Malaysian Blood Pythons.

[marvelfreak]

Well they all ate for me again today. All three acted like they wanted another. But what they ate left them all with a nice lump in them.
The two male wouldn't eat why i had their lids off. But the female just let me sit there a take all kinds of pics. I posted most of them in the feeding thread. Anyway here's a few pics.
First Juggernaut.



Next Reaper. He was in shed, but unlike the other two when they were in shed he ate anyway.




Last Bloodstorm the eating machine.





I had made a video of them and some of my other snake, but having issues getting them to upload from my camera to my computer. Got a really good video of my Yellow Anaconda dam thing won't upload.

[youngster]

Wow, I didn't realize they were so small until the pinkie gave some comparison!

[alessia55]

Great photos. I love feeding pics The ones you posted of Bloodstorm in the feeding thread were also great

[spots]

pinkie mouse or rat? Beautiful snake

[marvelfreak]

Originally Posted by spots

pinkie mouse or rat? Beautiful snake

Thanks!
As for the food it's pinkie rats. I never feed mice. I always start them on rats that way i don't have to try switching them over later. I have to do it before and it can be a pain. Baby Bloods are usually given rat pinkies for their first meal. They might be short, but they're fat. As you can see in the pictures the pinky is the same size as their mid section.

[marvelfreak]

Well a update! The little male "Reaper" just shed the other day. Then all three ate 2 rat pinkies each. Reaper is catching up to the other two in size really fast.
So now that they all shed and had 3 days for their food to settle we had a shot photo shot yesterday.

First up is Bloodstorm the female.







Next Reaper.

[marvelfreak]

Save the best and my personal favorite for last Juggernaut.

[youngster]

Awesome bloods!
Your wife has some good taste

[marvelfreak]

Originally Posted by youngster

Awesome bloods!
Your wife has some good taste

That she does. She picked out some really beautiful snakes.

[alessia55]

As always, they all look great. Juggernaut is also my favorite

[Norm66]

Awesome bloods. I just saw my first ones in person yesterday and have a whole new appreciation for them. Yours are just the cutest things.

Also our anniversaries are close, ours is the 8th. Now that I got my wife interested in snakes maybe I'll get something like your wife got oh for yours. ;-)

[CDN_Blood]

Nice. I can't wait to see them in 10 years, so keep us posted

[jarich]

What is the average life span of these bad boys? Is it the usual for pythons? Just wondering if that body type has any effect on life expectancy

[CDN_Blood]

I think for most snakes it's more about how fit or overweight they are. It's hard for us as warm-blooded creatures to burn-off fat, imagine how hard it is for cold-blooded creatures - not to mention how unhealthy it is for either type. Of course, being overweight (a common problem for Bloods) shortens life spans.

I personally knew a boa that was 34 years captive and it was thin as a rake the entire time I knew it. I have no idea if the thing is still alive, but...

Count on anything from 20+ years (under proper conditions). I think the record for a boid in captivity is almost 50 years (47, if I'm not mistaken).

[Will0W783]

Man, I miss my bloods. I sold them because my fiance hated them ( I have no idea why- they were not particularly mean for bloods), but when I see gorgeous pictures like these I want a pair again. Reaper has an incredible pattern!!!