Other pets (pics and discussions)

[d_virginiana]

I couldn't resist posting pictures of my new frog! He had some issues with impaction when I first got him, so I didn't want to get too attached until I made sure he was going to be okay. And now that he is, he has been involved in quite a few photoshoots.

Here's my Trevor doing what he loves most. ie; sitting




Also, I tried to resize these and make them smaller, but I can't figure out how to do it!

[guidofatherof5]

Good looking frog.

[drache]

cool
and the name is perfect

[ConcinusMan]

I love pac man frogs. They're so cute. Someone was rehoming an albino one on craigslist a few days ago. I really need to get it together and setup an amphibian vivarium. I have a waterfall kit and everything.

[Spankenstyne]

Lots of rumors on some of them being 10'+, extremely resilient. How old is the snake in the photo? My girl is only 4-5 years old.

-Mike

I believe it was 6-7 years old there if I remember correctly. Not my snake though so I can't say 100%, but it's still the largest Northern I have seen an actual photo of.
I haven't heard any 10' rumours but not surprising, I know some people that would insist the snake shown is 10'+. It's funny with lengths though how they mysteriously shrink when the tape measure comes out haha.. I can't even count how many people have told me about their "6' corn snakes" that seem to shrink to 4' or less when seen in person

My male northern is somewhere over 5' at about 3 years old now. He jumped up over 4' his first year then slowed right down & didn't eat much in year 2. He's started eating like a beast and is having another growth spurt so I think 7'-ish might be in his future.

[ConcinusMan]

Well guys I can say with fair confidence that the gopher snake I attempted to catch (and ended up needing sutures in the process) as a teen was about 7 feet. Even then I was 5'10' and the dang thing was significantly longer than I am tall.

[Spankenstyne]

Well guys I can say with fair confidence that the gopher snake I attempted to catch (and ended up needing sutures in the process) as a teen was about 7 feet. Even then I was 5'10' and the dang thing was significantly longer than I am tall.

Rare but not unheard of for Pacific's to get that big, I don't doubt it.
Besides snakes used to get longer way back then

[ConcinusMan]

Well it helped that I was in the bottom of a canyon in San Diego county and the walls of it (steep slopes actually) were loaded with ground squirrels. Tons of lizards around too. A gopher snake could get big and fat living there. You know, this kind of habitat where prey was very plentiful:

[RedSidedSPR]

I'm thinking about getting a pacman frog. Love 'em

yo, you know 'bout Macro right?

[ConcinusMan]

Even with macro, there's a limit to how close you can get. With my particular camera, it's around 2.5 inches. Any closer and it can't focus.