Bitis rhinocerus

Bitis rhinocerus

Postby Bushbaby » Tue Oct 30, 2007 1:08 pm

This is my little boy :) with a full belly after eating a rat pup.

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Postby Hellemar » Tue Oct 30, 2007 3:55 pm

Hi...


Those snakes really looks juvenile with their childish heads as youngsters... Lovley snake !



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Postby Bushbaby » Tue Oct 30, 2007 3:58 pm

Thanks Helemar

This is a juvenile :) He is still very small, about 20cm at the most I would reckon.
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Postby swazi » Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:00 pm

Nice Bushbaby!
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Postby Graeme » Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:30 pm

Lovely colours, seems to have a yellowish hue.
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Postby Bushbaby » Wed Oct 31, 2007 8:58 am

Thanks.

Graeme, I'm not sure about the yellowish hue. I will have to have a proper look. To me he has mor eof a blueish hue to him. Possibly the lights which made him look yellowish?
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Postby Graeme » Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:08 am

Will send BV a pic of my bluish one when she was a baby, more lavender actually. I think yours is prettier, can't tell if it's the light. Possibly even my screen.
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Postby Boadicea » Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:16 am

Very cute baby boy BB! How old is he now? I have some babies myself. When do they get to breeding age?
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Postby Bushbaby » Wed Oct 31, 2007 12:23 pm

Thank you.

I am not sure what his age is. I would suspect about 3 - 6 months old. I think their breeding age would be around 3 years old as well. I guess you could try earlier, but would you really want to!!
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Postby Bushviper » Wed Oct 31, 2007 1:41 pm

I have sold babies that went on to breed when they were 3 years old. They bred that year and the next and then they skipped a year.

In the wild they might only breed every second or third year.
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Postby dave » Wed Oct 31, 2007 7:47 pm

very nice again BB :cool: :cool:
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Postby Bushbaby » Thu Nov 01, 2007 8:36 am

Thanks again dave :)
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Re: Bitis rhinocerus

Postby Bushbaby » Fri Jan 02, 2009 9:32 pm

After seeing how this guy has grown, I thought I would update you guys with some pics. He is over a meter long now, and he eats like a demon.

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Re: Bitis rhinocerus

Postby Matt Robinson » Sat Jan 03, 2009 7:05 am

What a fat boy!:)
He is stunning
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Re: Bitis rhinocerus

Postby Mitton » Sat Jan 03, 2009 2:02 pm

Really pretty snake, great condition too.
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