I promised pictures, and I'll deliver!!!

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10-07-2005, 06:21 PM
ILoveReptiles

I promised pictures, and I'll deliver!!!

I went a bit nuts, and started snapping a bunch of pictures after I found my A/C plug for my camera!

Here's Shinja, my new male Guyana Red-Tail Boa Constrictor, getting all settled in - his eyes are cloudy because he's just about ready to go into shed.

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And here's Youkai, my female Guyana Red-Tail Boa Constrictor - for a stark contrast in coloration!

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And of course let's not forget Faye and Jet - they need their limelight too!
Faye:
http://www.caicos.org/images/galleri...e10072005a.jpg

Jet:
http://www.caicos.org/images/galleri...et10072005.jpg
10-07-2005, 06:36 PM
buttercup132

aww what sweeties! r u gonna breed any of them?
10-07-2005, 06:42 PM
ILoveReptiles

Well Faye & Jet are both Male, so I can't breed them...

But I have no plans to Breed Youkai and Shinja. I had too difficult a time getting people to buy my Leopard Geckos, and if those don't sell, Snakes certainly won't.
10-09-2005, 12:12 AM
CathyBogart

They're all gorgeous, LOVE the new addition!!
10-09-2005, 06:12 AM
chocolatepuppy

Your snakes are beautiful! :)
10-09-2005, 03:31 PM
Suki Wingy

They are awsome! I saw about a million of them yesterday but yours are really stricking!
10-09-2005, 06:59 PM
CagneyDog

They're beautiful!
10-10-2005, 09:16 AM
Maya & Inka's mommy

BEAUTIFUL !!!!!
But...... I would never dare to touch them....
10-10-2005, 10:09 AM
BitsyNaceyDog

They're all beautiful! Youkai looks so much like my female red tail boa, Angel.
How big are they, it's so hard to tell in pictures.
10-11-2005, 05:47 AM
ILoveReptiles

Thank you!

As far as how big they are; Youkai is about 3 feet, Shinja is 4.5 feet, Jet is 1.5 feet, Faye is 2.5 feet.

:)
10-12-2005, 09:44 AM
slleipnir

Faye and Jet...ever hear of Cowboy Bebop? haha :X

What beautiful snakes!!! wow! Awesome pics!
10-12-2005, 10:01 AM
ILoveReptiles

Haha! Yeah, funny you should mention that. I'm a big fan of the series - and that's where I got their names.
10-12-2005, 12:44 PM
jackie

Quote:

Originally Posted by ILoveReptiles

Thank you!

As far as how big they are; Youkai is about 3 feet, Shinja is 4.5 feet, Jet is 1.5 feet, Faye is 2.5 feet.

:)

OMG, I never would have guessed they are that big from the photo alone. They are very pretty. I love the way snakes feel.
10-13-2005, 10:34 AM
crazy_caique

You snakes are very pretty

I like snakes but whould never own one.Yours are very beautiful!
10-13-2005, 02:04 PM
slleipnir

Quote:

Originally Posted by ILoveReptiles

Haha! Yeah, funny you should mention that. I'm a big fan of the series - and that's where I got their names.

I figured..I LOVE Cowboy Bebop..:)
10-13-2005, 02:14 PM
CathyBogart

Psst...any post-shed pics yet? ;)
10-13-2005, 02:36 PM
ILoveReptiles

Quote:

Originally Posted by CathyBogart

Psst...any post-shed pics yet? ;)

Hehe - none yet.. He still has bits of old skin hanging on ... but his eyes are now clear. I'll take some tonight before I feed him - my shipment of rats from rodentpro.com came in finally - 65 POUNDS OF FROZEN RATS!!!!

Thank goodness I bought that freezer for them.
10-13-2005, 09:22 PM
CathyBogart

Well, that oughta last....at least a year. :)
10-14-2005, 08:03 AM
ILoveReptiles

Actually I figure if I feed my snakes once a week, and there's 52 weeks in a year, 100 rats is just about enough food for 6 months. However, if I feed them every 10-14 days, that's roughly 3 times a month, 144 rats per year, so I probably have enough to last around 3/4 of a year.

I didn't take any pictures - I was too busy individually vaccum sealing my rats last night, and I only got through 3 bags. I've got about 5 more bags to go. I'll probably finish that tonight or tomorrow.

I did feed all 4 snakes last night though - and they ate voraciously. Shinja wasn't too hungry at first - I imagine he ate right before he was shipped, so I'm not surprised. He hissed at the rat a lot, but eventually ate it. Youkai was funny - she was having some issues unhinging her jaw, and was sticking her tongue out and making all sorts of funny saggy faces at me from inside the container I feed her in. I started laughing and making faces back at her, and she got mad and struck at me from inside the container. But she bumped her face against the plastic instead of biting me. LOL, once I was sure she was OK, I started laughing harder.

Poor thing - I apologized for making fun of her though. LOL.

Faye and Jet took the longest time to eat, but eventually they both finished. These are good sized rats. Not too big, but just enough for a full sized meal.
10-14-2005, 10:02 AM
ramanth

They are stunning! :D I love the colors and patterns.
10-14-2005, 11:50 AM
CathyBogart

Hehehe, Chubby always eats really voraciously, but she almost never starts at the right end! She will fold mice in half eating them sideways, or go AT A SLANT and have all sorts of issues. :rolleyes: DBF keeps giving me a bad time for keeping mice in the freezer, so I only get them eight at a time.
10-14-2005, 01:49 PM
jackie

Can you post pics of their living environment?

I'd love to see what kind of set ups you keep them in.