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05/09/15
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Rat - Small |
| first rat since 22 Dec 14 (breeding season) |
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03/18/15
| Shed | Shed |
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12/12/14
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Weaned |
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10/27/14
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Large |
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10/08/14
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Medium |
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09/12/14
| Cleaned | Cleaned |
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09/01/14
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Medium |
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08/18/14
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Small |
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08/17/14
| Cleaned | Cleaned |
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08/11/14
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Small |
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08/01/14
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Small |
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07/23/14
| Feeding | (med f/k) |
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07/12/14
| Cleaned | Cleaned |
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07/10/14
| Defecated | Defecated |
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07/02/14
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Rat - small |
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07/02/14
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Small |
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06/27/14
| Cleaned | Cleaned |
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06/14/14
| Feeding | Fed (1) F/K Rat - Large |
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05/24/14
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Small |
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05/17/14
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Rat - Small |
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06/24/13
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Rat - Small |
| immediate strike (breaking 40-day fast) |
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05/26/13
| Changed Water | Changed Water |
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05/25/13
| Defecated | Defecated |
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05/16/13
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Rat - Small |
| quick strike (<15 seconds) |
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05/02/13
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Rat - Small |
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04/27/13
| Shed | Shed |
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04/26/13
| Turned Clear | turning clear...about to shed |
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04/12/13
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Rat - Medium |
| broke 54-day fast. Showed immediate interest, despite showing very little movement/activity over the last week. Nice job Monty! |
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03/03/13
| Refused Food | Refused food |
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03/03/13
| Comments | about time that he starts thinking about shedding...increase humidity |
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02/25/13
| Weight | 910 grams |
| growing well! Love this snake! |
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02/23/13
| Defecated | Defecated |
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02/18/13
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Rat - Small |
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02/12/13
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Small |
| (1) Rat - Small |
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02/05/13
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Rat - Medium |
$3.00
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02/02/13
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Rat - Small |
$3.00
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01/26/13
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Rat - Small |
$4.05
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01/07/13
| Feeding | Fed (1) F/K Rat - Medium |
$0.01
| found dead rat...warmed up w/ heat lamp...dangled. Got a minor strike (mouth full of substrate). Came back 20 minutes later...still laying there. Picked up w/ tongs. enticed...BAM! Tight lock! 10 days since last feeding. bg |
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01/04/13
| Shed | Shed |
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12/28/12
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Rat - Small |
$0.01
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12/24/12
| Comments | r2 150 watt basking light bulb |
$13.00
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12/16/12
| Comments | increased humidity, predicting shed |
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12/10/12
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Rat - Weaned |
$0.01
| home-grown rat |
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12/06/12
| Weight | 780 grams |
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11/25/12
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Rat - Small |
$0.01
| excellent feeding response |
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11/06/12
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Rat - Small |
$0.01
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11/04/12
| Defecated | Defecated |
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10/17/12
| Defecated | Defecated |
| post-shed defecation |
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10/17/12
| Weight | 760 grams |
| post shed
post defecation (9 days since last feeding) |
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10/17/12
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Small |
$2.25
| After soaking and scrubbing his shed off....this little monster attacks this rat just moments after introducing him to the cage. Talk about resiliency! |
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10/17/12
| Shed | Shed |
| snuck up on me. didn't have humidity high enough, so it was a very messy shed |
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10/11/12
| Turned Opaque | eyes turning grey, body becoming dull/ashy |
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10/08/12
| Feeding | Fed (1) F/K Rat - Small |
$0.01
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10/01/12
| Feeding | Fed (1) F/K Rat - Small |
$0.01
| found one of the feeder rats dead...looked freshly dead...warmed his head up w/ the light and passed in front of Monty one time...BAM! I love this snake! |
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09/30/12
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Rat - Small |
$0.01
| crazy-fast feeding response...bam! |
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09/16/12
| Feeding | Fed (1) F/K Rat - Small |
$2.50
| small rat died/killed almost 4 other much bigger rats. Fed to Monty off the tongs. Quick response. |
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09/15/12
| Feeding | Fed (1) F/K Rat - Small |
$3.25
| this rat was the "runt" of the litter. Found dead (freshly). Fed to Monty off the tongs...quick hit...gulp...yummy!
