Printable View
Of all the pets DS16 buys a snake. His licence should arrive today, he just can't wait to pick it up. I just keep having visions of his snake getting out and I find it slithering around the house, you may just hear me screaming, wish me luck.
Regards,
Dianne
Ha ha, better your house than mine :)
My brother has two pet snakes. One escaped into the backyard and he found it 6 months later. Saw a snake slithering by and thought, hey I think that looks familiar... picked the snake up, cuddled it, put it back into the snake tank. I was beside myself with worry... but it really was his pet snake returning. Bizarre.
They are beautiful creatures. I am considering getting one, but with travel etc at the moment, I can't quite justify it.
Hope your DS enjoys his new pet.
Your a better woman than me DS. good luck...ssssssssss :)
It's here, we literally got back 10min ago. It's only a baby so it's sort of cute (can't believe I said that) for now till it grows bigger. He's trying to convince me to hold it :ROFL: not gonna happen.
Regards,
Dianne
Yuck.
when i read "a snake" i though "shoot it" but seeing as its a pet (python im guessing) i think they're cute too. would never have one with the snakes we have here being all deadly but i hope your DS enjoys his snakes just think if you find a mouse you can let it find its place on the food chain ;)
If you don't like snakes, my house would be the last place you would ever want to come. We have about 40 snakes.
When DH was away last year I accidently let 3 out. Luckily I found them pretty easily. DH use to have a large Diamond python that just lived in his room, mainly stayed under his pillow. He always kept his door closed and had a rubber slider thing at the bottom. He only put it away after for a feed and until it had done its business. Kept his mum out of his room:)
Sopdet, snakes are the best animals to have if you travel a lot. They don't require affection of a lot of attention. They can go a couple of weeks easy without food and aslong as they have enough water they are happy. Sounds like a good pet for you.
Friends of ours have recently opened a Reptile store and are also going to do shows/displays for kinders.
I don't mind them but would much rather have frogs instead
Today is feeding day, I just watched it eat a baby rat and it was so unbelievably fascinating. I had a bit of a freak out in the pet shop when DS opened the freezer, there were literally rats the size of guinea pigs and they were all just lying there, thought they would have been packaged or something.
Regards,
Dianne
When I think pet snake i think of that scene from Road Trip... funny stuff =) But they probably would be the easiest creatures to look after, just make sure the ...tank (i know its called something else fancy) the right temperature and feed once a week. and they are facinating creatures.
EWWWW yuck glad its you and not me!
I love snakes! I have the license just havnt had the funds to purchase one yet!
We have 2 pet snakes! They are super cool! What kind of snake is it DS?
It's a Brindle Python, nearly 1yr old. At the moment it's nameless, DS needs to wait a few months to find out the sex. I'm still not real comfortable with it up close but am surprised how I'm warming up to it.
Regards,
Dianne
My brother is starting up a reptile business with his girlfriend. He has heaps of snakes and lizards and other things like ****roaches uughhh. I can handle the snakes but I just want to stomp on the ****roaches lol
Are you sure it is a Brindle Python and on license. Brindle Pythons are not an Australian species and your not meant to have them.
Yes, it's definately a Brindle Python and he has a licence, he bought it from a pet shop last week.:
Regards,
Dianne
Okay, just to let you know it is an exotic species generally a Burmese python (it will grow very big) and they call it that because of its markings which your not allowed to own in Australia. I don't know what they have put in your sons licence though because if it says Brindle python then when he sends it back in for renewal they will know he has an exotic which they can then seize so I would check it out so that your son does not risk having it taken off him. If it is a Brindle then I would forgo the licence.
My other thought is that you he may have a childrens or stimsons python, these are Australian species (will grow no bigger then 4ft) and because of the types of markings it has they are calling it a brindle python. We breed Stimsons and we have a them from all different areas of Australia so they all have there own names.
Thank you so much for your information, his licence is a Basic Wildlife Licence, doesn't state on it what type of snake he has. I'll check with DS later, I do remember the guy in the pet shop telling him his snake would grow to about 8ft, it is already around 3ft now.
Regards,
Dianne
No worries, I would just hate for your son to have it taken off him one day.
I got it wrong, it's a Bredli Python :hide:.
Regards,
Dianne
Then your son has a lovely Australian Python:) No need to worry about anything now.
Bredlis are fantastic, that was my hubbys first python he he was young :) embrace your new pet lol they are great
DD2s dad has just regimes a pair of 3yr old Bredlis - he got them when they were 18mths old and hated him with a passion. It didn't matter what he did with them they but him everytime he handled them.
Turns out they hadn't been handled enough when they were younger :(
He was gutted as he's kept snakes for 15yrs and never had any problems with his others.
Rehomed not regimes - damn autocorrect!!: