The Life Of Mercy - Page 2

Herpo · 02-10-16, 02:25 AM

He should shed soon, he's in blue right now.

sam · 02-10-16, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Klaire

LespaceSerpent - Thankyou

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Sam - awesome thanks for your opinion

Herpo - Thankyou! she is a morelia spilota cheynei however she is Julatten that's why she is black & white/grey (and tan when she is getting close to a shed) rather than the typical black & yellow

Ziggy - Thanks for the opinion

I know it's very important to do so however if i am to be completely honest i haven't gotten around to it yet, I have been moving house alot lately and this is my fourth time moving within the space of a couple months (Hard to explain why) and i lost my last scales throughout the moves so have been meaning to buy a new one but as soon as i do i will update this thread and let you know

By the way, The container she came with had this sticker on the front with this date, If it's her Birth date when she came out of the egg then that would make her older than a year which doesn't make sense giving her size as i'm sure you all agree so i have no idea what that date would be relating to with her ??

Damn, she's almost the same age as my Inland CP, Bowie. He was born in January 2015. Right now he weighs around 70g, what's the weight of Mercy?

**EL Ziggy** · 02-10-16, 07:18 AM

@ Klaire- I'm thinking that's her hatch date too. She looks like a yearling to me. She's a beautiful carpet.

@ Sam- 70g is a little small for a yearling but your guy will grow fast. Did you get him as a hatchling? Sometimes breeders will keep them on the smaller side. What's your feeding regiment like now? My coastal was hatched in June 2014. He was 85g when I got him on 9/2/15. He was up to 505g when I weighed him on 1/30/16. My jungle was hatched in late July 2015. I got him on 9/22/15 and he was 31g when he arrived. He was 212g when I weighed him on 1/30/16. I'm feeding them both 15-20% of their body weight every 6-7 days. I'll slow them down a bit in 4-6 months when they turn 1 & 2.

@ TnB- Is your carpet on mice exclusively? If so, I'd consider switching to rats. Like you said, they grow fast and who wants to feed an adult jungle 6-7 mice per feeding?

Electra · 02-10-16, 07:31 AM

Hi Klaire, Mercy is beautiful. Look forward to seeing how he progresses! I've just got my first snake and I know how u feel, I absolutely love mine. Not as exotic as most others, she's a 5 month corn snake. Our whole family has fallen in love with her. All the best with Mercy!

Klaire · 02-10-16, 08:25 AM

Sam - I haven't weighed her in a while when i do i'll update her weight on this thread

Ziggy - Thankyou

Electra - Thankyou loads your girl sounds wonderful! you will have to post some photos of her on this forum when you get a chance if you haven't already

Klaire · 02-10-16, 08:32 AM

The F14 Pic was taken by the breeder and was the first one i ever got sent of her, the one with her coiled in an s position around my hand against the wall is my first ever hold of her

and the rest are some recent ones.

macandchz · 02-10-16, 01:13 PM

klaire, she is just beautiful! i love the markings on her face.

Klaire · 02-10-16, 04:50 PM

Thankyou !

jpsteele80 · 02-10-16, 04:57 PM

Absolutely beautiful, love the coloration and pattern on her

Klaire · 02-10-16, 05:00 PM

Thanks jp!

Klaire · 02-10-16, 09:40 PM

Hey guys

I weighed her today (still a slight bulge in her belly) so she won't be this weight once she defecates however she weighed in at 90g so she is close to Bowie's weight Sam

**EL Ziggy** · 02-10-16, 09:45 PM

That's perfect Klaire. She's right where my yearling was when I got him. She's going to grow FAST once you up her prey size

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Klaire · 02-10-16, 09:54 PM

Cool glad to hear she is up to normal standard

i wasn't sure whether you would see either thread so i posted her weight on the other one too so just disregard that

. I may up her it just depends the pinkies she's on leaves a pretty good bulge IMO and is still visible the next day , I did happen to take some shots of her just after she ate of the size of bulge, they aren't that good quality but i will post them so you can get an idea

Klaire · 02-10-16, 09:58 PM

Grr photo's don't do justice ever regarding size but anywho this was about a couple minutes after she swallowed her meal

**EL Ziggy** · 02-10-16, 10:57 PM

Klaire- I love her colors and pattern. Trust me, she can definitely handle larger prey or at least 2 of those pinkys. I was a bit leery about feeding my carpets larger prey in the beginning and I still won't push the envelope too far. I started my 85g coastal on 17-20g rat fuzzys. I talked to the breeder 2 weeks after I got him and he told me that my guy could easily handle a jumbo mouse. I thought NO WAY! He's a very well respected breeder, I figure he knows a lot more than I do, so I decide to give it a try. I was beyond surprised and actually pretty impressed. This was last September. For his most recent meal he had a small rat and a chick. That was 3 days ago. He's already prowling his enclosure and would definitely eat if I fed him but he won't eat again until Saturday or Sunday. I love how he comes to the front of the glass begging but then goes back to doing his thing when he realizes no food is coming.