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+9Janne Penttinen Chaim Haveman Walter Silva Israel M. Sánchez Mario Lutz Jan Koetze Ronny Levin Jörg Porstmann Pascal Kamp 13 posters |
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Pascal Kamp
Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 105
Age : 53
Location : The Netherlands
Points : 6155
Registration date : 2008-04-06
| Subject: Atropoides mexicanus  Mon 7 Apr - 18:43 | |
| These are my miniture bushmasters...  Some other ambush-hunters. I kept gabonica's in the past and couldn't imagine more lazy slackers... Well, here they are !  Male:   Female, they are so sluggish; I help them to a waterbowl every little now and then... Afraid they will run dry...   Gr., Pascal. | |
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Jörg Porstmann
Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 243
Age : 51
Location : Ahlen, NRW, Germany
Points : 6730
Registration date : 2008-03-06
| | Subject: Re: Atropoides mexicanus Mon 7 Apr - 18:54 | |
| Fantastic looking animals - your "Minimi"  bushmasters | |
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Ronny Levin
Snakekeeper
Number of posts : 61
Age : 43
Location : Sweden
Points : 6138
Registration date : 2008-03-17
| | Subject: Nice! Tue 8 Apr - 1:26 | |
| Nice ones Pacal!
I'm waiting for a CB07 pair myself from a friend in Holland.
Keep the pictures coming!
Cheers, Ronny | |
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Pascal Kamp
Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 105
Age : 53
Location : The Netherlands
Points : 6155
Registration date : 2008-04-06
| | Subject: Re: Atropoides mexicanus Tue 8 Apr - 3:41 | |
| Thank you guys ! Ronny, you will find pleasure in keeping this species; although they show almost no activity... From Holland you say ? Nice ! Show us some pictures in time... Meanwile, here's a bonus: female:  Both, (left is the male and at the right the female) don't worry, there was no activity... I had to force them to drink.  
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Jan Koetze
Snakekeeper
Number of posts : 56
Age : 59
Location : The Netherlands
Points : 6079
Registration date : 2008-04-05
| | Subject: Re: Atropoides mexicanus Tue 8 Apr - 4:23 | |
| Heeee that face looks familiar, these guys do get around Awesome animals! Jan | |
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Pascal Kamp
Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 105
Age : 53
Location : The Netherlands
Points : 6155
Registration date : 2008-04-06
| | Subject: Re: Atropoides mexicanus Tue 8 Apr - 4:32 | |
| Hahaha !  Thanx, Jan. In someway the head photo of the Atropoides reminds me of puniceus... a little bit. | |
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Ronny Levin
Snakekeeper
Number of posts : 61
Age : 43
Location : Sweden
Points : 6138
Registration date : 2008-03-17
| | Subject: hello.. Tue 8 Apr - 15:09 | |
| I have some pictures of them but not taken by me, i'll ask if i can publish them here.
Cheers, Ronny | |
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Pascal Kamp
Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 105
Age : 53
Location : The Netherlands
Points : 6155
Registration date : 2008-04-06
| | Subject: Re: Atropoides mexicanus Wed 9 Apr - 7:23 | |
| That would be nice, Ronny. I'm looking forward to see them... | |
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Mario Lutz
Lord of the Serpents
Number of posts : 1416
Age : 56
Location : Puerto Galera, Philippines
Points : 8393
Registration date : 2008-03-06
| | Subject: Re: Atropoides mexicanus Wed 9 Apr - 9:33 | |
| i hope to get my hands on this species by this year...
pascal, you are right - they do look like small bushmaster!
