Snakeweed & Ratking

[sharthun]

Originally Posted by nyjon

hey guys i have a question. is there that you guys do to keep your snakes cool? the heat is starting to settle in now and my room has been as high as 85deg. i noticed both of them were in their moist hide. my king snake has been in her moist hide for most of the day over the past two days. any thoughts?

thanks <3

I keep our ac themostat set on 72 and use a fan and their cool sides stay about 74 but it's a large front room in the front of house not close to any ac vents. A fan would help I would think.

[nyjon]

Thanks steve

I put the ac in my room and leave it on low so it stays at 75 throughout the day when im not home. Ratking had me concerned because she spent 2 days in her moist hide. She shed yesterday. Looks like she never missed a beat

[sharthun]

Originally Posted by nyjon

Thanks steve

I put the ac in my room and leave it on low so it stays at 75 throughout the day when im not home. Ratking had me concerned because she spent 2 days in her moist hide. She shed yesterday. Looks like she never missed a beat

That's great! They are surprisingly resilient animals! Post more pics when you get a chance!

Steve

[nyjon]

I will. I was going to yesterday. I checked on her but she was cranky (probably because she was ready to shed) and her belly still had a lump from that huge meal i gave her when i found her, so i left her alone haha. Ill take her out in a few days and get better pics

What is the next sized meal after crawlers? They look too small for snakeweed now. I saw he was out lasrnight when i came home. He is never out unless he is hungry and i just fed him 5 days ago lol

[sharthun]

Originally Posted by nyjon

I will. I was going to yesterday. I checked on her but she was cranky (probably because she was ready to shed) and her belly still had a lump from that huge meal i gave her when i found her, so i left her alone haha. Ill take her out in a few days and get better pics

What is the next sized meal after crawlers? They look too small for snakeweed now. I saw he was out lasrnight when i came home. He is never out unless he is hungry and i just fed him 5 days ago lol

If I could see a recent pic that would help. Probably weanlings or small adult mice. Just guessing until I can see your snake.

[nyjon]

Just gave snakeweed another crawler and he took it no problems. Crazy how a lil warm weather gets their appetite moving

He got picky during the winter and when i introduced ratking into the same room. I love when they eat and shed

[nyjon]

Hungry hungry hippo by k20jonny, on Flickr

[nyjon]

Check plz!


Check plz by k20jonny, on Flickr

[sharthun]

Originally Posted by nyjon

Check plz!


Check plz by k20jonny, on Flickr

Lookin good! That looks like about the right sized prey for awhile. you could probably move up a size soon.

[nyjon]

Thanks steve! The mice are about 1.5" (not including the tail). Shes less than 1.5ft long. Snakeweed is about 1.5ft but a little thicker than ratking. I wanted to upgrade his meals also or feed him every 3-5 days, but i rather go bigger and stick to every 5 days. They have been eating everything i throw at them since it got warm. Snakeweed shed last month and ratking shed this month. Hopefuly they go on a growth spurt this summer

[sharthun]

Originally Posted by nyjon

Thanks steve! The mice are about 1.5" (not including the tail). Shes less than 1.5ft long. Snakeweed is about 1.5ft but a little thicker than ratking. I wanted to upgrade his meals also or feed him every 3-5 days, but i rather go bigger and stick to every 5 days. They have been eating everything i throw at them since it got warm. Snakeweed shed last month and ratking shed this month. Hopefuly they go on a growth spurt this summer

Yeah a 5 day schedule is good when they are smaller. They will grow fast!

[nyjon]

mice monday at my house tonite

snakeweed took his second hopper like a champ and ratking ate 2 fuzzies. i think i may switch her over to hoppers sometime next month. i think i will feed her 2 fuzzies this month when its feeding time and switch her to hoppers in august. its weird that snakeweed has never contricted any meal and she never did either before i lost her. she must have learned a few tricks when she was loose she wraps her meals now before eating. its awesome. i always wanted a constrictor and she is the one lol

[sharthun]

Great news! Cool snakes!

Originally Posted by nyjon

mice monday at my house tonite

snakeweed took his second hopper like a champ and ratking ate 2 fuzzies. i think i may switch her over to hoppers sometime next month. i think i will feed her 2 fuzzies this month when its feeding time and switch her to hoppers in august. its weird that snakeweed has never contricted any meal and she never did either before i lost her. she must have learned a few tricks when she was loose she wraps her meals now before eating. its awesome. i always wanted a constrictor and she is the one lol

[nyjon]

thunderstorm = photoshoot lol

DSCN3189 by k20jonny, on Flickr

DSCN3240 by k20jonny, on Flickr

DSCN3234 by k20jonny, on Flickr

DSCN3236 by k20jonny, on Flickr

[franks]

They are such cool snakes. Nice guy you got there.