T. eques cuitzeoensis behaviour

[-MARWOLAETH-]

What about baby C?

[chris-uk]

What about baby C?

Unfortunately he stopped eating in August and I found him dead one morning a week or two after he first refused food. With everything else I had going on at the end of Char's pregnancy I wasn't in a hurry to share the bad news.

I'd tried to keep him hydrated and he did still drink. There were no external signs of any problems, so finding him dead was quite a shock, he hadn't been refusing food for long enough for that to have been a major concern, so I can only guess there was something more going on inside. No lumps or swelling and he was still passing urates. I did consider a necropsy, but was advised that such a small snake would be unlikely to reveal any definitive results.

Not the result I wanted with my first baby snake, it's something I try not to think about too much - I lost 2 checkereds that came from Pinjohn, but "Tiddler" meant a lot to me.

[-MARWOLAETH-]

So sorry to hear it.

[guidofatherof5]

Sorry about your loss Chris. It's tough losing older, more adult snake but losing little scrubs is worse.

[Stefan-A]

Sorry about the loss.

[ProXimuS]

Sorry to hear about the baby.

[Invisible Snake]

Sorry for your loss

[chris-uk]

Just a quick update on the Cuitzeos...

Vlad has been on and off his food since end of November, he's eating but missing the odd feed - I'm putting it down to the time of year. The last week or so he's been testing the viv for weaknesses, I've found him behind the polystyrene background twice now.

Lacrimosa is growing well, I weighed her yesterday after seeing her fully stretched. She's around 100cm and weighing in at 380g so I think she's going to be a big girl (Cuitzeos are noted as being a large species). She hasn't missed a single meal in the last 9 months, I like her feeding ethic. She's still coming to the viv doors to feed, but when I've not got food she will still come to the open doors when I show her my empty hand, most of the time she slithers into my hands for a bit of time out, sometimes she checks me to make sure there's no food and turns around.

Overall, they are both still beautiful snakes and I'm glad I'm keeping this species.

[thamneil]

Great update! They seem like great snakes. On my list for sure.

[chris-uk]

Great update! They seem like great snakes. On my list for sure.

I think Scott is selling them at silly cheap prices so add a couple to your order.