Malaysian Blood for a first pet snake? - Page 2

homocapra · 04-26-12, 11:37 AM

You blood folks are great! What an asset for us blood/STP newbees. I'm the person who takes on the snakes that people don't want for whatever reason. My most recent adoptee is what I believe to be a Malaysian that's probably the same age/size as jheane14's.

These snakes are fascinating! I had read a ton about them before I adopted this guy/girl, but that didn't really prepare me for the uniqueness of this snake. I've only had it for 3 weeks, but I agree, you need to pay attention to what the snake is telling you, which is harder if you don't have any experience with any other species. I can't imagine this being my first snake. You should've gotten a corn snake

Snakefood · 04-26-12, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Caylan

While Todd and Jenn fight over being the resident blood expert, I'll just say I know my fair share as well, I'm just quieter and less eccentric then they are

Not to mention I don't have problems with my bloods like they do hehehe... Feel free to PM me if you'd like my side of the story as well, good luck!(a blood was going to be my first snake before I saw Maru... then things changed)

Is this what my rabbits will be feeding??

Caylan · 04-26-12, 03:21 PM

Ding ding! Lucy likes herself a big rabbit

marvelfreak · 04-26-12, 06:39 PM

Got my first Blood 18 years ago. Unlike the rest of you i didn't have such luck with my first three Bloods. My first Blood was a Malaysian. She was my third snake. Also had a Ball and Boa before that. Had it about two months when it got pneumonia. I had to give it one shot every day. One day i didn't feel like waiting for my wife to get home and help. So i gave it a shot by myself and she jerk and i puncture her lung i believe. The vet was close and there was nothing i could do to help her. I just held her in my hands and cry while she took her last few breath. Even if the vet had been open she would have been dead before i drove half way there.

My second Blood was three years later. Had it a few months when it was stolen along with my first BRB, JCP, and Yellow Anaconda. I had went out of town for the weekend to come home and fine them gone. Always believed it was the guy i bought the Yellow from.

Year later i got my third one. It die when i was at work and my air went out and the temp in my trailer hit well over a 100 degrees. Poor guy was cooked. After that I wait 8 years before even think of giving a Blood another try.

Snakefood · 04-26-12, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Caylan

Ding ding! Lucy likes herself a big rabbit

awesome, 4 lb it is!!

jheane14 · 04-26-12, 09:06 PM

Hi guys,

thanks for the comments.. i think i'm not aftraid of the bite but i'm afraid because i don't know when and where will i get bit if ever.. hehe.. i love to try balls for a 1st pet but i'm stun when i see a blood. so i decided to try it. here's the recent photo of him.. =) I think his a bit skinny. his on pre shed right now. Another question guys if his done with shedding it's advisable to give him a food or will just wait for a days after he shed?

Caylan · 04-26-12, 10:36 PM

Nice looking, and you can feed it the day it sheds, that's fine.

Caylan · 04-26-12, 10:43 PM

You must be doing wrong

Trent · 04-27-12, 12:41 AM

Very nice indeed!

CDN_Blood · 04-27-12, 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by marvelfreak

Got my first Blood 18 years ago. Unlike the rest of you i didn't have such luck with my first three Bloods. My first Blood was a Malaysian. She was my third snake. Also had a Ball and Boa before that. Had it about two months when it got pneumonia. I had to give it one shot every day. One day i didn't feel like waiting for my wife to get home and help. So i gave it a shot by myself and she jerk and i puncture her lung i believe. The vet was close and there was nothing i could do to help her. I just held her in my hands and cry while she took her last few breath. Even if the vet had been open she would have been dead before i drove half way there.

My second Blood was three years later. Had it a few months when it was stolen along with my first BRB, JCP, and Yellow Anaconda. I had went out of town for the weekend to come home and fine them gone. Always believed it was the guy i bought the Yellow from.

Year later i got my third one. It die when i was at work and my air went out and the temp in my trailer hit well over a 100 degrees. Poor guy was cooked. After that I wait 8 years before even think of giving a Blood another try.

Good heavens, Chuck! Now you know that shots should always be administered in the posterior section of the snake, but that's a hell of a way to find out

We're gonna make sure you're armed with everything you need to know this time around. There are some pretty good Blood keepers frequenting this place, so you're bound to pick up a few tricks

jheane14 · 04-27-12, 05:15 AM

tnx guys,
i'll post a pic after he finished shedding. btw i'm also a inverts collector for the past 4 yrs i tried to apply the knowledge i gain from inverts to snake but damn.. it was way way to different.. i've been watching video clips for caresheets, etc about snakes for a month. but gaining one and taking care of it is also way to different and yet very exciting too. hope my first attempt on this will end well.. =))

CDN_Blood · 04-27-12, 05:30 AM

We hope it goes well, too. Given your location, I'd imagine this snake is wild-caught and that would explain it's attitude. If it is wild-caught, don't count on it's attitude changing - it will likely remain quite defensive. If it's not a wild animal, there's a chance you can get it calmer, but Bloods are always moody snakes and can swing from being a real treat to be around to an absolute freak show, lashing out wildly and savagely all in the same day.

The first Bloods I ever saw in person where the very first 2 imported to Canada by Tom Hough (at the time, Canada's foremost authority on reptiles and amphibians) back in the 90s. They were HUGE wild-caught specimens which he got permission to bring to Canada in order to study their reproductive behaviour. These things were enormous, they were deep blood-red and they were totally unapproachable. These snakes never calmed down at all, but seemed to get more and more aggressive as time went on. I think they were just spiteful. Anyhow, Tom was the first guy to get them to breed in captivity in Canada, and discovered he had to simulate the rainy season for a number of weeks to get them going. My-my, things sure have changed since then, lol. Tom was kind enough to let me have a behind the scenes look at his facility and I'll tell you, I've never forgotten those Bloods - biggest, reddest and meanest Bloods I've ever seen. They scared the hell out of me

jheane14 · 04-27-12, 05:41 AM

@CDN Blood
are you cdn bloods also on youtube? i'm watching the video of dealing a blood on a bad mood.. hehehe...

CDN_Blood · 04-27-12, 05:46 AM

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Originally Posted by jheane14

@CDN Blood
are you cdn bloods also on youtube? i'm watching the video of dealing a blood on a bad mood.. hehehe...

Yup, that's me. That video was recorded to show a friend who was getting her first Blood what to expect when they're in one of their moods. That particular snake can be a really good boy sometimes, and sometimes he's like what you see there. I've also seen him chase me out of the room and go crazy in attack mode where he throws himself into the air over and over and over and over at nothing because something startled him. This goes on until he exhausts himself, but the vast majority of the time he just sits there and watches me really closely, lol.

He's the example I refer to when I say they can swing from one end of the mood spectrum to the other in the same day. My others are pretty stable in their behaviour, but he's a little more on the wild side.

jheane14 · 04-27-12, 06:11 AM

damn i'm thinking if that would happen to what will i do then.. xD ur video was coll.. may be i'll sit more here to watch the other vids.. =))