My new snake....

[Empi]

This is my new gopher snake that I caught while on vacation. He was very mean when I found him but is as nice now as any cb snake I have ever handled. He is about 4 feet long now. Very cool snake. Thought I would share.

 

[ScorpDemon]

cool snake.
I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that potting soil/peat isn't the best thing to keep snakes on. the dust from them can cause respiratory infections if I remember correctly.

 

[Gigas]

he does look rather nice , Pre moult?

 

[Empi]

The potting soil was in his temp box. He has been moved to a 20 gallon glass tank with proper substrate.


He is pre-moult indeed. He has had the blue eyes for about 4 days now so it should be anytime. To bad I have to leave on vacation for a week tomorrow morning. I would love to watch.....

 

[Midnightrdr456]

yea i bet its interesting to watch, ive actually had 2 snakes for about 14 and 8 years each. And i have never seen either of them shed their skin, i always just find it the next morning lol.

 

[Empi]

yea i bet its interesting to watch, ive actually had 2 snakes for about 14 and 8 years each. And i have never seen either of them shed their skin, i always just find it the next morning lol.

I was lucky enough to see my hognose shed a few weeks ago. Very cool!

 

[Steffen]

He is pre-moult indeed.

Isn't this word reserved for inverts? Snakes shed their skin. Excuse me if it's just me that doesn't understand the english language. :?

Anyway Pituophis are very cool snakes. My first snake was a Pituophis.

 

[Gigas]

Steffen I couldnt think of a better word, perhaps pre-shed but its an invert hobby website so the lingo will occasinally transfer over.
On another point when my hognose goes into pre shed his eyes will cloud for around 5 days, uncloud and then he will shed around 2 days after his eyes uncloud

 

[Lasiodora]

Opaque is one of the terms more commonly used when the snake is in "pre-shed".
-Mike

 

[Midnightrdr456]

Yea for the most part i just hear people say the eyes are blurry or opaque and the snake will shed soon. Not many people ive met really call it pre-shed like its pre-molt on T's