Rush's Thamily!!

[Rushthezeppelin]

Joan is ever so slightly more girthy than Delilah but not by much. Delilah is probably 3-5" shorter....I haven't measured her since her last shed and I haven't measured Joan at all yet so just a guess.

[Albert Clark]

As Joan ages she will definitely surpass Delilah in heavy bodied appearance. That is the rule but of course there are always exceptional cases. Who is older anyway?

[guidofatherof5]

Delilah looks fine. No need to worry about her girth. She's a good looking Thamnophis.

[Rushthezeppelin]

Joan is 1 in November. Delilah it's hard to say since she was wild caught but was probably born sometimes last year. According to Tommy, Joan is a bit of a runt though and might not grow too big.

[d_virginiana]

I guess eventually I will consider it if I have a issue with the black necks not taking pinky parts scented or unscented.

Not to get the thread off-track, but guppies work sometimes, but also try giving them different parts of the pinkie if you're having trouble. Sounds bizarre, but my two that were almost ftt would only take very specific bits of the pinkies. One would only eat skin, and the other would only eat red organ meat (heart, liver, and lungs). I eventually got them to eat the other bits by kind of daisy-chaining them in while they still had what they were eating in their mouth lol.

[Albert Clark]

Ok. Kool. I am trying to pick up some of that soldier fly larvae to try as well. The female shed today and scarfed up alot of the pinky parts and frog legs cut up. That's a relief.

[Albert Clark]

Joan is 1 in November. Delilah it's hard to say since she was wild caught but was probably born sometimes last year. According to Tommy, Joan is a bit of a runt though and might not grow too big.

There you go! One of the possible exceptions. On the other hand, runts sometimes outgrow their siblings. They also can become larger than normal unrelated individuals.

[Rushthezeppelin]

Not to get the thread off-track, but guppies work sometimes, but also try giving them different parts of the pinkie if you're having trouble. Sounds bizarre, but my two that were almost ftt would only take very specific bits of the pinkies. One would only eat skin, and the other would only eat red organ meat (heart, liver, and lungs). I eventually got them to eat the other bits by kind of daisy-chaining them in while they still had what they were eating in their mouth lol.

So are you saying you just leave all the oragn connective tissue intact so it just ends up being chained and they eat the rest when they go for their favorite or are you literally sneaking other stuff in their mouth while it's still open?

[Rushthezeppelin]

Hmmm I've noticed today that Betty is hardly tongue flicking at all (and only doing half tongues mostly). Not really many other signs, she's only 6" so she's always been rather slow (plus she never spooks). She ate two good chunks of worm two days ago. I was going to feed them at lunch today but found that my worm supply has run dry so I need to go grab more. Any real cause for concern or should I just keep an eye on her?

[Albert Clark]

IMHO, I would make sure Betty has a meal every other day. Try to get her to take a live guppy so she can get a nice boost. Remember I had trouble with the runt granite checkered in the beginning. Now, that girl is eating very well.