Cuitzeo baby(ies?)

[stevenrudge]

Thankfully the one due on 27 August is not a surprise.

No l was thinking more along the lines a some women you vaguely remember knocking your front door holding a baby claiming your the Dad-not that thats ever happened to me of course!!!?

[chris-uk]

No l was thinking more along the lines a some women you vaguely remember knocking your front door holding a baby claiming your the Dad-not that thats ever happened to me of course!!!?

That moves outside the realms of "surprise" and into the world of paternity tests.

[chris-uk]

Chris, your Cuitzeos are beautiful, love the dark bellies too!


Btw I also love who evers shirt that is in the background

They're really interesting to watch and interact with too, so not just pretty faces to add to a collection. I spend hours with the Cuitzeos.
And I'm glad you like my space invaders geek T-shirt

[chris-uk]

The little guy is starting to accept my hands. Today I took him out onto the bed and he actively slithered onto my hands (as well as exploring the duvet). He also looped around one of my fingers and sat looking through my fingers for nearly 5 minutes, maybe he liked the warmth but the rate he's going he'll be happier to be held than either parent. Got to lay the foundations early.
I'm feeding him every other day now, that seems to be the pattern he's chosen. He seems to eat his fill from the smorgasbord I give him, then isn't interested in eating the next day.

[guidofatherof5]

You always seem to increase my vocab. Chris.
Never heard of a duvet. Now I know.

[chris-uk]

You always seem to increase my vocab. Chris.
Never heard of a duvet. Now I know.

But how are you pronouncing it? If you tried 'dove it', try again. I'll test you in the next Skype call.

[guidofatherof5]

I would think dovay.

[chris-uk]

Very quick update.

The little tiddler is doing okay, he's been off his food for the last 5 days, but shed today. So that's likely to be what the problem was. I must have missed the blue eyes in all the chaos which moving house entails. He's on a temporary table in the new snake room, but I should get a chance to get him somewhere more permanent tomorrow.
Sometimes it feels like he's mellowing out, but then he puts on a turn of speed and reminds me that he's still not entirely comfortable being held. He's definitely not one to entwine himself around my fingers, so I think he's going to take a longer time to break in to handling - I did it with Lightning last year, so time will tell if Cuitzeos are all flighty or if they can become used to us if you lay the foundations early.

[thamneil]

Yikes! How did I miss this thread! Great job with the breeding Chris! Baby garters are awesome whether planned or accidental. Nice to see some little Mexicans being made.

No way, then Mexican garters would steal our American garters jobs as pets, lol jk.

^^ I know this is a couple pages back, but I actually almost died of laughter when I read this.

[chris-uk]

I think whipped out the little tiddler for a hold this morning, he's continuing to go from strength to strength. When I got him out of his RUB I thought his eyes were slightly blue and looking at a couple of photos I just took they look cloudy in the photos too, so either he's just going into blue phase or just leaving it (I've not taken him out to hold since Sunday morning so could possibly have missed it, although I think it's more likely he's going into blue).
I also weighed him this morning and he was 10g before he pooed in the weighing container, and 8g after - at such low weights the accuracy of my scales is a bit questionable though. At least he's putting on weight. He eats most feeds if he's left alone and not disturbed, and he gets fed every other day (every day was resulting in him eating every other feed, so I may a# well follow the pattern he's chosen).
Handling is still tough, because he takes time to settle and is pretty quick. Today he settled just up my sleeve and didn't show any sign of coming out for 10 minutes. Unfortunately I need to start work soon so I couldn't wait it out. These Cuitzeos seem to be naturally skittish, but I hope with gentle handling this one will be easier as an adult than either parent.