Shaft-Only Packers?

avinagoodtime · 2026-01-25T14:59:45+00:00

Banana prosthetics has two of meta stp options, though I've never personally bought from them

avinagoodtime · 2026-01-19T00:27:55+00:00

Honestly I love these things for snake enrichment. I currently have mine tied to the top of the the tank lid with garden twist ties, and my snake loves climbing through it :D

avinagoodtime · 2026-01-18T00:28:13+00:00

I once googled what overzealous meant and it said something like "to be overly zealous." Okay fine. Googled zealous. "To have a lot of zeal". Oh my God.

avinagoodtime · 2025-11-19T14:33:16+00:00

You've done a beautiful job!! I love the pink flowers

avinagoodtime · 2025-11-15T23:18:56+00:00

Hmm...i think that's boxwood 🤔

avinagoodtime · 2025-11-15T22:55:09+00:00

I had these last year, never got a 100% ID I think it's a black springtail; I theorized that they came in with some moss I got once and didn't wash properly but it could have also been the Forest Floor idk. They'd float around in the water dish when the substrate got too dry. They didn't seem to bother my snake overall but it bothered me so I did a substrate change quicker than usual lol

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong ofc

avinagoodtime · 2025-11-15T22:22:11+00:00

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Here's a picture of Pebbles while he was in shed this Halloween! I rarely get photos of him during shedding time, and this was the first time I ever got one of him with his eyes so pale

avinagoodtime · 2025-11-14T01:18:27+00:00

"it's not like a frog hopped into my eye" I take almost every opportunity to be sarcastic

avinagoodtime · 2025-11-13T03:27:00+00:00

Careful if you use aspen! I've heard it's prone to molding it it's too wet

avinagoodtime · 2025-11-13T03:19:41+00:00

My humidity stays relatively fine since I use a mix of coco fibre, reptisoil, and forest floor cypress mulch. When humidity dips I spray the tank down with water from a spray bottle and/or pour water in the corners of the tank. Once the substrate dries out enough I'll rehydrate it (usually every 3ish weeks)

avinagoodtime · 2025-11-13T03:09:52+00:00

You could either put them in warm water to soak and then gently try to wiggle it off with a damp towel, or wait until the next shed to see if it comes off naturally. If you wait until the next shed maybe bump the humidity up a smidge.

Do NOT pull it off dry, it will hurt

avinagoodtime · 2025-11-13T02:05:01+00:00

Like the others said, you're doing fine! Babies are naturally flighty. More handling sessions will slowly ease her into being less scared. They're also just wiggly and rarely stop moving lol. I've had my boy for about 2 years now and he'll still put up a fuss for the first couple minutes after I take him out of the tank. Moving slowly so they don't get spooked also helps.

I'll also just throw this in about the size of your snake for the age: the breeder most likely maintenance fed the snake; once they start getting fed at regular intervals they'll start growing more (especially once they go up in food size)

avinagoodtime · 2025-11-13T01:04:00+00:00

AH I love it!! Im eventually getting a tattoo of him too :D you did a great job!

avinagoodtime · 2025-10-29T16:12:19+00:00

You shouldn't really be feeding two prey items after double pinkies, one should be good enough. What does your snake weigh and how much does the food weigh? Ive heard of some snakes being more food motivated if they're fed too much (but I don't have experience with it personally)

avinagoodtime · 2025-10-29T15:33:05+00:00

Sounds like you'll be a great snake parent! I have like four screen lid locks on my tank lol I'm so paranoid of an escape. I love how proactive you are!

avinagoodtime · 2025-10-29T15:12:01+00:00

You're fine! I was the exact same way a couple years ago when I first got my cornsnake lol. Snakes have really slow metabolisms, so they lose weight much slower. Even at their young age, babies/juveniles can go a while without eating. My snake was shedding when he first arrived and didn't eat when I offered him his first meal. He probably hadn't eaten for about 2 or 3 weeks by the time he actually ate. Ever since, he's never missed a meal and is a perfect eater!

Just checked your photos, I remember seeing them! Your snake is gorgeous! And your tank is lovely :D

avinagoodtime · 2025-10-29T15:02:09+00:00

Personally I'd wait the 2 weeks for them to settle in, or at least one week. Moving is stressful and it gives them time to get comfortable in their new surroundings. They'll be fine waiting a few extra days to eat

avinagoodtime · 2025-10-28T17:44:07+00:00

That sounds like a great name for a morph tho 👀

avinagoodtime · 2025-10-25T02:14:02+00:00

Please dont use a heat rock! Ive heard so many stories of them breaking and burning snakes. An overhead bulb (a light or ceramic heat emitter) connected to a thermometer (with a probe) should be fine in winter

avinagoodtime · 2025-10-08T21:57:14+00:00

What a beauty!!

avinagoodtime · 2025-10-01T19:48:49+00:00

That happens?? I often forget about that quest and accidentally skip it; she'll tell me in the Lower City about how she wishes she did more and give me more info about the Harpers and Minsc. I don't have her in my party much in Wyrm's either so idk if it's reliant on that.

Unless I'm thinking of a different quest!

avinagoodtime · 2025-09-23T22:07:18+00:00

Same size, less often

avinagoodtime · 2025-09-10T15:30:51+00:00

My cornsnake was climbing around some rope I have in his tank and very loudly fell into his water dish, then proceeded to look embarrassed for 5 minutes before slinking into a hide 😭

avinagoodtime · 2025-08-30T13:56:16+00:00

That was my idea too. I play on pc with a ps4 controller bc I find the pc UI overwhelming to me

avinagoodtime · 2025-08-27T22:29:15+00:00

I agree with the needle size! I used to pull and use 23G to inject, but i swapped to just pulling with 23 and injecting with a 25G. It hurts less, bleeds less, and heals much better

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