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| mort13 |
Posted - 16/02/2011 : 16:07:34
I've joined up on here as I'm getting another snake and at the mo its a toss up between a house snake or a royal. Looking at the names on here theres a few that will know this. 
Thought it would be useful to find out about them from people that own them.
The snake would be mine but I also have 2 children aged 8 and 10 year old that would also want to handle it at times,although they have their own corn so it wouldn't be too regular.
I'll apologise in advance for all the questions. 
Is their reputation for non feeding as bad as its made out or blown out of proportion in cases?
I feed my corns out of their viv in a tub,is this something you'd do with a royal or due to how shy they are do people generally feed them in their rubs/vivs?
Are they a LOT more susceptible to RI's than corns?
Whats the chances of them needing food larger than rats when they are older? I'm not bothered about feeding mice or rats but a guinea pig would be an issue as I have them as pets.
Would it be ok for the rub/viv to be in the living room as I've read that they are really shy?
I've read that 9l RUBs are good for baby royals,what kind of age would one need to be moved into a viv? |
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| n/a |
Posted - 19/03/2012 : 22:52:51
Hi SteGore and welcome - hope you get your royal soon. |
| SteGore |
Posted - 19/03/2012 : 22:50:02
I never usef to like Royals because of ther body shape.But since since holding young and fully grown recently, im totaly obsessed.
Im hoping to get one in the nxt couple of weeks, if not then deffinetly sometime this year.
:) |
| n/a |
Posted - 24/02/2012 : 15:08:52
Aww bless, snake keepers' kids are so lucky, growing up with a houseful of herps! |
| mort13 |
Posted - 24/02/2012 : 13:35:27
Lol,yep I certainly took my time much to the irritation of my children!
My son got his first look at Wilbur when I changed his water this morning,had a great big smile on his face for ages afterwards. |
| Lotabob |
Posted - 22/02/2012 : 20:30:11
Bit of a denial post, I do now remember you considering a Royal, nobody can say you rushed your decision. |
| mort13 |
Posted - 22/02/2012 : 13:35:52
Lol,I really don't know what it is with them....they just keep turning up Apparently a year ago I was happy with the thought of 2 corns,a housie and a royal. I now have 7 corns,2 housies,2 kings,a hoggie and a royal OOPS!
As for the hairdressers,whats that lol.
Sounds like you've got things just as they should be! |
| n/a |
Posted - 22/02/2012 : 13:25:31
Hi, yes, welcome again and congrats on the expanded collection ...lol, you're not alone - what is it with snakes? A while back I too said, no more snakes (money and space limited.) And what did I do? Got more snakes ...what the hell, who needs new clothes etc - hate shopping and hairdressers anyway.
Heavily into snakes ...and grunge ...and sod the sofa, it's taking up good viv space. |
| mort13 |
Posted - 22/02/2012 : 10:26:52
Thankyou. |
| Evolution Morphs |
Posted - 22/02/2012 : 10:20:43
Hello and re:welcome ;) |
| mort13 |
Posted - 22/02/2012 : 09:55:25
Hi again,thought I'd best re-introduce myself as I've finally gone and got myself a royal,only took me a year lol.
He's a 4 month old Normal het Albino male and I've named him Wilbur,if all goes well I hope to get a Charlotte later in the year.
Had to laugh at my last post on here,I was in such denial.....my snake collection has grown somewhat since then haha.
Will pop some pics up of my little boy in a bit. |
| n/a |
Posted - 19/02/2011 : 21:11:19
Cool - congrats!
Yeah, I love my corns, but wouldn't be without my royals either!
Keep us posted! |
| mort13 |
Posted - 19/02/2011 : 20:30:43
Well its a general pets and rented accomodation thing. My dad and aunt have never said no to me having any pets but I ask out of respect and I think thats why I've been able to have so many animals over the years.
Theres been a change of plan now though. I'm still getting a housie but I'm also going to have a royal instead of another corn.
Falcor more than makes up for another corn,I adore him so much.
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| n/a |
Posted - 18/02/2011 : 16:49:14
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Originally posted by mort13
I rent so I need permission off my landlords. They happen to be my dad and aunt so I'm quite jammy there lol!
Thanks,I can't wait.
Ah - I see - yes, snakes and rented accommodation ... that's the reason why I got Saada and Surahi as both their owners were moving. (Can't see why snakes are such a big deal - they're quiet, don't damage furnishings etc. But that's another debate lol.) But your landlords sound pretty understanding - hope you get your royal eventually. |
| mort13 |
Posted - 18/02/2011 : 16:17:36
I rent so I need permission off my landlords. They happen to be my dad and aunt so I'm quite jammy there lol!
Thanks,I can't wait. |
| n/a |
Posted - 18/02/2011 : 16:06:49
Well, housies are nice - if I had more money and space ...(as I keep on saying lol)
How do you mean permission? Permission from who?
I'm sure the royal python gods would say YES!
But in the meantime, congrats on the impending housie! |
| mort13 |
Posted - 18/02/2011 : 15:53:03
Hi and thanks everyone for the warm welcome.
It looks like I'll be getting a housie in the end.....sorry,well if I can get the type I want local enough.
But I'm going to stick around on here and learn more about royals as you never know,I might get permission for another snake next year if I'm good! |
| Benji54 |
Posted - 18/02/2011 : 12:46:21
hey Mort hows it going? get a royal, theyre the awesomest snake ever lol! |
| BlueDragon |
Posted - 18/02/2011 : 09:11:58
Hi : )
I agree with what's been said too, but would like to add that I have pet rats! I suppose I don't see my pets rats as the same thing to the frozen ones I'll have soon, maybe 'cause I've never had a conection to them. I know this would be hard for some people to understand though. But he/she won't get as big as to need anything bigger than an adult rat, so your fine : )
I've never had the experience of having a non-eating snake, but my boy is still just over seven months so maybe he's not old enough for dirty thoughts just yet ; ) But as people have said there's really no need to worry about it unless you ever notice that your he/she is starting to loose weight. Snakes can go an incredibly long time without food with no ill effect.
I have, however, been through an R.I. People here will tell you that I was having a right fit over it, it's the main reason I joined here. I still don't know why he got ill (his temp and humidity readings were fine, he was still eating and drinking etc), but I can tell you that after I was advised on how to treat him he's now fine and happy again. But from what I understand it's not really all that common... I could be wrong though so don't take it as gosple.
I have my boy in the living room and he doesn't seem to care. He seems to like being handled and enjoys the new suroundings. Royals are shy, but also curious by nature.
I feed in his viv, never take him out. But a lot of people do like to take their snake out of the viv/RUB just to avoid them swallowing any substrate (I swear his food never touches the ground, it's gone way before that!). I suppose once your Royal gets used to the idea feeding outside of the viv/RUB wouldn't be too much of a problem.
And wecome to the forum : ) I'm sure you'll learn all about what you need to know, I've learnt lots since joining and everyone is very friendly... and patient. |
| scubadude |
Posted - 17/02/2011 : 16:43:21
Hi Mort welcome to the forum, I've never had a house snake so all I can say is go with the royal. And as far as the feeding thing goes as G told me, it's more of a problem for us than it is for them. |
| louise32 |
Posted - 17/02/2011 : 12:17:52
Nice to see you over here :) |
