 Recent Herp Discussion | | | | | | | | Online Users: 294 | | 153 members and 141 guests | | ad, adazz, adbacus, alioth, ally_pup, angua21, asis, Bazzamc, beeman, bigi, blading, Bluie, Bonustokin, BooBoo, boxhead, brad7250, Bredlislave, bredli_lover, Brettix, Brock Lobster, buffy, Bugsy, bump73, calisto, carpetsnake, celticskull, champsey1, Chappy, Cheyne_Jones, Choco, Chris.j, Chrisreptile, congo_python, Crackajack, cracksinthepitch, damien.fragiacom, darkangel, DA_GRIZ, denno, dintony, doods189, Dusty62, ex1dic, FNQ_Snake, fraser1980, fuegan13, gabe_au, Geronimo, Glider, grimbeny, gruntbox69, hallie, hawkesbury reptiles, hazzard, Helikaon, Hetty, ian_davo, inthegrass, itbites, J3ss_, jaffa_30, jamgo, jase75, jasonryles810, jbourke, Jen, jimbo, Joker, Jungle_Freak, Kersten, Kimbully, kinks, kristyrockz, Kurtles, Leigh, Lewnatic, Lewy, liberty, LJ77, llasher, LucidSnake, lummy, Maestro, Marto167, mat.m, MatE, mattmc, mcloughlin2, mebebrian, mecoop, Metal_Jazz, MoreliaMatt, MRNOS, Mullet, mungus, mysnakes, mysnakesau, nathancl, Nikki_Elmo, orsm, Owzi, Ozzie Python, paulw6676, pet0503, pete12, Peterwookie, pythonrockchik1, reganfry, relyt, Reptile_Boy, Repz, RICK.T, Riley, rmcneill, Rockdog, salebrosus, samuel.john, sassy, satilite925, scalesntails, serpenttongue, Shannon, Shawty69, skunk, slim6y, Slytherin, Snake_Girl, spoonman, ssssmithy, swaddo, Tezza, themightyfinn, trouser_snake6, tsbj, Vincent21, w3ap0n, warren63, waruikazi, whiterabbit, womanator, x_aussie_bloke_x, yeldarb, Zdogs | |  | 
04-May-08, 06:03 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-08 Gender:  | | |
hi everyone i have a 3-4 month ond spotted that i got approx a week ago, he is constantly active and rarely stops. but over the last day or so he keeps getting in between the sliding glass doors on his enclosure and stays there for hours sleeping (there is cardbord in the gap so he cant get through just in case) but he doesnt really seem all that interested in getting out but just sitting there? he's temp is 31 at the warm end and 27 at the cool end. any suggestions as to why he is doing this?????
also he wrapped his mouth around my knuckle today, didnt strike at me or anything, just casually opened his mouth. is this indicating he is hungry? lol. |
04-May-08, 06:26 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: Morningside. Qld Gender: | | | | How often are you feeding him and what are you feeding him? As for sitting in the glass slide, that is normal, they like nooks and crannys, when one of my spotty's was little she loved cramming herself inbetween the glass and her hide hole sometimes, or inbetween the glass and the ceramic feature wall, there is a gap she'd squeeze herself into.
A spotty that age, I would feed it 1 pinky every 10-12 days of even try it with 2 small pinkies. If it is latching on or gripping you tightly when holding it and its mistaking your fingers for pinkies, yes, it is hungry.
Good luck.
__________________
I know this road... |
04-May-08, 08:23 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-08 Gender: | | | he gets fed 1 small pinky every 7 days, he doesnt grip or latch on as such he more nudges me with his mouth and then opens his mouth, its rather odd.  |
04-May-08, 08:36 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Feb-08 Location: Warrawee (Sydney), NSW Age/Gender: 19 | | | | do you have hides for it?
if there wasnt enought small hides to make it feel safe and cosy then i recon that why its in there.
__________________  |
04-May-08, 09:55 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-08 Gender: | | | | yeah he has a hide at ech end and plenty of stuff to hide under. |
04-May-08, 09:59 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: Rockingham Wa Age/Gender: 27 | | | | My maccie virgil frequently bit me like that - never struck, just nudged then bit. seen a few threads on it so i guess its pretty common
__________________
Collecting skulls does not make me weird. My tweezer obsession does.
[9:33:25] Australis: ...... ill pull out a rare "sorry"... to jen.
I don't want to be chaste, I want to be pursued.
|
05-May-08, 09:07 AM
|  | Space Cowboy Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Sydney Gender:  | | | | Critta - Hiding in the glass gap is perfectly normal - just make sure that the cardboard is tight in there...have you considered using 'weather stripping'? it comes in self-adhesive roles from Bunnings and seals the gap very well...
Regarding the biting - he is likely a little hungry - a Spotted python that age should be able to take a fuzzy or hopper mouse (depending on how well he has fed and grown to this stage) - if you are not convinced he can go up a food size then try and feed multiple pinkies on your feed night...once every seven days is a good schedule for a young snake...
__________________
- Simon -
| |
|
