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EL Ziggy
01-30-16, 07:53 PM
Shredder is up to 213g
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Chomper is up to 505g
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riddick07
01-30-16, 08:11 PM
Nice! Shredder is beautiful.
Minkness
01-30-16, 08:17 PM
Beautiful!
SnoopySnake
01-30-16, 09:02 PM
They both look great but Shredder is really getting some good yellows in :)
toddnbecka
01-31-16, 02:57 AM
Yep, growing like weeds in a garden, lol. Looking great, seeing the pics of yours makes me think my jungle/cross isn't too fat after all. He/she is bulkier than the Domincan boas and everglades rat, but not as much as the red tails.
Very nice carpets ! Shredder is looking great :)
Shredder looks incredible! Can't imagine why you named him that, was he a living chainsaw when he was younger? ;)
Chomper looks good too, lots of yellow for a coastal :D
EL Ziggy
02-06-16, 09:15 AM
Shredder looks incredible! Can't imagine why you named him that, was he a living chainsaw when he was younger? ;)
Chomper looks good too, lots of yellow for a coastal :D
Thanks Sam. Shredder's a little over 6 months and coming along well. Part of selling the idea of getting new snakes to the family was I'd let my 6 y/o son name them. Shredder is named after the villain on the cartoon show Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. His nemesis is a rat named Splinter. He's the good guy and leader of the turtles. Same with Chomper. He's the T-Rex in The Land Before. I would have named them Lovelace after the penguin guru in Happy Feet and Moto-Moto after the playboy hippo in Madascar. I keep asking him if I can change their names but he says NO WAY DAD! :D
Thanks Sam. Shredder's a little over 6 months and coming along well. Part of selling the idea of getting new snakes to the family was I'd let my 6 y/o son name them. Shredder is named after the villain on the cartoon show Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. His nemesis is a rat named Splinter. He's the good guy and leader of the turtles. Same with Chomper. He's the T-Rex in The Land Before. I would have named them Lovelace after the penguin guru in Happy Feet and Moto-Moto after the playboy hippo in Madascar. I keep asking him if I can change their names but he says NO WAY DAD! :D
Classic haha, I must say your boy has great taste in names. What better way to scare the bejesus out of house guests than to say "Here are my pythons Shredder and Chomper, who wants to be first?" Hahah
I must say I like Moto-Moto, gotta play that tune from Madagascar on loop in his tank, I'm sure he'll grow into a voracious breeder. ;)
"I like 'em big, I like 'em chunky"
"I like 'em big, I like 'em plumpy"
I'm sure Lovelace would follow suit ;)
EL Ziggy
02-06-16, 10:04 AM
LOL, I love the Moto-Moto song :)
EL Ziggy
02-27-16, 01:05 PM
Last night was feeding time. It was dark and the pics aren't the best but I figured I'd share anyway. These guys are growing well. Shredder, the JCP, is up to 268g. He ate a 40g asf. That was his first asf. So far both of the carpets have eaten any prey item I've offered. Chomper, the Coastal, is 605g. He ate a 53g small rat and a 41g chick.
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EL Ziggy
02-27-16, 01:09 PM
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Gorgeous carpets! Your coastal looks like he's a bit caramel!
EL Ziggy
02-27-16, 03:12 PM
Good eye Herpo. He is a caramel coastal.
macandchz
02-27-16, 03:29 PM
beautiful snakes! great pictures.
Good eye Herpo. He is a caramel coastal.
They're awesome, on my top 5 want list!
Humble308
02-27-16, 07:16 PM
I must have missed this post. Awesome looking carpets Ziggy! I couldn't help smiling at yalls naming process, now I've got the Moto moto song stuck in my head!
EL Ziggy
02-27-16, 08:04 PM
@ Herpo- I was originally drawn to the high contrast black and yellow jungle carpets but I have to admit I'm more attracted to coastals these days.
@ Humble- The snake naming process is definitely an adventure. I still can't believe I'm getting bullied by a 6 y/o. He got me again today. He had a good week at school and aced his belt test at karate today. I figured a trip to the toy store was in order and gave him a $25 budget. Well, $63 later, I'm still trying to figure out how that happened. Anyway, I'm getting a new Bredli carpet in a couple of weeks and I'm naming him all by myself! I'm torn between Slayer, Stryker, and Gabriel.
