KritterKeeper
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Just thought id start a thread for my columbian, Vega, so i can share pics from time to time and update how hes doing instead of making new threads. I say 'he' but i dont really know for sure.
I brought him home on Sept 27th at 15". Its hard to get a measurement now as hes still pretty flighty and squirmy but hes in the 17"-18" range now. Hes fed mostly whole ground meats from hare-today but also f/t pinkies(also bought a fuzzy the other day to see if he'd eat it but havent tried it yet) and occasional eggs.
I generally feed him in a tote but have fed him in his cage as well. He'll usually only eat every other day.
Ill admit i havent handled him as much as i probably should and thats something ill be working on. I just moved him into a bigger cage not too long ago and i wanted him to settle in.
Sometimes when i walk by his cage he goes crazy running and jumping and freaking out and other times he just looks at me. Hes never tried but i always feel like hes on the verge of wanting to bite me so Ive been using a leather glove when i take him out and to be honest the glove doesnt freak him out as much as my hand does. He'll crawl right on the glove but wants nothing to do with my hand. I have started just putting the glove in front of my hand when i get him out almost like a shield but i know i need to stop using it.
As far as size goes does anyone have any guess as to how old he might be?
Im gonna put up a couple pics from the other day when he wasnt in freak out mode.
Hopefully with time and more handling he'll settle down nicely.
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I brought him home on Sept 27th at 15". Its hard to get a measurement now as hes still pretty flighty and squirmy but hes in the 17"-18" range now. Hes fed mostly whole ground meats from hare-today but also f/t pinkies(also bought a fuzzy the other day to see if he'd eat it but havent tried it yet) and occasional eggs.
I generally feed him in a tote but have fed him in his cage as well. He'll usually only eat every other day.
Ill admit i havent handled him as much as i probably should and thats something ill be working on. I just moved him into a bigger cage not too long ago and i wanted him to settle in.
Sometimes when i walk by his cage he goes crazy running and jumping and freaking out and other times he just looks at me. Hes never tried but i always feel like hes on the verge of wanting to bite me so Ive been using a leather glove when i take him out and to be honest the glove doesnt freak him out as much as my hand does. He'll crawl right on the glove but wants nothing to do with my hand. I have started just putting the glove in front of my hand when i get him out almost like a shield but i know i need to stop using it.
As far as size goes does anyone have any guess as to how old he might be?
Im gonna put up a couple pics from the other day when he wasnt in freak out mode.
Hopefully with time and more handling he'll settle down nicely.
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