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12-May-06, 04:35 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Apr-06 Location: In A Realm Of My Own | | | half colour half plain python
hi
i had my coastal carpet python out today and he has lovelly colourings
but tonight i noticed that from his middle section to his head is very nice but from the middle section to his tail is all dont know any other way to say it but its faded really dull looking compared to the rest of him where his faded and coloured section meet its almost a perfect line around him as well
does this mean anything??
on another subject
when i bought him the shop i got him from gave me 2 bags of frozen i think fuzzy mice (not newborn but they got some hair) and they told me to feed him 1 every week when both bags are empty he should be due to move onto a larger size
well just thinkning about it last feed i gave him one and 5 minutes at the most it was completely gone he ate alot faster than usual should i next time give him say 2 or move onto larger mice next feed?
and would it be ok to give him a adult mouse as one of the mice i use to breed will not mate at all anymore and i was thinking maybe feed her to the snake and not feed him for say a fortnight
any/all suggestions will be greatly appreciated
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12-May-06, 05:52 AM
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Sounds like he has shed only half way down. Anybody else?????????????? How old is your coastal and how long,? (regarding feeding).
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12-May-06, 06:48 AM
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Yeah, partial shed was the first thing I thought of.
As far as feeding goes, try giving him two next feed, or even three. Even if he can take larger food items, might aswell feed out what you've got and not waste it.
In regards to your female non-breeder, you will need to kill the mouse before you feed as it's illegal - and cruel - to feed live rodents to reptiles. 
Hix
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12-May-06, 08:06 AM
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Hixy,
I love your style with the mouse, very pragmatic and straight to the point.
"You breed or you feed".
Get it? Got it? Good!
Regards Paul
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12-May-06, 04:17 PM
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he is a juvenille about 45 50cms long my first thought was half a shed but i thought i should ask in case it may be something else
well is this normal only half a shed
i would have taken a photo but i only have my phone with a camera at the moment and that doesnt really show the difference
dont worry ill make sure the mouse is dead if i ended up feeding it to him
if i feed him two is there sort of a time limit between feeds or as soon as one is gone put the next one in with him?
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12-May-06, 06:07 PM
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Let him get the first one down to his belly and then offer the next food item, and if it's half a shed then you would be able to see and feel the extra layer of skin on him and if it is his shed then soak him in 30c water for 15 mins and he might be able to get the rest off himself.
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12-May-06, 06:12 PM
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Any chance of seeing a pic jeramie? Would make helping you a lot easier, although it certainly sounds like a retained slough.
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12-May-06, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Hix In regards to your female non-breeder, you will need to kill the mouse before you feed as it's illegal - and cruel - to feed live rodents to reptiles.
Hix | I contacted NPWS a few years ago when my stimmie refused to eat anything for 6 months. I asked them if it was illegal to feed live food, they said that it wasn't. Apparently it is the RSPCA that is against it. But things may have changed since then. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
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12-May-06, 06:57 PM
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i would have taken a photo but i only have my phone with a camera at the moment and that doesnt really show the difference in his skin
congo_python do you mean water that is 30 degrees celcious?? i just want to make sure i dont cook him or anything
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12-May-06, 07:25 PM
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If it is a half shed, just make the water warm to the touch. Don't make it hot, just warm.
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12-May-06, 08:20 PM
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should it just be water in the container or should i put something for him to climb out of the water onto?
or just a small amount of water or should he be able to keep his head out of water if i put too much in???
i dont want to drown him
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12-May-06, 08:45 PM
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i put just enough to let him keep hios head out but dont leave him in there to long because he will stress or even get to tired from trashin about and drown so be careful mate
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12-May-06, 09:35 PM
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ok then thatnks for that
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15-May-06, 05:21 PM
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I put my guys in a bucket with a lid on it and enough water to submerge their boby at 30 degrees celcious and leave them in there for 15mins and they always seem really relaxed to me when i get them out, they seem to enjoy it.
Congo
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15-May-06, 07:23 PM
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well i think i may have done something wrong my lil guy didnt seem to like going near the water at all so i tipped some out and made it warmish because i thought maybe he was scared from it maybe being too hot i got him in there for maybe 5 mins before i took him out he was thrashing about in there which i was worried about and then the reason i took him out was he was starting to get his head under there for too long i thought he was drowning
maybe im just a chicken or something
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