Ok Getting In A BIG Snake...

[Charlet_2007]

OK so I'm preparing for a 13 foot 120-130 lb female albino green Burmese python to be here this Sunday.. She eats 5lb rabbits so that gives you and estimate of how big she is.. I'm getting it's 6 foot vision cage and everything.. We're thinking about breeding her to my friends male albino burm thats het for albino Labyrinth ... This is the thread of her and if we breed her so you can see how everything that goes on.. :D:D Pictures to follow as soon as she gets here.. Her name by the way is Isabella.. :D

[Aundrea]

WOW Thats sooo COOOL!!! I cant wait to see pics of her!!! WOW 5lbs of rabbits?? YIKES:eek::eek: My friend had a albino Burmese Python I remember he get him as a baby and he was sooo tiny then he grew and was soo HUGE. He had to give him a bath in the bath tub LOL. The snakes name was Spanky LOL

[guidofatherof5]

That sounds so cool. Good luck.

[reptile3]

WOW!!!:eek: Would love to see pictures of this snake, IF you can!!! I will stick with my little garters & ball python!!:D

[Charlet_2007]

ok here's the pics the guy gave me today.. he said these was taken about a year ago.. she's biger now but gives you an idea of how big she is lol.. Im so excited I'm about to pop now lol..

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q61/zoie18_2001/Izzycarpet-1.jpg

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[GartersRock]

Wow!! Congrats! And remember to be safe. ;);)

[ssssnakeluvr]

very nice!!!! I have always loved burms, very mellow snakes!!!!! speaking of big snakes....i found a pic of my friend's tiger retic "Diablo" she is at 20 feet long and almost 200 pounds! takes 3 of us to move her for classes and shows!

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g302/ssssnakeluvr/DSCN2584.jpg

[Charlet_2007]

OMG that's a BEAUTIFUL snake there don!!!! I'd love to have a retic just never got enough money to get one.. :(:(:(

[GartersRock]

Whew! That's a biggie there Don!!

[ssssnakeluvr]

that pic was taken a long time ago....she has gotten bigger since that photo.....she's huge. was a rescue that Jim Dix took in...was half starved!!! but is well cared for now!

[prattypus]

Those are two burly ladies!

[drache]

both lovely big snakes

[infernalis]

that pic was taken a long time ago....she has gotten bigger since that photo.....she's huge. was a rescue that Jim Dix took in...was half starved!!! but is well cared for now!


There does seem to be a common misconception that we can regulate growth by not feeding them as much.

I'd wager to say most of the bites/attacks reported were from UNDERFED individuals.

Even the super mellow Ball Python can get nasty when they are not fed enough...

I just love the BIG snakes, I'll never buy one, but I'd never turn away one in need either.

Wouldn't mind a yellow anaconda at all, Build it a pond and feed it quail:D

[ssssnakeluvr]

There does seem to be a common misconception that we can regulate growth by not feeding them as much.


people can hinder growth and development by not feeding them..... not good for the snakes tho.

[GartersRock]

Yeah. If you fed newborn babies say, once a month. They would live but grow very, very slowly... So it's true in a way. But NOT good for the snakies of course.

[Loren]

Wouldn't mind a yellow anaconda at all, Build it a pond and feed it quail:D
I have debated about yellows, and even greens, since I have the house to myself.

Man, that could make one super cool living room super huge walk-in display cage.

now thats a hard sentence to read.

[Loren]

But it all comes down to the fact that I cant move a large snake by myself. maybe a yellow, but probably not a green, full grown that is- because unlike most people that buy the big species, I do imagine what I'll do when they get that big.
:)

[Charlet_2007]

they she's a rescue.. i have 5 people over just in case i need them.. my husband, my friend chris and my friend tommy, than her owner and me.. just to help with transport...:D

[Aundrea]

Did you get her yet? :D

[Garter_Gertie]

Aundrea, she can't answer... She'd buried under 200 lbs o'snake!

[Charlet_2007]

yeah uploding pics right now!!!!! shes every bit of 120-130 lbs!!!!!!!!

[reptile3]

OMG! Don, that snake is gorgeous!! WOW!:eek:


very nice!!!! I have always loved burms, very mellow snakes!!!!! speaking of big snakes....i found a pic of my friend's tiger retic "Diablo" she is at 20 feet long and almost 200 pounds! takes 3 of us to move her for classes and shows!

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g302/ssssnakeluvr/DSCN2584.jpg

[reptile3]

Natalie, be safe & careful!!! WOW... gorgeous snakie!! Very large, gorgeous snakie!!:D

[Charlet_2007]

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[Charlet_2007]

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[adamanteus]

They're a world apart from Garters and Dekays, aren't they? Awesome!
What will you keep her in?

[Charlet_2007]

Shes easly a 3 person holding snake.. Im going to take i video of her eatting a 5 lb rabbit as well..

[Snake lover 3-25]

WOW!!!! that IS huge!!!!:eek: what size cage is that???:eek:

[Charlet_2007]

6 foot long 3 foot wide 2 1/2 foot tall..

