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Dragon Lady
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 05/11/2010 : 00:46:44
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I have been very fortunate to get hold of some beauties this year - including my illusive dragon - a search of 6 years to get hold of one after my old babysitter killed my old one :(
So here we go..
Here's my big strapping lad, Grizwald CWD
Grizwalds missus Scatty... She was one of my original dragons 6 years ago, sadly mis-information led to bad snout damage but she is an Ambassador for the species, she comes into schools with me and puts on a great show with the kids. She is so inquisitive she will go straight up to them and loves playing the game 'chuck the waxworm amongst the kids so I can chase it' Guaranteed screaming and kids legging it to the back of the classroom but she loves it - nothing phases her at all!!!
Skin the sailfin, named by our 3yo little girl because she couldn't get her tongue around the word 'sailfin'
This has been my 6 year search. She is a Hysrosaurus pustulatus aka Phillipine sailfin dragon. Managed to get her cheap because she is missing a toe and the end of her tail. But I really dont care about perfection, I have one of the most prehistoric looking dragons. Currently searching for a mate for her - this sp. is incredibly endangered and I desperately want to get these bred in captivity. The females dont look as good as the males but they hold a little secret. Under the naked eye she is yellow / orange / black / green... however under flashlight and natural sunlight she reflects pink / purple / blue / lilac.
She was in a tank on her own however she grew depressed :( So with careful monitoring, I put her in with my water dragons where she started eating again and went back to her dragon self. And apart from a head bobbing contest with the male for the best basking branch - not a problem at all :D
and my fave picture of all time!!!
Lastly (for now  ) These are my Borneo/Northern Forest dragons, Hipsilurus godefroy - Ren, Stimpy and the youngeest Nornor (named after my daughter 'eleanor')
ren playing peek-a-boo
nornor chilling on the grasses by the pool
Stimpy looking peeved in the quarantine tank!!!
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I dont live in a house I live in a ZOO!!!! |
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Welly
Egg
United Kingdom
93 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2010 : 09:19:32
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| Awesome animals. How many animals do you have in total |
0.1.0 Royal Python
0.0.1 Mexican Black King |
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Dragon Lady
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
22 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2010 : 10:39:33
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| Including all the lizards, snakes, tarantula's, Scorpion's, True spids and phasmids..... about 200 or so.... kinda lost count! |
I dont live in a house I live in a ZOO!!!! |
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Welly
Egg
United Kingdom
93 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2010 : 11:29:13
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| So what made the lovely big sheds hanging on the door? |
0.1.0 Royal Python
0.0.1 Mexican Black King |
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Dragon Lady
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
22 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2010 : 12:22:28
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Oh they are from the BCI, Khan, we had up until 2 weeks ago. We took it in because it had had a hard life and we got it back to full health.
1st owner kept it too dry... eye shields stuck on over several sheds and burst something in his eyes so he was blind
then our mates took it in and the missus' dad offered to build a bigger viv. Feeling sorry for it being in a small viv he built a chicken mesh cube for it to stay in while he built a new viv. And the BCI ripped himself to pieces trying to get out.
A year later from the incident we were asked to take him in because our mate was pregnant. However the BCI's skin was tissue paper thin, when he sloughed he ripped his new skin on the rock and branch :( Plus he had about 30 puss filled sores from midway down the body to the tail tip.
So 10 months of ACE High, Avipro, tamodine on wounds and proper sized rats we got him back to health. Then a friend of ours said he wanted a boa but every one he had seen was snappy. Khan was totally the opposite, so calm, rarely hissed and loved being handled. So we rehomed him. His grand-daughter now loves me forever and the BCI is her favouritest snake in the whole world.
I do love it when we nurse something back to health and rehome it to a loving home! |
I dont live in a house I live in a ZOO!!!! |
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lee2308
Kingsnake Forum Admin
United Kingdom
1609 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2010 : 13:41:54
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| ohh cwd's,a women after my own heart,your male is a handsome chap,i would love a male but both of mine turn out to be female,any set up pics just to be nosey,looks like a nice set up from what i can see and they both look cool.Does the sailfin co hab with them all the time,they look really cosy together. |
1.0 dumeril boa,0.1 bci boa,1.0 royal python,1.0 mbk kingsnake,1.0corn,1.2 chinese water dragon,0.0.1 bearded dragon
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Dragon Lady
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
22 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2010 : 16:19:21
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yea I'll put up some viv pics :)
the sailfin cohabits with the CWD's with no problem at all. In fact she quickly learned behaviour around human interaction and tamed pretty easily because of them. I have tracked a poss male sailfin that needs some TLC - should hopefully pick him up at Hamm show next summer. Once she has a mate then she will go into a new tank with the male. But for the time being she is happy living with her distant cousins :)
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Dragon Lady
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
22 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2010 : 16:24:46
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| Oh while I think on my female is about to drop eggs soon, she is going off her food and nibbling on veg, if you are in the North could sort you out a male :) |
I dont live in a house I live in a ZOO!!!! |
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lee2308
Kingsnake Forum Admin
United Kingdom
1609 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2010 : 21:31:42
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Originally posted by Dragon Lady
Oh while I think on my female is about to drop eggs soon, she is going off her food and nibbling on veg, if you are in the North could sort you out a male :)
nope,im in the south,good luck with the eggs,isnt a bit late in the year for eggs or do they mate all year round,i had one who last a couple of clutches in the summer despite not even been mated. |
1.0 dumeril boa,0.1 bci boa,1.0 royal python,1.0 mbk kingsnake,1.0corn,1.2 chinese water dragon,0.0.1 bearded dragon
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Dragon Lady
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
22 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2010 : 23:10:55
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| Females can have upto 5 clutches from one mating. Our scatty drops them when she feels like it!!! |
I dont live in a house I live in a ZOO!!!! |
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lee2308
Kingsnake Forum Admin
United Kingdom
1609 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2010 : 23:18:05
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Originally posted by Dragon Lady
Females can have upto 5 clutches from one mating. Our scatty drops them when she feels like it!!!
lol,shes easy  heres my 2 girls
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1.0 dumeril boa,0.1 bci boa,1.0 royal python,1.0 mbk kingsnake,1.0corn,1.2 chinese water dragon,0.0.1 bearded dragon
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Kazerella
King Snake Admin
United Kingdom
1512 Posts |
Posted - 09/11/2010 : 09:48:00
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Love the picture of them sleeping together  |
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My Den of Dragons!!!
