Really enjoy seeing small collections and the beginning of building up to beautiful animals (even when they arent insane top of the line crazy expensive combos).
As do I. Honestly most of the You Tube channels that I watch are of breeders who are in their first few years in the hobby. It's much more real to me that way vs. following those who have been doing it for 20+ years and have collections most people couldn't even dream about having.
Thanks for the words of encouragement, I plan to. We have been out of town for the Tinley show, and to visit family, we are going to be back at it this upcoming week!
Thank you! I honestly made the pairing, hoping to get that combo on a long shot since it was from a het to het. Personally, I love its head stamp or lack thereof depending on how you look at it.
I would assume so. That's one powerful combo right there too! I'm gonna assist feed as long as I need to until she figures it out. It's just frustrating, as I'm sure you know.
What is that little orange thing called that those babies were using as hides? I think it's a brilliant idea, but I don't know what I would search for to find them. Thanks!
They are little soccer cones. You can get them at most stores that have a sporting section. I just needed some quick makeshift hides, and they worked well. You used to be able to get them in stacks of 10 or so for a few dollars. I'm not sure that they cost now, to be honest.
Do you feed frozen thawed or live? I feed frozen thawed. I use hot water to thaw the rats. I was told that you can thaw them by leaving them sit out instead of the hot water. How do you do it? thanks 😊
I try to feed frozen thawed as much as I can. I do have a few holdouts that refuse anything that's not live. Typically, I pull out all of my feeders early in the day and let them thaw out in room temp tap water. I usually don't get around to feeding until 10 or 11 pm, and by that point, they are usually sitting around 70-75 degrees. Then, I dump the water and refill it with hot water, usually around 120-130 degrees. It only takes 2-3 minutes at that point for the rats to be up to temp. I find that using a bit hotter water tends to have a bit better results. The trick is finding the balance between hot enough for the snake and not so hot that the rat pops...
Great video Jim! I’m gonna shoot you a message on IG and we are gonna get that spider girl eating on her own brother! The ones I’ve had to assist feed seem to become the best eaters honestly
