New Eastern Diamondback!!!!

[Georgia]

This is my new 2013 male EDB i named Brutus lol. This thread will be allll about him :cool:

[Georgia]

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j424/georgiagrower/Mobile%20Uploads/CAM00082.jpg (http://s1085.photobucket.com/user/georgiagrower/media/Mobile%20Uploads/CAM00082.jpg.html)

[Georgia]

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j424/georgiagrower/Mobile%20Uploads/CAM00083.jpg (http://s1085.photobucket.com/user/georgiagrower/media/Mobile%20Uploads/CAM00083.jpg.html)

[Georgia]

His cage is not even remotely close to being complete. You will all see it when its done!

[Mikoh4792]

Nice! He's a stunner. Enclosure looks great too. Is it bio-active with live plants?

[Georgia]

His enclosure isnt bio-active yet. Its a quick throw together lol. I got him only a couple hrs ago from the columbia repticon. I got him early before anyone hahaha

[Georgia]

Hes gonna be a BIG boy :p

[54bogger]

Beautiful EDB.

[marvelfreak]

Congrats really nice EDB.

[herpman]

Awesome. I just got back from the Okefenokee. Looked hard for one of these but no luck. Did find a Hognose and Black Racer.

[sharthun]

Beautiful little guy! Love the name!

[SnoopySnake]

He's gorgeous, the enclosure looks nice too. He looks tiny in the first pic but in the second pic he looks much larger, how big/how old is he?

[Georgia]

He was born October 2013...

[Georgia]

Brutus is still sittin on his rock...kinda odd. He had hides but isnt using them just yet. Any reason he would stay onbhis rock slab?

[SnoopySnake]

He was born October 2013...

Ahh. Missed that you said he was a 2013 in your first post, lol sorry. :P Looking forward to more pics when the enclosures finished! :p

[Georgia]

Oh ok. Well hes pretty laid back still nervous though.

[Georgia]

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j424/georgiagrower/Mobile%20Uploads/CAM00086.jpg (http://s1085.photobucket.com/user/georgiagrower/media/Mobile%20Uploads/CAM00086.jpg.html)

[Georgia]

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j424/georgiagrower/Mobile%20Uploads/CAM00085.jpg (http://s1085.photobucket.com/user/georgiagrower/media/Mobile%20Uploads/CAM00085.jpg.html)

[Georgia]

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j424/georgiagrower/Mobile%20Uploads/CAM00084.jpg (http://s1085.photobucket.com/user/georgiagrower/media/Mobile%20Uploads/CAM00084.jpg.html)

[SnoopySnake]

He's real pretty :) I like that shot of him sitting on the branch.

[Georgia]

Thanks!

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j424/georgiagrower/Mobile%20Uploads/CAM00088.jpg (http://s1085.photobucket.com/user/georgiagrower/media/Mobile%20Uploads/CAM00088.jpg.html)

[Georgia]

Just added some pill bugs and monkey grass

[Georgia]

For some reason he really likes sitting on that rock

[Georgia]

has anyone encountered this before? none of my past snakes have done this...

[EL Ziggy]

Brutus is one deadly beauty Georgia :) The enclosure looks really nice too. Best wishes and congrats on the new addition.

[EL Ziggy]

has anyone encountered this before? none of my past snakes have done this...

I'm no expert on snake behavior by any means but is your slate rock under a light? It looks like a nice place to bask :)

[Georgia]

Yeah it is, but he does it when the light is off also.

[StudentoReptile]

The rock will still retain heat after the light goes off. He must think its a prime ambush spot to wait for prey. If you have provided other hides, I wouldn't sweat it. I have plenty of snakes that refuse their hides.

[Georgia]

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j424/georgiagrower/Mobile%20Uploads/CAM00118.jpg (http://s1085.photobucket.com/user/georgiagrower/media/Mobile%20Uploads/CAM00118.jpg.html)

[Georgia]

Im not sure he likes to have ground cover

[Will0W783]

My eastern diamondback doesn't use his hides either. None of my rattlers do in fact. I've found them to be curious, fairly interactive, snakes. When I go into my hotter snake room, my puffs will usually be in their hides, my boa under his bedding, but my rattlers will move to the front of their cages and watch me, tongues flicking. I wouldn't consider your rattler's behavior to be unusual.

[54bogger]

Have you tried to feed him yet?
I put a new hide in my 2 EDB's cage and they pretty much stay in it.

[Georgia]

Not yet due to shed time