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09/04/12
| Feeding | Fed (1) F/T Rat - Small |
$3.25
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08/28/12
| Comments | R2 red 75w light bulb |
$5.00
| Bulb from NARBC show (night lite brand) |
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08/25/12
| Feeding | R2 150 watt basking light bulb |
$15.00
| Zoo med brand |
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08/18/12
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Rat - Small |
$1.50
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08/09/12
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Rat - Small |
$1.50
| Right off the tongs!!!!! |
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08/01/12
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Rat - Small |
$1.50
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07/26/12
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Weaned |
$1.50
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07/25/12
| Shed | Shed |
| perfect shed! |
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07/24/12
| Turned Clear | Turned Clear |
| Added another pitcher of water to the substrate to pump up the hunidity |
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07/20/12
| Turned Opaque | Turned Opaque |
| eyes grey and scales are ashy/dull |
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07/20/12
| Weight | 560 grams |
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07/12/12
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Weaned |
$1.50
| very quick feeding response |
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07/02/12
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Rat - Weaned |
$1.50
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06/27/12
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Rat - Weaned |
$1.50
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06/20/12
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Rat - Weaned |
$1.50
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06/17/12
| Comments | 430 grams |
| 430 grams |
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06/17/12
| Defecated | Defecated |
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06/17/12
| Changed Water | Changed Water |
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06/07/12
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Rat - Weaned |
$1.50
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05/30/12
| Shed | Shed |
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05/30/12
| Comments | Didn't even notice he was going into shed. |
| Didn't even notice he was going into shed. |
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05/30/12
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Weaned |
| (1) Rat - Weaned |
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05/24/12
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Pups |
$1.00
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05/22/12
| Weight | 410 grams |
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05/18/12
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Pups |
$1.00
| First pass strike. Nice!!!! |
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05/14/12
| Feeding | (1) Mouse - Adult |
| (1) Mouse - Adult |
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05/07/12
| Feeding | (1) Mouse - Adult |
| (1) Mouse - Adult |
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05/02/12
| Cleaned | Cleaned |
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04/30/12
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Mouse - Hoppers |
| took off the tongs |
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04/30/12
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Mouse - Adult |
$2.55
| dangled w/ the tongs...interest but no response.
let go, mouse went under hide...immediate response.
Monty is now back of his hunger strike. :) |
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04/20/12
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Mouse - Hoppers |
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04/15/12
| Feeding | Fed (2) Live Mouse - Hoppers |
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04/09/12
| Shed | Shed |
| Shed completed. Skin came off in 2 pieces...success! This time I kept the humidity between 60-75%. Added 1 pitcher of water to the substrate on the 4th, and left that. Monday morning...viola!
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04/04/12
| Turned Opaque | Turned Opaque |
| Noticed his eyes were beginning to turn grey. Sking color started turning ashy/dull a couple of days ago.
Increased water content of bedding to up the humidity. 60% after I added the water. Hoping that he'll want to eat again after this shed. typically takes a week to shed after his eyes turn. 26 days w/o feeding. |
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03/11/12
| Weight | 360 grams |
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03/09/12
| Feeding | (1) Mouse - Adult |
$2.55
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03/01/12
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Mouse - Adult |
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02/25/12
| Feeding | (1) Mouse - Weanlings |
$2.55
| snaked this mouse in the water. then left him. I presume that monty ate him, based on new weight. |
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02/25/12
| Weight | 310 grams |
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02/17/12
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Mouse - Weanlings |
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02/12/12
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Mouse - Weanlings |
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02/06/12
| Feeding | (1) Mouse - Weanlings |
$2.50
| mouse from AA |
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01/31/12
| Feeding | (1) ASF - Hopper |
$2.50
| Runt of litter. Immediate feeding response |
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01/28/12
| Feeding | (1) ASF - Hopper |
$2.50
| Awesome feeding response with tongs |
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01/26/12
| Shed | Shed |
| after wrinkling all up an starting to shed in pieces, I soaked him in water and pell his old skin off. Humidity is running about 20-30% here.
