Boy meets snake!

[tress29]

The boys finally got back from their dad's house (fall break.) BJ acted a little disgusted that I bought more snakes, after we just sold the BP. I told him I sold the ball to make room for the garters. I hed been torn between the two species and obviously decided wrong! We never saw the darn thing and both boys were a little afraid of it.

Anyway, after they helped me unload a 75 gallon tank/stand from the back of my car, Terry wanted to see all of them. The radix was out prowling, and he was suprised to see how big he is compared to the coast. The I moved the hide and showed him the eastern. That little erythristic boy is already his favorite. It has some head/neck control issues, but that just endears him to us that much more.

I told them my idea of naming them after interns from the show Bones, Bj said "Really, Mom?" He thinks I'm quite silly about my pets. (And I guess I am!) I have no idea what we'll end up naming them, but I'll update you when we do. The best part of Terry liking the snakes? He can hold them for me so I can take pictures!

[infernalis]

Congratulations..... Thams are a lot more interesting than a BP ever could be. (However I am biased)

[EasternGirl]

Oh definitely...garters have so much more personality than pythons...not that I don't like pythons...I love all snakies...but I love my garters the mostest! And as for naming them after Bones characters, Seely and I would have to back you on that one.

[snakehill]

Depends on the python. Carpet Pythons are pretty cool! Ball Pythons are boring IMO! My friend keeps trying to give her son's BP to me! No thanks!

[EasternGirl]

Hmmm...never heard of a carpet python. Of course I don't really know all of the different types. I know ball and reticulated.

[snakehill]

Hey Tress! Glad you decided to get the 75 gallon tank and stand! That was a good deal!

[chris-uk]

Hmmm...never heard of a carpet python. Of course I don't really know all of the different types. I know ball and reticulated.

And that's before you get on to all the python morphs. I don't know if you can buy a plain, as it is in the wild, python anymore. Although it seems to be royals that are most commonly morphed in the UK.

[EasternGirl]

Wow...didn't know they had python morphs either...you learn something new every day.

[tress29]

Wow...didn't know they had python morphs either...

Only 40 or so! It seems every year there is a new one, or six!

Glad you decided to get the 75 gallon tank and stand! That was a good deal!

The screen lid's not gonna work as is. He used clamp lights for his iguana, and cut the screen in three places to allow them to clamp onto the glass. I'm gonna look at options to patch/cover the screen before I ditch it though. I'm sure it can be modified much cheaper than replaced. It's sitting (empty) behind the 20L for now. It looks absolutely huge!

I can't imagine putting the little guys in it until a) they get bigger and are more easily located, b) they are eating for me regularly, and c) I have a stool! I can barely reach all the way to the bottom of the tank, so there's no way I could catch the little buggers!

I read through several threads where folks laid the tanks down and made a front access panel. I don't know if it's been successfully done with something that big. A tank sitting upright has the black trim around all 4 sides. If it was laid down, it would only be supported on the ends. Would you need to layer something along the new "base" to fill the gap between the glass and the stand? I guess I'd be worried about it cracking. Besides being much easier to access, it would also increase floor space by 144 square inches. I'm gonna research the forums where I've seen write ups and post something in Enclosures later.

[RedSidedSPR]

(However I am biased)

That doesn't change the fact that you're so right.