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11-16-2010, 03:13 PM
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Toby - My Black Racer
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11-16-2010, 03:15 PM
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11-16-2010, 06:14 PM
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Sounds like he's got the typical Racer 'tude .
Handsome boy you got there Wayne
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11-16-2010, 08:50 PM
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beautiful Racer. there amazing snakes
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11-17-2010, 06:23 PM
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Beautiful racer you have there. I just love me some racers and coachwhips. A little trick you might try that may change his 'tude about being handled. Next time he is ready to shed take him out, place him on the floor mist him down real well then use your hands to help him shed. For some reason this seems to put them into a trance like state and really changes their attitude about being handled.
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11-18-2010, 11:40 AM
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The last time Toby saw the floor, I had to tear my living room apart to get him back.
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01-28-2011, 02:05 AM
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I've dealt with racers before. yes, they bite and go haywire if you try to hold them. Try handling a 5 foot adult and you have a live wire in your hands.
Fact is, I've caught these animals in the wild and tamed them. There really is no 'taming' a snake, its just that after so much handling, you become a part of their environment. Just use leather gloves and something to cover the arms, maybe a sweatshirt with a denim jacket over it. Keep it away from your face, and hold it gently. Make sure it doesn't get away. I did this and tamed a foot long racer in 3 days. I was handling it with no gloves by the end of the week.
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01-28-2011, 08:30 AM
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He's going to be 2 years old this spring, he still looks like he has some growing to do.
Is this species a slow grower, or do they just keep on growing?
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01-29-2011, 11:49 PM
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I have never kept one from childhood to adulthood, but when it comes to snakes, they mostly grow quickly when they are young. I would assume he will grow fast. The body and head proportions will even out and you'll have a large animal of roughly 4ft.
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