What's the buzz? - Page 2

Snakeman8 · 11-18-12, 07:34 AM

thats a snake i should definitly start looking into

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Will0W783 · 11-18-12, 09:49 AM

Update: JOhn and I decided to name him Pedro. John really hated the name Oregano, and he's a San Pedro locale snake. Pedro is cute and kind of fits him I guess.

Pedro has a nice full belly now. Friday night he was in the front of the cage, rattling and looking all around to explore. I offered him a rat pup; he sniffed it but refused to strike it. I offered him a mouse fuzzy and he inhaled it. I didn't have any larger mice, so I gave him two more mouse fuzzies, but it barely left a bump. So yesterday I went and got a few frozen adult mice from the pet store and he snarfed one of them down....picky feeder my butt. If he maintains this good appetite, he should put some weight on in no time.

**Aaron_S** · 11-18-12, 09:57 AM

Have you decided if you will keep him or once he's in good health, up for sale/trade?

Metalserpent · 11-19-12, 01:14 AM

Nice rescue. We are into rattlers as well. Once this one gets a few meals down you will see a difference fairly quick. 4 years? Lol! He's fed you a line of sh*t. Looks like a youngster to me. Anyways, good job and have fun. Post up some pics later after a few meals.

iBaman · 11-19-12, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Metalserpent

Nice rescue. We are into rattlers as well. Once this one gets a few meals down you will see a difference fairly quick. 4 years? Lol! He's fed you a line of sh*t. Looks like a youngster to me. Anyways, good job and have fun. Post up some pics later after a few meals.

or he's severely malnourished and didn't get enough to grow...

Metalserpent · 11-19-12, 01:25 AM

Does look skinny. No worries now though, the little one has a good home.

Will0W783 · 11-19-12, 09:25 AM

Aaron, I'm hoping we can keep this one. With Miss Buzztail, she was a bit too unpredictable and defensive. This little fellow seems much more laid-back. Either way, I'm going to do my best to keep him.

This morning I came down to find he had regurged his mouse that he got on Saturday. I am wondering if it was maybe a bit too big, or the combination of that and the fuzzies he ate a few days earlier was too much. He just kept looking for food and pressing his face against the glass while I fed the others, so I gave him more.
I hope he'll be ok... I feel pretty dumb...overfeeding a malnourished snake is a mistake I should know better than to make. I need to find mice that are about weanling size, or really small adults. Three fuzzies didn't leave any noticeable bulge and he was looking for more, but one adult mouse was too much.

Nikki1984 · 11-19-12, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Will0W783

Aaron, I'm hoping we can keep this one. With Miss Buzztail, she was a bit too unpredictable and defensive.

Three fuzzies didn't leave any noticeable bulge and he was looking for more, but one adult mouse was too much.

Miss Buzztail was an atrox right? Some of the most intimidating crotes I've come across have been WDB. The guy that mentored me has some very large males that you really have to be on your A-Game around.

As for Pedro how about rat pinks/fuzzies? Larger but in my opinion easier to digest than an adult mouse.

Will0W783 · 11-19-12, 12:37 PM

Pedro will not touch rats. I tried with rat pinks and pups...he sniffed them but would not strike them. He readily took the mice though. I wish he'd eat rats;they have a higher fat content and would help get the weight on him more quickly.

Miss Buzztail was an atrox. They are very initmidating snakes; generally the most aggressive/defensive rattlers out there.

Metalserpent · 11-20-12, 11:26 PM

Our buzzers take the winter off. I replace the power suns with 50 watt lamps. They go into their hides and stay there all winter. Do you do anything similar? They don't feed from nov to about march. Our sonoran sidewinder has done this for the past 6 years. The Mojave green seems to be slowing down. Just switched the lamp out on him last night.

beardeds4life · 11-28-12, 04:46 PM

He is a very pretty snake! It makes me so livid when people do that.

Will0W783 · 12-05-12, 10:54 AM

Metalserpent, he's in my main snake room which is not cooled for the winter. I only cycle animals I am planning to breed. With the passing of my emerald tree boas, it is possible for me to remodel my upstairs viper room and take him up there (it's cooler up there for the arboreals), if you think that's a better idea than keeping him at year-round warmer temps.

He did eat a mouse crawler on Sunday night and has kept it down thus far. He's back up in the front of his cage hunting, but he wont' be fed again for at least a week. I want to give his system time to build back up after the regurge. I know when he's looking for food though; usually he will stay in the back corner in his hide, but when he wants to eat he comes to the front of the cage and cruises back and forth, flicking his tongue through the air vents on the door. He does this until he's fed, then he returns to the hide.

Lubeybooby · 12-27-12, 06:21 PM

The little guy is lucky you came along. Thanks for being a good person

Will0W783 · 01-02-13, 11:42 AM

Pedro is doing great! He's putting on some weight and becoming much more active. I see him cruising around the cage a lot more often lately, and he comes up to the glass to watch me. He rattles constantly though.

I'm so glad he is looking healthier and happier.

beardeds4life · 01-02-13, 01:23 PM

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Pedro is doing great! He's putting on some weight and becoming much more active. I see him cruising around the cage a lot more often lately, and he comes up to the glass to watch me. He rattles constantly though.

I'm so glad he is looking healthier and happier.

That is great. We do love pictures...(hint hint)