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Originally Posted by BallBuster7653
He looks amazing. Now I understand why you had to feed less. Because he seemed to be overweight before. See. Every snake is different.
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I am not forseeing much of a difference in feeding requirements in my 3 subadult boas once they reach adulthood, considering my other 2 adults eat in a similar manner as he does. I'm only feeding the 4' male a week more often than the other 2 as a precautionary measure, and it seems more than adequate based off his weight gain, but I'll give it more time to see if that weight gain evens out, or is also paired with length growth before I make any further decisions on his part. I expect there will be differences between each individual, but I'm not sure those difference will warrant enough to justify a feeding schedule as heavy as the one you are implementing.
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Originally Posted by TeamSlitherin
Your babies are looking amazing! Cloud and Dominika are out of this world. They look really awesome.
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Thanks! Cloud wasn't my first snake, but he was definitely the one to really ignite my love of snakes.
After having my ball python for ~5 years prior to getting him, he was like a breath of fresh air. He seemed so much more aware of his surroundings, and was a lot more fun to handle. And much bigger. haha
He's a bit of a pain in some ways, though...during the winter, ever since he hit his 4th birthday I believe, he just goes to town in his enclosure. Sperm. Everywhere. I even have to be careful handling him during this period because he has left me a little white loogie on my back before...he's the horniest teenager I've ever seen (regarding animals anyways). lmao Luckily, he only does this the most during temperature changes, and less so during the winter. He doesn't really do this during the summer. haha
Dominika is a looker for sure, but isn't my biggest fan. I don't take her out too much, because she generally loathes to be touched. She doesn't get defensive or hiss or anything, but tries her best to escape me and is incredibly difficult to keep ahold of. I don't like to stress her, so I generally take her out on an as-needed basis.
Her breeder handled her regularly, but I suspect she never saw another human outside of him, which would explain why she hasn't resorted to biting or hissing yet, but doesn't trust me. She's gotten marginally better in the time I've had her, so I have hope she'll come around in another couple of years.
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