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Trollbie
03-17-12, 05:08 PM
Please!

Here's Penelope in case you haven't seen her yet in other threads.

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll256/Czechish/8bc09490.jpg
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll256/Czechish/c8a67693.jpg
maximus30576
03-17-12, 05:36 PM
She is gorgeous , i dont have a milk yet but would really love to have one ..
Trollbie
03-17-12, 05:44 PM
Why don't you get one? :P
krystle
03-17-12, 06:06 PM
aww she is cute!
infernalis
03-17-12, 06:53 PM
http://www.danceswithreptiles.com/carmella_files/carmelo.jpg

http://www.danceswithreptiles.com/PG1/images/carmella.jpg

http://www.danceswithreptiles.com/PG1/images/carmela.jpg

http://www.thamfriends.com/MPFG/images/mella.jpg

http://www.thamfriends.com/photos/hatch.jpg

http://www.thamfriends.com/photos/hatchin.jpg

http://www.thamfriends.com/photos/milk.jpg

http://www.danceswithreptiles.com/PG1/images/1milkfed.jpg
Trollbie
03-17-12, 06:55 PM
Ooooooh! Eastern, right?

How do I get mine to eat from my hand? Is yours active when she's out? Or does she like to just chill?
infernalis
03-17-12, 07:09 PM
http://www.reptard.info/photo/pueblan.jpg

http://www.storeria.com/vet2/oreo.jpg

http://www.mypetforums.com/Pueblan/oreo2.jpg

http://www.mypetforums.com/Pueblan/oreo.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.us/close/pueblo.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.us/close/pueblo1.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.us/close/pueblo2.jpg
infernalis
03-17-12, 07:10 PM
Ooooooh! Eastern, right?

How do I get mine to eat from my hand? Is yours active when she's out? Or does she like to just chill?

She's just super mellow, She was frosbitten and near death when I found her. As well as gravid
Trollbie
03-17-12, 07:11 PM
What substrate is in the first pic?
Trollbie
03-17-12, 07:14 PM
She's just super mellow, She was frosbitten and near death when I found her. As well as gravid

Awww!

Do you think I can eventually start trying with mine? Like 6 months or more from now when she's completely used to me and such. She doesn't show any aggression. Only rattles her tail when caught of guard, but she mainly did that the first couple days and only when I didn't let her "smell" me before I picked her up
infernalis
03-17-12, 07:27 PM
What substrate is in the first pic?

Eco earth (coconut fiber)
infernalis
03-17-12, 07:29 PM
Awww!

Do you think I can eventually start trying with mine? Like 6 months or more from now when she's completely used to me and such. She doesn't show any aggression. Only rattles her tail when caught of guard, but she mainly did that the first couple days and only when I didn't let her "smell" me before I picked her up

It's certainly worth a try.. I have several snakes that will pluck the mouse from my hands.

Just don't be afraid if they miss, it's not really much more than a pinch.

Thing is, if you jerk when you react, it will spook the snake, so you have to remain calm until they let go of your hand.
Trollbie
03-17-12, 07:29 PM
Eco earth (coconut fiber)

Is that okay for them? I'd prefer to have something darker than the aspen. But, I'll give her whatever is best for her.
infernalis
03-17-12, 07:31 PM
Is that okay for them? I'd prefer to have something darker than the aspen. But, I'll give her whatever is best for her.

I have never had a problem, this stuff holds humidity better than aspen, so tropical milks actually do better on it.

Just keep it misted or it turns to dust.
Trollbie
03-17-12, 07:36 PM
It's certainly worth a try.. I have several snakes that will pluck the mouse from my hands.

Just don't be afraid if they miss, it's not really much more than a pinch.

Thing is, if you jerk when you react, it will spook the snake, so you have to remain calm until they let go of your hand.

I'm not afraid of her biting because I haven't seen her teeth yet lol. I would probably start off with holding the mouse by its tail and slowly work up if she doesn't seem to mind me.
Her head is so small I can't imagine her bite being painful anyway. Plus she didn't even strike at the mouse. She just smelled it, and started eating. At first I wasn't even sure if she actually has her mouth open, or if she's just laying her head on the mouse.
infernalis
03-17-12, 07:38 PM
Then I would say it's safe to try.
Trollbie
03-17-12, 07:39 PM
I have never had a problem, this stuff holds humidity better than aspen, so tropical milks actually do better on it.

Just keep it misted or it turns to dust.

Even with a heat lamp on, I don't think I'll ever have humidity issues where I live. It's usually between 70-80% so I think the heat lamp gets it down to where it's just right. I know she's a Red, but I'm not sure locality-wise.

I used to use the EcoEarth for my hermit crabs and I loved it. With the aspen I feel like I'm keeping a hamster lol
Trollbie
03-17-12, 07:40 PM
Then I would say it's safe to try.

