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Danger in the mulch

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This is the male I took in trade back in May (see Questioning the wisdom http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=111658). He's improved, I think :shrug01: ... but it's hard to say for sure since I have only removed him from his tub a few times, and only once by hand. He was doing his darnedest to blend in, presumably in the hopes that another rat might wander along.
Yes, I know the mulch is dry. And that last bit of shed got tangled between him and his dinner earlier (there are some places even I won't put my hand, lol)
 

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That reminds me of how my Dumeril's boas used to act when they were hunting. They took blending in for an ambush seriously.

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The female in those pics was about 4 1/2 feet long I guess, and she would disappear into the substrate. You definitely didn't reach across her when she had assumed that position.
 
I need to post a picture of my redtail, that guy does nothing but hide in his bedding. There's an underground network traversing his entire cage.
 
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