Huron Perth Exotics

Seeing the change in your animals in their comfort with interacting with you as a keeper and just their change as they grow is such a rewarding thing to see. These two king rat snakes (elaphe carinata)are no exception to that. They have been in my collection a year come next month and the growth and colour changes they've gone through is phenomenal. Along with seeing the difference across two individuals, one so dark and one so bright and yellow. Love these guys and their spunky little personalities even if it comes with a side of musk where the male is concerned.

Morganna had a trip to the vet last week due to a gradual weight loss over the past few weeks. We took x rays to confirm it wasn't an issue of spine like her brother Merlin suffered from. Luckily, her spine is straight all the way through her body. She's on some carnivore diet and putting weight back on as we wait for her to p**p to get a f***l done.

Fresh shed and feeling fabulous. Those greens and browns are really coming out. Handling is a big part of building a relationship with these guys and slowly but surely that trust is being built. With his personality in mind we've decided to change Little Foot's name to Bontu after a crocodilian god from Magic the gathering.

It has been a long hard battle over the last few months since Merlin was diagnosed with scoliosis. Getting him to put weight on was extremely challenging, trying all sorts of feeders to find one that he'd eat consistently to no avail. Unfortunately today he lost the fight. He no longer had the strength to keep fighting and passed away peacefully in my hands. He will be missed, I'm just glad that he's no longer struggling. He'll live on through his sister who is thriving and getting bigger every day.

Finally the two weeks of letting Little Foot settle in undisturbed is up and we had a handling session today. He's definitely not a fan of me but we'll get there.