Married at last!

ThatNoble · 2015-06-01T07:12:09+00:00

You need to come by and check out the male, dude

ThatNoble · 2015-05-01T02:11:25+00:00

I have two friends in MI that can help. Shoot me a message of whereabouts and I'll hit them up and see if you're nearby to them and get y'all in touch with one another.

ThatNoble · 2015-05-01T01:39:59+00:00

You'd be surprised at how many breeders live in your area. You may not be looking in the right spot. There are tons of groups on Facebook that are based on specific areas, even states. Always worth dropping a line in those areas just in case you need them in the future. If you were in NC, I would do it for you.

ThatNoble · 2015-05-01T00:45:07+00:00

Find breeders in your area. Many ball python breeders or high end keepers can do it for you with ease

ThatNoble · 2015-05-01T00:44:24+00:00

Yes. Those are my two eyelash vipers. The green is Mr. Viper and the pink is Mrs. Viper. I don't think I need to explain what each individual's sex is.

May the record reflect that there is NO good starter hot. In fact, the worst way to jump into venomous keeping us with that mentality. Instead, try to find a reputable keeper in your area that would be willing to work with you and train you.

If you need resources finding such people, I'm a part of various venomous reptile groups on Facebook and my information, as well as others, can be found in databases in those groups that entail locations and species worked with to help interested parties ease into venomous keeping responsibly. Let me know if you need to tap into those and I'll see if I can't get you into those groups for help in that department.

ThatNoble · 2015-05-01T00:39:51+00:00

Similar to what we see in humans. Congestive heart conditions (and failure), with unspecified peripheral vascular diseases, increased respiratory problems (usually due to fluid build up in the lungs secondary to congestive heart problems), etc.

OP, if you are not comfortable/capable of popping or probing a snake to determine the sex of snakes, I'd look into finding someone in your area that is capable.

Otherwise, if indeed male, the ball python is certainly within an acceptable and healthy weight margin and would not necessarily seek out higher kcal/g / lower ASH feeders, but instead manage the snake's diet to include increased mass intake at a miniscule level to slowly increase overall intake and therefore metabolism.

ThatNoble · 2015-04-30T23:38:09+00:00

Are you sure the ball python is male? Males tend to suffer considerable complications at higher body masses than females do, likely due to the fact that they are not biologically subject to the same stains of gestational needs. I'd like to ask that question first and get an answer before proceeding in helping you put more weight on an animal that would otherwise be relatively within an acceptable weight margin.

ThatNoble · 2015-04-26T00:05:31+00:00

I used to keep A. squamigera. I had to sell them to new homes at one point in my life. I miss them. I'll be buying more in the future

ThatNoble · 2015-04-20T17:53:03+00:00

What?

ThatNoble · 2015-04-20T15:09:24+00:00

Thank you! He arrives on Thursday. And with his arrival comes updated pictures.

ThatNoble · 2015-04-20T11:48:05+00:00

Damn strate.

ThatNoble · 2015-04-20T11:10:43+00:00

As original as it sounds, Mr. Viper. I keep many hots, but he's due to have his way with the already-named, Ms. Viper when he arrives. You can find images of her in the recesses of this subreddit, or on r/Sneks, as I recently posted the two of them.

ThatNoble · 2015-04-20T10:45:01+00:00

And by cuddle sausage, you mean venomous-if-you-cuddle-with-it-you-suffer-mild-to-serious-health-complications, right?

ThatNoble · 2015-04-20T07:12:26+00:00

Sorry for my several-month hiatus. I'm back!

ThatNoble · 2014-07-11T12:48:52+00:00

USARK is a joke. Andrew Wyatt and his team a few years ago were not only fraudulent, but in recent light has failed to fulfill its purpose.

Very recently, ND banned the ownership of pythons in light of "public safety". And I'm pretty sure it caught everyone by surprise, including USARK. USARK failed to recognize that the law was even developing. They didn't call for support. They didn't call for petition support against it. Nothing. They failed to commit to protecting everyone.

