Boy meets snake!

[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.

[PINJOHN]

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

Marnie we need to increase your overall herp knowledge so with that in mind, when xmas is out of the way i will bundle up a couple of herp magazines and get them off to you.
I have a subscription to practical reptile keeping and have a number of back issues laying about the place so if i can't help you with the eastenders problem then you can spend the time reading up on gecko's, newts frogs etc etc , ........a much better way to use you leisure time.............eastenders bloody strange woman

[tress29]

Well, somebody shed last night! I didn't even know anyone was in blue...

[EasternGirl]

Someone should look particularly shiny. You didn't notice anyone's eyes cloud over?

[tress29]

Someone should look particularly shiny. You didn't notice anyone's eyes cloud over?

I don't see the radix a lot, unless I go looking for him, so he might be the culprit! I was pretty busy this weekend, so not much snake hugging going on. I'll give everyone a "look see" tonight when I clean their water dish.

BTW, last night I chopped up two pinkies and a pinky sized piece of tilapia. It was all gone when I took the dish out this morning!

[guidofatherof5]

BTW, last night I chopped up two pinkies and a pinky sized piece of tilapia. It was all gone when I took the dish out this morning!

That's good. Someone is getting a good meal.

[EasternGirl]

Lol...John...I was actually thinking about getting some subscriptions to some of the magazines that have recently been recommended to me.

[EasternGirl]

Good to hear....someone was hungry!

[tress29]

The boys like the idea of naming the garters after the interns! We haven't talked about who is who yet! BJ helped me take pics of two of them.

The eastern:


And the radix:


I can't hardly tell the radix and the coast apart. They both have the yellow dorsal strip, black spotted pattern, then a lower greyish stripe. Both have a blue grey belly and a dot on their head, but the radix's is larger. He is bigger than the coast right now, too. I sure hope the coast gets a red stripe like Jason's older ones, otherwise, I'll be hard pressed to differentiate when they are closer in size!

P.S. See the big 75 gallon behind the 20 long? TeeHee!

[EasternGirl]

Oh I didn't realize they were so little still! How adorable! Glad you are going to name them after the squinterns!