisty snake sounds fun. my sister does not understand how i like feisty snakes(shes nervious of her little corn)
also it was nice to buy a snake with full feed/shedding records from when they were born |
1.0.0 burmese python,giblet. 1.0.0 BCI, william. 0.1.0 blue tongue skink, 0.1.0 green iguana, jasmin, 1.0.0 cape house snake, 0.1.0 checkered garter snake
my youtube. http://www.youtube.com/user/pegrocks
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chrisc
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
3326 Posts |
Posted - 25/12/2011 : 09:37:42
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| the little one shed last night. perfect shed with tail an eye caps there |
1.0.0 burmese python,giblet. 1.0.0 BCI, william. 0.1.0 blue tongue skink, 0.1.0 green iguana, jasmin, 1.0.0 cape house snake, 0.1.0 checkered garter snake
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Posted - 25/12/2011 : 13:14:17
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Oh that's good - and now she's all bright and shiny for Christmas.
Ziska sends a festive hiss by the way - she would! |
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chrisc
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
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Posted - 25/12/2011 : 13:41:16
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she looks more stunning now. she saus hello ziska.
picked her up to check this morning, sat on my hand nice a calm but started hissing an tail rattling when my sister got near her very funny to watch |
1.0.0 burmese python,giblet. 1.0.0 BCI, william. 0.1.0 blue tongue skink, 0.1.0 green iguana, jasmin, 1.0.0 cape house snake, 0.1.0 checkered garter snake
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Posted - 25/12/2011 : 23:37:37
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| Lol - it's so funny when they do that - sounds like she's getting over initial shyness and becoming a cheeky madam. My lonesome pine was demanding armchair walkies again today and was all over me, but when Ziska comes out she glares at me with a face like a grumpy tortoise. Then she too bangs on the viv door for armchair walkies ...never a dull moment with pits! |
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chrisc
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
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Posted - 26/12/2011 : 00:00:15
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i love their attitude an character. the female is slow ish an will curl round my hand/arm flicking her tounge, tail rattling an hissing.
yes its funny to watch. small snake syndrome.
the bigger male has not hissed or tail rattled yet but is very fast an does not stop moving for a good 10 mins, couple of headbuts the first day. he did lunge at me once when i changed the water, a good foot above the rub!. they seem very underated like jeff the bairds rat, dont get why their overlooked as their awsome.
will admit ive handled once or twice as they were out an about but when i get them home they will get the week to settle into the new place/smells. thank you for getting me interested in these snakes with your posts about ziska an shadrach |
1.0.0 burmese python,giblet. 1.0.0 BCI, william. 0.1.0 blue tongue skink, 0.1.0 green iguana, jasmin, 1.0.0 cape house snake, 0.1.0 checkered garter snake
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Edited by - chrisc on 26/12/2011 00:38:02 |
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Posted - 26/12/2011 : 11:42:41
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My pleasure!
I'm really glad someone else appreciates pits - as you say they really are an underrated snake, easy as a corn to keep, diurnal, and to my mind pretty spectacular. I suppose not everyone appreciates their temperament if it's like Ziska's, though you can get corns just as volatile; it was after getting Missy-with-the-attitude-problem that I was emboldened to buy Ziska.
I love pits - they're a snake you don't meet every day! |
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Posted - 26/12/2011 : 12:53:34
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Just had to post this up although you've probably seen it already on the rfuk pit thread Chris; this, for anyone else interested, is imo, how to get bit by a pit!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=wduiPQuMgzE
I know the guy is an 'expert' and the snake is wild, but if he'd just gone in nice and slow and picked the bull up by its body, instead of fiddling about wincing away, I don't think he'd have got bitten. Same with releasing it and making it safe. And tv dramatisation ...grrr!
Ziska carries on just the same as this; she's struck at my face twice (felt her breath on my cheek lol) but she's only ever tagged my hand twice. First was when she was little; on feeding day she was invisible and I moved a piece of wood in front of her cool hide. She came out of nowhere as I was lifting the wood away and gave me a tiny tag on a finger. Second was when I was showing her off to Scorpio who'd delivered me a viv, and I pointed at Zisk's puffed up throat. So Zisk gave me another tiny tag on a finger. My fault.
I find that if I go in nice and slow, and keep going, even if she strikes, her 'bites' are all bluff. Then she'll still tantrum when I pick her up ...she'll manacle one of my hands with her tail, just as the wild bull did to the guy trying to release it, while her front end lunges off into space with only one hand to manage it ...then she'll climb into my sweater and go to sleep, though she may wake up pretty lively lol.
That is pits for you, all breath and britches!
Erm sorry for lecture on pit psychology lol.
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chrisc
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
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Posted - 27/12/2011 : 08:08:54
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| yea that made me laught that he picked it up to move it again because it was i the open. once he an the camera etc left it alone it would have scarpered off to hide |
1.0.0 burmese python,giblet. 1.0.0 BCI, william. 0.1.0 blue tongue skink, 0.1.0 green iguana, jasmin, 1.0.0 cape house snake, 0.1.0 checkered garter snake
my youtube. http://www.youtube.com/user/pegrocks
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chrisc
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
3326 Posts |
Posted - 29/12/2011 : 10:13:53
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hey BATS do either ziska or shadrach shake their heads from side to side much?
i noticed the little one was doing this while flicking her tounge an rattling her tail on my hand, only a slight movment side to side. was interesting to watch, im guessing this it something to do with when they are tasting the air as she was doing the same in the viv while watching me |
1.0.0 burmese python,giblet. 1.0.0 BCI, william. 0.1.0 blue tongue skink, 0.1.0 green iguana, jasmin, 1.0.0 cape house snake, 0.1.0 checkered garter snake
my youtube. http://www.youtube.com/user/pegrocks
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Posted - 29/12/2011 : 11:21:02
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Yes! They seem to be much more alert, like a really wild snake.
Haven't noticed Shadrach quite so much, but Ziska does this a lot when she's excited/interested. So does Shiva for that matter. They remind me of these guys - Welly, or a friend of his, has one of these and I found
a vid of one - this little guy is super-alert, fascinating to watch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZY2ZGhuEm8 |
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chrisc
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
3326 Posts |
Posted - 29/12/2011 : 13:29:08
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it was more of a swaying from side to side.
thats a cool little snake an yes very alert/inquisitive.
the little female is getting brave now an will be out an climbing about while im watching an the male whos in blue is not hideing away as soon as he sees me now.
just found these kingsville red bulls, stunning i want one
http://www.reptileradio.net/reptileradio/showthread.php?t=31580 |
1.0.0 burmese python,giblet. 1.0.0 BCI, william. 0.1.0 blue tongue skink, 0.1.0 green iguana, jasmin, 1.0.0 cape house snake, 0.1.0 checkered garter snake
my youtube. http://www.youtube.com/user/pegrocks
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Edited by - chrisc on 29/12/2011 14:13:48 |
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