Weight: 407 grams (-40)Length: 48.8 (+3)
Food: Bok Choy, Crickets, Fuzzy Mouse, grapes
Toilet: regular
Behaviour: Lolly provided us with 29 beautiful eggs this month that are currently incubating and looking plump and viable. This explains her weight loss. In the week and a half since she laid them, I have been pumping her with food and she has been ravenous as you would expect. Given that the weight of the eggs was just over 100 grams, I am not unhappy that she is only 40 grams lighter. In all likelihood she will lay another clutch in the next 2-3 weeks! So I have to be sure to keep her food up to ensure she stays in the best of health.
Beau
Weight: 289 grams (+9)
Length: 44 cm (+0)
Food: Bok Choy, Crickets, grapes
Toilet: regular
Behaviour: Beau, having proven himself on the breeding front has settled into a relaxed routine. He is not the voracious feeder that Lolly is, but, then again, he is not eating for 30... He does eat well and is still putting on mating displays with Lolly. I have plans in the works that will enable me to separate them once copulation is confirmed. For now, Lolly has to put up with his amorous advances for a while longer unfortunately.
Lacey
Weight: 78 grams (+17)
Length: 72.5 cm (+6.9)
Food: 1-2 fuzzies per week (10g approx.)
Toilet: regular (weekly)
Behaviour: Lacey has made a smooth transition from pink mice to fuzzies this month. She had one slightly off week eating just one fuzzy. This was most likely because she had just shed her skin. The shed was in one piece this time, which was pleasing. This week she ate one larger fuzzy weighing in at between 9 and 10 grams. I wondered if how she would go, but, whilst it took a little longer than usual, it looked like a pretty satisfying meal as it moved down towards her stomach. She remains a quiet and pleasant handling pet. I should have got into snakes sooner!
Bruce
Weight: 396 grams (+71 )
Length: 34.5 cm (+ .8)
Food: eggs, dog food, grapes
Toilet: regular
Behaviour: Bruce continues to grow well. Although it appears to be mostly outwards this month! I am working on a permanent arrangement to house Bruce as the hospital tank is becoming more inadequate each passing day. I hope to have something sorted this coming month. It will be good to have him in a permanent home. He continues to be somewhat of a grumpy sod, but, in a way that makes you smile rather than anything truly aggressive. When I went to measure him today, he took a half sleepy attempt to bite my hand. It wasn't until I lifted up my hand to give him a once over that I even noticed what he was doing. There was no malice and barely even any intent in it. I know that if he wanted to he could give it a red hot go and I would know about it, but, deep down I think he is more of a grumpy smurf than a villain. I tried putting him in with Lolly and then Beau in with him with a view to lessening the stress on Lolly with Beau's mating advances, but, he seemed to be more interesting in annoying the Dragons than anything else. Out of curiosity no doubt and funny to watch, but, certainly not a long term strategy either way at this stage.
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