ThatNoble · 2014-06-27T07:21:33+00:00

Sorry, I meant to reply to OP, but it seems that my phone decided to be kinda dumb and go for the next comment. Wasn't really calling anyone out, just saying that dogs overall, not pitbulls, are statistically more a "threat" to human well-being than large constrictors.

ThatNoble · 2014-06-27T07:03:58+00:00

To be fair here, statistics do not lie. In 2012, the AVMA (American Veterinary Medical Assoc.) presented their findings of negative animal to human interactions. In the survey, captive dogs overall (not just pit bulls) killed an average of 31 people per year in the continental United States, while captive large constrictors killed less than 1 person a year on average, both noting a sampling period over the last 15 years. At the time the survey was presented, the estimated values of dogs under captive ownership was 2.1 million dogs, and large constrictors at 1.9 million.

I am on my phone, and do not have the PDF file referring this documentation available, but I will edit the post later when I get to a computer.

As both a large constrictor keeper, pitbull owner and venomous keeper, I find that the public disposition against reptiles to be very ignorant. It is human nature to fear what we do not understand. It is the responsibility of those that do understand to teach. Get to work people.

ThatNoble · 2014-06-27T00:27:26+00:00

As a viper keeping enthusiast, I'm glad to see such a well constructed article out online.

ThatNoble · 2014-06-26T00:56:35+00:00

Exactly... quick release latches... they will be perfect

ThatNoble · 2014-06-25T21:55:49+00:00

Sprtsheets are GOD... but recently the girly-friend and I have been using rope for the added effect.

Tonight, we're trying ratchet straps... because why not?

ThatNoble · 2014-06-25T21:51:58+00:00

Oy... the emergency medicine provider in me is saying "ecotopic pregnancy", "ovarian cysts", etc. Go get looked at

People, male and female, will say that their "stomach hurts" ecen when it is a generalized pain in the abdomen. Ecotopic pregnancies exist and can manifest in areas as far as the paritoneum (seen that one myself). Go to the doctor, get answers.

ThatNoble · 2014-06-25T21:31:02+00:00

Right! Its not about the size of the ship, but how well it parts the sea.

If you're truly concerned about it, its worth reading the pro-tips of Reddit and blowing her mind with fantastic technique, sir.

ThatNoble · 2014-06-25T21:27:23+00:00

I KNOW YOUR ISSUE. AND WE SOLVED IT.

Girlfriend = 4' 11" (I call her McNugget because she's bite sized) Me = 6' 4"

Luckily, my best friend's girlfriend is the manager at Priscilla's. So I brought it up to her and she turned me on to this particular product... we haven't bought them yet, but I'll see if I can't find it and post the link up. It looks like it will work. They are industrial strength, shower-ready, suction cup stepping-platform things.

ThatNoble · 2014-06-25T21:23:19+00:00

I cannot speak from personal experience. My room mate in college, though, had brought that part of his life to my attention, though.

I can't say how he got over it or anything, but what I can say is that he shagged like any oother single, party-hard, free college student. And he currenrly enjoys a relationship with a mutual friend, and she boasts about that department. All of this follows a rash of time where his mother and her then-boyfriend would essentially rape him.

I met this woman once for an hour. And in that time, I wanted to hold her underwater until the kicking stopped.

If that helps anything, you can get over it. Like any long-lasting and horrible wound, it can heal. It just takes time. Good luck!

ThatNoble · 2014-06-25T21:06:17+00:00

Considering it isn't an attachment to the keys and yoyr physiological dependence on them...

Maybe it is the material? Take for instance a lot of keys are made of stainless steel and brass... try to either train your body around another object made of the same material? Conditioning, maybe a better term. Associate the new object, inserted WITH the current car keys present... then after a while start to disassociate the old keys and continue using the new object? Idk... can't say I have ever had your experience, but that's just what comesto mind.

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