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01/25/12
| Weight | 300 grams |
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01/22/12
| Feeding | (1) ASF - Hopper |
$2.50
| Refused to strike with ASF on tongs. Struck within a minute of it roaming around. Happy with this because he is in she'd with cloudy eyes. |
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01/19/12
| Turned Opaque | Turned Opaque |
| noticed skin turning ashy grey a couple of days ago, but today, I noticed his eye caps had turned grey |
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01/15/12
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live hamster - Hopper |
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01/09/12
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live hamster - Hopper |
$3.00
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01/08/12
| Feeding | (1) ASF - Hopper |
$3.00
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01/02/12
| Feeding | (1) ASF - Hopper |
$3.00
| good feeding response. Dangled for a few seconds...negative. Released. Clean strike w/in 30 seconds. |
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12/28/11
| Feeding | (2) Mouse - Hoppers |
| Another first for Monty...2 mice in 1 night. Feeding response is improving with every one of the last 4 feedings. Both of these mice presented with feeding tongs. Both strikes within 5 seconds or so of presentation. This appears to be his new favorite feeding style. |
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12/24/11
| Feeding | (1) Mouse - Hoppers |
| Fed one of the 3-week old mice, from tail using tongs...immediate feeding response. Struck from inside small hide. |
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12/20/11
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Mouse - Hoppers |
$1.50
| Fantastic (best ever) feeding response...less than 15 seconds |
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12/18/11
| Weight | 220 grams |
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12/10/11
| Feeding | (1) Mouse - Hoppers |
$1.50
| (1) Mouse - Hoppers |
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12/01/11
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Mouse - Adult |
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11/23/11
| Defecated | Defecated |
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11/18/11
| Weight | 170 grams |
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11/17/11
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Mouse - Weanlings |
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11/10/11
| Turned Opaque | Turned Opaque |
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11/07/11
| Feeding | (1) Mouse - Weanlings |
| (1) Mouse - Weanlings |
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11/01/11
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Mouse - Hoppers |
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10/31/11
| Refused Food | Refused Food |
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10/27/11
| Defecated | Defecated |
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10/24/11
| Weight | 160 grams |
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10/24/11
| Feeding | (1) ASF - Hopper |
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10/24/11
| Feeding | (1) Mouse - Fuzzies |
| runt. wasn't going to make it. |
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10/13/11
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Mouse - Adult |
$2.20
| got mouse from Alligator Alley, OKC |
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10/09/11
| Defecated | Defecated |
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10/05/11
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Mouse - Adult |
$2.50
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10/02/11
| Defecated | Defecated |
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09/28/11
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Mouse - Adult |
$6.00
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09/27/11
| Weight | 130 grams |
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09/22/11
| Shed | Shed |
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09/20/11
| Feeding | (1) hamster-hopper-live |
| Multiple refused feeding since 2 Sep (with live mice and live hapsters offered). |
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09/02/11
| Feeding | Live Mouse |
$6.00
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08/26/11
| Defecated | Defecated |
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08/25/11
| Feeding | (1) Mouse - Weanling - Live |
| Caught mouse in kitchen ;). Poor mouse picked the wrong house to raid. |
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08/23/11
| Refused Food | Refused F/T |
$1.50
| Refused F/T |
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08/18/11
| Refused Food | Refused F/T |
$1.50
| Tried moving him to a feeding tub, refused; moved into his cage (with new substrate) refused. After an hour+, disposed of F/T mouse |
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08/18/11
| Cleaned | Changed substrate to Eco Earth and Repti Bark |
$10.00
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08/17/11
| Length | measured 19" |
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08/12/11
| Comments | Came Home From Breeder |
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08/12/11
| Feeding | Mouse-hoppers (F/T) |
| F/T. Fed by breeder. |
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08/08/11
| Feeding | 2d meal, mouse-hopper-live |
| briefly attempted f/t mouse, neg results
hopper jumped in Monty's cage trying to escape his sister--no more hopper! :) |
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07/31/11
| Feeding | 1st meal: mouse-hopper-live |
| live hopper, fed by breeder. Instant strike. |
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07/25/11
| Shed | Shed |
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07/19/11
| Comments | Crawled out of my egg |
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07/15/11
| Comments | Breeder cut hole in egg |
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