Diablo - My baby Borneo

[YoungBuck]

Well...he's not so much a baby anymore~!! This guy is growing like a weed~!! I had him out yesterday for a bit. Enjoy~!

http://www.reptilescanada.com/gallery/data/512/Diablo.jpg

http://www.reptilescanada.com/gallery/data/512/DiableEscape.jpg

http://www.reptilescanada.com/gallery/data/500/Diablo2.jpg

http://www.reptilescanada.com/gallery/data/512/Diablo3.jpg

http://www.reptilescanada.com/gallery/data/512/Diablo4.jpg

The little guy is super tame. He's only tagged me once on the pinky and it was because I accidently pinched his tail in between the enclosure. He likes to musk though~! But yesterday we had him out for 35 mins and he was fine which is always good~!

Mike

[CHRISANDBOIDS14]

Looks great! Thanks for shairng!

On a side note, IMO I would not have the snake out for that long, personally I restrict having them out to 20 mins max and that even includes when soaking or doing something to the snake, etc... I normally dont have my snakes out for more than 5-10 mins at a time.

C.

[LostBoys]

Awesome little Borneo, looks great! How old is he?

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C.

Why such short times? (just a question)

[CHRISANDBOIDS14]

IMO it stresses the animal to have it out for so long and I also dont have a personal desire to manhandle my animals and stress them out for too long just because they are there and I can. The only times they ever come out of the cages is for cleaning/maintnance/soaking or if someone comes over and wants to see them/hold them. I do enjoy holding them but to me its less of a stress factor on the animal and I am content simply looking at it, its not like the animal is any different in my hands(or in my case arms seeing as they are all fairly large).

C.

EDIT: Hey Lostboys, are you from Edmonton? Just wondering cause I know of the lostboys breakdancers here. If not, then just ignore this, haha. Cheers.

[LostBoys]

That's a good reason not to have them out. I was just wondering, we don't take our out much, we usually have them out when we're cleaning or showing them off. Though now, we have constructed s 'Snake Tree' and Isis seems to like it. Thor, as usual, tries to explore everywhere else but the tree!

And no, we are not the Edmonton Break dancers... sorry.

[Bartman]

He looks awesome man! I really can't wait until mine gets that big lol..but I do hear they grow fast so thats good.

Musking eh? Never would'a thought.

[YoungBuck]

He hasn't musked in a week which is great~! I try to handle my Borneos every second day b/c cranky Bprneos/Bloods are not cool~! Haha I don't normally have him out that long, but he really seemed to be enjoying himself. I don't constantly hold him, and I let him explore. When I know he wants to go back and is fed up, he shows it. He tries to get away at every opportune time and will not let you hold him. I simply put him back into his rubbermaid and he is fine.

[steelnink]

Beautiful looking Borneo, you have an awesome collection of short-tails/bloods.
You look like you know what you're doing and talking about, so be wary of advice given.

[YoungBuck]

Thanks man~! I really appreciate that~~!

[CHRISANDBOIDS14]

Beautiful looking Borneo, you have an awesome collection of short-tails/bloods.
You look like you know what you're doing and talking about, so be wary of advice given.

Would this have anything to do with what I suggested? If so, I am quite sure I have more experience with bloods(although this is a borneo, but they are closely related) than YoungBuck does.

C.

[steelnink]

Would this have anything to do with what I suggested? If so, I am quite sure I have more experience with bloods(although this is a borneo, but they are closely related) than YoungBlood does.

C.
That is doesn't,
I try to warn everyone to be wary of advice given on forums.
Alot of people are willing to give advice, experienced or not.
:firestart How much experience do you have with borneos/bloods?

[CHRISANDBOIDS14]

No worries, I was just curious.

2.5 years with bloods, and i've personally owned 8 or 9, having 3 at the moment, and have interacted with many others, although I couldnt guess a number, from neonates to large adults.

Cheers man,

C.

[steelnink]

Cool bro,

Any pics of your bloods?Don't be cheap, share em...

[CHRISANDBOIDS14]

Theres a few older ones of my adults in my gallery:
http://www.ssnakess.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=3500&page=0&sort=

Dont have pics of my smaller female.

But I dont want to hijack the thread.

Cheers,

C.

[YoungBuck]

I may have only had a few months experience with Borneos/Bloods, but I have 6 years of experience with other snakes and 10 years experience with reptiles. By NO means what so ever am I a beginner with snakes. Not that anyone said I was...but just to back up what steelnink said about using my own judgement which I do. ;)

[CHRISANDBOIDS14]

Hey no worries man im not arguing with that. I only have 5 years experience with snakes myself. I was just explaining my ethics and what I think about how long IMO snakes should/can be handled for.

Cheers,

C.

[YoungBuck]

It's all good,,,I do appreciate all the help I can get because I have been dealing with this type of python for such a short time. Don't get me wrong, I take bits and pieces from what everyone suggests and apply it to my situation. Like I said before, it is greatly appreciated~! ;)