View Full Version : My first Rainbow is coming.. TODAY!
She'll be here by noon. Actually my second snake EVER!
AHHH I CANT WAIT
(pics to follow, don't worry!)
youngster
03-13-12, 07:45 AM
Awesome!
picspicspics as fast as you can!
alessia55
03-13-12, 07:52 AM
She'll be here in no time! :D Congrats! Can't wait to see pics
KORBIN5895
03-13-12, 07:57 AM
Congratulations! You must be stoked! Isn't this your third snake?
Congratulations! You must be stoked! Isn't this your third snake?
Nope, second snake. I ordered this one a while ago and it was finally warm enough to ship (its like summer out!!)
Woo Hoo!!! congrats, can't wait to see :)
KORBIN5895
03-13-12, 08:43 AM
I thought you had black milksnakes?
I thought you had black milksnakes?
Ah i see where you're confused. I had one that didn't eat at all and so i traded him back to the breeder for one that is a good feeder, so while technically ive had "two" black milks, one was a replacement for the other.
Rainbowsrus
03-13-12, 09:09 AM
She'll be here by noon. Actually my second snake EVER!
AHHH I CANT WAIT
(pics to follow, don't worry!)
Anticipation........ ;-)
KORBIN5895
03-13-12, 09:09 AM
Okay. Gotcha. I am a little slow this morning. Well I guess I am just a little slow all the time.
Thanks Dave!!
(The video is uploading/being processed, it'll take a bit, but will work when its done uploading, I have to go to work!)
I'll give you a teaser.. she tried to bite my face! (and whiffed by about 8 inches)
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Strutter769
03-13-12, 09:56 AM
She'll be here by noon. Actually my second snake EVER!
AHHH I CANT WAIT
(pics to follow, don't worry!)
Be careful! These things are crazy addictive! :wacky:
alessia55
03-13-12, 10:52 AM
Congrats!!! she's beautiful :D
(and that little strike was ADORABLE :p )
Rainbowsrus
03-13-12, 11:04 AM
I'm big,
I'm bad,
don't mess with me!!!
Plus she got bounced around a bit on her cross country journey (only 3200 miles)
Strutter769
03-13-12, 11:35 AM
From the Daisy x Fred pairing! Nice choice. Sometimes I'm not sure if I like red or orange more. She's gonna be a beaut!
youngster
03-13-12, 11:38 AM
Nice skis!!!
Oh yeah, nice snake too.
krystle
03-13-12, 11:40 AM
wow congrats she"ll be a beauty!
Nice skis!!!
Oh yeah, nice snake too.
Hehe.. can you tell I like orange? :wacky:
SnakeyJay
03-13-12, 12:25 PM
Congrats... She's a stunner! :D hopefully that little strike is a good sign she likes you. Goodluck
exwizard
03-13-12, 12:27 PM
Very nice looking. Congrats!
theapexgerman
03-13-12, 01:19 PM
Congrats on you new rainbow she's bright looking
Congrats... She's a stunner! :D hopefully that little strike is a good sign she likes you. Goodluck
Hopefully, I'll obviously let her sit and relax and acclimate to her new home before taking her out again but she seemed pretty nice just defensive at first cause she went through hell for the last day in a box then a giant hand reached in and picked her up, lol!
Still working on a name..
Rainbowsrus
03-13-12, 03:39 PM
Still working on a name..
Jaws? ;-)
CK SandBoas
03-13-12, 03:47 PM
She is beautiful! And the little strike was awesome!
insignia100
03-13-12, 04:20 PM
I got mine today too! (After a mishap where Fedex tried to deliver before the pet store I had mine shipped too even opened.) Dave is the man, and I'm definitely planning on getting another snake from him in the future.
Here is a picture of Lucius:
Strutter769
03-13-12, 04:24 PM
Wow! He is RED, RED, RED! What litter is he from?! :shocked: I'd love to see a night pic when he shows off his whitewash!
insignia100
03-13-12, 04:27 PM
Who, Skumbo's or mine? Mine was EV-MK-1003.
