New Flame Eastern

[RedSidedSPR]

Just bought this awesome guy! Flame eastern, couple weeks old, already eating guppies. He doesn't like me at all. Kinda nippy. But imo that's as fun as a nice tame one. Well worth the money

I bought him as a cage mate for my anery. My anery is very skittish and hides all day... I got this guy hoping it would help with that.

And it did. When I put him in with the anery, the anery was kinda scared of him. The flame (sorry working on names) would touch him, and he'd panic and run. But then he'd come back and approach the flame. But as soon as they touched, he'd run.
The flame would just look sat him like "dude, what's your problem?"

But, overnight they got used to each other, and they're always under the same hide.

I was right about it helping the anery calm down. Already he's out more, and is not jumpy at all... that surprised me because I just got him! Already it worked! guess he just didn't like being all alone in that big 10gal


Here he is. Don't have a lot of pics 'cause i just got him.






This is when I lift the hide. Every time. They're always together. If one moves, the other goes to that hide with him.




He has a uniquely shaped head... shorter nose, and bug-eyed... I only really can compare to my others which are red-sideds but... I doubt it's cause he's an eastern... is it?
Don't get me wrong I love his bug-eyed face.

[Didymus20X6]

[Sonya610]

Very very cute! Looks a lot like my flame only smaller (and more bug-eyed..lol).

It is nice that your two are such different colors....easier to identify from a glance. Congrats on your new little guy I know you have been wanting one for a while. Glad it is helping with the shyness.

[sirtalis01]

they are nice....the bug eye is not because they are easterns is because of to much inbreeding...

[MasSalvaje]

they are nice....the bug eye is not because they are easterns is because of to much inbreeding...

That is not necessarily the case. It could be caused by any number of things. Bug-eyes are not always a result of inbreeding, I have had unrelated pairs produce bug-eyes also.

-Thomas Wilder

[sirtalis01]

i stand corrected....yes it is cause by a number of things but the number one case is inbreeding.....

[d_virginiana]

Nice little snake. Maybe he'll get less bug-eyed and funny looking as he gets older Though he's pretty cute as-is.

[kibakiba]

Pumpkin is a bit bug-eyed compared to the others, but her eyes are just so cute. Snakey was bugeyed as a yearling, but I think it kind of defines his cuteness now

[Spankenstyne]

Nice lil gaffers. Love the Python reference Didy

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

the head shape and those large eyes are because he has southern-eastern influence in him... you can clearly see it!