Introducing My Scale Babies - Image Heavy

[heart4herps]

Hi All! I'm new to this forum but not new to reptile keeping. I'm really excited to have found other enthusiasts. I love seeing photos and sharing information. Here's some of my wonderful scaly friends.

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[c1rc4]

What cute reptiles! I love that picture of the crested!

Welcome to the forum though, and we love pictures here too, so don't hesitate to post more!

[heart4herps]

Oops...missed one.

http://www.heavenly-gifts.com/images/IMG_0075.jpg

[Quig]

Another Sav. It must be a sign ::). You've got quite a collection. Welcome to the forum.

Quig

[MrsWTownsend]

Nice looking collection! Look at all of those little faces! I see you have a 'bump-on-a-log' skink, as I like to call them (I love those!).

I hope you enjoy this forum as much as I have!

Off the subject for a sec:
Here's something funny. The spell checker came up with campanology as a spelling suggestion for bump-on-a-log...

[Quig]

Campanology??? Wazzatt???

[netbunny81]

Nice collection !! ;D

[prism_wolf]

What great faces!! I love that the veiled is actually looking very comfortable out of it's enclosure and in a window sill!! Mine may never get that comfy. He's a real chicken. The female has good potential. The skink doesn't even look real. It's always nice to see such healthy looking animals. Besides the rescued boa (Karma) Seth has - everyone has fantastic looking animals... ;D ...although I think Karma has made MUCH improvement since he first got her!

Campanology (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campanology) = the study of bells. Who would have thunk it? I thought it was an expert at camping knowledge! ::)

[heart4herps]

My skink is a character. He has a hide box that he protects fiercely and you can hear him huffing whenever you walk by. I occasionally stop and have a huff war with him. The cresties are the newest additions and I'm finding them lots of fun to watch. They don't walk anywhere - they 'boing.' That's how they got their names, Oingo and Boingo.

[c1rc4]

Cute names :). I call my two Sticky and Stuck-O, due their sticky pids! They are so funny how they jump everywhere.

[Quig]

Campanology (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campanology) = the study of bells. Who would have thunk it? I thought it was an expert at camping knowledge! ::)


Bells eh? I was thinkin' more like you were ;D

[MrsWTownsend]

Is that a Northern Skink?

[heart4herps]

Yup, he's a northern.

[MrsWTownsend]

I could tell by the way he was laying around like a bump on a log... That is so cute!!!!!

Mine is an Indonesian. He is anti-social!

[heart4herps]

I could tell by the way he was laying around like a bump on a log... That is so cute!!!!!

Mine is an Indonesian. He is anti-social!


Mine is a chicken!!! He runs and hides at the slightest noise, and I mean he really runs! It's something to see.

http://www.heavenly-gifts.com/images/IMG_2198.jpg

[c1rc4]

That's a neat picture! Too bad they don't hold the tongue still so it would be clear!

[prism_wolf]

It is a great picture! Y'all need to quit posting though! It's an hour past my bedtime - and I'm afraid I'm going to miss something really good... ::) ;D

I suppose morning will be here soon enough... :pout:

[Quig]

Veronica, go ha ha. You can play catch up tomorrow. :thumbsup:

[rwagoner]

Y'all need to quit posting though! It's an hour past my bedtime - and I'm afraid I'm going to miss something really good... ::) ;D

I suppose morning will be here soon enough... :pout:


I know!!! The forum has become so active that it's hard to keep up with all the posts. I always stay up late reading things because I can't convince myself to go to bed. Then I kick myself the next day for doing that.

[Quig]

I'm a natural night owl. Besides, all I have to do is get the boys off to school in the morning and I can take a nap ;D which I generally don't do anyhow. I seem to survive on 4 or 5 hours of sleep a night.

[MrsWTownsend]

I'm a natural night owl.

Me too. I'm also addicted to this forum.

[Quig]

LOL, THAT didn't take long did it?

[dana51581]

That's a great picture! It looks good with the tongue blurred a little... adds character ;)

I haven't said welcome yet - so :wave: hi & welcome to the forum Heart4Herps!

