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Stuart
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 Thanks Al and good to see you on here again..Mark I have found them very slow growing and like you say I feed them smaller prey items than I would other snakes of this size...If they turn out as nice as Als adults I will be over the moon!!
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How can you say they are the ugly ducklings of the snake world, I think they are very pretty.
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Stuart
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 They are not this bright when very young but just improve with each shed..
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Al Stotton
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| Stuart wrote: | | Thanks Al and good to see you on here again..Mark I have found them very slow growing and like you say I feed them smaller prey items than I would other snakes of this size...If they turn out as nice as Als adults I will be over the moon!! |
no probs Stu mate.
I'm sure they will turn out to make real nice parent stock for you mate. 
Here's one from the same parents as yours at around 15-18 months old.
I'm a firm believer that the slow growth/lesser food intake evolves from this species natural habitats cooler climes and conditions overall.
Guess you could say its a case of .......
.........."you can take a snake out of nature,but you can't take nature out of a snake" 
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Cheers Al..be interesting to compare these with that pic at 18 months...that is a lovely specimen!
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| Stuart wrote: | | Cheers Al..be interesting to compare these with that pic at 18 months...that is a lovely specimen! |
Sure will mate
I choose that pic cos the reduced pattern on the nape/neck shows of the appearing of that dark orange just nice.
lookin forward to seeing pics as they develop their colouration/s and mature defo Stu
rkn yours will already be developing the red scale tips on the rear/tail area!?.
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I will get some close ups mate soon and we will see...must admit surprised they have remained calm as they haven't been interacted with much due to the move etc but still a joy to handle..no aggression at all apart from a rattle occasionally
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Very nice species of Pituophis. Makes me want some Pits again. Actually after talking to Al for over an hour  last night, I even miss my hypo San Diego's Might have to get some again at some point.
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Al Stotton
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| Stuart wrote: | | I will get some close ups mate soon and we will see...must admit surprised they have remained calm as they haven't been interacted with much due to the move etc but still a joy to handle..no aggression at all apart from a rattle occasionally |
Cheers Stu
Seems like each gen gets more calmer with my jani,my founding M is as fast as lightening and takes no prisoners whatsoever when it comes to dishing out bites 
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| RonW wrote: | Very nice species of Pituophis. Makes me want some Pits again. Actually after talking to Al for over an hour last night, I even miss my hypo San Diego's Might have to get some again at some point.
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Was good to talk with you in real time again Ron my friend 
The jani are truly awesome pituophis and naturally very colourful snakes.
I think they are becoming more well known to keepers in general in recent years.
Don't worry your line is alive and well in a no. of my animals,just in case
Thanks for the positive remarks mate 
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