Hope this goes better :)

[dave himself]

Seeing how the last post I made went a bit wonky let's give it another go :D. Daisy shed tonight now the pics ain't the best because I've only got my phone but you get the idea ;)

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j342/davy64/snakes/IMG-20160812-WA0002.jpg (http://s1081.photobucket.com/user/davy64/media/snakes/IMG-20160812-WA0002.jpg.html)

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j342/davy64/snakes/IMG-20160812-WA0006.jpg (http://s1081.photobucket.com/user/davy64/media/snakes/IMG-20160812-WA0006.jpg.html)

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j342/davy64/snakes/IMG-20160812-WA0010.jpg (http://s1081.photobucket.com/user/davy64/media/snakes/IMG-20160812-WA0010.jpg.html)

Thanks for looking :)

[Minkness]

Stop making me want Giants! Haha

[Humble308]

Wow, be hard to lose that thing haha

[Albert Clark]

Can't wait until I get one Dave! She looks amazing. Grats.

[dannybgoode]

Lost for words. Daisy is a peach :)

[Pogie]

Beautiful snake! But I would be afraid of it :) Not my kind of snake, so I'll just admire your's from afar lol.

[valkea]

Gorgeous!

Have you ever invited someone over (who didn't know about your snakes) and just let them walk in to find one of your pretty giants? I bet the reaction would be something else. Kinda mean I suppose, but funny nonetheless.

[dave himself]

Stop making me want Giants! Haha

These come in dwarf Mink ;) and the last ones we had in the shop were very calm and easy to handle. It seems these are calming down the more they're bred in captivity much the way the retics were when they first came into the hobby

[dave himself]

Wow, be hard to lose that thing haha

You're right mate she would be hard to miss :D

[dave himself]

Can't wait until I get one Dave! She looks amazing. Grats.

Thank you Albert and you'll love keeping one of these amazing snakes mate ;)

[dave himself]

Lost for words. Daisy is a peach :)

Cheers Danny mate ;)

[Tsubaki]

So beautiful! She is looking in top shape Dave :D

[dave himself]

Beautiful snake! But I would be afraid of it :) Not my kind of snake, so I'll just admire your's from afar lol.

Thanks Pogie and we've found that most people who come to meet Daisy end up wanting to take her home with them :D

[dave himself]

Gorgeous!

Have you ever invited someone over (who didn't know about your snakes) and just let them walk in to find one of your pretty giants? I bet the reaction would be something else. Kinda mean I suppose, but funny nonetheless.

Thank you and before we got Jenny our retics new viv built, we had all the viv stacked behind a wall. There was people who came to our house for dinner and never knew that the snakes were there. But then again there was times when someone would walk down to the patio doors and that ment they saw three large vivs and what was inside them, which did make a few people slightly nervous :)

[dave himself]

So beautiful! She is looking in top shape Dave :D

Thanks Tsubaki we've had her out for a lot of exercise of late lol and she doesn't like the stair aerobics. But she got an XL rabbit this morning so she's a happy girl :D

[trailblazer295]

She is one pretty snake mate, with your collection no worries about a 'lost snake'. If they get out it will be a quick search lol although might not be the wake up call you'd like :eek:

[dave himself]

She is one pretty snake mate, with your collection no worries about a 'lost snake'. If they get out it will be a quick search lol although might not be the wake up call you'd like :eek:

Thanks mate and I know you're only joking but having one of our snakes escape is something that we've tried to cut right down to zero by taking an awful lot of precautions. I think every large snake keeper nightmare is a snake that makes it outdoors, this doesn't even bare thinking about and it's why we triple check the windows in the living room before we go out or go to bed. As for having to search for them you just follow the trail of destruction :D Daisy can easily move our 3 seater sofa when she goes behind it :D

[trailblazer295]

Thanks mate and I know you're only joking but having one of our snakes escape is something that we've tried to cut right down to zero by taking an awful lot of precautions. I think every large snake keeper nightmare is a snake that makes it outdoors, this doesn't even bare thinking about and it's why we triple check the windows in the living room before we go out or go to bed. As for having to search for them you just follow the trail of destruction :D Daisy can easily move our 3 seater sofa when she goes behind it :D

Yes I can imagine one of your not so little babies making it to the outside world is a bad thing. I think even 6-8' ft boa would be called a "giant snake" and be all over the news. A true giant would be something else entirely. It's really amazing to think that just her exploring can move a 3 seater couch some adults have trouble doing intentionally and she isn't even trying to use her true strength.

