Chunky-ass Haul that could crush my wind-pipe

[WizardofAUS]

Check it out - his name is Redge and he scares the **** out of me. Got him about a fortnight ago and i have to feed him live guinea pigs. He's a Coastal Carpet Python.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a125/Wizardofaus69/avatar03.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a125/Wizardofaus69/avatar01.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a125/Wizardofaus69/avatar02.jpg

This is me trying to stop him from getting a stranglehold on my throat - cos i tell ya, once he gets a coil of his thickest part around your neck, you can damn well feel it - its hard to breathe.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a125/Wizardofaus69/IMG_6296.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a125/Wizardofaus69/IMG_6299.jpg



Also here is Marty my Olive python.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a125/Wizardofaus69/IMG_6242.jpg


And the rest of the gang as it currently stands:


http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a125/Wizardofaus69/IMG_6178.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a125/Wizardofaus69/IMG_6210.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a125/Wizardofaus69/IMG_6202.jpg


Lemme know whatchya think!

[Joerhyno]

What the heck is that lizard/snake thing?

lol.. and you said fortnight

[Avatar_of_Chaos]

just don't let it near the rabbits

[WizardofAUS]

What the heck is that lizard/snake thing?

lol.. and you said fortnight

u mean the Blue Tongue Skink? might be a bad photo, hes kinda stretched out funny to absorb as much as sunlight as he can.

[Joerhyno]

um... yeah.. that, lol.. it looks like a head of a snake on a body of a lizard.. creepy.

[Masked Moron]

he scares the **** out of me.

Is he a biter?

[Ecmagee1984]

Sweet, love the snakes and the rabbits.

[knightjar]

Nice snake. You should try to get him onto frozen/defrosted as soon as you can. Live food is not a good idea.

[WizardofAUS]

Is he a biter?

i haven't yet been bitten by him, but he seems really aggro whenever i go to handle him. hisses, rears back and stuff. the little one is really bitey.

[WizardofAUS]

Nice snake. You should try to get him onto frozen/defrosted as soon as you can. Live food is not a good idea.

yeh i am trying, but i've already wasted nearly $12 on frozen rats that he just refuses to eat.

[Holeman]

I hate snakes.

But, I also hate rabbits too.

[Spliff]

i love everything. how big is your blue tongue?

[Therindos]

I'm i love with Marty.... and Redge and the black and white bunny, what an awesome collection you have :D

[Therindos]

i haven't yet been bitten by him, but he seems really aggro whenever i go to handle him. hisses, rears back and stuff. the little one is really bitey.

Oh yeah... that's what make me afraid to get a baby python, I'm such a wuss...
I went to look at baby children's pythons and they were really really snappy, the handler got bitten while showing me one up close

[thespawnx]

just don't let it near the rabbits

ditto...:D

[Masked Moron]

Oh yeah... that's what make me afraid to get a baby python, I'm such a wuss...
I went to look at baby children's pythons and they were really really snappy, the handler got bitten while showing me one up close


Try to get a ball python.

it's rare to even HEAR of someone getting bit by one, let alone seeing it happen.

[oilersRmylife]

Nothing against Snake lovers......One of my 2 biggest fears......But those pics make me want to grab the weed eater. WHACK WHACK WHACK!!!!! :D
HATE SNAKES!!!!!

Love the Lizard though.

[deadlock]

poor guinea pigs :-(

[SeattleMariners51445]

poor guinea pigs :-(
Yeah...:(
But atleast his black/white Oreo rabbit is cute. Yeah I'm not afraid to call an animal cute.:cool:

[Wardo30]

Yeah...:(
But atleast his black/white Oreo rabbit is cute. Yeah I'm not afraid to call an animal cute.:cool:

yeah but that sucker could disappear just as fast as the guinea pigs

[Addicted 2 Collecting]

kewl!

[knightjar]

yeh i am trying, but i've already wasted nearly $12 on frozen rats that he just refuses to eat.

Try frozen guinea pigs if that's what he likes. You can also try splitting open their heads (sorry if anyone's squeamish). Brain smell often triggers a feeding response. Puppeting them with your tongs might get his attention too.

Also, hunger will overcome fussiness. He's not going to starve if he refuses to eat for a couple of weeks, but if all that's on offer is frozen/defrost, he may well take it once he's hungry enough. After that you'll be fine.

[Masked Moron]

Also, hunger will overcome fussiness. He's not going to starve if he refuses to eat for a couple of weeks, but if all that's on offer is frozen/defrost, he may well take it once he's hungry enough. After that you'll be fine.

When I first got my snake, he ate pre-kills, then one day he just decided he had enough of them and refused.

He missed more than 6 feedings ( one a week ) and lost a LOT of weight before I gave in.

Don't know if he would have died over the issue, but I was concerned that's where it was heading.:(

[Knockworstface]

I never understood why people like to have reptiles as pets. They suck.

