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Hello My son and I have been reading your forum since we got his snake and would like to personally thank you guys for the great information. We bought the snake "Rojo" from Petco a couple of days after Christmas. Some salesperson of course didn’t work in the snake department gave us the feed it crickets speech. Upon returning to the store to purchase the crickets a different salesperson gave us the real deal about feeding and was upset that we were given that info. In any case we really didnt do too much research before getting the snake and we paid for it lol. After 5 days Rojo escaped before we could even feed him....3 days later after I’m fuming mad that nobody told us that we had to get clips for his tank he shows up. (needless to say we bought clips) We offered the pinky and he would not eat..but thats where this site came in handy about "braining" and it worked like a charm. As a matter of fact I continue to use this method that way he will always know when its feeding time. (wishful thinking maybe...but im hoping it will save us a bite or two even tho i know they rarely bite) We do not know how old he is because we never thought to ask and he recently had his first shed with us (complete). From what I have read he is an Amelanistic, but if someone could give more info or if I have it wrong please let me know. The camera doesnt really show his true colors too well...he tends to be more reddish than orange like in the last picture. I would like some reassurance on feeding. Recently we decided to weigh him and he weighed 4oz (113g) and according to that info we had been under feeding him. We were feeding 1- 2g pinky every 5 days. We decided to give 2 pinkys 2days ago on feeding day and no regurg nothing. According to the weight charts though he should be eating 14–20 g meals and by giving 2 pinkys (4g) it is still not close. I bought several packages of pinkies so we would not run out and now we have 4 pinks left. I plan on going to the store and getting 14-20g mice for him and feeding him one and then on the next feed (maybe 7 days since its larger) give him the 2pinks again going back and forth until the pinks are gone. Sorry this post was a little long just wanted to give some background and say HI! p/s...we will be getting a digital therm. soon and yes we know the tv is for hamsters and the ladder is for birds, but he loves them both. He has slept in his tv numerous times already. lol Maybe im partial, but isnt he the cutest lil thing......he (or she) has a heart near his nose and a wishbone on his head lol |
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Candy_Corn View Profile |
Message To: RojoSnake In reference to Message Id: 1604874 New Here...
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| 02/01/08 08:24pm |
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317_boa View Profile |
Message To: Candy_Corn In reference to Message Id: 1605088 New Here...
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| 02/01/08 08:33pm |
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Candy_Corn View Profile |
Message To: 317_boa In reference to Message Id: 1605113 New Here...
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| 02/01/08 11:15pm |
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Whiplash Hornet View Profile |
Message To: Candy_Corn In reference to Message Id: 1605390 New Here...
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| 02/02/08 04:35am |
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Bekers71 View Profile |
Message To: Whiplash Hornet In reference to Message Id: 1605612 New Here...
As far as what morph your little one is--it’s a Reverse Okeetee(Amel) not an Ultra. Amels come in a wide range of orange, reds, whites and yellows. Yours is very nice and is going to be beautiful full grown. For his food-I would Keep doing the 2 pinkies until you run out then move up to a fuzzy. Remember the rule of thumb is- food items shoud be no bigger than 1 1/2 times the thickest part of the snake(girth). If you feed items too big he may regurge. Good luck and hope to see more pics of the little guy/girl as it grows. |
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| 02/02/08 09:08am |
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Candy_Corn View Profile |
Message To: Whiplash Hornet In reference to Message Id: 1605612 New Here...
There’s an example of an ultramel. These are examples of amelanistic: Link |
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| 02/02/08 09:10am |
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| 02/02/08 09:36am |
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Sw1c View Profile |
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| 02/02/08 01:54pm |
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RojoSnake View Profile |
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| 02/02/08 03:22pm |
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Whiplash Hornet View Profile |
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| 02/02/08 05:52pm |
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RojoSnake View Profile |
Message To: Whiplash Hornet In reference to Message Id: 1606368 New Here...
Reverse Okeetee (Selectively bred Amelanistic) an amelanistic okeetee Corn Snake which has the normal black rings around blotches replaced with wide white rings. Most are high contrast snakes with light orange to yellow background and dark orangish/red saddles. Note: Albino Okeetees are not okeetees, they are selectively bred amelanistics. Amelanistic (sometimes called red albino) Corn Snakes, produced from a single recessive genetic mutation, show wide variations in colors. They can be almost solid orange, to a dark orange on a light orange background, or red/orange on a very light background. These varying color schemes are due to reflective cells in the skin and iridophores which may contribute to subtle shades of color. These red eyed snakes lack the melanin pigment. Kathy Love has several snakes like this one listed as albino okeetee. I guess that is what we will tell people when they ask. Here is the link to her pic... albino okeetee Kathy Love Pic |
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