A Few Pics

[guidofatherof5]

if i had brand new jungle gym, i'd make the most of it too

Remind me to never invite you to play with my kids on the jungle gym in the backyard.

[RedSidedSPR]

O_o

[EasternGirl]

Oh Steve...you really made me laugh out loud on that one! Looks great Kat! That reminds me...I need to go take pics of my new set up and post it in my special addition thread!

[katach]

Ok so, I think it's ready. I may put another plant next to the jungle gym later. I guess we'll see where she hangs out most. I have the tank 74 on the cool, 83 on the warm, and 55% humidity. We'll probably do a small uth after payday, but we'll see how she does with the tank as is first. I can't wait to meet her, and give her a name! The water dish is a really cool 3 in1 thing. It's a water dish a basking spot and a hide! It's really cool! In the hide is just aspen.
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[chris-uk]

I like the water dish, good idea to combine the uses. I'm considering making "something" to raise some of our water dishes off the floor to provide an extra hide underneath.

[EasternGirl]

Your temps sound great...about the same as what I have them set at for Hermes...and how he seems to like them. He really loves to hang out in his hanging plant by the red lamp...and since I started using the UTH a bit lately, I noticed he likes to come out and lie on top of the substrate over the UTH sometimes when it's cool at night. The humidity is great too...the tricky thing about these guys is that you really have no way of knowing when they are going to shed. I keep trying to identify some sort of observable sign in Hermes. I think that maybe his skin gets a bit tougher...a little dryer looking under the red light...and that he hides more...but I'm not sure. If he sheds soon, and I am right about these signs, I will let you know. I just try to keep the humidity up in his enclosure as much as I can. He eats right up to shedding too. The last shed, he had a tough time getting his shed off. He did well with the first one though. You have to be careful with these snakes though because they can have shedding problems.

[chris-uk]

The eyes do change before a shed, but it is a lot more subtle. They seem to get paler and the white circle around the iris becomes less distinct. It's certainly not something that you spot from the far side of the viv, and the last time I saw this with Binky I wasn't confident I was seeing pre-shed eyes, with hindsight I was able to be 100% certain though
The condition of the skin is an indication that a shed is on the way, and the amount of time hiding does increase. Binky will feed right up to her shed day, so feeding pattern is not a useful sign for her.

[katach]

She's HERE!!! She is so pretty!!

[katach]

This is torture! She got here at 9:20 this morning. I had to leave for work at 9:30. This is the longest day EVER! I won't get off of work until 6:15!

[EasternGirl]

That really bites, Kat. I was so tired after Possum got here...I had to go to sleep! He has just been so content to lie in his hanging bush all day under his red lamp...something about these albinos and hanging bushes. I will be interested to see if your little girl likes to do the same thing. I am going to try to feed him in a little bit. We will of course need to see pics of your girl when you get a chance to take some!