Good to have so many people signing up and actually participating!  :hurray:

[reptigirl1220]

Hey! Welcome to the forum! sorry this is so late! i'm not allowed to be a night owl due to still being in high school... lol but anyways it's always great to see more bluey owners on here! you have some gorgeous reptiles! :)

[heart4herps]

Thank you all for such a nice welcome to me and my scale babies! I look forward to getting to know you and your 'owners.' ;) I've kept reptiles since I was a child visiting Palm Springs on the weekends. My first encounter was with a chuckwalla that really liked me - well it liked the webbing between my thumb and forefinger... I ran home with it firmly attached to my hand and proceeded to brag about 'catching' my first lizard. It was love at first sight and I haven't looked back.

[prism_wolf]

My first encounter was with a chuckwalla that really liked me - well it liked the webbing between my thumb and forefinger... I ran home with it firmly attached to my hand and proceeded to brag about 'catching' my first lizard.


LOL...that's very funny. I had once "wore" a set of alligator lizard earrings when I was about 8 or 9. If anyone knows this lizard - it is a guaranteed biter!! They've bitten fingers often enough to know they smart - but didn't hurt - until you tried to take them off your ear lobe... ::)

[Quig]

I ran home with it firmly attached to my hand and proceeded to brag about 'catching' my first lizard. It was love at first sight and I haven't looked back.


That's great, I think you're as crazed as some of the rest of us ;D

Quig

[kebe]

LOL...that's very funny. I had once "wore" a set of alligator lizard earrings when I was about 8 or 9. If anyone knows this lizard - it is a guaranteed biter!! They've bitten fingers often enough to know they smart - but didn't hurt - until you tried to take them off your ear lobe... ::)


You know you are only the second person i have heard this story from. My mom told me she won a pair of the live earings from a fair as a kid, and when she took them off they crawled under the house. I didn't belive her as a kid, but i would love to see those now!

[snake_eyes]

Wow, I'm late on this one...........welcome to the forum. How old is that Cal King? I have a baby one. He's only about 16" long. I can't wait for him to get bigger.

[Climbers-mom]

What Great pictures!!!

I love the 1st little guy, and the 3rd little guy... he's really beautiful!, and the 5th little guy.

I'm thrilled to pieces to have this forum to get addicted to. It's good when the other forum I'm addicted to gets slow. ;)

Procrastinate Now!! That's what I say.

[heart4herps]

Wow, I'm late on this one...........welcome to the forum. How old is that Cal King? I have a baby one. He's only about 16" long. I can't wait for him to get bigger.


She's about 7 months old. My son was out with a friend and they saw her in the middle of a busy street. They scooped her up and brought her to me. She was newly hatched and absolutely adorable! I'm usually not big on keeping wild caught animals and I may still release her in the spring. I just wanted her to have a good chance and that wasn't going to happen if she stayed in that street! She spends most of the day trying to escape the enclosure and has succeeded twice. I let my corn out regularly to prowl and he wrapped himself around her cage once. It was soooo funny watching her stalk this snake that was at least 3 to 4 times her size!!!

[dana51581]

Cute names :). I call my two Sticky and Stuck-O, due their sticky pids! They are so funny how they jump everywhere.

The crested is awesome! Ours are Funky & Monkey :)

I love the monitor too - it is a monitor right? (I'm still learning this stuff :)) He looks SO happy!

[heart4herps]

Yes, he's a savannah monitor and he's very happy because he's spoiled rotten.

I love the names everyone has for their cresties - too cute!

[dana51581]

Well he looks awesome! I wish Jobu would perk up like that (Seth's Savannah)

[c1rc4]

Well he looks awesome! I wish Jobu would perk up like that (Seth's Savannah)


Jobu didn't even seem happy to be out of his tank the two days we took him out. He got a little too antsy for us.

[snakewrangler]

Jobu is cranky. Just like his Daddy.