Whats the appeal of having a giant snake that can kill you. A cold blooded emotionless pet. I just don't get the appeal. But thats just me. Snakes suck.:D

[Masked Moron]

emotionless pet.

That right there tells me you've never really spent a whole lot of time with a snake.

(that, and I'd rather have a snake than a dog that cleans it's junk with it's tounge, then tries to lick your face.....)

[WizardofAUS]

Try frozen guinea pigs if that's what he likes. You can also try splitting open their heads (sorry if anyone's squeamish). Brain smell often triggers a feeding response. Puppeting them with your tongs might get his attention too.

Also, hunger will overcome fussiness. He's not going to starve if he refuses to eat for a couple of weeks, but if all that's on offer is frozen/defrost, he may well take it once he's hungry enough. After that you'll be fine.

well see that little one? he hadn't eaten in weeks and weeks even tho i was offering him frozen fuzzy mice, and he got all hissy and bitey cos he was hungry and still wouldn't eat what i offered.
it wasn't until i bought a live mouse, tried feeding him that (he was incapable of killing or catching it) but after that when i was waving the pre-killed food around in my hand which smelled of the live mouse he lashed out at it and ate it.

[WizardofAUS]

When I first got my snake, he ate pre-kills, then one day he just decided he had enough of them and refused.

He missed more than 6 feedings ( one a week ) and lost a LOT of weight before I gave in.

Don't know if he would have died over the issue, but I was concerned that's where it was heading.:(

yeah thats the point im trying to make! i think snakes are soo damn fussy to the point that they will actually harm themselves over the issue of frozen or live food.

[WizardofAUS]

i love everything. how big is your blue tongue?

about 13.5" from snout to tip of tail.

[The Myth]

holy hell. thats awesome mate!

[Spawnomite]

*D

That's cool. Now you need to change your board name to "Snake." ;)

[Stygian]

Quite the menagerie of pets you have there! Thanks for the pics.

[Dr. Necropolis]

I have never heard of a captive snake eating frozen rats or anything. Snakes gotta have live animals to eat. It's the warmth, and movement that triggers them. Pythons, especially one that is the size of yours can go a very long time without eating, but they will eventually need to eat. Looks like you live on a farm or something, so live rats, or field mice should not be to hard to locate.

Live food is the way to go for snakes.

[Patriots2421]

Here's my snake!!
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i72/pug2017/OCT14026.jpg

[Masked Moron]

Looks like you live on a farm or something, so live rats, or field mice should not be to hard to locate.

Wild caught rodents are one of the worst possible things you can do to a pet snake.

The chance of the snake catching some kind of parasite or disease is VERY high with a wild rodent.

[Masked Moron]

Here's my snake!!

There's a wise thing to do.

(waits for you to wake up with a rat chewing on your toe, because there was that many less natural predators to keep the rodent population in check.)

[koreapeekay]

Gotta love pythons,their skin is soooooo smooth!

Cool Haul,mate!!

[spanky16]

creepy but cool =)

[tormentor]

Here's my snake!!
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i72/pug2017/OCT14026.jpg


Yeah,,thats really nice of you

[SeattleMariners51445]

You beat it to death?

[Masked Moron]

You beat it to death?


Save the pic & turn up the brightness.... it's cut into multiple pieces. :rolleyes:

[SeattleMariners51445]

Save the pic & turn up the brightness.... it's cut into multiple pieces. :rolleyes:
Gross, now I see it! Even a snake doesn't deserve that fate unless of course it bit you or another pet etc.:eek:

[WizardofAUS]

I have never heard of a captive snake eating frozen rats or anything. Snakes gotta have live animals to eat. It's the warmth, and movement that triggers them. Pythons, especially one that is the size of yours can go a very long time without eating, but they will eventually need to eat. Looks like you live on a farm or something, so live rats, or field mice should not be to hard to locate.

Live food is the way to go for snakes.

lol no i dont live on a farm, thats just my massive backyard, we always get comments like that about it tho. and the best part is we live relatively close to the city too! i.e. lots of pet stores which sell mice and rats etc.

[NeoXeon]

1. Those Rabbits arent gunna last long with your new python around OR
2. Your not gunna last long when it smells them on you, and it thinks your dinner.
3. You got some AWESOME pets! Im jealous. If i were to get a snake id want a albino burmese python but i think they get 6-9ft long so having someplace to keep it would be a problem :)

[Masked Moron]

3. You got some AWESOME pets! Im jealous. If i were to get a snake id want a albino burmese python but i think they get 6-9ft long so having someplace to keep it would be a problem :)

Burmese Pythons can get around 25 feet long.

Ball pythons are the ones that only get 6 or so feet long.

[WizardofAUS]

damn you americans and your more flexible laws! we here in Aus cannot get Burmese pythons. The biggest we are legally allowed to own is the Scrub Python (Amethystine Python). And they're really psychotic.