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[ConcinusMan]

Maybe. I did hear a bit of a squeak from the tank and someone had their tail up...

That happened just a little while ago. I was feeding the babies and I heard a weird squeeky squish sound. I was like "What the f%&K was that?" I looked down and Big Bertha had her "flag up"

At first I though that perhaps I had stepped on a frog.

[kibakiba]

When Snap farted when she was trying to poop on me, I heard... Well, a fart sound and I wasn't thinking it was her and asked my boyfriend if he had farted, he didn't and I didn't. I looked down and Snap did it again.

Mama's belly has gotten even bigger and she's a bit skittish... When I opened the top to check on her and Snakey, she freaked out and didn't seem to want me touching her at all. It was also time for food, so I grabbed her fuzzy and she immediately took it. Snakey got jealous and tried stealing her food, and succeeded... Until I picked him up and had to get him to let go. The fuzzy was 10 times the size of his head, literally. I gave it back to Mama and Snakey tried to steal it again! I had a pinkie for him, but he didn't want that. But eventually, he took his pinkie. He had a lot of trouble swallowing it, it took him about 30 minutes to get it down and he was drooling on it a bit. I was actually kind of scared that he was going to suffocate, but decided against trying to help him because I didn't want to hurt him. Luckily he got it down after a little bit.

On another note, Snap and Ember are looking pretty dull now. Snap is more dull than Ember, though. This will be her 5th shed with me now I believe. She's been a bit of a sweetheart since last night. She let me rub her neck while she was in the tank. Ember is losing colour in his face, he has a little blue/green mustache now.

[gregmonsta]

Lol .... a nice account ... does it usually take snakey so long to eat a pinky? It does sound like an awfully long time.

[ConcinusMan]

Both of them should continue to change color. More blue/green comes in as they get older. Here's what a 3 stripe looks like as an adult, and also a single stripe as an adult. You'll notice they have more blue/green in them. Especially the face/throat and in the case of 3 stripers, that color also comes in later to the lateral stripes sometimes. This is typical of concinnus' found in the northern part of their range.




Also, these two could easily have been siblings since those snakes are dimorphic. Like polymorphism in T. ordinoides. Litters consist of both types, even if both parents are the same type.

[kibakiba]

Snakey usually gulps down a pinkie within a minute or two. I don't know why he was having such a hard time with that one. I don't think it was larger than what I normally feed them.

Snap hasn't changed much, other than her stripe changing from a creamy light green to a more neon yellowy green. Ember is changing a lot though, in a good way. I think it's cute the way he looks right now with his little mustache.

[EasternGirl]

I liked your video!

[kibakiba]

Snap and Squirt are in opaque phase.

Snap has been quite the sweetheart to me lately. She still has a little bit of a fuss when I hold her but she's been a lot more calm and she hasn't pooped on me. She was calm enough to lay on my chest in bed with me for 30 minutes.


Mama had a bit of trouble pooping last night... Or the lack of it. She was farting all night with her tail in the air. I was watching videos on youtube with my boyfriend... When all the sudden I hear the familiar "pfffthhhhh" sound come from the tank... I walked over and it was Mama. She looked at me like "what are you looking at, dude?" Poor Mama...

[ConcinusMan]

Cool! You're doing a fantastic job of raising them Chantel. That pleases me. I know my babies are in good hands. At the rate they're going, don't be surprised if they become 3 footers by the time they're 5 or 6 years old. They have the genes for it and there are some monster sized snakes out there where I got the parents. You're going to need a bigger tank!

With that in mind, I'll tell you now when you know it's time for a bigger tank. When they are as long as their tank, plus the width, it's time for a bigger tank.

They're going to need 48X12 inches of floor space (a 55 gallon long tank) by the time they are 5 or 6 years old if you intend to house them together.

But that space can house them both, and a few ordinoides or smaller snakes no problem.

[EasternGirl]

I enjoy getting the update on snake farts! LMAO....

[kibakiba]

Ember just went opaque, this is his 7th shed now I believe.

If I succeed at my soap making, I plan on buying a couple large tanks and possibly moving them to my bedroom. I have no room in my office area, and I know the heater blowing at them is bad. Right now, though, I have no reliable heater in my bedroom and it's always dark because I'm only in there the get dressed and sleep. I'm not sure about housing Ember and Snap together when they're adults, I wouldn't want any mating between them. As much as I love baby concinnus, I would have a hard time taking care of them and an even harder time giving them away.

Marnie, I'm glad you like my snakey fart updates. No farts today, unfortunately.

Mama's belly is getting bigger and bigger. She's also been more restless and nervous. I simply turned off her lamp for bed time last night and she got so scared that she rammed into the glass. She's eaten 2 fuzzies this week and is still hungry. She's been nipping at my fingers...