Hello everyone ! I'm New !

[Wee Ryan]

Hi , I'm Ryan, 13 years old, live near Glasgow Scotland. I've had Sid, a childrens python, for a full year now. He's great, real character, never bitten anyone though my Dad is still wary! I keep a diary of feeds, shedding, photographs , he looks great.

My first question is can i introduce real plants into my vivarium & if so whats the best types of plants for a childrens python? I have a nice vivarium but would like to introduce a few plants.

Ryan:Wow:

[snakelady13]

First of all, welcome aboard! Second, congrats on being so responsible at your age to keep a diary of your snake. You will go far with herps having that attitude. You might want to try a peace plant to start. They are pretty hardy and won't hurt your snake. Good Luck!

[TailsW/Scales]

Welcome to site! :D

[The Snake Guru]

Welcome to the forum!

You should have no trouble putting together a planted enclosure for a snake of that size. Just use sturdy non toxic plants with a low light requirement Pothos, Snake Plants, and Dracena are a few that come to mind.

~B~

[Rolly]

Welcome and enjoy.

[Herpkid101x]

hi welcome to the forums and thats a pretty cool idea with the real plants!

[Wee Ryan]

so what kind of snakes have yous got

[ohh_kristina]

Welcome! Kudos for the record keeping!

[DOMI]

so what kind of snakes have yous got

I got a Burmese python (that's him in my avatior) and welcome to the forums

[DOMI]

oh and don't ask the snake guru what snakes he has, the list will read like the dead sea scrolls lol

[The Snake Guru]

oh and don't ask the snake guru what snakes he has, the list will read like the dead sea scrolls lol

RFLOL, Niiiiice I should probably just post that link it would be shorter then! LOL
If only I could remember where it went! :confused:

~B~

[DOMI]

I would love to see that link brad, but just for the record how many snakes do you own right now, not asking for breeds just number.

[The Snake Guru]

I'm over 50....don't have an exact count right now, new ones keep showing up. LOL

~B~

[snakelady13]

Ryan, if you want to see part of my collection just go to my website Traveling Tails Home (http://www.traveling-tails.com)

It's just easier that way, oh and they are all on there, but a good bit are.

[Wee Ryan]

Thanks everyone, have added a dracena & another plant i can't spell!
I've have noticed the vivarium mists more now the plants are there but sid seems ok with this. He's quite nosey & seems to like the plants.

Snake Guru - over 50 snakes....wow! Another question, Sid is a childrens python & i only feed him rat pups (frozen then defrosted - i heat the rat pups slightly over a lamp for a few seconds before i feed Sid) i tried once with baby mice but Sid did'nt eat them (they had fur on).

Can anyone recommend something else to try to give Sid some diffrenet things to eat ? The breeder fed him pinkies when he was younger according to the notes.

Ta

[ffollett]

I'm over 50....don't have an exact count right now, new ones keep showing up. LOL

~B~

I still have that male normal burm and Sam is going to be coming down here in a couple weeks. I know he has some other stuff to ship out to you.

[The Snake Guru]

Snake Guru - over 50 snakes....wow! Another question, Sid is a childrens python & i only feed him rat pups (frozen then defrosted - i heat the rat pups slightly over a lamp for a few seconds before i feed Sid) i tried once with baby mice but Sid did'nt eat them (they had fur on).


Ya know I have run into this myself, my female Hognose will eat fuzzies till the sun goes down, but if you give her a hopper or anything with a lot of fur she turns it down everytime! So I just give her several of the fuzzies and let her be. Though I see you are trying to go from Rats to mice....that just may not work, LOL there are snakes that prefere the smell of certain prey....personally if he's on Rat pups and eats well on them, I would just leave him on them.

I still have that male normal burm and Sam is going to be coming down here in a couple weeks. I know he has some other stuff to ship out to you.


Indeed! I'm not sure if he has a weight limit on his shipping and what not....damn Fed Ex is spendy it may actually be cheaper to go delta on that guy (which would be a change! LOL) How big is he?

~B~