littleprincesnek

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Well...I did not expect Yuma to turn up on Snake Discovery! XD

sticker commissions of Little prince and Yuma for @littleprincesnek !

♥ Wizard Lizard stickers ♥

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#Quest snakes #bread #music video #reptiblr #snake #silly #cute #Youtube

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Little Prince wishes Happy Valentines to all the lonely hearts out there! :D

Am I’s doings the hearts shape rights?

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So Yuma did her usual trick of wedging herself behind the books in the bookcase to spend the winter napping there. I move the books to check on her every few days but today it seems she wanted to check on me instead! XD

#reptiblr #western hognose #Yuma #snake #cute #silly #plains hognose

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'It Spring?'

The weather keeps alternating between cold snaps and milder days. Every time it's milder Little Prince sticks his head out of the hide to see if it's Spring yet XD

#reptiblr #little prince #corn snake #whiteout #cute #silly #snake #Is it time for a snek-snack?

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He’s Mister Whiteout, he’s Mister Snow…

#reblogging oldie but goodies for new followers

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‘Have you been a good little snakelet this year?' 

 If you’ve been a good noodle this year, you might get a visit from Santa-snek!

#It's that time of the year!

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A perfect hoggie swirl. Good job Yuma, 10/10!

#reblogging oldie but goodies for new followers

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For the recipe take one bowl of soft white noodle and half a bowl of chunky brown noodle…

[Image Description: first photo shows an adult white colored corn snake in a large plastic bowl. The snake’s body is curled up in the bowl with the head and tail sticking out over the bowl’s edge. Second photo shows a brown spotted Western Hognose snake curled up in the bottom of a large plastic bowl]

#snake weigh in day

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…and this is my best buddy Big Loach!

'I say, this new 'green' channel is quite riveting!'

#not snakes #but fiiish! #aquarium #corydoras panda #Flash #pangio semicincta #Big Loach #kuhli loach #silly #fish

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Help Us Do Real Science!

@talesfromtreatment and I have an ask for our fellow corn snake keepers and breeders.

We're gathering information on corn snake size by age and we need community scientists like you to provide the largest possible body of data.

@talesfromtreatment will be using the information gathered to build an accurate, statistics-supported corn snake growth and feeding guide based on ACTUAL data from ACTUAL corn snake keepers like you! I'm just the numbers gal.

Here's what we need:

Your snake's age (in years)

Your snake's weight (in grams)

A top-down photo of your snake's entire body with an inch or centimeter reference. (see photo below)

All of this information entered in our online form, linked below or copy/pasta: https://forms.gle/QtAwmiFa6fpBewFs8

https://forms.gle/QtAwmiFa6fpBewFs8

We'd love to get data on older snakes, younger snakes, fatter snakes, skinnier snakes. If you've got a corn snake we want their age, weight, and a photo of them with a measuring device.

Photos don't need to be fancy, just give us a top-down view of your snake and a ruler/tape measure/yardstick on a flat surface.

The survey is anonymous and we won't share your photos with anyone nor use them for any purpose beyond collecting morphometric data for this specific study.

Please please please help us collect as much data as possible. Share with your reptile-keeping friends, signal boost, submit your metrics, and stay tuned for updates!

https://forms.gle/QtAwmiFa6fpBewFs8

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Little Panda not only surviving but turning into a complete unit! (Darkheart looks unimpressed…)

(Part of Lil' Panda's wonkyness is they have short nubby barbels. They haven't changed appearance in 8 months so seems to be normal for them and not a barbel erosion issue)

My cory, Little Panda was a weak and slightly wonky baby and I thought they wouldn't make it. But they learned to balance so they don't tip forward and face-plant, got stronger and is now bigger than some of the other adults. I'm a proud cory-parent! (Lil'panda on viewers left) Also bonus Kuhlis!

Aww, I found a video of when Little Panda got big and strong enough to swim with the adult corys. Having to wiggle so hard! XD

#not snakes #but fiiish! #aquarium #corydoras panda #corydoras #Little Panda #Darkheart

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A spooky and snakey little short I've been working on! 🧡 Happy Halloween!

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*LOL* Ghost makes me laugh as not only does he look like a cartoon bed-sheet ghost as he swims, but the vigorous pectoral fin flapping makes him looks like he's waving a pair of fluffy pompoms XD

#Ghost #betta fish #betta splendens #half moon platinum #not snakes but fiiiish! #aquarium

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Earlier this year the vet checked Yuma's eyes and found that she was staring to develop cataracts. Unfortunately they seem to be developing fast as now they're easily visible.

i've known that corn snakes can develop cataracts as they get older so was expecting it with Little Prince. But I haven't come across much mention of it in hognoses so it was a bit of a surprise. It's clear that Yuma uses her eyesight more than Prince so no idea how well she'll cope with blindness!

So i'm looking for any advice or links to info for helping Hognoses/ snakes with cataracts?

My biggest concern is that she has always been a very jumpy/defensive snake and hates to be bumped or touched unexpectedly. She has already become more easily startled. I want to train her with something that'll tell her that she's going to be picked up before I touch her. I'm thinking maybe thumping the ground/ surface 3 times near her to alert her as I know from practice he can sense that. Would that work?

I was thinking of keeping things in her viv the same (instead of changing things when I do a full clean out). I was also thinking of adding some dimmed LED lights inside the viv to help her see a bit better, would this be a good idea or would it be a waste of time?

Feeding should be okay. She's always been a really good eater, the main difficulty is that she's finding it hard to see where the f/t m.ouse is. She doesn't seem to be able to see it in the dish and has started lunging about trying to find it. I'm now just holding the food in front of her mouth and she'll take it. The issue right now is that she'll often lunge over the top of the food while i'm trying to get in front of her. I'm hoping she'll calm down once she gets used to it but might need to buy some longer tongs to keep my hand further away.

So that's my current thoughts on adapting things!

#Yuma #western hognose #plains hognose #reptiblr #snake #health #advice #cataracts #blindness

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'Wat youes dos, hooman?'

#little prince #whiteout #corn snake #snake #reptiblr #cute

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I need to wash the water dish but I don't have a gold coin to appease the guardian wyrm...

#Yuma #western hognose #plains hognose #snake #reptiblr #cute #she doesn't like me touching her stuff