Who, Skumbo's or mine? Mine was EV-MK-1003.
probably yours, mines a high orange :D
blindfireak40
03-13-12, 04:51 PM
You could call her 50/50! Like the ice cream bars? She looks (from the video) like she gets really high, clean sides :)
marvelfreak
03-13-12, 05:20 PM
Wow very nice orange glow to your girl. Congrats two both of you.
Congrats to you both! Beautiful animals.
Strutter769
03-13-12, 05:31 PM
Who, Skumbo's or mine? Mine was EV-MK-1003.
I was,referring to yours, insignia. Both are,really very cool! Sorry to be OT.
KORBIN5895
03-14-12, 07:16 AM
I just watched the video. She is already trying to give you kisses! You lucky dog you!
Snakesitter
03-14-12, 03:11 PM
LOL: "I thought you'd be nippy".... Very nice vid!
Well, some updates!
I figured id offer since she was out and exploring, though normally its the "give a few days to adjust" thing, but i opened the top, dangled a mouse and she instantly struck right at it (granted, the side of it, lol!) so.. i guess shes already settling in, so to speak.
(thats her humid hide, im grabbing moss tomorrow and some bigger hides), shes bigger than I thought she'd be!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/Novocane/Nom.jpg
She squeezed it so hard she squeezed some blood out, she didnt touch the face at all and it wasnt like that when i thawed it.. (dayum!)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/Novocane/Squeeeze.jpg
fat n sassy:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/Novocane/Fullonnoms.jpg
By the way.. Im thinking of naming her Doris (a bright orange sea slug and a badass sea nymph in greek mythology, since she loves water so much.. i figure it applies!)
Gungirl
03-15-12, 06:06 PM
Whoo hoo.. that is always a nice sign. I just emailed someone about a free Rainbow.. I am waiting on pics now.
Trollbie
03-15-12, 06:13 PM
So pretty!!!!
I'm so jealous right now! :D
krystle
03-15-12, 09:13 PM
she looks great! oh and love the name :)
Snakesitter
03-16-12, 06:09 PM
Nothing says "I love you" to a small Brazilian like a fresh-thawed mouse. ;-)
Went to go change her water (she got a ton of substrate in it lol)
and i cant even see her, figure shes under a hide or something..
grab the dish, turns out shes under the substrate right near the dish, she jumped and tagged me so bad (didnt hurt me much) that she flew right out of the cage when i pulled my hand back, since i didn't even know she was near me nevermind about to strike from the darkness lol!
so she gets super pissy and starts striking even though im like 3 feet away from her and shes just sitting on my floor.. i macgyvred a snake hook from a wire hanger and popped her back in her cage after swapping out the water, lol..
aww little teeth!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/Novocane/pets/2012-03-17171020.jpg
(my first snake bite btw, of many id assume the way this one likes to show affection)
theapexgerman
03-17-12, 03:41 PM
You always rember your first tag lol welcome to the bite club
You always rember your first tag lol welcome to the bite club
Heh yeah. I hope she mellows out, I didnt even have to try with my milksnake, so this will be interesting :P
Snakesitter
03-17-12, 06:11 PM
When she bites you, the best action is actually to pick her up. If she learns that biting equals freedom from handling, you're in trouble....
Good luck,
When she bites you, the best action is actually to pick her up. If she learns that biting equals freedom from handling, you're in trouble....
Good luck,
Thanks for this tip!, but I knew that! The thing is.. She ate recently and I wasn't planning on handling her for a few days anyway, she still had a visible lump so I didnt want to make her puke at me or anything.. I expect to get bit but If I just ignore it (assuming she doesn't wrap me and try to eat my hand lol) and just calmly handle her, she'll eventually learn biting wont do anything and get used to it sooner or later.
Snakesitter
03-19-12, 04:02 PM
Good call if she'd just eaten. And I really hope she does not try eating your hand. ;-)
took her out today (got her a new hide and some stuff for her to climb on) and she just balled up like a ball python almost, she didnt get defensive or anything. Probably partly cause I just reached in and grabbed her, wasn't tentative at all though I was expecting her to bite me, since she did it last time and I wasnt even grabbing her last time :P
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