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DrewPickles
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
21 Posts |
 Posted - 17/08/2012 : 13:29:37
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| My MBK is a CB11, which sadly is all I know about her age. After noticing that most of the snakes seem to be shedding at once, I was wondering if there's some sort of breeding season where most of the snakes are bred, so that I could try and narrow down how old she is. She's just over 2ft and weighs 3lbs give or take. |
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Auld Baldy
Hatchling
United Kingdom
153 Posts |
Posted - 17/08/2012 : 14:39:56
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Are you sure about the 3lb weight? It seems pretty excessive.
My MBK is a rehomer and can only be guessed at being 4 or 5 years old, 4'5" and 825 grams. That would be almost half the weight of yours.
Even my Carpet Python at 5'8" just makes the 1.5 Kg mark which is around 3 lbs. |
0.0.1 MBK : Fester
0.0.1 Florida King : Rattler (Rattle & Hum)
0.0.1 Californian King : Diablo Diego
1.0.0 Coastal Carpet Python : Vambo
0.0.1 Grey Rat Snake : Mirkey
0.0.3 Corn Snakes : Taggart, Woody & Blaze
0.2.0 Tarantulas : New River Red Rump. Red Chile Rose |
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DrewPickles
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
21 Posts |
Posted - 17/08/2012 : 16:04:38
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| I'm an idiot. I read the scales wrong, if I read it correctly, it's 3oz, not lbs. My mistake :P |
Edited by - DrewPickles on 17/08/2012 16:07:03 |
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DrewPickles
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
21 Posts |
Posted - 17/08/2012 : 16:12:47
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| I also typed wrong, it's 4oz so about 110g GoT |
Edited by - DrewPickles on 17/08/2012 16:13:04 |
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Auld Baldy
Hatchling
United Kingdom
153 Posts |
Posted - 17/08/2012 : 16:18:58
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Ha-ha-ha! That's a big give or take. 
I think the mating season starts around February or March. Allow gravid time and it would put hatch time roughly June -> July.
A month either way won't make much difference. As long as you know the year of hatching it should be good enough.  |
0.0.1 MBK : Fester
0.0.1 Florida King : Rattler (Rattle & Hum)
0.0.1 Californian King : Diablo Diego
1.0.0 Coastal Carpet Python : Vambo
0.0.1 Grey Rat Snake : Mirkey
0.0.3 Corn Snakes : Taggart, Woody & Blaze
0.2.0 Tarantulas : New River Red Rump. Red Chile Rose |
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DrewPickles
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
21 Posts |
Posted - 17/08/2012 : 16:22:21
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| So she'd be just over a year old? Thanks. And is 110g a healthy weight for her age? Considering she's been fed a fluff once a week :) |
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Auld Baldy
Hatchling
United Kingdom
153 Posts |
Posted - 17/08/2012 : 18:05:56
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Go by the bump in her belly as the fluff goes down. It should leave a noticeable bulge. If still looking skinny, step it up to 2 fluffs per week for a month or two and then up it to single small mouse.
Best thing to do is keep a monthly diary of the weight and monitor the increase. Hard to say what 'average' is as all snakes will vary. Go by the general health, condition, pooping & shedding. |
0.0.1 MBK : Fester
0.0.1 Florida King : Rattler (Rattle & Hum)
0.0.1 Californian King : Diablo Diego
1.0.0 Coastal Carpet Python : Vambo
0.0.1 Grey Rat Snake : Mirkey
0.0.3 Corn Snakes : Taggart, Woody & Blaze
0.2.0 Tarantulas : New River Red Rump. Red Chile Rose |
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deadmansfinger
Moderator
United Kingdom
597 Posts |
Posted - 17/08/2012 : 21:05:43
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| Are you sure it's a CB11? Going by my records my CB10 kings and corn weigh less than your snake and they are fed one small mouse a week and my cb11 kings all weigh half what yours does. It just seems quite a weight to get to in a year eating only fluffs. |
1.0 Milksnake
3.3 Kingsnakes
1.1 Royal Python
1.2 Cornsnakes
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DrewPickles
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
21 Posts |
Posted - 17/08/2012 : 21:38:43
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| I only have what the site I got her from says, and it definitely say she's CB11, so I dunno. I don't know what they fed her before I got her though. |
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deadmansfinger
Moderator
United Kingdom
597 Posts |
Posted - 18/08/2012 : 00:08:14
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| I'd be very surprised if a CB11 mbk weighed 110g already, I guess she could be early 2011 so well over 18 months now. |
1.0 Milksnake
3.3 Kingsnakes
1.1 Royal Python
1.2 Cornsnakes
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DrewPickles
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
21 Posts |
Posted - 19/08/2012 : 18:44:57
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| It's a mystery alright... I'm not 100% certain she's actually an MBK... Are there any other subspecies that resemble an MBK? Because her markings don't seem like they're going anywhere soon, and her belly is white and black. |
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Auld Baldy
Hatchling
United Kingdom
153 Posts |
Posted - 19/08/2012 : 19:02:56
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The belly of an MBK looks like pearly blue mussel shell.
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0.0.1 MBK : Fester
0.0.1 Florida King : Rattler (Rattle & Hum)
0.0.1 Californian King : Diablo Diego
1.0.0 Coastal Carpet Python : Vambo
0.0.1 Grey Rat Snake : Mirkey
0.0.3 Corn Snakes : Taggart, Woody & Blaze
0.2.0 Tarantulas : New River Red Rump. Red Chile Rose |
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DrewPickles
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
21 Posts |
Posted - 19/08/2012 : 22:50:21
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| Yeah, I've seen pictures. Her's definitely looks like it, but with markings dotted all over it, and she's also got gold-ish bands all down her. It doesn't matter too much, I'm fairly certain she's an MBK, but it would be nice to know for sure, but either way she's my girl and I couldn't really care less if she's an MBK or not |
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Auld Baldy
Hatchling
United Kingdom
153 Posts |
Posted - 19/08/2012 : 23:43:43
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Could it be a Desert King? Check the Members Snake pics.
Post a picture to show what she actually looks like. As you say, what's in a name.  |
0.0.1 MBK : Fester
0.0.1 Florida King : Rattler (Rattle & Hum)
0.0.1 Californian King : Diablo Diego
1.0.0 Coastal Carpet Python : Vambo
0.0.1 Grey Rat Snake : Mirkey
0.0.3 Corn Snakes : Taggart, Woody & Blaze
0.2.0 Tarantulas : New River Red Rump. Red Chile Rose |
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DrewPickles
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
21 Posts |
Posted - 20/08/2012 : 00:29:05
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Hmmm... I looked at some deser king pics on google, and I can definitely see the resemblence... Although the markings are much less pronounced. If I didn't know any better, from looking at the photos i'd say she was an MBK/Desert King cross...
I'll try and get a decent pic of her tomorrow, but it's difficult with my phone  |
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deadmansfinger
Moderator
United Kingdom
597 Posts |
Posted - 20/08/2012 : 08:42:27
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| MBKs can have alot of white on them, especially on the underside so don't worry they vary alot. |
1.0 Milksnake
3.3 Kingsnakes
1.1 Royal Python
1.2 Cornsnakes
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Trying to establish how old my MBK is
