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Herpo
02-14-16, 10:59 PM
Hi all,

My last progression thread got a bit messy because of the photo uploads. My Imgur account will hopefully remedy this. We'll start with pic from yesterday, of a post shed Popeye in the sun.

http://i.imgur.com/Hypo2Ft.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/DTYcPhY.jpg

Fingers crossed this works, feeding pics coming soon!

Cheers,
Herpo

Herpo
02-14-16, 11:07 PM
Aww, he wants to fit in! My new BP!

http://i.imgur.com/1tfdzEW.jpg

Herpo
02-15-16, 01:19 AM
Feeding pics! Yay! I must admit the fact that he made the rat bleed shocked me...

http://i.imgur.com/ndJZJFa.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/9rLGmbL.jpg

"I don't know where the rat went, no!"

http://i.imgur.com/wnqJMYl.jpg

EL Ziggy
02-15-16, 04:26 AM
Popeye is looking great Herpo. He has beautiful colors. I'm sure he feels pretty good too after that rat. I love the last picture.

Klaire
02-15-16, 05:27 AM
Such a cutie!!! cant wait till this thread kicks off with heaps of updates :)

Herpo
02-21-16, 11:09 PM
And another update! He's eating soon, so I'll post some pics of that. Quail is on the menu. Here are some recent pics:

http://i.imgur.com/2vn9sNN.jpg
Here, he was inspecting everyones tastes in music on my other thread! Popeye is an avid follower of Ssnakess!

http://i.imgur.com/u1YzOUK.jpg
And here, he was inspecting his mate, hiding in the mirror! Silly snake!

EL Ziggy
02-22-16, 09:15 AM
Very nice Herpo. Has Popeye eaten quail before? I've haven't tried quail with any of my snakes yet. I did give my young jungle his first chick this weekend. It took him a while to figure out how to eat it but he got it down with no problem. I'm looking forward to pics of Popeye downing that quail. :)

jpsteele80
02-22-16, 11:18 AM
Popeye is a beautiful looking carpet, I think I'm just going to specialize in Australia pythons, I have such a fascination for them

macandchz
02-22-16, 11:36 AM
dear herpo, popeye is really a fine looking snake. you took some great pictures.

Herpo
02-22-16, 01:40 PM
Thank you everyone!

El Ziggy, this is his second quail. He takes everything down basically, he has no problem eating...once he finds the head XD.

I only gave them to him recently because his staple is rats, and young carpets are very fond of quail, being known to refuse all other food once they've tasted it. So we waited around 10 months.

Jpsteele, they are great animals to work with. Olives, carpets, and the antaresia genus are my favourites. And the gtps and white lips are beautiful.

I'll upload the feeding pics this afternoon when I get home from school.

Cheers,
Herpo

jpsteele80
02-22-16, 03:04 PM
I used to have a carpet python a long while back, he always very nervous and never out grew that

Herpo
02-23-16, 03:20 AM
Not all are like that. Most are like that when young, and eventually grow out of it. Which species was he?

Also, I'll post pics tomorrow, my internet is running slow, so uploading images to Imgur takes ages.

DollysMom
02-24-16, 06:33 PM
Popeye is awesome. I love your pictures and he is totally stunning. But the pic of him reading sSnakess is the best ever. Thanks for sharing him.

mysticmoon
02-24-16, 07:34 PM
Gorgeous snake, thanks for sharing.

Herpo
02-25-16, 02:09 AM
Thanks for all your replies everyone! Here is the promised feeding pic, little man took the quail right in his water bowl. It was pretty interesting!

http://i.imgur.com/CDDEcxh.jpg

I took him out into the grass for the first time today. It was so cute to see how curious he was, periscoping above the grass and flickering his tongue like crazy, following the movement of the flies!

Herpo
02-25-16, 09:57 PM
Today, he decided he'd take a wander around Mum's fake plants!

http://i.imgur.com/4JAS138.jpg

"Dammit I've been seen, HIDE!"

http://i.imgur.com/gMOKx4s.jpg

"Oh, never mind! It's just you!"

http://i.imgur.com/49KIEbP.jpg

Klaire
02-25-16, 11:14 PM
Wow that first photo is absolutely stunning!! he's such a cutie. i love when they explore the garden mercy was periscoping for ages too when i first took her out :)

Herpo
02-25-16, 11:21 PM
They have so much charisma, don't they?

Klaire
02-26-16, 02:25 AM
haha they sure do it's awesome

Herpo
02-26-16, 02:34 AM
I can't wait for him to get older and for me to be able to get him his final enclosure!

Klaire
02-26-16, 07:29 PM
It's funny you say that ive been eager to do the same! i suppose we just gotta appreciate them while they are still relatively small because they are going to grow like weeds and before we know it we will be wishing they were young again! haha :)

Herpo
02-26-16, 07:58 PM
That seems to be the common consensus XD!

Herpo
02-28-16, 11:22 PM
Today is feeding day! He seemed really active when I went to weigh him (now at 358g), so I let him go outside a bit. And the little guy was once again curious of what grass and wind and all the light was!

http://i.imgur.com/wNqPzsE.jpg

Herpo
03-02-16, 01:30 PM
He did my homework with me yesterday! Sat on my shoulders the whole time, staring down at the sheet. I love him, he's such a great snake!

Klaire
03-02-16, 06:26 PM
Awww such a beautiful personality! i love when they do activity's with you its so cute haha

Herpo
03-06-16, 03:21 AM
Popeye turned one while we were away, so I figured I'd let him on the clothesline to get some sun! Hard to believe a year ago he was a fiery little worm...they grow up so fast...

http://i.imgur.com/MEdLRNk.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/iF6jxpx.jpg

Cheers everyone,
Herpo

EL Ziggy
03-06-16, 09:59 AM
Wow, he's a big boy Herpo! Looks great too! You can definitely see the coastal size but the jungle colors. Very nice.

Herpo
03-06-16, 01:47 PM
Thank you Ziggy! I'm hoping the colours brighten up. A massive jungle is an attractive prospect!

gebon
03-07-16, 09:47 AM
Thank you Ziggy! I'm hoping the colours brighten up. A massive jungle is an attractive prospect!

4 kg jungle:)

macandchz
03-07-16, 09:54 AM
popeye is awesome! was he reading about himself on the forum?

EL Ziggy
03-07-16, 10:07 AM
That's a pretty impressive carpet gebon. How old is your jungle?

jpsteele80
03-07-16, 10:25 AM
Every time i go through this thread i want a carpet even more :D

gebon
03-07-16, 11:20 AM
That's a pretty impressive carpet gebon. How old is your jungle?

She's 7 yrs.

Herpo
03-08-16, 12:24 AM
Every time i go through this thread i want a carpet even more :D

Lol guess my plan is working! :D You might not last the whole thread!

Herpo
03-08-16, 12:25 AM
popeye is awesome! was he reading about himself on the forum?
Nah he's a modest noodle. He was reading about everyone's tastes in music!

Herpo
03-08-16, 12:28 AM
She's 7 yrs.

Wow gorgeous. And with the coastal in Popeye, I'm probably looking at more than 4 kilos. She's an impressive gal though, definitely!

gebon
03-13-16, 02:53 AM
And with the coastal in Popeye, I'm probably looking at more than 4 kilos.

Just feed it with biiig prey, one at the time ( not several smaller ones ) and it will surely grow larger than my djungel:)

Herpo
03-13-16, 03:40 AM
Yeah, he's currently taking weaner rats or 10 day quail, one or the other every seven days.