Would be double as bad because last time I was in the UK it wasn't exactly reptile weather most of the year lol

[dave himself]

Yes I can imagine one of your not so little babies making it to the outside world is a bad thing. I think even 6-8' ft boa would be called a "giant snake" and be all over the news. A true giant would be something else entirely. It's really amazing to think that just her exploring can move a 3 seater couch some adults have trouble doing intentionally and she isn't even trying to use her true strength.

Would be double as bad because last time I was in the UK it wasn't exactly reptile weather most of the year lol

We've have people come into the shop now and again with corn and King snakes they've found lol. The last corn that was found made it onto the local news channel, but they didn't make a big fuss over it. It ended up in the shop they came down and done an interview with my mate who owns the place, the reporter and cameramans face was an absolute picture when he took the burm out of the viv and tried to put it round their shoulders they were both fighting to get out of the doors and swearing like sailors. I haven't looked at that polite young man on the TV from that day since :D sorry mate I'm rambling here :) yeah a burm or retic escaping over here would cause bedlam :(

But your right about the weather it sucks in N.Ireland, it's dry for about 3 weeks of the year if you're lucky and rest of the time it rains :D

[trailblazer295]

We've have people come into the shop now and again with corn and King snakes they've found lol. The last corn that was found made it onto the local news channel, but they didn't make a big fuss over it. It ended up in the shop they came down and done an interview with my mate who owns the place, the reporter and cameramans face was an absolute picture when he took the burm out of the viv and tried to put it round their shoulders they were both fighting to get out of the doors and swearing like sailors. I haven't looked at that polite young man on the TV from that day since :D sorry mate I'm rambling here :) yeah a burm or retic escaping over here would cause bedlam :(

But your right about the weather it sucks in N.Ireland, it's dry for about 3 weeks of the year if you're lucky and rest of the time it rains :D


There have been articles here about "giant" snakes escaping that were really around 8ft. Not much of any giant breeders in Canada so much smaller market a true giant would be something else.

Yeah my mum is from England, 3 week vacation, 2 weeks of rain. As a kid I used to think it would mess with you on purpose. Go outside to play and it starts raining, go back in 10minutes later it stops. Then you go back out and it starts again. It's usually wet every time I go but that's just how it is.

[sirtalis]

That is one good looking snake, its probably been asked before but how old is she?

[dave himself]

There have been articles here about "giant" snakes escaping that were really around 8ft. Not much of any giant breeders in Canada so much smaller market a true giant would be something else.

Yeah my mum is from England, 3 week vacation, 2 weeks of rain. As a kid I used to think it would mess with you on purpose. Go outside to play and it starts raining, go back in 10minutes later it stops. Then you go back out and it starts again. It's usually wet every time I go but that's just how it is.

There aren't that many people keeping giants here in N.Ireland either I know of only a handful of us that have them but they are becoming more popular. The shop I help out at has started selling retics but we turn more people away from selling mainlands to or guide them towards the dwarfs or super dwarfs. Usually getting the 12ft burm out we have in the shop and seeing how they react is a good indicator of what they can handle. And if you think England is bad for weather it's like the Sahara compered to N.Ireland :D

[Andy_G]

I have great respect for those who keep giants correctly such as yourself and others on here. I personally don't have the room (or desire)to do so, nor do I have an extra pair of hands around when handling. Kudos to you and your collection. Very nice. :)

[dave himself]

That is one good looking snake, its probably been asked before but how old is she?

Thank you and she's around 10 or 11 I think sorry but my memory is shot to bits at the moment

[dave himself]

I have great respect for those who keep giants correctly such as yourself and others on here. I personally don't have the room (or desire)to do so, nor do I have an extra pair of hands around when handling. Kudos to you and your collection. Very nice. :)

Thank you very much Andy we try are best with our three. We wish it could be more but unfortunately we've no room downstairs so at the minute 3 is the limit

[trailblazer295]

It's always refreshing to hear about stores that will turn people away instead of selling an animal you know the person can't care for. It's a rare thing as most just go for the sale.

