Sleepy Bredli

[Kristy_07]

Just wanted to update you on my yearling Bredli, Jagger

After a month of patience, Jagger is slowly coming around He still strikes out a bit, but almost never tags. He still freaks out a bit when he sees my other hand (the one he isn't sitting on) move around, but if I just slowly bring it closer so he can smell that it's me, he calms down again. I feel like a proud mum with an anti-social, biting child, who has finally decided licking is better

I just had him out for a great little session - he only freaked out once, and he was happy to just chill with me on the couch, and eventually, went for a little roam around the top of the couch and my hair - only the second time he's been happy to do that!

Perhaps Jagger's sleeping habits should have clued me in to how relaxed he could potentially be - when I came over the other day, I took a peek in his container and, surprisingly, he was out of his hide, in the cool end. But when I looked harder, I saw that the top 1/3 of his body and his head were rolled over on his side, and his mouth was hanging open :shock: Well, I thought he was a goner. But as I opened the lid and went to poke him to confirm my theory, he woke up with a massive start and tagged me instead!! Who heard of a snake sleeping on their side, with their mouth hanging open?! If he sis that in the wild, I'm sure a kooka would pick him off :lol:

Anyway, I just felt like sharing...

Some pics, in case you have forgotten his face.

 

[GTsteve]

Ha ha that sounds awesome! You've got to get pictures if he ever does it again.

 

[Snakelove]

Careful of the substrate there. =)

 

[schizmz]

Careful of the substrate there. =)

Yes, it looks like he's having cornflakes with his rat

 

[Kristy_07]

yeah, thanks snakelove - I never used to defrost mice or rats in hot water, and so the substrate was never an issue - that was the first time I'd combined the two, and yes, it did stick. Luckily, the substrate reptile safe and digestible, but I have changed it since then thanks for your concern, though

The camera now lives next to his container - I'll get you next time, jagger!

 

[Snakelove]

oh thats good to know! wouldn't want a compacted bredli that's for sure. jagger is a bit dark atm how old is he? =)

 

[Kristy_07]

He's roughly a year - and getting darker by the shed!!! I can't believe it!! I had his clutch mate for a couple of months before him (but he was super agro, was ended up doing a swap, as it was the first really agro snake I'd had, and a bit much), and that guy reddened up with a couple of sheds into gorgeous colours - so when I swapped him for another in the clutch, was thinking that the colouration would be similar. But Jagger looks black somedays now, and getting darker!

 

[Squinty]

My bredli and womas sleep on their sides sometimes. If they werent male I'd think they were gravid and going belly up.