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Terranaut
09-17-13, 05:58 PM
Look. 16 months since they hatched out.
Yellowing up and eating her first small rat.
Mom and dad each took a jumbo.
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j9/terranaut0/20130917_195304_zps0d00f815.jpg
Nice lookin' snake dude..I love the dorsal stripe. Very pretty :)
sweatshirt
09-17-13, 06:25 PM
Gorgeous snake :yes:
smy_749
09-17-13, 07:48 PM
Disappointing. I thought you were going to be eating it
Mikoh4792
09-17-13, 08:16 PM
Disappointing. I thought you were going to be eating it
Same here. Some cultures actually eat roasted rats. I wouldn't mind trying it
HoldenC
09-18-13, 01:28 AM
That first rat is a big deal. Congrats! :)
marvelfreak
09-18-13, 01:34 AM
Congrats!!!!
Terranaut
09-18-13, 04:29 AM
I feed rats from the egg. Not a first rat but first small up from pups.
Thanks all. I will try to post some better pics but she takes off if I am not holding her so it is a two person job.
Terranaut
09-18-13, 07:30 PM
Thank you.
Good lookin gal. Curious, how big is she at 16 months?
Mikoh4792
09-18-13, 08:33 PM
Just taking a guess but from the picture she looks to be 3 feet.
Terranaut
09-19-13, 04:39 AM
Yup ,about 31-32". Carpets tend to take off at about the 18month mark and grow a ton from 18 months to 3yrs. Then they build girth. I am sure this timeframe varies from one carpet species to another but the pattern is the same. Some of this is due to prey. Once they hit small rats they take right off.
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