How are "my" snakes doing guys?

[ConcinusMan]

Anyone who bought (or received) snakes from me (you know who you are) I would really appreciate updates in this thread on how they're doing. I miss them all and would love to hear from you and see pics too! Some of you post about them regularly already but some of you don't. I'd like to hear from those that haven't updated me in a while.

[kibakiba]

Snap and Ember are eating and growing machines! I'll get pictures later today hen my coughing stops. They're my hands off snakes, neither of them likes me touching them... Ember only tolerates it for a little bit. I'm still very happy with them, even if they aren't as cuddly as my NWs

[BUSHSNAKE]

heres one, obtained indirectly but its a "Richard" snake

[kibakiba]

It's.... It's.... So cuddly looking! Awwwww.

[ConcinusMan]

Oh yeah, that jogs my memory. You're right. Totally "atratus" looking except for color. But from what I hear, atratus, northwesterns, and butleri are very, very closely related DNA wise. It shows in their outward appearance too. But yeah, for sure, she came from Multnomah county, OR. Clark Co snakes are pretty much all the same as Multnomah county, but separated by a huge river is all.

[ConcinusMan]

Snap and Ember are eating and growing machines!

And don't I know it! I try to tell people, when they are new to concinnus', what they are like, when it comes to growth and feeding but people are still taken aback by their enormous and seemingly never ending rapid growth and appetite. I mean, people don't expect a 7 inch snake to be 3 X that size in 6 months, but it happens, and they're like "wow!"

Much of it has to do with the genetics of the snakes I have sent out. There is a lot of natural pressure on them to get big fast in order to take them off the menu of predatory birds and also so they can start eating larger prey for themselves. There's not a lot of pressure on them to stay small either since there's plenty of cover where they came from. A 3ft + snake can still evade detection from the air/birds of prey, etc., pretty well.

[kibakiba]

Snap is going to be put on a diet soon, her weight is a bit too much... You'd know what I meant if you saw how giant her belly is... You'd think she's hiding some pinkies in her hide and eating them when I'm sleeping with the size she's at...

[dieselbaby]

I think its so awesome that you care so much about the snakes you helped bring into the world! Kudos to you for caring about each and everyone of them. I see it far too often in not only snakes but all other critters breeders just dont care enough bout what happens to the animal once it is sold.. Very very good to see! (not that other breeders on this forum are that way, ya'll are great) Just wanted to post this cause i think its so awesome... lol..

[ConcinusMan]

I love hearing the updates and seeing the pics, and hearing about how much the new owners love them. Makes my day. Obviously I cant keep them all and watch them grow up so it's nice to see them getting big and thriving.

[BUSHSNAKE]

another one, concinnus this time