[Snake lover 3-25]

wow :eek:

[adamanteus]

What are you going to provide it with 'long-term'?

[Charlet_2007]

it's own room...:eek:

[Snake lover 3-25]

really???:eek:

[Charlet_2007]

:D:Dyep:D:D

[Snake lover 3-25]

wow now that would be cool to see:D;)

[Charlet_2007]

Izzy's food 5.5 lb rabbits...

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q61/zoie18_2001/izzysfood002.jpg

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[GartersRock]

Those are HUGE. How much is it costing you??

[Garter_Gertie]

Ah, nice snake. I think.

THEY SCARE THE BEEJEEBERS OUTTA ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[reptile3]

Whoa Natalie.... that snake is HUGE!!!! :eek: very nice looking... :)

[mtolypetsupply]

WOW!!! That is one big beautiful baby! Congrats!!! Now if we could just get your hubby that alligator......;)

[Charlet_2007]

yeah your telling me..

[Garter_Gertie]

You know what *I* would change your new snake's name to, Nat, if s/he were mine?

Hernia!

[Aundrea]

OMG shes HUGE:eek: WOW!!! But shes so PRETTY!!! Im JEALOUS of her because shes getting her OWN room LOL:D I would LOVE to have my own room LOL. I cant wait to see tons of pics of her. She really is pretty:D

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

shes beautiful!

.... still a baby too ;)

[Sitting_duck]

Really? still a baby?

Lol I don't know much about snakes, so you could be joking, and I'd never know! =(=p

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

well not still a baby in technical terms... but she will get bigger than that yet:p

[Sitting_duck]

Crazy....I would never think of owning a pet like that.

A question to the OP. Any pictures of the tank your keeping her/him in? I saw one picture, was that his tank? The 6ft long one? Do such huge snakes not need any hides or things to climb on? Because that tank had nothing in it.

[Charlet_2007]

She is quarantine right now.. for up to 6 months.. i have to put news paper in their but tonight i was watching out for mites if she had them.. She's a rescue.. Also easier to spot the little buggers with a bare cage.....

[Sitting_duck]

oh okay, are you building her room over the 6 months that she'll be in quarantine?

[Charlet_2007]

we have a guess bedroom that we don't use any more i'm going to be putting stuff in there for here the floor is the kind that has the worm wire in it so its worm all the time.... my husband is going to put in her own swimming area and fake tree that goes all the way up to the ceiling.. ive got alot of ideas soo ill post pics as it comes along.. i cant do any of this untill taxes tho..:( she will also have her own air conditioner and a thermostat.. As you can tell shes the first REALLy big snake weve gotten.. :D:D

She layed in bed with us last night forever just chilling and watched tv.. i think she like conan o'bryan lol

[mtolypetsupply]

Just an idea for consideration, there is a brush on product for vehicles that is used in place of spray-on Rhino Liner. Called Hercu-liner, it is durable and waterproof. Once cured, it should be inert.

You could put some plastic sheeting down, then plywood over your subfloor and over some (or all) of the sheetrock in the room, possibly even seal the gaps with a thin bead of caulk so that the Herculiner didn't bleed through, and then apply the herculiner over that, for a waterproof room.

If you install the extra plywood, if/when the time comes to change that room back from an animal room, you could easily remove the plywood, and have normal sheetrock and subflooring without having to replace it all. I don't know how messy the snake is, but I'm thinking that over the sheetrock, I'd run the 4x8 sheet longways, covering the lower 4' of the wall, if you don't think you'd need any covering the whole wall.

The herculiner comes in a bunch of different colors, so you could choose something that really offsets her coloring, or looks really natural, oh, the possibilities are endless!!! :)

[Aundrea]

we have a guess bedroom that we don't use any more i'm going to be putting stuff in there for here the floor is the kind that has the worm wire in it so its worm all the time.... my husband is going to put in her own swimming area and fake tree that goes all the way up to the ceiling.. ive got alot of ideas soo ill post pics as it comes along.. i cant do any of this untill taxes tho..:( she will also have her own air conditioner and a thermostat.. As you can tell shes the first REALLy big snake weve gotten.. :D:D

She layed in bed with us last night forever just chilling and watched tv.. i think she like conan o'bryan lol

awwwwwwwwww she layed in bed with you guys?? awwwwww that is soooo CUTE!!! :D I love Conan O Brian hes so funny!!

[anji1971]

Wow, Natalie.
I'm anxious to see how that room comes along. That's a bigger project than I'd want to take on. But she's a beautiful snake, and well worth the work I'm sure!:)

[GartersRock]

Wow!! Sounds like so much fun! Gonna be a spoiled one! But like I said, don't get TOO comfortable and be super careful k? :D:D

[jitami]

Very nice Natalie! Like others have said, too much for me, but it will be nice to see her being spoiled :) Keep us posted :)

[Charlet_2007]

im dressing her up for Halloween and taking pics next year lol