Crona, Anery Motley

bigsnakegirl785 · 06-07-16, 11:29 PM

The other new arrival came in the other day! A male anery motley 66% het albino, born 2/27/16, from Ragin Redtails & Exotics. He's an itty bitty guy, and very very wriggly. lol Unlike the ghost female, he was quite docile when I got him out and didn't strike. He may soon become one of my favorites!

I have yet to weigh him or measure him, but I will do that after he eats and poops.

I love motley eyes, they're so strange-looking. lol

richardhind · 06-08-16, 01:21 AM

Hes so nice,i love my motley hes also been ridiculously tame since the day i got him,loves being out,hates going back in

Lefitte · 06-08-16, 03:04 AM

So pretty! Anery is one of my favorite morphs in snakes, along with axanthic.

Albert Clark · 06-08-16, 05:09 AM

Great pickup bsg! Really nice patterning and soft tone contrasting.

bigsnakegirl785 · 06-08-16, 12:26 PM

Thanks everyone! He's definitely a light snake, he's got striping on his sides, but they're so faded it's a bit difficult see, except down by his tail. The underside of his tail is jet black, except the tip, which is gray again. I tried showing that to my mom, and I don't think he liked that as he struck out, but missed, didn't even aim at anyone just the air. lol

I can't wait for him to settle in so I can get some outdoor shots.

bigsnakegirl785 · 06-14-16, 10:14 PM

Well he ate a hopper mouse on Monday, so if I can lug my butt out of bed on time later today for once, I'll try to get some outdoor shots of him!

The fake vines I had on order arrived Saturday iirc, so I put those in there and he seems to like them.

He's been laying more out in the open since I put them in, for a couple days there he was staying inside his hides, but once I gave him the vine he started coming out again. It's a big 6' vine and takes up a decent portion of his tub. I couldn't figure out how to attach the suction cups so I just laid it on the ground. lol

bigsnakegirl785 · 06-15-16, 03:54 PM

Crona may have arrived docile, but he seems to be a bit bitey now that he's settled in. lol When I took him out to change his paper towels the day before feeding him (he pooped on them), he was a bit huffy when grabbing him. I held the hide over his face and grabbed him, and he struck once or twice when I got him.

The same was true when I got him out today. He was a bit strikey the whole time. He REALLY doesn't like his tail to be messed with, I tried to get a photo of his tail because it's black on the underside except the tip, but he kept striking at the camera lens. >.> He managed to actually bite me once, but after that the strikes seemed to stop. I think it was partly because my hands were sweaty because it's rather hot out, and he kept sticking to me and couldn't get a good grip, and partly because he's still a nervous baby.

It was really hot out so I didn't have him outside for long, but here are some outdoor photos so you can get a better idea of his colors.

Starting to get a little defensive here, but calmed down quickly.

bigsnakegirl785 · 06-15-16, 03:55 PM

And some in the sunlight.

bigsnakegirl785 · 07-11-16, 01:48 PM

Well, Crona has calmed down a lot! The last several handling sessions, he hasn't bit me or struck at me, and the last couple of sessions he didn't even huff at me when I went to grab him. He's also started sleeping in the open again, although he uses his hides he's not in them all the time anymore.

bigsnakegirl785 · 08-06-16, 04:31 AM

Crona has broken 100 grams! He weighed in at 105 grams just now. He's a little bit behind Nymeria's growth, but only by a month or two. She reached 100 grams around 4-5 months old, he's 6 months old end of the month. He still has yet to shed, so I'm really hoping he's not going to follow in Nymeria's footsteps and not shed for 6 months. :/

**Tsubaki** · 08-06-16, 03:49 PM

What a gorgeous little guy!! love him

bigsnakegirl785 · 09-01-16, 11:22 PM

Crona finally shed! Now I can feel a bit more comfortable handling him. Plus, I should be able to move him out of quarantine soon! That way he's in the heated snake room once the weather turns cold enough.

He continues to be docile, and only occasionally gives me a huff when I pick him up. He's back to laying out in the open now that he's done shedding, and appears to have grown a decent bit. Going to give him some time to defecate and weigh him again.

dannybgoode · 09-02-16, 01:34 AM

Lovely snake BSG. Love the eyes, suggests a certain character. He's coming on real nice.

richardhind · 09-02-16, 05:49 AM

Motley colourings are just great and the different shades of grey they go are just amazing,he's filling out lovely

bigsnakegirl785 · 09-02-16, 09:21 PM

Thanks danny!

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Originally Posted by richardhind

Motley colourings are just great and the different shades of grey they go are just amazing,he's filling out lovely

Yeah, and his colors are hard to pinpoint, because during his light phase like in the photos above, he looks like he'll end up fading his colors almost completely away and looks kinda lavenderish. Then he hits a dark phase and he looks like a regular motley (minus any red of course). It will be interesting to see how he ends up.