My snake log

[Light of Dae]

Busy busy busy! Snakes are doing great. I've changed their tank again... I reset up my ExoTerra cause I wanted front opening doors again. I also changed from aspen shavings to carefresh crinkle cut colored paper, It's cute and safe for them to eat on. Also added a moist hide with moss, it's just an old worm container with a hole in the lid, they love it! George is still working on getting over his shyness, being in a tank with front doors is helping and he is eating more now.. Still never the first to the dish so I make it really full so that after Daffy is done there is some left for George. Another reason I changed them to this tank is it was impossible to keep the other one humid, it was so dry they both had broken n issue sheds. Both of them I had to help get the tail pieces off and both where ripped n scattered around the tank. I had enough, Daffy had never had trouble shedding before. I'm sure Daffy is a male as well now. Hence the name change... Babs is a female bunny off Animaniacs ... So Daffy he became. ... No need to explain who Daffy is right? Now... pictures are needed...

I was going to use this one for this months contest but alas I was a day late.
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[Light of Dae]

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[Invisible Snake]

Beautiful snakes! I especially love that pastel checkered.

[chris-uk]

Great snakes, and a colourful viv.

[snakehill]

Beautiful green phase! Mine is getting some amazing colors also! I swear she is getting peachy coloring on her sides! I wish I had a camera!! She is one that Steve sent me. Her name is Jade but I think I should have named her Olive!

[Light of Dae]

So George shed again. It was almost perfect! I thought it was at first glance, but upon closer inspection... It had looked like the tip of the tail had just slide out n not fully reversed the shed skin... But alas looking directly at the tip of the shed I could see it was missing. So I tackled him with a warm wet towel n my finger nails... He was not pleased. He also pooped in his shed, like a brat.

George was actually the first on to eat the other day! I saw him out n about n Daffy was still sleeping n the tank was nice n warm. So I chopped up a whack load of worms n chopped up two pinkies n filled the dish... I then sat back n did some house work... peeked in n saw George fat n sneaking up for some more yet! Daffy was snoring I swear! George was all happy n fat basking out in the open on top the vines when Daffy finally stopped dreaming of worms n realized that there really was worms waiting for him. Later on they were both fat n basking together.

Daffy is still awesome. I poked my head in the doors to the tank n he just turned, looked at me n heading towards my nose till he was touching it. George looked on from the moist hide, envious of his bravery.

[guidofatherof5]

Good update. Thanks.

[EasternGirl]

Such beautiful snakes! And congrats on the easterns! I don't think I have to tell you how I feel about easterns.....

Glad all is well in Canada!

[Light of Dae]

So Last night I had a dream that I had George out n he kept leaping out of my hands! I dropped him like five times! And Daffy just poked his head out the tank doors n watched me continually drop his buddy! Then Lewie almost got him but I snatched him up just before he became a cat toy, but I did so so fast it felt like I half squished him! I put him back in the tank n he flew out of my hands again n smacked his head on a branch! I then went to bed... It was only a dream.

I woke up so worried I had hurt George when I turned on the lights n saw George out in the open sitting on top of the vines, I sighed .. it was only a dream. George is weird, he has been out in the open at night rather than curling up n staying warm with Daffy like he used to. I looked at the temp gauge this morning cause it is cold this morning... (like cold as in I'm out of propane, and running very low on firewood). Anyways the tank was at 10c ... I think I'm going to attach the UTH and just turn that on for nights. Daytime temps are perfect, I get 30c warm side, 23c cool side. They are always up in the main heat area. I am now using two bulbs for light n heat... the original 50w normal bulb, and now a 75w daylight spot light, for heat n full spectrum. They both love the additional light n heat. If I got a fire going n it was a lot warmer in here and I shut off the 75w bulb they end up hiding, turn it on n shut the 50w off though and they stay out under the 75w.

[EasternGirl]

Maybe you subconciously knew that it was too cold for George so you turned that into something else in your dream...sorry, just the old shrink coming out in me! I have dreams all the time in which my cats are escaping and I am running around trying to get them back. If I'm not worrying about my animals when I'm awake, I'm worrying about them in my dreams...No rest for the wicked! Lol. I think the UTH is a good idea. I always leave mine on for the snakes when it is cold at night here. Let us know how he does with that.