Big Male Radix

[gregmonsta]

You should call him 'King' for 'King-sized'

[count dewclaw]

You have another nice one there, Steve.

[guidofatherof5]

He now has a name "Old Man"

[guidofatherof5]

I've been up since 3 am. Just couldn't sleep. Going to do some early morning herping in a few of the small surrounding towns.
Old Man lives in the livingroom for now, so I decided to spend some time with him. He too was having a hard time sleeping. To go from the great outdoors all his life to this small enclosure has to be strange to him. This will all change after his quarantine period. Old Man was up bathing so I reached in. He just looked at me and continued swimming. I picked him up and held him for awhile. He is such a big male. I think he's a little undernourished. That will change since he likes pinkies so much. I wish I knew how old he was. To obtain this size in the wild had to have taken sometime.
He has quite a calm attitude. I've usually been able to spot a male radix just by the head structure. With this guy, every one of those characteristics is almost doubled. I am captivated by this guy. I've just never seen a male radix of this size before. I hope to give him many more years of life, here at the ranch. I'll try to get some other photos this weekend and post them.

[drache]

what a great save, Steve
and he's beauty
you lucky guys - both

[Zephyr]

I remember finding a massive male eastern like him last year. It's so intriguing to see a big male. :P

[guidofatherof5]

I put Oldman on the scale tonight. 85 grams. That puts all the other males I've ever had to shame. I think he'll be around 100 grams when he fills out where he should be. The way he takes pinkies makes me believe he's had them before.

[GartersRock]

WOW!!!

[guidofatherof5]

There's been a slight name change for Old Man. I put a much larger water dish in for him. I watched him come out and get it. The look on his face was one of contentment. He sat and soaked for 30 minutes. He's seems to be soaking a lot, now. I'm not sure he ever had the opportunity for this were he came from, other than an occassional rain storm mud puddle. I am getting so much enjoyment from this big guy. I hope he's with us for a long time.

I almost forgot, the name change. He's now Old Man River. Seem appropiate.

[guidofatherof5]

Thought I would give you another look at the boy. He just came out of the tub, again.