[dana51581]

... Jobu is also fat and lazy :o

Luckily you don't have ALL of his personality traits, Seth :D

[netbunny81]

... Jobu is also fat and lazy :o

Luckily you don't have ALL of his personality traits, Seth :D


WOW ! lol ... :laugh:

[heart4herps]

Well I was going to take some updated photos of my albino corn...unfortunately she's escaped her enclosure! Thankfully she's big enough now that there aren't too many places she can hide (I hope!) or get out (I really hope!!!). She's a rescue and has a small kink in her spine but you can't see it and can barely feel it. She's a sweetie and I have a feeling I may not see her until spring! She's probably found some nice cozy dark place to hole up until warmer weather...

[prism_wolf]

I would be ripping apart the house! As a matter of fact - earlier this week the hognose got out. I keep the floor registers closed - which is a VERY good thing. After about 20 mins - I found her curled up in the one under the cham cage.

Have you thought of setting up a basking light on the floor with a box hide under it somewhere close to the cage? They often don't travel too far when it's so cool.

[heart4herps]

I've set up some hide boxes along the walls. Thankfully the heat/AC registers are on the ceiling where they can't be reached. I've had my son lifting and moving furniture but so far nothing.

[MrsWTownsend]

My RTB sneaks out sometimes. I rarely find her outside of the room when she does, no matter what time of year.

[heart4herps]

I'm not too worried. This has happened so many times over the years and they always turn up unharmed and seemingly very pleased with themselves. My okeetee corn got into our storage closet and wound himself throughout a hand-knitted winter blanket. My son got the scare of a lifetime when he took the blanket down and shook it out only to have a snake come flying out. ;D

[jarrodn]

Um, just a question, am I the only person here who has never had a pet escape? Total of about ten years with various snakes, and I have yet to have one leave its enclosure, unless I let it. Not saying you guys are bad at it or anything, just wondering if I have been really lucky.

[MrsWTownsend]

Whatever... :tongue:

[jarrodn]

Lol, what?

[heart4herps]

More often than not I've been responsible for my snakes getting out - accidentally leaving the lid of the cage open or forgetting to lock it. Or not paying close enough attention when they're out roaming. In this instance I forgot to lock the cage AND didn't close it enough for the latch to 'catch.' It's very upsetting the first couple of times it happens but at this point I know she'll show up soon. This is a new (2 years old) house and it's built like a fortress! Right after moving in I "snake proofed" the house as best I could. And she's big enough that the places she can hide are narrowed down significantly. I'm confident we'll find her soon or else she'll show up when she gets hungry. She's a ravenous eater so she won't be in hiding for too long!

[MrsWTownsend]

I probably shouldn't admit this, but when I got my BRB, she escaped her enclosure the very first night! I hadn't even had her a full 24 hours yet and I wasn't about to tell my husband how much I had just paid for her after losing her! I was freaking out ! I found her coming out from under the dishwasher a full week later to drink from the dogs water, which was within 4' of where she escaped from.
I snagged her, got her back in that tank & checked her all out and put like 30 lbs of rocks on the lid to her tank. Damned if she didn't get out again that very night but lucky for me she was hungry, having not eaten in a week. She climbed herself up into the table top and into the rats cage and tried to catch a full grown rat that next day (keeping in mind that she's not much thicker than a pencil at this point and maybe 1 1/2' long).

I learned about locking lids because of Naga and she's been secured ever since. The CRT's enclosure has hinged doors in the front and sometimes Amber remembers she can push her way out through those if she really makes an effort.

[heart4herps]

She climbed herself up into the table top and into the rats cage and tried to catch a full grown rat that next day (keeping in mind that she's not much thicker than a pencil at this point and maybe 1 1/2' long).


Great story! I can totally picture that!

[MrsWTownsend]

One of the rats actually had a permanent tear in her ear from Naga biting it. Fortunately, the rat was chill and I got there before she killed my sneaky snake.

Naga was almost named Houdini.

[Styx]

What a wonderful collection.

[snake_eyes]

I found my California King in the back of my amp once and in the baseboard heater another time. I hate how small he is. So many places to hide.

[heart4herps]

The little guys can get into the weirdest places! I heard of one that was found in the toaster - thankfully before anyone used it!!!

[snake_eyes]

Toaster would not have been good. I'll take my toast without scales.

[heart4herps]

Toaster would not have been good. I'll take my toast without scales.


LOL - ewwwww!!!

