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Just Hanging Out
Just found Alice curled up inside the large Rock Cave. This is the first time I have really seen her use it since I put it in her habitat a few weeks ago. She still has a tendency to rattle … Continue reading
New Hides
The large and extra large Reptile Caves arrived today. I had already put Alice back in her habitat after feeding her and she was already hiding out in her Rock Outcroppings. I put the large one in her habitat after … Continue reading
Another shed
Alice has stayed pretty much on an every six weeks shed cycle since I got her. She will be one year old in August. She shed last night in her hide box. In fact, three of the four times she … Continue reading
Getting Ready For Another Shed
Alice has been hiding in her Rock Outcroppings for a few days. This is not a completely unusual behavior for her though. I lifted up the Rock Outcroppings to take her out for a little while to find her eyes … Continue reading
More To Explore
In studying up on Bull Snakes, I had read that they like to burrow in their substrate. When I first set up Alice’s habitat, I used one 8qt bag of aspen shavings. I thought it looked nice and would give … Continue reading
I Caught You A Delicious Mouse For Dinner
I mentioned before that Alice knew the routine for feeding and crawls over to the side of the bin I feed her from when I start to open it. Today, I was a little slower getting the mouse to her … Continue reading
Large Mice A Good Move
Alice accepted the large white mouse readily. She is really a good eater and has never refused a meal. Now that I have moved her up on mouse size I can order mice from one of the Internet sites to … Continue reading
Upsizing To Large Mice
I have kept Alice on medium size mice since I got her. At close to 3ft in length now I have decided its time for larger sized meals. Later today I will see how well she handles a large mouse. … Continue reading
Getting More Tame
Up until last night, I had really been the only one to handle Alice since I brought her home. I let my son handle her once and she rattled her tail while he was holding her. It scared him so … Continue reading
Smarter than people think
I have read more than once about snakes lack of intelligence. I do not believe this to be true. They usually site the cases that a snake uninterested in food became the dinner of the prey item. Pointing out that … Continue reading