Not a Giant

[Minkness]

So yeah, he shouldn't get big at all as he is 'apparently' a high % super dwarf/dwarf cross, but...he's still a retic! I can totally see why people fall in love with these snakes! Quickly became a top favorite in my collection. He is active, but not in a 'get away' type of mannor. Often times I will put him down or on something and he will actually come back towards me! He is slow, so not as crazy to handle as my colubrids, but has an amazing muscle tone under his omg sooooo soft scales! People have talked about their intelegence but I honestly never saw it in the photos I looked at...but in person? Holy cow! The way he looks at things, watches it, THEN makes a move is just amazing! Also, he is super ultra mega laid back (for now). While he was being held at the store for a few weeks while I paid him off, I'd visit every Friday and take him out. No hissing or striking and was just super easy! At one point there was an afterschool program in the store and when I took him out 10 kids between the ages of 6-14 were suddenly crowded around me. They asked to pet and hold him, and he seemed cool, so I allowed it. Turned into an hour long educational experience for them (and their teacher), and though the kids were...well...kids...he was a perfect gentleman the whole time. Even when one or two freaked out around him lol. Then, the store let me feed him at the end of the night before they locked the doors, and without hesitstion, NOM! Haha. So even with all the noise and manhandling, he never stressed and proved to be an excellent feeder!

Well, now he's home. Actually got him home last Friday after I left work early due to some pretty bad weather. The store is on the way home so I just hopped over, paid, packed him up, and headed home. I fed him a single rat wean in saturday night, but my gopher didn't eat her small rat, so I gave it to him on sunday morning. Even with a full belly and the smell of rat in the air, he remained calm...but watched...and watched. Again their intelegence took my breath away!

He was in 2 ran weans every other week, but I was thinking of iffering either 1 wean a week or 1 small rat biweekly. Thoughts on this?

He also needs a name still. Was thinking of Apollo but something about it makes me go 'meh'. So suggestions are welcome!