[kebe]

My ball python was such an escape artist that i Velcro taped the WHOLE lid of the tank. The dang thing still got out with weights on top and everything! She couldn't resist sleeping under the couch cushions.
I have seen my Kenyan trying to escape. Luckily hes still pretty small. I think if he did end up getting out, my cats would eat him as a snack :-[

[heart4herps]

I can't keep anything with dander anymore but when we had cats, they were terrified of my reptiles!!! The black cat would get up on her hind paws to peer into the tank and if you came up and spoke or touched her, she would leap about 5 feet in the air and hit the ground running!!! It was hysterical! I don't think I'd have to worry about anything getting eaten except maybe one of the snakes eating the cats... ;D

Thankfully I snake-proofed this place pretty well when we moved in because I like to let them roam. My albino corn got out last weekend and I found her last night in the couch cushions! We'd gone to bed and I came out around 11:30, turned on the light and caught her! It was so funny - her head was just showing above the crack of the cushion and she froze instantly hoping I wouldn't see her. Of course it's hard to miss that little white head against a dark brown background... I swear she looked sheepish. Anyway it was back into her cage with a new lock and a huge heavy book (the atlas of snakes of the world) on top!

[heart4herps]

You think he's comfortable - or dead?!!! Sometimes it's hard to tell. ;D

He's in his temporary holding pen while I clean his enclosure. He loves it in there because the heat lamp is much closer!

http://www.heavenly-gifts.com/images/IMG_2625.jpg

[dana51581]

oh my goodness, is he cute! :D

[prism_wolf]

Oh my goodness! Heart4herps - he's adorable!! What a look of content if I've ever seen it! ;D

[Quig]

He looks hung over to me ;D

[heart4herps]

He looks hung over to me ;D


Night out with the boys???!!! :laugh:

[heart4herps]

Here's a rather poor shot of Boingo.

http://www.heavenly-gifts.com/images/IMG_2678.jpg

[MrsWTownsend]

That seems like a decent shot to me! It's a great view of his markings and he looks so velvety soft... and cute...

[LuvMySqueeze]

Very nice collection!!! I love crested geckos......Just don't have room for them with the pythons and boas. lol

[dana51581]

he looks great! Sort of like my Monkey - do you know about how old he is?

[heart4herps]

Not sure but probably around 6 to 8 months would be my guess.

I finally got some shots of my leucistic Texas rat snake. His name is Pyscho!

http://www.heavenly-gifts.com/images/IMG_2681.jpg

http://www.heavenly-gifts.com/images/IMG_2680.jpg

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[MrsWTownsend]

LOL

The infamous Psycho! I've been reading about this guy! I have to say, he has a genuinely psychotic look in his eye!

That's classic stuff there!

[dana51581]

So I take it he has the disposition of Dr. Satan? ???

[heart4herps]

So I take it he has the disposition of Dr. Satan? ???


Yup! I think we should get the two together...could you imagine the offspring?!

[heart4herps]

I have to say, he has a genuinely psychotic look in his eye!



The eyes and the behavior are what got him the name!

[dana51581]

Yup! I think we should get the two together...could you imagine the offspring?!

oh geeze! we would all need to run for our lives!

[MrsWTownsend]

I'd buy one! I was going to try to finagle that blood corn out of netbunny but I was too late; I'd settle for it's demon spawn.

[heart4herps]

I'd buy one! I was going to try to finagle that blood corn out of netbunny but I was too late; I'd settle for it's demon spawn.


That's definitely what you would get from these two - demon spawn!!! :laugh:

[dana51581]

yeah - i think we all have enough of that ;)

[heart4herps]

I was very nervous taking these photos! It required me letting him loose on the floor and taking off the gloves. To get the closeup I had to put the camera right in his face, all the while hoping he wouldn't strike at me!!! Thankfully he was distracted by looking out the sliding glass door so I took the pictures quick and put him back before any damage was done.

[netbunny81]

That leucistic rat snake is really pretty !! I heard rat snakes tend to be little feisty ... you think it's as bad as Dr Satan ? :o

[heart4herps]

I can handle him with gloves on but if I take them off, he bites...hard!

