Baby Royal advice please - Page 2

marvelfreak · 01-30-11, 03:38 AM

All of my snake with the exception of my Bredli ate the same day or day after getting them. My Borneo ate 3 mice fuzzies in 15 minute. After putting him in is cage.

Lankyrob · 01-30-11, 05:21 AM

Probably showing ignorance but here ismy two pence worth.

The idea is to get a snake to settle into its new environment, if you put it somewhere totally isolated to settle, then move it again to its long term home arent yoy stressing the snake out twice?

All my guys have come into the house and straight into the area that they will stay long term, that way during the settling in process they are getting used to what will be "normal" for the next twenty years.

Zincubus · 01-30-11, 09:01 AM

Update
She took her first feed on Wednesday , a small mouse , just a week after I got her . She struck fed after about 3 seconds LOL

I handled her yesterday for the first time and she was lovely and calm . I was slightly anxious as she's first non Corn snake .

She's also been kept kept in a RUB and has not been handled much at all by the breeders.

mykee · 01-30-11, 10:18 AM

...and to purposely mislead the public with misinformation Nafun, is irresponsible.
You know better.

Zincubus · 02-03-11, 03:47 PM

Update

I been handling her for 5 minutes each night , she starts climbing the front of the viv , not sure she's indicating she wants to come out or if she's hungry.

Second feed tonight, I got her out as usual and put her straight in a plastic container , then waved the mouse in front of her , again she struck after bout two seconds !!

Only hitch was she held it across the mouse's middle and took about ten minutes to work her jaws down to one end before swallowing.

TeaNinja · 02-03-11, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Zincubus

Update

I been handling her for 5 minutes each night , she starts climbing the front of the viv , not sure she's indicating she wants to come out or if she's hungry.

Second feed tonight, I got her out as usual and put her straight in a plastic container , then waved the mouse in front of her , again she struck after bout two seconds !!

Only hitch was she held it across the mouse's middle and took about ten minutes to work her jaws down to one end before swallowing.

sometime's they get confused lol. i watched my dum in an extra violent feeding just CHEW on the rat for about a minute after he constricted it lol.

Zincubus · 02-03-11, 04:33 PM

She never seems to sleep , every time I have a peep she's there looking straight back at me.

Who said Royal are boring. LOL

TeaNinja · 02-03-11, 04:36 PM

lolol, my royal cruises around but spends at LEAST half the time hiding. (if not more then half) but with my slow holding regiment he's gotten SOOO much better. he used to panic and breathe super hard when i would take him out, but now not only does he never breathe hard anymore, but he's WAY more active and inquisitive when i'm holding him. he wants to cruise everywhere.

Zincubus · 02-03-11, 06:12 PM

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lolol, my royal cruises around but spends at LEAST half the time hiding. (if not more then half) but with my slow holding regiment he's gotten SOOO much better. he used to panic and breathe super hard when i would take him out, but now not only does he never breathe hard anymore, but he's WAY more active and inquisitive when i'm holding him. he wants to cruise everywhere.

It's interesting to see her breathing , can't say I've noticed t sane with my Corn snakes .

Ch^4 · 02-03-11, 09:31 PM

After reading this thread, and hearing mykee's advice on feeding the day you get the snake, I must say that I agree (despite my original post).

I fed the BP I got on Tuesday and she seems to be much less "nervous" than some of my other additions during the first week of isolation. She's the only snake who's not on an automated system (the quarantine cage doesn't get the fancy gadgets), and she doesn't seem to mind me coming in to check temps and spray. My previous addition was the opposite and I fed her after the isolation. Sorry for the digression.

Zincubus · 02-04-11, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Ch^4

After reading this thread, and hearing mykee's advice on feeding the day you get the snake, I must say that I agree (despite my original post).

I fed the BP I got on Tuesday and she seems to be much less "nervous" than some of my other additions during the first week of isolation. She's the only snake who's not on an automated system (the quarantine cage doesn't get the fancy gadgets), and she doesn't seem to mind me coming in to check temps and spray. My previous addition was the opposite and I fed her after the isolation. Sorry for the digression.

You mentioned spraying , is that something I should be doing ?
I'm in Manchester , UK - not exactly a dry area LOL

More details please

Will0W783 · 02-04-11, 09:09 AM

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She never seems to sleep , every time I have a peep she's there looking straight back at me.

Snakes have no eyelids so they always appear to be looking at you...and from what I've read I don't think they sleep the same way we do. There is always a basal level of consciousness. They do rest and recoup, but it's not a "dead to the world" zonked out sleep like we humans have. That being said, I have startled snakes in the past when they were resting and still and not looking at me. Never pick up your snake if it hasn't looked at you first....I will open the cage door and if the snake is facing the other way, gently tap a coil, or move something near it so it will turn and acknowledge my presence. I feel it's less traumatic that way.

serpentshideawa · 02-04-11, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Will0W783

Snakes have no eyelids so they always appear to be looking at you...and from what I've read I don't think they sleep the same way we do. There is always a basal level of consciousness. They do rest and recoup, but it's not a "dead to the world" zonked out sleep like we humans have. That being said, I have startled snakes in the past when they were resting and still and not looking at me. Never pick up your snake if it hasn't looked at you first....I will open the cage door and if the snake is facing the other way, gently tap a coil, or move something near it so it will turn and acknowledge my presence. I feel it's less traumatic that way.

I agree with make sure it sees you i look for movement of head or flicker of tongue

Lankyrob · 02-04-11, 10:16 AM

My first bite came from a snake that i didnt eralise was "sleeping". I know do the same as willow and touch a coil gently before trying to pick it up.

Lankyrob · 02-04-11, 03:18 PM

You want to be looking for 55-60% humidity. Living in England also i find thwt sprwying each morning for my vivs raises it to just over 60 and it then drops slowly over the next 24 hours to just over 50 ehen i respray.