Have you evolved to have gills or fins yet? lol

I agree I live alone so a giant wouldn't be a good idea for myself. I also don't feel I'd be comfortable owning such a large snake either. But I do really enjoy the pictures of your giants. And for someone who comments on them destroying your house in every picture it looks spotlessly clean ;)

[dave himself]

It's always refreshing to hear about stores that will turn people away instead of selling an animal you know the person can't care for. It's a rare thing as most just go for the sale.

Have you evolved to have gills or fins yet? lol

I agree I live alone so a giant wouldn't be a good idea for myself. I also don't feel I'd be comfortable owning such a large snake either. But I do really enjoy the pictures of your giants. And for someone who comments on them destroying your house in every picture it looks spotlessly clean ;)

We're always turning people away lol plus for beginners we sell everything with different reptiles which we call plug and play. We build the vivs put in all the fittings lights set the thermostats and hand out caresheets, plus we've found because all the animals are well cared for the vivs are clean that everyone we sell to comes back for their live feeders or their frozen food. Plus and I'm not bragging here but the shop is kept immaculate and does look amazing, I mean how many reptile shops do you walk into and you can't see a viv just these glass windows in a wall with animals behind them ;)

And didn't you know that us Northern Irish are amphibians lol

And Daisy isn't the house wrecker burms like to stay on the floor, it's when Jenny comes out things start going wrong that vase in the photo is usually the first to get it :D

[trailblazer295]

We're always turning people away lol plus for beginners we sell everything with different reptiles which we call plug and play. We build the vivs put in all the fittings lights set the thermostats and hand out caresheets, plus we've found because all the animals are well cared for the vivs are clean that everyone we sell to comes back for their live feeders or their frozen food. Plus and I'm not bragging here but the shop is kept immaculate and does look amazing, I mean how many reptile shops do you walk into and you can't see a viv just these glass windows in a wall with animals behind them ;)

And didn't you know that us Northern Irish are amphibians lol

And Daisy isn't the house wrecker burms like to stay on the floor, it's when Jenny comes out things start going wrong that vase in the photo is usually the first to get it :D


I've been in a lot of pet stores and yes you're right most aren't very good for reptiles. What is worse is usually the staff are worse then the cages. No glass walls that's for sure. But I have been in stores with vivs for each herp that are well done. Not a common thing though.

I guess my grandparents are from the south. I'm missing that gene lol

That must be one of hell of a vase or the pottery store loves you buying the same thing every 2 weeks. Keep the pics coming mate. If you can take some video, would be cool to see how your giants roam around. I didn't truly appreciate how big they get until I saw them in person at a reptile zoo. Pictures often make them look smaller, you don't get a true scale of size.

[dave himself]

I've been in a lot of pet stores and yes you're right most aren't very good for reptiles. What is worse is usually the staff are worse then the cages. No glass walls that's for sure. But I have been in stores with vivs for each herp that are well done. Not a common thing though.

I guess my grandparents are from the south. I'm missing that gene lol

That must be one of hell of a vase or the pottery store loves you buying the same thing every 2 weeks. Keep the pics coming mate. If you can take some video, would be cool to see how your giants roam around. I didn't truly appreciate how big they get until I saw them in person at a reptile zoo. Pictures often make them look smaller, you don't get a true scale of size.

Maybe it's because we only sell reptiles and spiders and the likes that we seem to be getting it right and here's a photo to show you what I mean about the vivs, although most of them were empty as we let the stock run down coming up to the Hamm show for all the new animals being brought back

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j342/davy64/IMG_20567474848596_edit_1471112337916.jpg (http://s1081.photobucket.com/user/davy64/media/IMG_20567474848596_edit_1471112337916.jpg.html)

And that vase has been knocked over more times than I've had hot dinners it's just as thick as my head :angry:

And if your grandparents are Irish trust me they're amphibians ;)

[trailblazer295]

Maybe it's because we only sell reptiles and spiders and the likes that we seem to be getting it right and here's a photo to show you what I mean about the vivs, although most of them were empty as we let the stock run down coming up to the Hamm show for all the new animals being brought back

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j342/davy64/IMG_20567474848596_edit_1471112337916.jpg (http://s1081.photobucket.com/user/davy64/media/IMG_20567474848596_edit_1471112337916.jpg.html)

And that vase has been knocked over more times than I've had hot dinners it's just as thick as my head :angry:

And if your grandparents are Irish trust me they're amphibians ;)

You are right reptile specific stores do have higher standards.

