I like animals
Quotes, interesting things, conservation related and endangered animals
I have too many tumblrs:
#~ My reptile facts tumblr
# My pets and related ramblings
# My taxidermy tumblr
# Everything else
# And some of my own photos
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Hey you, up there! - Samuraiji
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Heron Gets a Sunny by Kitty Kono on Flickr.
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Yellow eyelash pit viper (Bothrieschis schlegelii) (5) (by pbertner)
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Yellow eyelash pit viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) (24) (by pbertner)
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Twig Snake (by Wim Vorster Photography)
ev0lutionary: Bothrocophias campbelli (by Primeval Nature)
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delphinelavie: MDK Portfolio (37 of 43) by thegardensofeden on Flickr.
Kanburian Bamboo Viper (Trimeresurus venustus)
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snake-lovers: Pantherophis guttatus
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Spitfire has arrived! After a few months wait, she’s finally here, pretty as hell and with a ‘tude to boot!
So pretty! I bet she’ll be stunning when she grows up <3
Right, so. Probably not gonna be doing videos for asks anymore after that. Spent a pretty significant chunk of my day doing this only to feel like it’s wasted thanks to the anon hate. Just going to hope that the hate wasn’t the original asker, because otherwise this sucks (actually it still sucks, since future asks have been a little ruined now).
Anyway. Still doing this post. Regarding this ask.
Sorta just tried to give a quick overview of everything in the vid (in which I still suck at public talking), and I wanted to touch on some stuff more in text:
-(lol when I say a little over a year I meant more like nearly two years I CAN MATH)
-When I say no breeders, this is US breeders. There’s a pretty good contingent of UK breeders with thai type gonyos (and tbh I wouldn’t trust importers that import in ‘uk cb’ rather than directly buying from the breeder).
-Regarding the ‘joy of keeping them’… hit the tags for Anders or Fenris on my tumblr. That’s all my joy. Even when they’re being spiteful little bastards, they’re a joy. But my joy is different from other people’s joy, so these might not be your joy.
-Regarding the aggression…. CB chondros aren’t aggressive save for the rare mongrel. I touched on this here, Pas touched on this here. Gonyos are. They will always be feisty and extremely high-energy animals that will need a lot of work to get to the point that I have Anders and Fenris. Here’s a pair of thai gonyos that are CB/LTC and have not been socialized at all (I would not recommend putting a mister in a snake cage). Their temper when they’re pissed is very much like a mamba sans the deathy part. An angry chondro, if you happen to come across one, is more like a viper on a tree: just get your hand out of range and it isn’t going to come forward launching at you like a gonyo is (and as a simple fact, they’re a lot bigger and longer than a chondro).
-So, what to research regarding care and behavior? Texas ratsnakes, just add a humid hide to the setup for best results. Get a CB baby from a breeder, work with it a lot (prepare to get babynipped in this process unless the previous owner has settled them down for you), and you’ll probably get an animal similar to Seraph: very alert, a bit more flighty, not really what I’d call a cornsnake because I definitely wouldn’t pass him to a stranger but extremely different from WC animals. And maybe they’ll even cuddle with you, if you’re lucky.
Extra bonus questions from the other anon messages:
How many people do you know that own gonyos?
Actually there’s a really large contingent of them in the UK along with a pretty established thai locality captive breeding population.
The question was if they were aggressive in a similar way to ETB and GTP, not if their care is like them.
Trick question, because chondros aren’t really aggressive and care/CBvsWC has everything to do with a snake’s behavior.
Did that cover everything? D:
The one in front is Stan, in the back is Kane. Both are Cody’s but I’m giving them a home :)
P.s. You assholes who think you know everything about snakes didn’t consider that the ball python was there first, and the boa was a baby when he came into the situation, he hasn’t eaten him in 4 years and both are fed well and on time each time. Its not bad to have them in the same cage.
I’m not stupid. And I’m not an animal abuser or any of the BS. So stop being douches.:\ This is not okay. I’m sure they would both be much happier in their own enclosures. I’m not accusing you of being an animal abuser, but ignoring the fact that these snakes have different needs and could possibly harm one another (among many other issues), is sort of ignorant. I don’t doubt you love your pets, but you need to realize no one is doing this to attack you personally. They are just concerned about your animals’ welfare. Also, just because nothing has happened in four years doesn’t mean nothing will. I’ve been driving for many years and have never gotten in an accident… that doesn’t mean it isn’t a possibility every time I get into a car.
My boyfriend went to quite a few shops before he did it and asked experts they’ve been in the same cage since the boa was basically the size if a worm.
I’m saying the people who are being rude and talking shit to me are assholes, I understand your concerns, but he wouldn’t have done so, unless he knew it was safe
unfortunately the people he consulted lied, which a lot of people selling reptiles will do to make the sale. fish people do it, people selling puppies and cats lie about how big they get as an adult. you were lied to or he never consulted anyone :/
http://www.ballpythoncare.net/
http://www.kingsnake.com/boapage/caresheets/boaconstrictorcare.html
please look at both those. they have very different max sizes, and temperature requirements.
Royal pythons come from Africa. Boa constrictors come from North, Central and South America. They are very different snakes, coming from completely different habitats, environments and taxonomic groups. Cohabiting these species isn’t possible without one loosing out.
Some Atomic and Atomic combos produced by Mike Wilbanks at Constrictors Unlimited. When he said this new gene would be earth shaking, he wasn’t kidding!
The Atomic is also one of the genes are work that produces the Eclipse.
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Red-Tailed Green Ratsnake (Gonyosoma oxycephala)
super interested in these for the distant future, if they are more readily avaliable as captive-bred.
They are becoming more easily available as captive bred, but I think you’d have to track down a local breeder.
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faunafacts: Diamondback, Big Bend National Park by Fred LaBounty
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Aaand somebanana shed a perfect shed for me, so we get photos! He is so yellow I think my camera freaks out a little.
