Little Prince

The snakes got their annual vet check today. The vet was able to confirm that Little prince has cataracts, he has partial sight in his right eye and is completely blind in his left side.

That explains his behavior change last year as not wanting to leave his viv and suddenly startling and whipping his head round. I'm hoping he'll be able to adapt in time as it's hard seeing him getting so scared and panic bolting.

Other than that, he got a clean bill of health!

Yuma also got a clean bill of health! It was such a relief after having her develop respiratory infections the last couple of years after her Winter dormancy. It looks like adding the heat panel to the top of the viv and keeping her cool temps raised to 22-23c has made the difference :D

I'm glad i've got such a good local reptile vet. There's so little info out there about older snake care that I hadn't come across anything that talked about keeping them a couple of degrees warmer to compensate for a weaker immune system. Fingers crossed she'll keep well this year ^^

A spicy pepperoni pizza slice!

Little Prince being his usual handsome sock puppet self. I think he's practicing his anime eyes XD

Was feeling irrated while sorting some stuff in the bedroom and turned round to see Prince going 'hmmmmm?' at me. It's hard to stay in a grump with this little derp around XD

Little Prince has braved sticking his snoot out to wish everyone a happy new year!

I'm sorry for the lack of Prince photos this year. Since Summer, he hasn't wanted to come out of his viv once. He's also been startling and whipping his head round when I walk past the viv like Yuma did when she first started to develop cataracts. So I think he may now also be getting cataracts and he's lost some confidence moving around. He'll get his usual annual vet check up in the Spring so hopefully they can take a closer look and confirm if cataracts are developing!

But with him not being out and about, most photos of him this year are basically this-

He still likes to see what is happening in the room!

Cassidy is doin' a tube!

Yuma usually loves to snooze the winter away in the bookshelf. But as she's older, she has to be kept warmer so has to stay in her viv over Winter so I can control the temperature. As you can imagine, she was very unhappy so I made her a mini-bookcase in her viv to sleep in!

I matched the same size gap at the top, there's a space behind the books for her to sleep in and the book's have her smell on them so fingers crossed she'll find it acceptable XD

Little Prince is certainly letting it all hang out today!

Little Prince: ???

Yuma perfectly demonstrating 'how to be your own pillow'.

Aww, I've just noticed that two of Yuma's chin scales make a heart shape! :D

'Hiss hiss, whose that knocking at my door?'

'It's hide dash delivery, here to delivery your meal!'

'hmmm, okay then.'

Cassidy didn't like me tapping on his hide to let him know food was ready XD

Baby Hognoses are so cute! ^^