Yay!

I'll give it a couple months, but I'm excited to try :D
knox
03-17-12, 07:52 PM
Nelson. She has a new home now, but she was a wonderful girl for the 3 years I had her:

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m82/knoxf4i/photobucket-2430-1326559055749.jpg
Trollbie
03-17-12, 07:53 PM
Nelson. She has a new home now, but she was a wonderful girl for the 3 years I had her:

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m82/knoxf4i/photobucket-2430-1326559055749.jpg

Why don't you have her anymore?
BarelyBreathing
03-17-12, 08:12 PM
What I want to see are some tangerines. I'm pretty much obsessed with the tangerines.
TremTricolors
03-18-12, 06:23 AM
Wow some real nice milks posted. To the OP, nice pinbanded Mexican milk!
Trollbie
03-18-12, 10:28 AM
Wow some real nice milks posted. To the OP, nice pinbanded Mexican milk!

Mine? As far as I know she's a red :O
theapexgerman
03-18-12, 04:18 PM
What I want to see are some tangerines. I'm pretty much obsessed with the tangerines.
With in a week I'm getting an albino tangerine so you'll have some pics then
TremTricolors
03-18-12, 04:43 PM
Mine? As far as I know she's a red :O

After further look at it, it could possibly be a red intergrade or possibly a syspila x amaura. Do you know what part of the country it came from? Here's the reason I am asking, typically red milks have more of a saddle pattern and not bands that go all the way to the ventral(Belly). What does the belly pattern look like? Is it mottled with black and whit or does the bands connect at the belly.

I am wrong as the snout has a little to much white mottling in it. How many red bands does it have? What is it's length?
BarelyBreathing
03-18-12, 05:05 PM
With in a week I'm getting an albino tangerine so you'll have some pics then

Sweet deal.
Skumbo
03-18-12, 05:12 PM
while i have on reason to, my milk is so calm I'm positive he would eat from my hand without hesitation (and nicely, he takes a cute little strike then hes like "oh its dead..." and eats it without wrapping it up or anything.

here he is.. i cant wait till hes solid black! hes already a good deal bigger than this pic and it was only 2 months ago..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/Novocane/pets/714c3f00.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/Novocane/pets/3cf5b57d.jpg

in shed:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/Novocane/pets/IMGP2884.jpg

nomming while in shed:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/Novocane/pets/IMGP2888.jpg

I took him out today int he sun (hes starting to shed, so last time to handle him before hes off limits for a week or so) cause it was 75 out and he has gorgeous blue iridescence over all his black scales! Ill get a pic once he sheds again.
Trollbie
03-18-12, 06:13 PM
After further look at it, it could possibly be a red intergrade or possibly a syspila x amaura. Do you know what part of the country it came from? Here's the reason I am asking, typically red milks have more of a saddle pattern and not bands that go all the way to the ventral(Belly). What does the belly pattern look like? Is it mottled with black and whit or does the bands connect at the belly.

I am wrong as the snout has a little to much white mottling in it. How many red bands does it have? What is it's length?

They seemed sure that she's a Red, but didn't know the locality. I'll post a belly pic
Trollbie
03-18-12, 06:14 PM
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll256/Czechish/cb7eebd2.jpg
TremTricolors
03-18-12, 06:44 PM
Thanks for posting the belly pic, without definite locality it is hard to tell. It looks more like a Louisiana milksnake (L.t.amaura) to me. Like I said before could be an intergrade. Really nice looking milksnake no matter what ssp. Congrats!
Trollbie
03-18-12, 07:00 PM
Thanks for posting the belly pic, without definite locality it is hard to tell. It looks more like a Louisiana milksnake (L.t.amaura) to me. Like I said before could be an intergrade. Really nice looking milksnake no matter what ssp. Congrats!


All I really care about is that she's gonna stay healthy, and that she's not gonna get much bigger haha! She has a great temperament and I love her :D
theapexgerman
03-18-12, 07:19 PM
Well I thought it was a louisiana milk but than I went tpwards a red milk either ssp does well in captivity so I think your going to have a nice snake for many years
Ok so my albino nelson afteer his shed here's some pics he was very hissy for some reason today
http://s19.postimage.org/8nlke1p27/IMG062.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/8nlke1p27/)

http://s19.postimage.org/qex6si4gv/IMG063.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/qex6si4gv/)

http://s19.postimage.org/xulspm9lr/P1200045.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/xulspm9lr/)

http://s19.postimage.org/3r79xo6cf/P1200046.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/3r79xo6cf/)

http://s19.postimage.org/3sh7r3867/P1200047.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/3sh7r3867/)

http://s19.postimage.org/58sq98b33/P1200048.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/58sq98b33/)

http://s19.postimage.org/c0j5c302n/P1200049.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/c0j5c302n/)