Darwin thread

[Nadzzz]

That is one very nice darwin reptileaddiction!

 

[reptileaddiction]

Thanks Nadzzz. I held it back because it has a nice pattern. It looks even better now that it's starting to get its colours.

 

[Serpentess]

Here's our 100% Het male from reptileaddiction. He's just over 10 months old.
We got a pair of hets and can't believe how placid they both are.
Had them since Feb and never even had a nip from them.
Thanks again reptileaddiction.

 

[-Katana-]

A hatchling Darwin from last year I'm starting to like the look of.

Nice reduced pattern there, RA!

Here's our 100% Het male from reptileaddiction. He's just over 10 months old.
We got a pair and can't believe how placid they both are.
Had them since Feb and never even had so much of a nip from them.
Thanks again reptileaddiction.

I also got a pair of hets off RA and they are eating machines and very placid to handle.
A huge added bonus is that he's a awesome bloke to deal with.
I couldn't be happier with the animals or the sales service.

 

[Fantazmic]

So, I guess this sort of answered my original question...If possible, I should try and pick a light female to pair with the lighter male?[/QUOTE]

Beatlloydy to give youself the best possible chance of reproducing whatt you already have in a clutch I would ask snake ranch for a snake that is 'related' to what you already have. it would be good to try and get something that is maybe a half brother or half sister and do a line breeding......I would advise you to do some reading on genetics and line breeding before getting started. It isnt just what the snake looks like but how it is bred that is important.....if you line breed you can breed for certain characteristics...however to maintain vigour you also need to outcross.

For example I have two related tiger striped jungles here I will line breed them but then in the next generation I will outcross to an unrelated line of jungles and then I will line breed back in again to maintain the colours and patterns I want....hope that makes sense.

Elizabeth

 

[reptileaddiction]

Here's our 100% Het male from reptileaddiction. He's just over 10 months old.
We got a pair of hets and can't believe how placid they both are.
Had them since Feb and never even had a nip from them.
Thanks again reptileaddiction.

No worries. I'm glad you're happy. It's looking really nice. I love the black and white colouring that it's got.

Nice reduced pattern there, RA!

I also got a pair of hets off RA and they are eating machines and very placid to handle.
A huge added bonus is that he's a awesome bloke to deal with.
I couldn't be happier with the animals or the sales service.

Thanks for the very nice comments D. I'm glad you're also happy with your animals. It gives me great joy knowing my animals have gone to good homes and they're well appreciated. It makes it slightly easier letting them go.

 

[PicklePants]

An updated pic of Rassilon
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[reptileaddiction]

I can't see the attachment pickle pants

 

[PicklePants]

Rassilon.

 

[reptileaddiction]

Very nice Darwin pickle pants. Playing hide and seek by the look of it.

 

[Nadzzz]

That het is very nice! Think i might have to get me a pair off you in the future RA!

 

[Mr_48Volts]

2 Albino's I got recently. Both are 10 months old, and sadly their colours are not done justice in these pics. The female on the left has a very deep yellow colouring, the male on the right is lighter and this photo was coming up to a shed, but I can't wait to put these guys across each other in a couple of seasons.

 

[davies.ads]

My lil fella shed last night so took a couple of photos this afternoon.

 

[humba_jumba]

A few pictures of my new darwin... He is a snappy beast who scares the hell out of me...

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[OLAY89]

This is my yearling darwin . Very pretty i think

 

[ozmotorsport]

Only two days to go until I get my hands on my Albino Darwin. Just want to bounce a few ideas round as I think I have managed to wear out the present owner with my questions ha ha.

There will be no change of enclose but no doubt she will be able the smell and taste the diffirence in her surroundings as well as me smelling diffirent to her current owner.

Should I start handling her straight away? No doubt the family will want a good look at here when she arrives.

I have handled her already and she is very placid and calm.

Is there any amount of time that is too long to handle the Dawin? U sed to let m old diamond hang around for hours but he was relaly easy and never got bored with being wrapped around my head, neck or arm,,

Thanks

 

[Em1986]

Only two days to go until I get my hands on my Albino Darwin. Just want to bounce a few ideas round as I think I have managed to wear out the present owner with my questions ha ha.

There will be no change of enclose but no doubt she will be able the smell and taste the diffirence in her surroundings as well as me smelling diffirent to her current owner.

Should I start handling her straight away? No doubt the family will want a good look at here when she arrives.

I have handled her already and she is very placid and calm.

Is there any amount of time that is too long to handle the Dawin? U sed to let m old diamond hang around for hours but he was relaly easy and never got bored with being wrapped around my head, neck or arm,,

Thanks

Depending on age i think you should still give the snake a little time to get used to it's new surroundings. Sometimes you may run into feeding problems if they are not given time to settle and are handled too much. With our snakes (adult childrens) we held them for maybe less than 30 mins the first day we got them and then left them a few days without being handled to settle in before trying to feed them and then left them a further 2 days after feeding before handling again.
When we get them out and handle them it's usually for around half an hour or so, sometimes longer (the female is more active than the male so doesn't stay out for quite as long).
Congrats on your snake too, can't wait to see pics! I don't have darwins yet but hopefully i will get a few hets soon

 

[ozmotorsport]

Hi Everyone i have posted pix in a separate thread. Now that she is home I have a couple more questions. I noticed in the set up of her enclosure there was a ledge up high accessed by a thick stick but there are no perches. The owner said she never really perched even as a baby in a smaller box that had a wide selection. She just seems to enjoy hanging around the floor. There is a heater down low and a heater up high. should I install a couple of horizontal beams for perching?
Also her hide rocks are now to small. When my diamond outgrew his hide rock I bought a bird breeding box which was great because when he was in there I could just remove the whole box and open the lid (Fin side story I once put a live rat in while he was in his box and the rat spent about 5 mins looking around before climbing into the box, there was a slight commotion as the lid bounced up and down a couple of times and then it went silent.

 

[abnrmal91]

Always amazes me that snakes can still eat whilst hanging upside down. My albino eating his second rat. Seems to enjoy rats and his new enclosure.
Bad pic iPhone plus dark, but you get the idea lol

 

[pythonmum]

Always good fun watching an upside down feed. You know your baby is growing up when they start nailng the rats