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EmmaGordon7
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 08/12/2008 : 19:17:26
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Hello,
We are Emma and Haig and have just got our 1st Royal!! So proud 
Been told he/she is around 6 months old? Think he's about a foot long - he's settling into his new home quite well 
We will post up some pics when I take some! |
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dazb
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
2847 Posts |
Posted - 08/12/2008 : 19:22:25
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hello and welcome to the forum guys...
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lee2308
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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EmmaGordon7
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
10 Posts |
Posted - 08/12/2008 : 19:34:31
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Before we built the viv!!
In his new home 
Got it working!!  |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
11327 Posts |
Posted - 08/12/2008 : 19:37:01
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| Hi Emma, any hides in there for your Royal? |
 
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ryzi
Yearling
United Kingdom
129 Posts |
Posted - 08/12/2008 : 19:47:22
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| hi and welcome to the both of u |
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EmmaGordon7
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
10 Posts |
Posted - 08/12/2008 : 20:17:56
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| yes he has 2 hides a large hollow log and a rock with a hole in it - he hasnt really came back out of them yet. Think he is just getting settled? |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
11327 Posts |
Posted - 08/12/2008 : 20:36:58
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| How long have you had him? |
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Gingerpony
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
2663 Posts |
Posted - 08/12/2008 : 20:44:42
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heya and welcome
looks like s/he's due to shed soon |
Dumerils boas, BCO hybrids, Sinder Hypo boas, cornsnakes, ratsnakes, Day Geckos
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EmmaGordon7
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
10 Posts |
Posted - 09/12/2008 : 08:17:19
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Got him/her on Saturday
Yeh, when I took him out last night I noticed his eyes were really milky? 
This is what his viv looks like...
Let me know if there are any changes you guys would make?  |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
11327 Posts |
Posted - 09/12/2008 : 08:55:17
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I would recommend not handling any new Royal for at least a week, then trying to feed and not handling until 2 days after a successful feed.
If he's in the process of shedding then I would certainly not advise handling as they are virtually blind and very nervous.
Him hiding in the hides is quite normal, don't worry |
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Paulusworm
Fully Grown Royal
Azerbaijan
1550 Posts |
Posted - 09/12/2008 : 09:28:32
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Hi and welcome to the forum . Lovely looking wee beasty you've there.
Please tell me that you have got a lamp guard for that lamp. If not then get one pronto. They can get some pretty nasty burns from those bulbs. Other than that looks excellent. |
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EmmaGordon7
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
10 Posts |
Posted - 09/12/2008 : 11:56:16
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No - I dont actually have one as the pet shop never used them so thought it was ok not to have them - obviously not though?  Can you order them online? |
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Paulusworm
Fully Grown Royal
Azerbaijan
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vicki
Yearling
United Kingdom
151 Posts |
Posted - 09/12/2008 : 13:54:23
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| hi and welcome to u both! he looks like he'll be happy in his viv! defo leave him for few days to settle in and also like BE said cos hes due a shed! other than that think u will all be very happy together! i'll wish u luck now for when u come to feed him! GOOD LUCK!! lol x |
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EmmaGordon7
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
10 Posts |
Posted - 09/12/2008 : 14:00:21
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Thank you!! ordered now so hopefully be here asap. Should I maybe leave the light off just now!?
I got him on Saturday so should I maybe wait till he has shed to feed him? how long will he take to shed - sorry for all the questions!!! |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
11327 Posts |
Posted - 09/12/2008 : 14:17:53
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| Hi, I wouldn't offer food until after this shed. His eyes will clear in a day or 2, then a couple of days after that he will shed. I would suggest providing a raised humidity for the next couple of days to help him shed. Have you got a damp hide available? - A marg pot with a hole cut in the lid and filled with slightly damp moss would do. |
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EmmaGordon7
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
10 Posts |
Posted - 09/12/2008 : 19:07:26
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I bought some of the moss from the website so will make another hide with that when it arrives.
I am using fine bark just now - is aspen bedding better to use? i see a lot of you have used this? |
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Gingerpony
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
2663 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2008 : 20:52:11
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i think what substrate you use is often down to personal preference, providing it meets the snake's requirements. I use orchid bark for my royal, big chunks that he can't swallow as i have to feed him in the RUB, and it's good for maintaining humidity. other people use aspen, paper, beech chippings and have good reasons for doing so
JUST AVOID PINE!!! |
Dumerils boas, BCO hybrids, Sinder Hypo boas, cornsnakes, ratsnakes, Day Geckos
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