Cuddles!

[guidofatherof5]

Glad the shed went well.

[acovert]

The shed:
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Cuddles after the shed:
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[EasternGirl]

His colors are just amazing. I love those speckles on his tummy. I've noticed that the younger snakes have white/almost clear sheds like Hermes...I thought it was an albino thing, but maybe it's a baby snake thing. He looks awesome, Ashley!

[katach]

Beautiful!

[guidofatherof5]

You could have named that snake Rusty and been spot on.

[acovert]

Thanks ^_^
He is quite beautiful, in my opinion. Of course, I am slightly biased as well.

Rusty would have been a great name for him! But I named him before I ever saw him, so I didn't base it off appearances. The name Cuddles fit because he doesn't mind cuddling with me, which is wonderful.

I hope his colors continue to become more distinct. He does have quite a bit of red in there! I love it.

[acovert]

I went out today because it was just lightly raining (as opposed to our recent torrential downpours) and found some worms (nice, big ones) under the stones we have in the backyard. I also found some slugs. Not sure yet if I am going to try to feed them to Cuddles, but supposedly they are high in calcium. I am going to keep them in a container as I continue to complete research on the benefits and risks of slugs. If I decide not to use them I'll just toss them back into the backyard (or kill them, since they're destroy the garden come spring/summer and it would be better if they weren't around - I found 13 and one is dark brown/black so I'm throwing him out once I've processed them all).

[guidofatherof5]

Slugs are a good food, Northwesterns love them.

[acovert]

Considering how much he loves his worms, I figured he would like slugs as well. I just want to make sure there aren't any dangers involves with taking them out of the garden. I'm 100% certain I'm going to toss out the one that's almost black. But there are light gray ones that I think I may give him. They're supposedly high in calcium, but I need to do more research.

[kibakiba]

It'd be a good idea if you cut the "skirts" off of them before feeding. It keeps them from sliming. It is a nice treat for the NWs