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Old 09-10-2008, 11:18 AM
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You may have gotten some that have at least sort-of been selected for friendliness; that said, I must admit that I carried one upstairs once to show to someone, saying "we've finally got females that don't bite as soon as you touch them" and the little git promptly chomped down on my hand as soon as the visitor saw her and leaped onto the floor.
Poss, They are 6 months old and the shops breeding stock, Im sure the babies they produce will be different. Especially as ill need to handle them and move from one tank to another.
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I'd recommend laboratory setups. You can buy these from a few websites, and loads of people seem to be selling the tubs and racks on the classified.

Also, it can be quite difficult introducing established adults. Females will fight males new to a colony. But good luck with it. My patience for rodents has run dry. I can't stand their feet
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Old 09-10-2008, 11:27 AM
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I'd recommend laboratory setups. You can buy these from a few websites, and loads of people seem to be selling the tubs and racks on the classified.

Also, it can be quite difficult introducing established adults. Females will fight males new to a colony. But good luck with it. My patience for rodents has run dry. I can't stand their feet

Ha Ha, Like the bit at the end. Cant say ive looked at their feet yet.
They just look like food at the mo
I like em with chips and bread.
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Heh, food is food is food eh!
Also, I just read the bit about warmer temps. Room temps are absolutely fine. As a matter of fact I've had a few people metnion to me their Multis stop producing litters when they get a bit too warm.
I've got to put two females, about 4 months old to a male and female from another group today. My Multis are friendly. I can handle most of them. But it's when I introduce animals I seem to get bitten.

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Cheers, Will keep an eye on that then, seem to be ok but only early yet.
I wouldnt say an unheated shed would be right temp tho, what do you think?
Mine are in a heated room at the cooler end still will reach 24 where they are so 75.2 f
Pics look cute. Im fetchin some more today. See if I get bit then
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I dunno about a shed. If any managed to chew out of a tub they would be gone like the wind and the shed might not stand very long
Indoors is fine. Preferred I'd say.
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I dunno about a shed. If any managed to chew out of a tub they would be gone like the wind and the shed might not stand very long
Indoors is fine. Preferred I'd say.
If they chewed out Id rather they escape into the wild rather than my bed .. It was mainly for an earlier post someone said they'd bought some and wondered about the shed for temps, I know at night it drops alot now.
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they would have touble chewing through my shed its concrete

the people i bought my multis from were breeding multis, rats and mice all in a unheated barn, seemed ok they had hundreds
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Got 6 snakes: 3 adult corns, 1 07 corn and 1 08 corn and an 08 Royal.... but not stopping there Want a BRB and a mexican black.
not to mention another Royal 1: Their great 2: mate for Regal.

Was gonna grow on the first litter and keep most females, originals Ive bought are 6 months old. Which I wont kill. Technically my daughters pets....ish.
Just see how it goes.

Good idea then pal, saves money. Dont be scared of killing them. They go to sleep in the co2, then just freeze them. you wont even be hurting them, think about if your a meat eater what happens to the chickens that we eat and cows and stuff like that lol. End of the day your snake needs to eat.
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Good idea then pal, saves money. Dont be scared of killing them. They go to sleep in the co2, then just freeze them. you wont even be hurting them, think about if your a meat eater what happens to the chickens that we eat and cows and stuff like that lol. End of the day your snake needs to eat.

Snakes come first
Been out and bought another pair today.... A female and a MALE. away we go. Just seeing what happens, they seem ok today together, the females are from the same litter, well 2 of them are the parents an 1 daughter then a male from separate litter, settled ok. Getting the rest of the Gas kit tomorrow,welding CO2, valve, piping and tub...
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