Are you ready for kevin?

Kevin shed out on the 8th.

Here he is on that day sporting his new colors.

https://i.imgur.com/r0kaQPd.jpg


https://i.imgur.com/RPaMNBs.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/BTjj2Ti.jpg

Dude... Absolute perfection! What a stud!!

Awsome colours and markings on kevin Gio

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Oooh he is too gorgeous! Loving how he's settled in.

Kevin is growing rapidly now that I've upped his prey sizes. He eats about once a month but I've increased the size of his food.

His coloring seems to keep improving.

https://i.imgur.com/m3D22a5.jpg

The length is coming on now. Like, Jewel, his sister species (Coastal carpet mix) his growth seems to be happening a bit later in life. Kevin is a September 2017 hatch.

Those of you who keep up with the deck rail photos may notice something different. The new, white gutters on the house. You won't see the new roof as its rarely in the background, but very soon the house and deck will have a new coat of paint and this deck rail show will have a newer look to it.

https://i.imgur.com/ew7VYuj.jpg

Kevin's colour and markings are amazing Gio

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Originally Posted by richardhind1972

Kevin's colour and markings are amazing Gio

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Thanks Richard!

One thing, probably my favorite thing about this species, is the shape of the head.

It's the boa constrictor equivalent of a laterally compressed body.

I like the variety I have here but I wish I had another boa, a BCC would round out my wish list here.


One more Kev shot.
https://i.imgur.com/Yp5oqNa.jpg

Heavy like a boa.

https://i.imgur.com/rQGZXhp.jpg

The carpet group is very arboreal and said to be "graceful" by some.

I agree, however arboreal doesn't have to equate to having a light body.

These Bredli pythons are dense for their length.

Kev feels like my boa when it comes to density .

He is my most arboreal snake. He just edged out the retic I had here a couple years ago.

https://i.imgur.com/viWnHsV.jpg


This species is close to bulletproof when it comes to husbandry.

He's a bit darker in the winter months but I'm banking on some nice orange colors this summer.
https://i.imgur.com/TqBIf4c.jpg

I think I need one like that. Mine is built much like my GTP, just longer.

Thanks to El Ziggy, I decided to join the "Snakes And Exercise" topic with an update to Kevin's progression thread.

In Zig's thread we were discussing size and I'd asked to see photos of his Bredli. Zig has a 2015 male and I have a 2017.

I decided to put Kev on the olympic bar and snap a few pictures.

This bar is 7.2 feet long. Kevin is not stretched out, but he's obviously not 7.2 feet long. He has however grown since the last photos were taken.
https://i.imgur.com/WlQ0Oq3.jpg

There is no question this species packs more density than other carpets at the same length.
https://i.imgur.com/cN1fwuH.jpg

It was hard to get decent quality photos of him as he was moving a bit. He and I have been getting a long a lot better lately though. He went through a mini phase that seemed to pass as he put on more size.
https://i.imgur.com/DnOO9Qt.jpg

He's very dark in these pictures due to the lack of real UV light over the winter. I'm looking forward to getting him on the deck rail in the coming weeks.

Thanks for stopping in!