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gavin and koopsta

gavin and koopsta

by menaceg21
Jul 28, 2004 12:26 AM · 6120 views · 103.8 k · 1024 x 768

Keywords: reptile snake ball python boa snake reptile

me and my ball python koopsta, like my eyes? ha, that perfect timing, the camera makes this snake look small
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Comments (32)

dookie28
Aug 5, 2004 3:24 PM
Did you find out for sure that koopsta is a male?
menaceg21
Aug 5, 2004 4:18 PM
dookie, i took him to the pet store and we went through every book and picture to find out. i know the only real way to tell is to get him probed but the guy wouldnt do it and i dont want some unexperienced person doing that to koopsta. short tail, long spurs, we came to that conclusion, but u never know we could be wrong and i could have 2 females living with each other.........This is for everybody, before i got this female this past weekend, Koopsta, the one that i have had for 3 yars, used to hide under a hidebox all day, now he never goes in it and sleeps in these akward positions around the cage, is that normal or is he disturbed by this new member?
dookie28
Aug 5, 2004 4:24 PM
It quite possibly may have put him in to a stessfull situation. Maybe you shouldnt really introduce the female until they are ready for breeding.
By the way another indication of a male python would be that spurs will hook more inward, and a females are more straight.
menaceg21
Aug 6, 2004 1:55 PM
hey metroid, got any pics of the balls? After i take some pics of the new female i bought ill post them, thanks everybody
gavin
CSB89
Aug 9, 2004 2:06 PM
I been in REPTILES for 2 years even before my first reptile show
Justin Stricklin
Aug 9, 2004 6:57 PM
yea, you cannot go wrong with REPTILES. I have been a subscriber for nearly 5 years. It may be nearly 6 years. Not sure lol. one of the two though.
NewHerpAddict
Aug 10, 2004 7:25 AM
Its a good mag, but not the holy grail. They make plenty of mistakes, bad info, touchin up pics, ect.
Burm88
Aug 12, 2004 4:25 AM
Rating: 5/5
Nice looking ball...I got my first snake last year for my birthday (June 2nd) and since then i have had

1 Female Ball (the one i mentioned)
1 male rattle snake (had to get rid of because he bit me)
1 Albino burmese
1 normal het for albino

and now am thinking about getting wither a burm or a retic...all in all it dont matter what species it is as long as its a herp!!
Bacchus
Aug 12, 2004 10:16 AM
I like monkeys...

(Well, it seemed as relevant as everything else on this thread... Nice snake, Gavin. Beautiful.)
menaceg21
Aug 12, 2004 10:56 AM
hey bacchus it looks like some of those snakes are wild? were you just out and you found them?
Tyler99
Aug 12, 2004 8:48 PM
You can ask someone like a reptile show or someone with experiance to use the popping techneque on your snake... At the reptile show I went to popped my ball python and turned out I have a girl... I named it princess!
menaceg21
Aug 29, 2004 12:20 PM
hey everybody,,, i have a question for all you, koopsta has been hissing when he breathes a little lately,,,, he doesent do it often but maybe every 5 minutes you will hear him hiss as he breathes, hes been doing it for a couple of months now, anybody got any suggestions?
irwin
Aug 29, 2004 3:08 PM
It could be a few things. May be a start of a Respiratory infection, so make sure your temps are right on. Or he may have a piece of stuck shed in his nostrils, making the wheezing sound.
menaceg21
Aug 29, 2004 3:50 PM
ok thanks irwin, checked out your pics, the cage set up is awesome, and plus the albino is beautiful.... anyways about koopsta, he does this noise rarley but you can definitly hear it when it does happen, hes in a 50 gallon tank with a 97 degree hot side and of course the room temperature cold side... he never lays on the warm side unless hes roaming his cage so he sleeps on the cold side, i dont know why that is? but if i dont have to take him to a vet i wont?
jackknife
Sep 14, 2004 5:41 AM
NICE SNAKE
menaceg21
Dec 2, 2004 3:02 PM
thanks alot khorner, i appreciate it...... cheers
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