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Old 08-04-14, 06:52 AM   #11
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Re: He's here! At long last, my Eastern Indigo.

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You are officially one of the coolest people on here! Congratulations and keep us posted!

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I am so jealous of you right now.
Haha, thanks, and no need to be jealous. You can get one too, if you mortgage your soul like I did.


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That sounds awesome! I think you should just go for the bioactive substrate- especially in a beautiful enclosure that big. It's not a matter of if bioactive substrate will work its more a matter of what type of bioactive substrate will work and how to make it. No snake lives on paper towels and fine aspen shavings in the wild lol. Again congrats on the indigo- I have been reading on them, cool snakes man. Start keeping an eye out for shower doors- the best quality free glass a snake - cage maker can get.

I'm definitely leaning that way. When I step him up to his mid-sized enclosure, I might go ahead and go bioactive with it and get some practice with what works.


And just an update on him:

He seems to be doing well. As I mentioned, he was in blue when he arrived. The breeder said he needed to eat soon, so I offered him a meal the day after I got him, just to see if he'd eat. The only thing I had in the freezer small enough for him was pinkies that my daughter is feeding to her young corn snake. He ate two of those despite being in deep blue. I left him alone for a couple of days, and in the meantime, stopped by the local pet store and picked up some hoppers for him. Yesterday I noticed he's finally out of the blue phase, so I offered him a hopper, which he took down like a champ. So, he ate twice in the first four days I had him. He should shed within the next couple of days. I'm anxious to see his true colors.
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