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snakelady
Snake Mite
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 Posted - 08/07/2009 : 10:15:33
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Morning all
Lucy arrived home last night, she is a mexican black, hardly underweight, and barley dehydrated at all. I reckon they must have had a mouse problem before she escaped!! Not now though!
I Love her!
Couple of questions
1. what humidity does she need
2. what size viv does she need for life, some care sheets say 2x2x2
some say3x2x2 and some say 4x2x2
Want to get hte right size, please help, am confused! |
1 royal, cleo
3 corns, ruby percy and daphne, and a rescue king, lucy |
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lee2308
Kingsnake Forum Admin
United Kingdom
1609 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2009 : 10:45:03
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| great news,just normal room humidity will do and a 3' viv will be fine. |
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 - 08/07/2009 : 13:23:13
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I agree- room humidity and 3-4ft viv depending on the size of the snake. It's usually the length of the snake should make up the front and one size of the viv i.e Nagini is big at 5ft+ so he's in a 4ftx1.5ft viv, but Hypanthia is only short at 4ft so she's fine in a 3ftx1ft. How big is Lucy?
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snakelady
Snake Mite
47 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2009 : 13:43:07
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Originally posted by kazerella
I agree- room humidity and 3-4ft viv depending on the size of the snake. It's usually the length of the snake should make up the front and one size of the viv i.e Nagini is big at 5ft+ so he's in a 4ftx1.5ft viv, but Hypanthia is only short at 4ft so she's fine in a 3ftx1ft. How big is Lucy?
(and where's the pics?)
pics as soon as this nice it man fixes my darned computer! |
1 royal, cleo
3 corns, ruby percy and daphne, and a rescue king, lucy |
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snakelady
Snake Mite
47 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2009 : 14:54:24
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ok, it is supposedly fixed for today so lets see if this works!
Lucy is great, she is settling very well, had two rat pups last night after a bit of a get to know each other session where she crawled all over me for half an hour.
She is amazingly calm, Husband flopped down next to me whilst she was roaming around, and it didn't faze her at all, the corns or the royal would all be like whoa run away!!
She had a little soak last night, but she doesn't seem dehydrated to any worrying degree.
think she must have been eating the local mouse population as well as she is a decent weight, can't see her spine etc, like was expecting!
really chuffed with my new snake, was expecting a skinny frail nervy snake and instead i got a beautiful, calm, healthy snake. Am a jammy so and so! |
1 royal, cleo
3 corns, ruby percy and daphne, and a rescue king, lucy |
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snakelady
Snake Mite
47 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2009 : 15:08:10
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| oh, and I don't have photos just yet,take some soon. I did take one but it is very out of focus! |
1 royal, cleo
3 corns, ruby percy and daphne, and a rescue king, lucy |
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Kazerella
King Snake Admin
United Kingdom
1512 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2009 : 15:50:13
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Out of focus ones work too - we aren't fussy on here 
You are jammy- there's a lot on here that love mexi blacks and dream of getting one.  |
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lee2308
Kingsnake Forum Admin
United Kingdom
1609 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2009 : 16:10:57
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| she sounds in good shape,just get her checked for paracites |
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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snakelady
Snake Mite
47 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2009 : 16:28:54
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Originally posted by kazerella
Out of focus ones work too - we aren't fussy on here
You are jammy- there's a lot on here that love mexi blacks and dream of getting one.
Are they hard to come by then? Or expensive? Can't say I know anything abut it as am having to give myself a crash course!! |
1 royal, cleo
3 corns, ruby percy and daphne, and a rescue king, lucy |
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snakelady
Snake Mite
47 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2009 : 16:30:12
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Originally posted by lee2308
she sounds in good shape,just get her checked for paracites
yes, am going to send a sample of her "doings" off to be checked |
1 royal, cleo
3 corns, ruby percy and daphne, and a rescue king, lucy |
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Kazerella
King Snake Admin
United Kingdom
1512 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2009 : 20:26:49
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| There not too rare (a few of us have them on here) and they aren't too expensive (about £80 for an adult), but they are very beautiful and inquisitive so interest a lot of people |
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snakelady
Snake Mite
47 Posts |
Posted - 09/07/2009 : 08:11:15
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quote:
Originally posted by kazerella
There not too rare (a few of us have them on here) and they aren't too expensive (about £80 for an adult), but they are very beautiful and inquisitive so interest a lot of people
I just count myself very lucky to have gotten such a darling snake for free!! Checked on her last night, without disturbing her, she's fine, using her hide's, drinking water etc, just waiting for her to "go" so that I can send a sample to the vets like he suggested, he said not to bring her in because vets is quite far from my house, 20 miles, and I don't drive, so to send poo sample instead of stressing her further with the journey, and he'll let me know if he needs to see her. Does this sound right to you guys?? |
1 royal, cleo
3 corns, ruby percy and daphne, and a rescue king, lucy |
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jono2411
Yearling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09/07/2009 : 10:07:05
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| I'd imagine that will be fine... they should be able to check for parasites and that with the sample... glad to hear she is settling in well :) |
1.0.0 Mexican Black Kingsnake : Baron Samedi
0.0.1 Apricot Pueblan Milksnake : (Hercule) Poirot
0.1.0 Striped Splotched Sinaloan Milksnake : Arminia
0.1.0 Pueblacorn - Cleopatra
0.0.3 Fire-Bellied Toads: Ghengis Khan, Bruce Lee & Chairman Mao
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Kazerella
King Snake Admin
United Kingdom
1512 Posts |
Posted - 09/07/2009 : 12:03:22
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| Probably right- if she's alert, a good weight and has no external parasites, then there's only internal parasites that need checking |
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snakelady
Snake Mite
47 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2009 : 08:00:09
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Originally posted by kazerella
Probably right- if she's alert, a good weight and has no external parasites, then there's only internal parasites that need checking
Hiya
She has done a poo and I have sent it off this morning, it looked just as it should, in light of this do you think it likely that she could have internal parasites? Wouldn't the poo be discoloured or runny or something?
Have no experience with internal parasites (thankfully!) so don't know the danger signs.
Just impatient to know and the vet said results take a while.
Oh and this morning when I wole up she was sat looking out of her tub watching me sleep, I opened my eyes and there she was, so cute! |
1 royal, cleo
3 corns, ruby percy and daphne, and a rescue king, lucy |
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Kazerella
King Snake Admin
United Kingdom
1512 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2009 : 12:22:28
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She was probably trying to size you up so she can eat you
NO- I wouldn't say she'd have internal parasites unless it's only a mild invasion. Snakes usually lose weight and go off food if they have them, but it's better to make sure mi'thinks. |
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New Mexican Black - Lucy... and a few questions
