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ttreptile1
04-29-17, 01:36 PM
Took the female outside for a stretch today and got some photos of her. Her future husband stayed behind because he was feeling a little blue.

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Tiny Boidae
04-29-17, 01:47 PM
What a sweetheart! Great animal, thanks for sharing.
Scubadiver59
04-29-17, 01:53 PM
too bad it wasn't feeding time...you could've hidden a rat and watched it track it down!
dave himself
04-29-17, 02:24 PM
Absolutely stunning olive, how old is you're pair
dannybgoode
04-29-17, 02:52 PM
Very beautiful. Can't wait for mine to grow up. Love the faces on these guys.
EL Ziggy
04-29-17, 04:43 PM
I am loving the Olives around here lately! Your girl looks fantastic ttr!! The way she blends in with with those stones makes me want to add some to my enclosure :). IIRC you said your pair are about 2 yrs old. That's some awesome growth. How much and how often do you feed them? Is your male about the same size and lastly what kind of enclosures do you keep yours in? Thanks for sharing the pics. Please continue to do so generously . :)
ttreptile1
04-29-17, 06:55 PM
The male is slightly smaller as olive males tend to be. I feed them every 7 days. The female takes two F/t rats and the male takes one. They would eat daily if I let them. Never refuse a meal even while they are in blue. The female is as tame as a snake could be. The male is the same outside the cage but inside he has a retic like feeding response. Both snakes pace the front looking to be taken out and held.

As far as caging goes, I started them in dual 4foot enclosures with extra height as they climb a lot. They will be moving to forever homes at the end of the summer. Jeff Hartwig suggested 8foot cages if you plan to seriously breed them. So 8 foot they will be with height for branches.
EL Ziggy
04-29-17, 07:12 PM
That's great info ttr. Thanks again. I was planning on a 6ft cage but that could change :). My guy doesn't climb quite as much but he roams a lot. He did tag me once when I first got him but he's been super sweet ever since. Are you going to breed your pair?
ttreptile1
04-29-17, 07:43 PM
That's the plan! I had a breeding trio about twenty years ago. Back when they weren't as common. They never did produce at the time and I was forced to move on. So this is my second shot at it.
dannybgoode
04-30-17, 12:23 AM
My adult vivs wi be 8*3*3 I think. They love to climb. I'll post pics of my juvenile enclosures later today hopefully if I get them done.
jay's reptiles
05-01-17, 09:51 AM
Wow, such impressive looking snake. My retic is getting a 8*3*2
Tsubaki
05-02-17, 03:41 AM
Beautiful!! I ALMOST bought one last week haha :D But I've got enough large snakes for now.
dannybgoode
05-02-17, 04:57 AM
Beautiful!! I ALMOST bought one last week haha :D But I've got enough large snakes for now.

You should have! Totally in love with mine :)
Tsubaki
05-02-17, 06:28 AM
Yeah, he was a little expensive though!! That combined with the fact I would have to redesign my snake-room again made me think twice :D