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| Auld Baldy |
Posted - 12/07/2012 : 22:31:33
At last, I've managed to get some reasonable snaps of Fester my newest SSPCA rehomer. 
He's unprobed and has a brilliant nature. No bites, eats fine, really active & inquisitive. At the moment he's in a temp RUB but I should have his new house built by the weekend. I have 2 under construction, the other is for Mirkey my Grey Rat Snake. Time to get rid of the glass house. 
Guestimates on approximate or minimum age would be appreciated. He's a solid 4'9". I know it is impossible to say accurately but would like some rough idea.
Also, has anyone seen the vertical scale 'damage' on the flanks before? (pic 4.)
It isn't burn or anything like external damage. To me it looks like the scales have been folded or creased at some point. They are regularly spaced on both flanks with random single scales showing the same. Under an eye-glass they are the same depth as normal inter-scale indentation.
Anyway, I hope you like Fester's first public appearance. 
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| 15 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| Crazy jj |
Posted - 20/07/2012 : 20:43:43
He has a stunning face that is a fab pic of him |
| Crash |
Posted - 19/07/2012 : 22:33:00
wow amazing king got to be one of the best pics on here |
| deadmansfinger |
Posted - 19/07/2012 : 22:06:02
No idea what they are. Cracking face shot he's a stunning snake. |
| nickyff |
Posted - 19/07/2012 : 21:56:00
okay here's pics of the dints/wrinkles that mabel has, sporadically down most of her body. she is definitely not fat, it's not that-
i noticed somebody else posted in the health section with a similar thing- vertical grooves in scales- it seems to be more common than you'd think. still no idea what exactly causes it tho-
and one of her beautiful fizzog..
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| Mamma |
Posted - 18/07/2012 : 12:42:36
aww mims in blue too  |
| Auld Baldy |
Posted - 17/07/2012 : 01:14:55
He's turned into a Mexican Blue Snake but nothing wrong with his appetite. Shedding time soon.
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| nickyff |
Posted - 14/07/2012 : 02:22:28
DMF-she's just eaten, but when she's out and busy again i'll grab a couple of pics of her wrinkles best i can- only got a phone-camera tho, so dont hold yer breath... |
| IncurableFlirt |
Posted - 13/07/2012 : 17:32:44
Wow, fantastic! I love the MBKs, you lucky devil! :) Congrats on the pickup and kudos to you for saving him/her. |
| copey1975 |
Posted - 13/07/2012 : 11:15:07
Fantastic looking snake........The MBKs are taking over |
| Mamma |
Posted - 13/07/2012 : 09:28:51
I loves him |
| deadmansfinger |
Posted - 13/07/2012 : 09:00:28
Can you post pics Nicky for comparison? |
| nickyff |
Posted - 13/07/2012 : 01:14:16
My 6yo cali has got creases very like that down her sides- I only noticed them this week, she didn't have them until just recently. It looks like she's been folded. I wondered if I was perhaps overfeeding her, and she was getting a bit porky, but at 4ft8" she's a reasonable 500gish and when she visited the vet recently, he actually remarked on her good muscle tone, so i don't think it is flabbiness.
She does have a habit of squishing herself into ridiculously tight spaces though, especially when she's playing out- this evening she crammed her entire self into a gap in the CD rack and then sat there peeping out, looking utterly gormless... my poor thicko girly, bless her.
I think possibly that they just don't understand when they've grown a bit, that they're not going to fit into that favourite hide any more, and so they still try to curl up in old haunts of their snakey youth...  and it gives them wrinkles.
Congratulations on the acquisition, btw- Fester is very handsome
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| Auld Baldy |
Posted - 12/07/2012 : 23:46:08
He wasn't left long. The landlord found him when checking the vacated flat. He immediately phoned it in to the SSPCA where it was held for a month for checking ... and me. |
| deadmansfinger |
Posted - 12/07/2012 : 23:40:26
Yeh he looks in great condition. Can't believe someone would abandon him  |
| Auld Baldy |
Posted - 12/07/2012 : 23:35:37
He checked out absolutely fine with the SSPCA vet and the Inspector also commented on the creases, not that she really needed to point them out. They don't appear to cause any pain or discomfort so I'm not really bothered. Whether or not they grow out over time and shedding, it doesn't really matter. I was more curious than worried. |
