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Debbie
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 04/10/2009 : 21:19:08
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Hi I registered a few weeks ago but have been looking on this site for hints and tips about caring for Royals for about 3 months now. I think that it is about time that I said hello.
My partner Robert is already a member on the site and we have one female corn snake, a normal female Royal and now our new addition, a male spider royal. They are all so beautiful and such little treasures to look after. Rob will be posting a photo of our new spider when he comes out of his hide.
Anyway thats about it.
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Robert
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
957 Posts |
Posted - 04/10/2009 : 21:37:52
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| She beat me too it !! lol, took my daughter to look for a crested gecko to go with the one she already had, I had my hands sewn into my pockets but my partner Debbie said can we see a Spider and a Bumble and a Pinstripe and a ........ well that's how it went and having extracted my hands we bought a Spider - lol he's a lovely long CB09 male weighed in at 116g but seems healthy and inquisitive, so the collection begins to grow now she says a mojave would be nice - arghh ! the bank balance is depleting rapidly, wish that I had one !! - lol will post some picks when he's settled :) My normal royal - little Missie is now 178g she has put on 43g in the past 5 weeks and is now in the latter part of a slough, they are beautiful animals :) |
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spor
Fully Grown Royal
United Kingdom
1226 Posts |
Posted - 04/10/2009 : 21:59:30
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| Hi debbie and welcome. and welcome again robert. look forward to seeing your spider when he is settled. |
0.4.0 Royal Python
1.0.0 Pastel Royal
0.1.0 Spider Royal
1.1.0 Carolina Corn Snake
1.0.0 Normal Stripe Corn
1.0.0 Yellow Bellied Turtle
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MissCat
Fully Grown Royal
1971 Posts |
Posted - 04/10/2009 : 22:29:07
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Robert
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
957 Posts |
Posted - 04/10/2009 : 22:32:00
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| Just a quick update, despite the travelling and the handling and what I supposed would be stressful for him he fed tonight only eight hours after settling in :) a really good sign I think he's going to be another good one, I have to say I would rather buy having seen and handled than buy sight unseen you can not only check their overall health but you get a chance to see their character too :) |
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spor
Fully Grown Royal
United Kingdom
1226 Posts |
Posted - 04/10/2009 : 22:49:38
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| that was quick! have to agree when and where possible definitley get a good look and handle of your animal before purchase. so you can see what they are like and check of mites,ticks, scaring or RI's or if you can't make sure you are buying from a reputable source who you personally trust well, not just going by what other people say. I would never buy a snake from a retailer that wouldn't allow you to handle the animal.(unless it had just been fed in which case i would ask if i could come back) |
0.4.0 Royal Python
1.0.0 Pastel Royal
0.1.0 Spider Royal
1.1.0 Carolina Corn Snake
1.0.0 Normal Stripe Corn
1.0.0 Yellow Bellied Turtle
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Gingerpony
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
2663 Posts |
Posted - 05/10/2009 : 11:07:02
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heya and welcome  |
Dumerils boas, BCO hybrids, Sinder Hypo boas, cornsnakes, ratsnakes, Day Geckos
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
5741 Posts |
Posted - 05/10/2009 : 12:00:23
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Hiya  |
"No one can go back and make a brand new start. Anyone can start from
now and make a brand new ending."
-- Source Unknown
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
11327 Posts |
Posted - 05/10/2009 : 12:04:58
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Remmy
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
642 Posts |
Posted - 05/10/2009 : 17:25:59
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| Hi and welcome |
1.0.0 Ghost corn Tynan
0.1.0 Normal corn Sully
0.1.0 Royal Tilly
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fjfenton
Yearling
United Kingdom
221 Posts |
Posted - 05/10/2009 : 19:46:48
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| Howdi! Looking forward to the pics |
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lee2308
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
2597 Posts |
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hodgie
Fully Grown Royal
United Kingdom
1197 Posts |
Posted - 05/10/2009 : 20:44:43
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| Welcome to the forum. |
Royals owned "lots"
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Robert
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
957 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2009 : 20:20:55
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| Well although we haven't seen much of our new Spider Royal he fed again last night !! maybe making up for lost time :) but at least he seems to be a good feeder, can't wait to handle him hopefully tomorrow :) Little missie is just in the final throws of another shed, her eye caps have already detached and she is happy to be handled and wants to come out again even as I type this !! My experience so far of Royals is not what I have read, perhaps I have been fortunate to pick some very atypical ones - LOL |
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spor
Fully Grown Royal
United Kingdom
1226 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2009 : 20:30:27
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| i would leave it another day before handling. you should wait at least 24hs after feeding before you handle. Like wise i think offering food again in less than 48 hrs from last feed is not good for your snake in the long run. and although he has taken it this time it could have had the reverse reaction and made him go of his feeding. just take it slow it will be worth it. |
0.4.0 Royal Python
1.0.0 Pastel Royal
0.1.0 Spider Royal
1.1.0 Carolina Corn Snake
1.0.0 Normal Stripe Corn
1.0.0 Yellow Bellied Turtle
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Robert
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
957 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2009 : 21:01:50
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| I always leave them 48 hours after a feed before handling that I think is a good practice but I don't mind feeding on consecutive nights if they want to take food, as in Nature they would have gluts and famines so when they do feed like that I always give a good break before feeding again although my normal took 4 feeds on consecutively nights and still fed again five days later so if they refuse thats fine but when they want to eat, within reason I will feed, I really appreciate your observation and comments. |
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dazza
Yearling
United Kingdom
122 Posts |
Posted - 11/10/2009 : 18:23:33
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hiya and welcome to the forums  |
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Debbie
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
28 Posts |
Posted - 13/10/2009 : 21:10:03
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| Thank you all for your kind welcome. I feel like I am settling in a bit now (just like our pythons Fangs and Little Missie :)) I'm not sure whether we'll still call her little missie when she is so much bigger, or indeed if she is female given that we bought her as an 'unknown' lol!! |
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