That is a good looking very big snake lol

My mums side grandparents are from Ireland but don't know north or south. My only time in Irleand was a layover on the runway at night in the rain so couldn't see anything.

[dave himself]

You are right reptile specific stores do have higher standards.

That is a good looking very big snake lol

My mums side grandparents are from Ireland but don't know north or south. My only time in Irleand was a layover on the runway at night in the rain so couldn't see anything.

A good looking snake with a few ugly fellas holding her :D

And I love the South of Ireland we went to Dublin for the day on Wednesday, we were ment to go to the zoo but guess what it rained.

Id love to visit Canada I've friends there who live in oakville in Ontario so who knows maybe one day :)

[trailblazer295]

A good looking snake with a few ugly fellas holding her :D

And I love the South of Ireland we went to Dublin for the day on Wednesday, we were ment to go to the zoo but guess what it rained.

Id love to visit Canada I've friends there who live in oakville in Ontario so who knows maybe one day :)

Lol you wouldn't want to show her up right ;)

You should have been used to it and went anyway haha

From Oakville you can see a reptile zoo and a ripleys aquarium within an hours drive.

[dave himself]

Lol you wouldn't want to show her up right ;)

You should have been used to it and went anyway haha

From Oakville you can see a reptile zoo and a ripleys aquarium within an hours drive.

Anything to make the snake look better :D

The animals were all in the ark the rain was that bad :angry:

And hopefully one day ;)

[macandchz]

if you ever come to the states and need a snake sitter for daisy- i volunteer! i just love her.

[dave himself]

if you ever come to the states and need a snake sitter for daisy- i volunteer! i just love her.

Thanks mate and you've a fair bit to travel for to mind her, but I'll tell you what you what if you ever make it over to the emerald Isle you come visit her same goes for you trailblazer :)

[Tsubaki]

If any giant ever got out here all hell would break loose, I can still remember the "giant snake on the loose" horror stories from a few years ago. It was just an adult ballpython. I don't want to know the headline if a real giant is missing ... Also if Xena ever got out, my house would be destroyed top to bottom and she's not nearly as Large as Daisy.. She enjoys wrecking things, it's a retic thing.. If you ever need a Snake sitter you could also just cross the puddle and hand her over :D no guarantee I won't misplace her and leave you empty handed later! But I won't charge anything.. so .. tempted yet?

[dave himself]

If any giant ever got out here all hell would break loose, I can still remember the "giant snake on the loose" horror stories from a few years ago. It was just an adult ballpython. I don't want to know the headline if a real giant is missing ... Also if Xena ever got out, my house would be destroyed top to bottom and she's not nearly as Large as Daisy.. She enjoys wrecking things, it's a retic thing.. If you ever need a Snake sitter you could also just cross the puddle and hand her over :D no guarantee I won't misplace her and leave you empty handed later! But I won't charge anything.. so .. tempted yet?

That sounds like deal of the century mate :D but unfortunately I'm gonna have to pass :D, but the same offer extends to you if you ever find yourself N.Ireland call in and Lisa and me will make you a cup of tea and meet crew :)

[Sublimeballs]

Beautiful as ever Dave. I actually managed to pick up a nice little normal(het granite, 66% het albino, 50% het green) female on sunday. After years of waiting for someone to produce a normal in my state(stupid lacey act) I finally managed to get one. Well worth the wait, wild types really are the best.

[dave himself]

Beautiful as ever Dave. I actually managed to pick up a nice little normal(het granite, 66% het albino, 50% het green) female on sunday. After years of waiting for someone to produce a normal in my state(stupid lacey act) I finally managed to get one. Well worth the wait, wild types really are the best.

