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A Year Of Growth
Last weekend I took a few pictures to show how much Alice has grown in one year. When I bought her at the Atlanta Repticon on January 10,2009 she was curled up in the container pictured below. I did not … Continue reading
Helpful Alice
I had removed Alice’s water bowl to clean it. Upon returning with the clean bowl I found that she had tunneled into the opening. Below is the full view. I gave up waiting on her and ended up putting the … Continue reading
Larger Meal Today
I started to weigh the meals as soon as I moved Alice up to rats. The small rats she has been eating have all been between 50 and 55 grams. Today’s topped the scales at 65 grams. Diameter wise, it … Continue reading
Another Milestone Approaching
Almost one year ago I bought Alice at the Atlanta Repticon Event on January 10, 2009. She has doubled her length in that time. She has also moved from eating one small frozen mouse a week to one small frozen … Continue reading
Success On Moving Alice Up To Rats
I fed Alice her first rat today. It was one of the small rats mentioned earlier. The rat weighed 55g and I can actually see a lump in her body. She did not dive on it as fast as she … Continue reading
Later That Morning
By 12:30 this afternoon, Alice had already completed her shed. The shed that was exposed to the heat lamp was already dry. I took this picture of her laying under the heat lamp on the warm side of her habitat … Continue reading
Sleepy Head
Alice poked her head out of the blue box for the first time since she began her shed cycle. Her eyes are still a little cloudy and she did not even notice me watching her. She extended her body out … Continue reading
General Updates
This time it really does look like Alice is getting ready to shed. I thought I caught a blue tinge in her eyes a couple of days ago when I saw her out and about. She is curled up in … Continue reading
Diet Change Due Again
I just fed Alice two large mice again tonight. I have been looking at moving her up to one small or medium rat for a few weeks now. I feel like she is overdue for the change based on activity … Continue reading
She Fooled Me This Time
I thought Alice was getting ready to shed. She was right at six weeks since the last shed. She had also been hiding since she was fed last Tuesday. When I got home from running errands today I went in … Continue reading