Humble308
02-27-16, 08:58 PM
Hahaha, yea it happens like that sometimes. I really like the name Stryker, though in some circles of mythology Stryker is another name for Apollo so it might be redundant to your snow bull. With all this carpet talk lately I can't wait to see your Bredli!
I'm jumping in to say i pick the name Gabriel out of the three. (It's a supernatural thing) :P
EL Ziggy
02-28-16, 02:35 PM
@ Klaire- I like the name Gabriel for the same reason :).
reptiledude987
02-28-16, 02:59 PM
I'm jumping in to say i pick the name Gabriel out of the three. (It's a supernatural thing) :P
I agree 100%
Also for supernatural fans theres a podcast I do with some friends. Its called Bunkercast and available on Itunes and Stitcher.
Albert Clark
02-28-16, 03:43 PM
That's some amazing visible iridescence on shredder ! The contrasting coloration in chomper is very alluring EL. You are doing an unbelievably great job raising these guys. As far as the naming, I think your son is right on point and should be applauded for his choices and his accomplishments. Keep up the fantastic job. Lol.
toddnbecka
02-29-16, 01:29 PM
I have to vote for Stryker, it's actually the name of one of my Diablo 3 characters created last year.
I would say stick with your Theme somfar and go with Stryker!
EL Ziggy
03-16-16, 10:23 PM
Chomper weighed in tonight at 675g. He was 85g when he arrived on 9/2/15. They grow up so fast.
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toddnbecka
03-17-16, 12:37 AM
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toddnbecka
03-17-16, 12:38 AM
Chomper weighed in tonight at 675g. He was 85g when he arrived on 9/2/15. They grow up so fast.
Ya, like a weed in a garden, lol.
Shredder is really pretty. Both of those snakes are nice!
I like the markings on Shredder's lil face :)
EL Ziggy
03-28-16, 10:00 PM
Look deep into my eyes.
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AwesomeGuy376
03-28-16, 10:41 PM
That pattern and bright yellow is so pleasant. Very, very nice snake :)
EL Ziggy
04-14-16, 07:33 PM
My Bredl S'ven is settling in well. He's up to 88g now. Gonna move him out of QT in a couple of weeks.
no flash
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with flash
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toddnbecka
04-14-16, 11:22 PM
Looking good (even better w/flash, lol). Carpets of any variety are just great snakes all around. He looks well fed, how's his disposition?
EL Ziggy
04-15-16, 07:43 AM
@ TnB- He is pretty well fed :). He eats a rat fuzzy every 5-6 days. As far as disposition he's the only one of my carpets to ever strike at me. I was surprised because I had been told that Bredls are one of the more calm carpets. He only did it twice and has been a total angel since.
EL Ziggy
05-02-16, 01:14 PM
Got 3 of the 4 carpets weighed in today and grabbed some quick pics sans flash. My coastal is in shed. Everybody's eating, shedding, pooping and growing well.
S'ven at 116g
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Trinity at 225g
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Shredder at 477g
http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t674/EL-Ziggy/Mobile%20Uploads/20160502_091121-1_zps7dazidix.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/EL-Ziggy/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20160502_091121-1_zps7dazidix.jpg.html)
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phassin
05-02-16, 02:15 PM
Shredder looks great. I think I'm getting a jungle soon as well. I absolutely love the black and yellow contrast on those guys. Is he a jungle mutation of any kind?
EL Ziggy
05-02-16, 03:51 PM
Shredder looks great. I think I'm getting a jungle soon as well. I absolutely love the black and yellow contrast on those guys. Is he a jungle mutation of any kind?
Shredder is a normal jungle. We should see his true colors when he's about 2. The camera tends to mute out their yellows a bit. Carpets are very fun to keep. My last 4 critters have all been carpets of different sorts. I highly recommend them. :)
phassin
05-02-16, 07:30 PM
Yea they're the best. Im babysitting a ball python and she's nowhere near as fun to have out as my carpet.
Tsubaki
05-03-16, 08:05 AM
They're all gorgeous, i'm particularly fond of S'ven.. Love those red colours!