Thanks mate and I'd love to see some pics of your new girl ;)

[SnoopySnake]

She looks great Dave :) would really love a dwarf burm but unfortunately the inability to ship here will make that near impossible :( from what I hear they are a handful.

[Sublimeballs]

Adrian, actually I got to handle a dwarf burm on sunday(im trying to not buy it currently, who am I kidding if it doesn't sell before I have the moeny its mine.lol) and despite their reputation he was a pleasure to work with. I think its a case of mors captive breeding and building trust.

[Sublimeballs]

Thanks mate and I'd love to see some pics of your new girl ;)

Ill grab some pics of her in a couple days, as with all my new additions, she got a meal already and is sleeping it off. I really have to credit you with the drive to get her, seeing daisy all these years built up a need.

[dave himself]

She looks great Dave :) would really love a dwarf burm but unfortunately the inability to ship here will make that near impossible :( from what I hear they are a handful.

Thanks Snoopy :)

Adrian, actually I got to handle a dwarf burm on sunday(im trying to not buy it currently, who am I kidding if it doesn't sell before I have the moeny its mine.lol) and despite their reputation he was a pleasure to work with. I think its a case of mors captive breeding and building trust.

You're a 100% right here mate I mentioned this somewhere else but we had a pair in the shop and they were very easy to handle

[dave himself]

Ill grab some pics of her in a couple days, as with all my new additions, she got a meal already and is sleeping it off. I really have to credit you with the drive to get her, seeing daisy all these years built up a need.

Really looking forward to seeing the pictures mate and thank you so much for your comment but all the credit as to go to Daisy she's the star of the show ;)

[Sublimeballs]

Dave, here's a not so great pic of her. Dont really want to bother her too much until after her quarentine period. Shes getting her second meal with me this afternoon. Seems rather defensive in the cage but a charming little one when out. I'm sure she'll calm down nicley.

Edit: the pic is rather terrible

[Tsubaki]

Aw! That sure is a beauty!

[dave himself]

Dave, here's a not so great pic of her. Dont really want to bother her too much until after her quarentine period. Shes getting her second meal with me this afternoon. Seems rather defensive in the cage but a charming little one when out. I'm sure she'll calm down nicley.

Edit: the pic is rather terrible

Ah mate she is just beautiful :) and thanks for posting the photo I've been busting to see her ;). You'll have to give her a name a start a wee post for her so we can see her progress

[Sublimeballs]

Thanks tsubaki, I waited years to find a normal. The het granite gives her that wonkey pattern that makes her look like a dwarf.

Thanks Dave, I decided to hold off feeding her last night to try and snag some better pics today.... her name isn't coming easy, but it will come. Thats a great idea, she should grow faster than all my retics, be nice to see the progression. Plus I dont seem to see many burmese growth rate pics on the web

[gebon]

Very beautiful lady Dave!

[dave himself]

Thanks tsubaki, I waited years to find a normal. The het granite gives her that wonkey pattern that makes her look like a dwarf.

Thanks Dave, I decided to hold off feeding her last night to try and snag some better pics today.... her name isn't coming easy, but it will come. Thats a great idea, she should grow faster than all my retics, be nice to see the progression. Plus I dont seem to see many burmese growth rate pics on the web

Looking forward to seeing the new pics mate and watching this little lady grow :)

[dave himself]

Very beautiful lady Dave!

Thank you mate

[ThirteenRavens]

Gorgeous girl! I love the giants...I remember my first time "seeing" a retic...was on some show on Animal Planet years ago and it was a super tiger...stunning animal. I could never own something so large though. Just not comfortable handling, and don't have anyone that could help me. I'm all of 5'6'' so it would definitely outgrow me in a hurry lol. I'll just stick to boas and live vicariously through you all :)

[dave himself]

Gorgeous girl! I love the giants...I remember my first time "seeing" a retic...was on some show on Animal Planet years ago and it was a super tiger...stunning animal. I could never own something so large though. Just not comfortable handling, and don't have anyone that could help me. I'm all of 5'6'' so it would definitely outgrow me in a hurry lol. I'll just stick to boas and live vicariously through you all :)

Thanks TR and I'm only 5'6 myself and Lisa is a hobbit :D