Welcome Back....

[chad]

..into my life aps.
havent been here for a while.
over a few months id say

i came here to get advice for choosing the right snake, and after much deliberation i ended up choosing a southwestern carpet python. being from WA it was either that or a stimson

soooo its been a while, and when i left here she wouldnt have been over 40cm long. shes easy topping 60 now. not much else has changed, other than the fact ive installed a UV light in her enclosure. and shes moved onto pinkie rats and fuzzie mice. as opposed to those little jelly bean pinkie mice that just looked so unforfilling...

i took a couple of videos a week or so back when i fed her. i uploaded them on myspace. so heres the link for anyone whos interestested.

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.channel&ChannelID=177756870

theres no real reason for me to be back, just i missed learning about my fav animals. went to the zoo last week, realy got me back into wanting to learn more. and also i had a few questions RE snakes at the zoo, the carpet in particular, and i was like... hold on, i should ask that on APS so here i am.

my questions RE the zoo were 1 does anybody know the age/sex of the carpet there? coz it was a fairly large one.
and in regards to getting darker as they age, how much is expectable? ill take some happy snaps of my girl next time i get her out and would love some comments on what you forsee. maybe the one at the zoo was near ready to shed, coz it certainly looked a little misty all over its body, but it was realy quite dark. almost all over.

anyway, /end essay,
its nice to be back

 

[PhilK]

Welcome back. Never has to be a reason to come back. Where did you get those tongs from (the ones you use in "snake takes mouse"?)

 

[Rennie]

Kotter :lol:

 

[chad]

my mum used to work as a nurse, so i got her to steal some of the tongs they use to hold those sponges to dab inside peoples bodies, i got such a long set so i can always use them.

there so good. had them from day one

ofcourse i got her to steal them from the storeroom, not ones that had been used. so nextime you go into a hospital and have a realy friendly nurse, dont forget to ask for some of those tongs. there realy handy

 

[PhilK]

I could use some. When I graduate and get a job I'll steal them from my vet surgery haha

 

[Mrs I]

You can also buy them from medical supply stores. Find them in the yellow pages.

 

[chad]

yes.. true... or you could pay... lol. yeah, there good though, well worth the dosh.

as you may have noticed from my 1st post i uploaded those vids on myspace, i was wondering if theres a place to upload vids or anything here. or should i just stick to myspace/youtube?