firepowerfox03
07-30-03, 06:33 AM
Zulu and Naga came together as Matt decided it was better they were together as he is going away for a while. Zulu's tail was a bit chewed as I believe he did this in transit in his container. I have treated it with some iodine and will keep an eye on it. He was great for just getting here in a strange place with a strange person and allowed me clean his tail. He huffed a lot but I was careful and had a blanket over his head while I did this. Naga the female is very sweet and while I was watching TV last night she laid on my lap and napped a bit. They were also in my outside pen for some sunshine and fresh air. They also ate some rats and some beef heart. I sat in the pen yesterday with them. It is approx 8 x 8 x8. It was built for the caracal but now doubles as a sunning pen for the crocs. Anyway I sat in the pen and watched them as they climbed up the mesh and went on the sunning shelf. You can see the intelligence shining from their eyes. To see the male go over and lay his head over the female made me realize they must never be separated. They are a pair and it would have been a sin to not have them together, So even tho I was not prepared for the male I will have to do some adjustments to make their enclosure bigger. But to make a long story short I am attached to them already and when iI get home from work today will put them both out in the pen together for some sun as they seem to very much enjoy that. I noticed that the bottom of their feet seem rubberly almost for gripping the branches I suppose. Also the female drooled a bit. Is this normal? I will take some pics with my digital camera and then maybe someone here can help me post them.