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| scubabug |
Posted - 01/11/2009 : 18:02:36
hi i just rehomed a royal who was no longer wanted! he came to me this afternoon with his home and is now set up in my living room! he only has a heat lamp for warmth, 2 hides and a bowl! since i got him set up he's just been in his hide on the cold side. could this be because he's been moved around alot? when i held him he's very friendly and calm but does like his hide is that normal? i have to go tommorrow to get him some food as apparently he hasnt been fed in a month so going to get him some fuzzies! also a heat mat and thermometers so i can tell whats going on in there! any help is appreciated! paul |
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| Gingerpony |
Posted - 19/11/2009 : 14:15:55
belated heya and welcome  |
| scubabug |
Posted - 09/11/2009 : 13:29:47
hi guys latest update.. after his last feed he is now a very happy snake. when i am around he comes out and is very happy being handled! all in all thigs are going well how ever he does still spend alot of time hiding lol! photo's to follow when get chance to put them on!! |
| reptilekeeper1992 |
Posted - 05/11/2009 : 13:31:16
thats all good news then, yes i know those shops well hehe.
I wish the shops down here had a lot more to offer, the reptile and aquatic shop has your decor and heating, but they are not very good for stuff like frozen food, so i am having to use the website of a reptile shop in eastbourne to buy my food!!! |
| bengy_s |
Posted - 04/11/2009 : 14:43:28
Good news Paul! You prob won't see him for couple days while he digests it (not that you see much of him anyway!) Hopefully he'll come out of his shell a bit more after that (literally!). Pictures always liked here. & its great you know where the shops are for the Captain's lunch! |
| scubabug |
Posted - 04/11/2009 : 14:08:22
yeah went in merry hell today and they didnt have much in! the best ones round here are prestwood petzone who have loads of cool stuff as well as snakes and tails and scales in brierley hill its a bit small but she has loads in the way of frozen food in! and is only a 5min walk up the road!
good news he ate today just a small mouse stiked the second i showed it him! must have been hungry and then he dissapeared straight back in his hide with it hopefully this means he's getting used to his new surroundings and maybe soon i'll be able to get a photo of him to put on here. |
| reptilekeeper1992 |
Posted - 04/11/2009 : 09:58:28
Wow i used to live near there. I used to live in Halesowen and loved going to the pet shop in Merry Hill. When I was there though they didnt have much in the line of reptiles so I went to one shop in Dudley.
Its a good place and welcome to the forum |
| bengy_s |
Posted - 03/11/2009 : 14:19:56
Yer thought that might work! Glad bulb guard is fitted (we all worry here bout snakey's safety! You do hear and see some horror stories!)
Sounds like your all set up for a nice future with Captain Morgan! If you have any questions (no matter how silly it might sound) just ask.
Looks like you don't need a bouncer to kick people out after drinking time now! ;-> |
| scubabug |
Posted - 03/11/2009 : 14:02:05
hey thanks bengy! right the guard is fitted now! also finally caught him out and about this morning! had to do a bit of spot cleaning as he had left a lovely presnt by the entrance to his large hide so i had to take out the large hide to clean it whilst i did that i moved the hides around so the small one is now in the cool side. he really does like the large one as he is now in there on the hot side. |
| bengy_s |
Posted - 02/11/2009 : 13:34:57
Looks great! Don't forget they are nocturnal so you may not see him move about much. Perhaps he just prefers the larger hide, swap them around after he's settled and see which one he goes in then! Dont forget the guard around the bulb asap!
Would love to come for a nice cold pint but im in Bristol so quite far! Captain Morgan's a great name! |
| scubabug |
Posted - 02/11/2009 : 12:27:15
ok so this is the captains viv! what do you think?
oh yeah and he is called Captain Morgan prob has something to do with me being a landlord? and liking rum?
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| scubabug |
Posted - 02/11/2009 : 11:11:54
ok so i went to get the thermometer got a dual temp one so i can measure the temp on both sides with just the one unit. temps in the viv are around 22c on the cool side and 33c on the warm side! he is still favouring the cool side hide in fact i still havent seen him leave it!
also got him some rat pups today but am still gonna wait a while till i feed him! |
| scubabug |
Posted - 01/11/2009 : 22:14:47
i'm in brierley hill in the west midlands i run the commercial inn! come in for a pint? all welcome! |
| MissCat |
Posted - 01/11/2009 : 20:03:40
hullo and welcome to the crazy world of royals lol :p |
| Blackecho |
Posted - 01/11/2009 : 19:50:51
Whereabouts in the UK are you? |
| bengy_s |
Posted - 01/11/2009 : 19:26:31
Yer good luck. Look forward to photos. Perhaps if they sell it get some artificial foliage to help him feel secure. Some people have logs & things for them to climb on, but you don't need to as they quite clumsy climbers! So if you do make sure its secure & not high incase snakey falls off! |
| Blackecho |
Posted - 01/11/2009 : 19:06:50
Good luck and get some photos of the setup up  |
| scubabug |
Posted - 01/11/2009 : 19:04:14
it is an infa red one and yes its on a thermostat. and i'll have to check what they have got at the shop tommorrow. they seem like a well stocked knowledgable place. so all sholud be good.
thanks guys |
| bengy_s |
Posted - 01/11/2009 : 19:00:39
Ok how about thermostat to run the bulb? This controls the minimum & maximum temps. Is the bulb infra red or ceramic?
I would say he could cope with small wiener rats but photos will help. Basically the idea is each feed to give them prey that weighs 10-15% of the snake's body weight. So if he is 1kg then 100-150g per feed. Once he's settled you can give him a weigh to guage from there. In the meantime get some prey that is between the same width and 1.5X the width of his/her widest part of body.
Hope that reads ok? |
| scubabug |
Posted - 01/11/2009 : 18:54:50
ok so he's about 8 mths old around 20" give or take as only had him curled up round my hand! he doesnt look like he's been looked after too well as i really need to clean his viv out but dont want to disturb him too much just yet! there is no guard around the light so will be getting one tommorrow! along with thermometers! i'll try and get some fotos tommorrow if he'll let me! |
| bengy_s |
Posted - 01/11/2009 : 18:50:17
Something like this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290308763238&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT |
