Lexi and Indy

[HazAnga]

I know i had e-mailed you but at the time I had my son on my lap so typing too much was difficult... he wants to type too lol. I usually watch them as there eating and if they get close or have grabbed the same piece i usually tap their heads until one or both let go. But there is nothing wrong with feeding separate. I'm glad your having fun with them.

[dieselbaby]

Thats quite alright and i was watching them and used an unused small paint brush to tickle lexi's head and once she quit i scooted her to the other side . I just want to make sure she doesnt do that to him again. she was about to strike his tail as well at one point which is when i took him out and stole some food for him and let him finish up in the deli cup i had handy. so next time i will just let him feed first, and place him in some warm water in the deli cup to clean up, and put lexi in to eat, and place him back in the tank to find a comfy nappy spot, and then do the same with lexi when she is done.

checked both snakes bout 6 times today still no evidence of any injuries, hope it stays that way.

Most definately having fun with them. They have their own little personalities, and lexi is such a piggy lol

Thanks again Nick for allowing me to adopt these two, they are awesome babies. Monday night i will feed them again, my kids have told me i am NOT allowed to feed the snakes unless they are here to watch them lol they just love seeing them strike their food and swallow it. They just refuse to help mom cut up the pinkies and the worms is all lol...

[dieselbaby]

i forgot to add there was some rolling around just after she grabbed the food from his mouth and he tried to get away. she is the more aggressive one, so i will just feed him first is all. No biggie.

[katach]

Good idea.

[dieselbaby]

I think i know the answer already but you guys are the experts. I think my Lexi is getting ready to shed, she refused her between meal snack tonight and her eyes have a blueish tinge, picture will be posted. What should the humidity be until she is done shedding in the tank? its at 53% now. 004.jpg005.jpg

[chris-uk]

The eyes do look blue-ish, if her skin is dull with a blue-ish hue to her belly, and she's off her food you can probably expect to find a shed skin in the next few days. Humidity of around 50% is about right, but also provide her with a higher humidity area - we have sphagnum moss in our cold hides (coconuts too, like yours) and make sure that is kept moist (not wet, just moist). That gives her somewhere more humid to go if she wants more moisture. We actually keep the moss damp all the time, but become more vigilent when we think one is about to shed.
Another thing to have in there is to make sure there are some hard rough places that she can start her shed. Two of ours have an aquarium log with a rough underside which they aways use, they squeeze under it and anchor the shed, then squiggle out of the old skin. The others have couple of rocks, although yesterday one of them in that viv decided to use the plastic "branches" of the fake greenery in her viv, literally climbed to the highest point and achored her skin between a couple of bits of plastic then shed as she slithered back down the "twigs".

I hope you're lucky and see the shed happening. I've only caught the start of one (spotted it as I was heading out the door to a meeting), and the last 2 minutes of another shed. It's a great process to watch.

[kibakiba]

I'd keep the humidity at 60%-70% or keep a large water dish in the tank, big enough to let the snake submerge itself , that'll help him/her get the skin off.

[dieselbaby]

Thanks, i figured the humidity was okay, i mist lightly twice a day. They have a snake cave with moss inside, has a hole in the top to go inside and its warmer and more humid in there since i too always keep the moss moist. They have some logs to rub on, and the rough coconut hide, plus the base of their climb is a bit rough. I will be keeping an eye on her. I havent noticed a blue hue on her belly, but he scales look awefully dull compared to her brother. She is a piggy at dinner time, so she is probably overdue for a shed. She eats like a horse. maybe ill go find some rough stones out in the yard, wash em and put them in there for her, just for variety.

[dieselbaby]

I'd keep the humidity at 60%-70% or keep a large water dish in the tank, big enough to let the snake submerge itself , that'll help him/her get the skin off.

They do have a water dish big enough for both to swim in at the same time... Okay on humidity ill try and raise it, our house is dry so it sucks the humidity out.. I do mist a couple times a day and it brings it up to 70% then back down to bout 53%. inside the snake cave its about 70% though, i keep the moss moist always, and with the heat mat under it its nice and warm and humid in there, ive stuck the probe inside from time to time to make sure it doesnt get too hot. They like to go nap in there after dinner. Plus they also have what i call the rooting bowl. its one of their shipping cups, with moist soil in it that i place left over food in overnight. (lexi loves to go back 3 or 4 hours later and root around for the leftovers) Indy has started doing this too. Their substrate is a mix of cocohusk and reptibark for different textures. Hoping the shed goes well. If not i have a shedding box ready to go, with rough face cloth, ventilated lid, and just needs moistening and a snake..

[dieselbaby]

Okay got another question....

Have any of you ever put in a lava rock for the snakes to rub on to help with shedding. Lexi hasnt shed yet, and I have some lava rock from New Mexico that i picked up when i used to drive truck. Would it be safe (after cleansing) or would it cut them?