[heart4herps]

Here's another member of my collection... ;D

http://www.heavenly-gifts.com/images/IMG_2686.jpg

http://www.heavenly-gifts.com/images/IMG_2684.jpg

[MrsWTownsend]

Is that one of those egg eating snakes? :)

[heart4herps]

LOL! Actually it's a baby snake coming out of its egg.

[prism_wolf]

CUTE! I like that one! Easy care!!

[MrsWTownsend]

That IS cute! And what unique markings it has! :)

[heart4herps]

It's a camouflage snake!

[netbunny81]

Nice ... you made that one ? Looks great !! :)

[MrsWTownsend]

It's a camouflage snake!


This explains everything! I have been having a very difficult time discerning it's features from it's surroundings... It's a super sneaky snake...

So, did you make it?

[heart4herps]

I wish I made it! My skills aren't quite up to that degree of difficulty. I made one lizard on a bead once and it was pretty funny looking... :laugh:

[heart4herps]

My sav is the biggest chicken!!! He won't do his business in his enclosure so I take him out when he demands attention and put him on his lease. Normally he likes to stay outside for awhile unless it's windy then he gets freaked out and comes clawing at the door. I love this shot because by the time I got to him, he was halfway up the screen! "Let Me In!!!"

Of course it's not so funny when he frantically climbs up me which has happened a couple of times.

http://www.heavenly-gifts.com/images/sav.jpg

[prism_wolf]

Laurie! Your sav is precious!! And look how chunky that belly is!!

[heart4herps]

Yup he's a little fatty!! I think he would eat until he burst if I let him!

[dana51581]

:laugh: haha thats a great picture! looks like one of the cats here.

[MrsWTownsend]

How funny! That is so frickin cute!

[Stone]

You have a very adorable collection, I love them all ;D That Cham sure is one handsome little devil :) Thanks for sharing all the wonderful pics of your beautiful and healthy looking critters ;D

[heart4herps]

Thank you!!! Next to my boys my reptiles are my pride and joy! I take great delight in each and every one. I fuss over them probably more than I ever fussed over my boys... ;D

[heart4herps]

Bath time!!! Brat loves the water. I think it's because he's so fat and the water makes his bulk more buoyant. He just floats with his eyes closed.

Does anyone make treadmills for lizards?!

http://www.heavenly-gifts.com/images/IMG_2869.jpg

[MrsWTownsend]

LOL~ My goodness! Someone around your house certainly hasn't been missing any meals!

[dana51581]

That is so adorable! I don't think I've seen Seth's sav. (Jobu) in the tub before... I'll have to look into that :) - but yeah, Jobu oculd use a reptile tred-mill too! :)

[c1rc4]

That is so adorable! I don't think I've seen Seth's sav. (Jobu) in the tub before... I'll have to look into that :) - but yeah, Jobu oculd use a reptile tred-mill too! :)


I think Beets and Samson really need one...

[dana51581]

haha :laugh: yeah!

Samson, Actually is fine, but Beets is a big one :)

[prism_wolf]

That's adorable! Zair had his bath today too. I keep it only as deep as his shoulders...but he enjoys sinking and relaxing....Brat (great name BTW) obviously has some buoyancy to spare!

[heart4herps]

What he really likes is when I fill it deep enough for him to swim and dive! It's the best way I've found to get him to exercise. Of course he's gotten too big to be able to really swim around like he used to do when he was still a little brat.

[kebe]

Bath time!!! Brat loves the water. I think it's because he's so fat and the water makes his bulk more buoyant.



lol. sounds like my husband

[cwjgaboon]

OK.im starting to miss my black throat.lol

[MrsWTownsend]

Bath time!!! Brat loves the water. I think it's because he's so fat and the water makes his bulk more buoyant.


lol. sounds like my husband


:laugh: That there's funny; I don't care who you are! (Trying to quote Larry the Cable guy but not sure I've got it worded right)

[Quig]

LOL @ Gina, the words are right. Just not sure about the voice ;D

[MrsWTownsend]

::) I'm doing my best impression here... :P

[prism_wolf]

::) I'm doing my best impression here... :P


Contractions like "y'all" and "y'are" may give you that final edge...and by all means...double negatives are standard! :D