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multiple snakes?!!??!

Roy Munson said:
Not the biggest deal in the world. Just thought I'd let you know. :)

I use an iBalance 2600, and I really like it, but it's probably more scale than I really needed. I'm sure you can get away with something far less expensive. Any scale that measures to single grams would do. You'd probably want to make sure that its max limit was somewhat above the max weight of the snake species you want to weigh. My scale maxes out at 2600g, so it should be ok for all of my colubrids, but I have boas that will probably exceed that maximum. :)
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if you dont mind looking at this page... http://www.tongs.com/shop/index.php?GrID=72

Electronic Scale SC-7001 and Electronic Scale SC-2010 Baby Scale

Are those two ok?
 
xchris said:
if you dont mind looking at this page... http://www.tongs.com/shop/index.php?GrID=72

Electronic Scale SC-7001 and Electronic Scale SC-2010 Baby Scale

Are those two ok?
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Actually, that SC-7001 looks like the scale I SHOULD have bought. It's much less expensive than mine, and has a much higher maximum weight. The fact that it's being carried by Midwest Tongs is a good sign too. I like that company. I once ordered a probe set and hemostats from them, and they sent me a double order (including two free t-shirts!). I called to inform them, and they told me to keep the extras. :)
 
haha cool cool, i think after i finish up installing the turbo on my car i will save set some money aside and buy that scale, that site has everything... well not everything but alot.

one other thing, it has snake resistant gloves, i wanted to know a couple things... one being do they really work and two being... can they hurt my snake?

im not really referring to corns as much as i am large boas but i guess if my corn were to become agitated i would like to know if her biting the glove could hurt her? it is kevlar and staples....
 
xchris said:
one other thing, it has snake resistant gloves, i wanted to know a couple things... one being do they really work and two being... can they hurt my snake?

im not really referring to corns as much as i am large boas but i guess if my corn were to become agitated i would like to know if her biting the glove could hurt her? it is kevlar and staples....
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Kevlar would be overkill for a corn. Those yellow Playtex dishwashing gloves are sufficient. For a large boa, I don't know if gloves of any type are going to do much good. I have a little, aggressive bci, and I take her out with dishwashing gloves. She seems to know to bite me above the gloves or some other unprotected area. :uhoh: I wouldn't be handling a big, aggressive boa much. If I owned one, I'd probably buy a decent snake hook to manipulate it when I had to move it around...
 
my friend has an aggressive 11 foot red tail boa, we really want to get her to be a hand tamed snake because many red tails are and he has a burmese python but its still small so we need to get some practice before this burmese catches up to the red tail and we are overwhelmed, the red tail is my friends dads and unfortunately he only handles her like once or twice a month because hes on his own with that snake, his wife hates snakes so its actually dangerous for him to handle the snake because if something goes wrong hes on his own.
 
Roy Munson said:
Kevlar would be overkill for a corn. Those yellow Playtex dishwashing gloves are sufficient. For a large boa, I don't know if gloves of any type are going to do much good. I have a little, aggressive bci, and I take her out with dishwashing gloves. She seems to know to bite me above the gloves or some other unprotected area. :uhoh: I wouldn't be handling a big, aggressive boa much. If I owned one, I'd probably buy a decent snake hook to manipulate it when I had to move it around...
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Oh yeesh Boa bites are nothing.. you just smile and let it happen. ;)
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xchris said:
my friend has an aggressive 11 foot red tail boa, we really want to get her to be a hand tamed snake because many red tails are and he has a burmese python but its still small so we need to get some practice before this burmese catches up to the red tail and we are overwhelmed, the red tail is my friends dads and unfortunately he only handles her like once or twice a month because hes on his own with that snake, his wife hates snakes so its actually dangerous for him to handle the snake because if something goes wrong hes on his own.
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To be honest and I will be flamed for this but have him get rid of it. If his wife isnt happy with it and its that large she will be useless if something happens. And if something does happen well it will help fuel her Fear of them. I am sorry but with any of our large snakes its 2 people in the room when the door is opened. I work with my Burm and my boas all the time. But these are not easy animals to work with and are extremely strong. I think it might be better for him to invest in the smaller pythons and boas if he wants to keep that style of snakes, IMHO.

With Monitors we used Falconry Gloves, if he wants to try then I suggest getting a pair of these.
 
theres no way he will get rid of his snake, its his pride and joy, hes been bit twice i think he can get her out if he holds her behind the head but thats it, its not like one of those burmese pythons that people bring around to let kids hold and stuff that will let you do w/e you want, and im not flaming you for suggesting getting rid of it but i think you knew he wasnt going to so can you give some suggestions on taming her? i know this should have been done at an earlier age but i wasnt around then and the fact is we need to know how to take care of her, she needs to be removed to clean her cage and im not sure how my friends dad does it now, but its always clean. Any advice?
 
xchris said:
theres no way he will get rid of his snake, its his pride and joy, hes been bit twice i think he can get her out if he holds her behind the head but thats it, its not like one of those burmese pythons that people bring around to let kids hold and stuff that will let you do w/e you want, and im not flaming you for suggesting getting rid of it but i think you knew he wasnt going to so can you give some suggestions on taming her? i know this should have been done at an earlier age but i wasnt around then and the fact is we need to know how to take care of her, she needs to be removed to clean her cage and im not sure how my friends dad does it now, but its always clean. Any advice?
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Wouldn't this be a topic for another thread in General Chit-Chat?
 
Just my opinion here...but I think your friend is making a HUGE mistake. First off his wife hates the snake. Not only should he have some consideration for his wife, but there is a valid safety issue.
It just takes one incident to start legislative procedures to ban reptiles...in any given town...at any given time. Look at Detroit, where ALL reptiles are forever banned.
His actions just might lead to something nobody wants.
And, as a snake keeper, I take issue with that.
 
xchris said:
probably but its already 6 pages long of arguing so i guess its staying here :smash:
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I wasn't trying to argue.. I stated I was going to get flamed for it.
I gave advice what to do, but it sounds like he hasn't taken good care of this animal to begin with and will stop after awhile any way. People tend to fall back to old bad habits. Plus if his wife does not want the animal, its best for him to find it a new home. But it doesn't mean for him not to find an animal that he and his wife can both agree on.
I am just lucky I have a partner who loves working with the large snakes.

I own a huge burm, this snake is hooked trained. She is one of those placid snakes that you made mentioned of. But guess what, it took many years for this animal to get this way and its not an over night thing. He will need the help of his SO to get this done. It took me over a year to hand tame a large adult Sonoran Gopher of touching her every night to let her know I am no harm. She still will not let others touch her. Its still a work in progress. I would see if he can find someone, possibly with your local herp society to help out with this animal.
 
starsevol said:
Just my opinion here...but I think your friend is making a HUGE mistake. First off his wife hates the snake. Not only should he have some consideration for his wife, but there is a valid safety issue.
It just takes one incident to start legislative procedures to ban reptiles...in any given town...at any given time. Look at Detroit, where ALL reptiles are forever banned.
His actions just might lead to something nobody wants.
And, as a snake keeper, I take issue with that.
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Yea and I live in Maryland and that is the last thing I need.
 
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