EL Ziggy
05-16-16, 05:45 PM
Chomper is up to 936g (empty) as of today.
http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t674/EL-Ziggy/Mobile%20Uploads/20160515_190552_zpslvxg1sdc.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/EL-Ziggy/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20160515_190552_zpslvxg1sdc.jpg.html)
Trinity is growing nicely too. She's up to 250g.
http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t674/EL-Ziggy/Mobile%20Uploads/20160515_192338-1-1_zpsu1ig2i2z.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/EL-Ziggy/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20160515_192338-1-1_zpsu1ig2i2z.jpg.html)
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EL Ziggy
05-19-16, 08:42 AM
I got to watch Shredder shed last night. That means it's feeding time tonight!
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EL Ziggy
05-24-16, 08:40 PM
Shredder weighed 578g after dropping a load today. The container weighs 106g.
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EL Ziggy
06-16-16, 07:49 PM
S'ven is up to 188g. He had a regurge issue about 10 days ago but he shed yesterday and I'm pretty sure he's ok now. I'll give him another week and try him with a small meal. The regurge was totally my fault. I had fed him the night prior and even though something told me to take out his flower pot hide I didn't. Well he got stuck and I didn't know until the following morning. The only way to get him out was to take a hammer to the clay pot. I did break it and got him free but he tossed his cookies a few minutes later. I know it stressed him out and I wasn't too surprised that he puked. Like I said that was 10 days ago, and he's probably ready to take a meal now, but I'm gonna give it another week just to be sure.
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phassin
06-17-16, 06:27 AM
Zig your carpet collection is killer. They are all gorgeous snakes. Can you snap a pic of your snake room?
EL Ziggy
06-17-16, 08:39 AM
Thanks Phassin, the reptile room is technically the dining room and my bedroom!
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What kind of scale do you have? Been thinking of getting one lately.
EL Ziggy
06-20-16, 03:18 PM
Zelg- I use a normal kitchen scale but I'm going to need something different. It's not the scale per se but getting the animals into a container that's large enough to weigh them.
https://www.amazon.com/Kitchen-Splaks-Professional-Stainless-Platform/dp/B01DDQ5156/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1466457210&sr=8-16&keywords=food+scale
toddnbecka
06-20-16, 11:38 PM
I have a scale I got on e-bay years ago, actually goes up to 75 lbs. Similar to this one: Digital Postal Scale Mail Postage Scales Letter Package 0 2 oz to 75 lbs Digital | eBay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Digital-Postal-Scale-Mail-Postage-Scales-Letter-Package-0-2-Oz-to-75-lbs-Digital-/231634462847?hash=item35ee7d687f:g:QiAAAOSwDNdVtgS c) If I need to weigh a larger package I put something on top of the scale to raise the box high enough to see the screen, then hit the tare button. You could easily weigh just about any size snake using a plastic tub that way.
Beautiful snakes as always :) But there is something about those that frighten me rotfl! I don't think I will ever own one but I love looking at them. You would think I wouldn't be scared of snakes but some just look like they want to eat someone rotfl.
EL Ziggy
08-05-16, 08:30 PM
I don't know why I like this guy so much but I do. I think coastals are very underrated.
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Are they? Is undoubtedly the most popular of M s subspecies. With base morphs as jaguar, axanthic, caramel, s caramel, tiger, hypo, s hypo:)
EL Ziggy
08-06-16, 09:59 AM
Are they? Is undoubtedly the most popular of M s subspecies. With base morphs as jaguar, axanthic, caramel, s caramel, tiger, hypo, s hypo:)
You would think so G. Seems like most of the love here in the States goes to jungles. Jags are pretty popular too but I don't keep them. They're the most gorgeous of the carpets but the neuro issues deter me. I like the tigers as well but again you don't see that many of them.
EL Ziggy
02-14-17, 01:46 PM
Chomper is up to 1800g. Here's a picture of him hanging out on his hot spot after smashing a large rat Saturday night. Looks like he might be prepping for a shed soon.
http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t674/EL-Ziggy/20170212_183108-1_zpslhvmb8wr.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/EL-Ziggy/media/20170212_183108-1_zpslhvmb8wr.jpg.html)
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