cheers
Mario | |
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Ronny Levin
Snakekeeper
Number of posts : 61
Age : 43
Location : Sweden
Points : 6138
Registration date : 2008-03-17
| | Subject: Re: Atropoides mexicanus Fri 11 Apr - 7:50 | |
| Hello! Here is the pictures of my pair i'll be getting soon    Cheers, Ronny I'm getting them from my good friend Maarten from Rare reptiles. Check their site out: http://www.rare-reptiles.com | |
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Pascal Kamp
Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 105
Age : 53
Location : The Netherlands
Points : 6155
Registration date : 2008-04-06
| | Subject: Re: Atropoides mexicanus Fri 11 Apr - 16:18 | |
| I know Maarten ( not personally). A very nice pair you'll be getting soon Ronny ! Really good looking... Thanx for sharing the pictures... Pascal. | |
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Israel M. Sánchez
Snakemaster
Number of posts : 259
Age : 52
Location : Madrid- Spain
Points : 5769
Registration date : 2010-02-03
| | Subject: Re: Atropoides mexicanus Mon 13 Sep - 16:56 | |
| Hey Pascal,
I remembered this post: nice to see my mini-bushmasters in the internet. I see they were living together. What it is the actual size of that terrarium? Now they are in a 90x80x50, do you think is OK? Very nice species. Now I need to get a couple of A. nummifer. | |
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Pascal Kamp
Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 105
Age : 53
Location : The Netherlands
Points : 6155
Registration date : 2008-04-06
| | Subject: Re: Atropoides mexicanus Fri 29 Oct - 22:35 | |
| Hi Israel ! First of all I must appologise for answering your post that late...  But your enclosure sounds great ! Bigger then my which is only 70x50x50 cm. How are your animals doing ? I hope fine but I assume they will be without any problems... Here are some pictures of the litter your Atro's are from:   They immediately shed after birth.  20cm. (8") long and 11 grams 'heavy'...   Gr., Pascal. | |
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Walter Silva
Snakemaster
Number of posts : 385
Age : 47
Location : Perú
Points : 6109
Registration date : 2009-06-15
| | Subject: Re: Atropoides mexicanus Fri 29 Oct - 22:47 | |
| Pascal: very nice Atropoides !!!
do you have more pics ??
thx for sharing | |
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Israel M. Sánchez
Snakemaster
Number of posts : 259
Age : 52
Location : Madrid- Spain
Points : 5769
Registration date : 2010-02-03
| | Subject: Re: Atropoides mexicanus Fri 29 Oct - 22:54 | |
| Hi Pascal, Nice pictures, thanks! The couple is doing fine, but they move almost nothing . Awesome lazy snakes. In fact I am going to put them in smaller individual terrariums of 60x60 (floor area), roughly the same as yours, and keep the bigger terrarium for a more mobile species. I also put them to drink at least once a week, because they only coil and wait, coil and wait...but man, when they strike to bite the (defrosted) prey is truly impressive (I uploaded pictures in the photography area some time ago). I am very happy with this species! | |
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Pascal Kamp
Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 105
Age : 53
Location : The Netherlands
Points : 6155
Registration date : 2008-04-06
| | Subject: Re: Atropoides mexicanus Fri 29 Oct - 23:09 | |
| Boy... you guys are fast ! - Israel M. Sánchez wrote:
- but they move almost nothing
I warned you Israel... I'm happy that they are fine. Moving them to a smaller enclosure will be no problem; you can almost keep them in a shoebox. @Walter: thanx for the compliments... Here are some more pics. for you: Kindergarten:   Male (after lunch)   | |
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Walter Silva
Snakemaster
Number of posts : 385
Age : 47
Location : Perú
Points : 6109
Registration date : 2009-06-15
| | Subject: Re: Atropoides mexicanus Sat 30 Oct - 0:28 | |
| Pascal:
OMG..
thanks !! very nice pics...
atropoides is my favorite genero.
greetings | |
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Chaim Haveman
Snakemaster
Number of posts : 303
Age : 44
Location : Netherlands
Points : 5681
Registration date : 2010-05-08
| | Subject: Re: Atropoides mexicanus Sun 31 Oct - 17:34 | |
| Everyone I know how keeps this spicies is realy enthusiastic about them Without doubt you talked with Willem about his Atropoides mexicanus Pascal! am still surpised Willem doesn't own the like 50 off them | |
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Janne Penttinen
Snakekeeper
Number of posts : 65
Age : 47
Location : Finland
Points : 5928
Registration date : 2008-11-17
| | Subject: Re: Atropoides mexicanus Mon 1 Nov - 2:19 | |
| I've noticed that they have a certain daily program; especially the female crawls to the front part of her terrarium in the morning, retreating to hide to the back later on the day. Sometimes she even remembers to drink on the way... Otherwise they are extremely sluggish.
Even bushmasters make occasional trips investigating their gages but Atropoides...nah. | |
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Miguel Tönnies
Newbie
Number of posts : 28
Age : 62
Location : Europe
Points : 5189
Registration date : 2010-10-15
| | Subject: Re: Atropoides mexicanus Mon 1 Nov - 4:51 | |
| they may be minis, but they sure have that Bushmaster look! | |
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Pascal Kamp
Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 105
Age : 53
Location : The Netherlands
Points : 6155
Registration date : 2008-04-06
| | Subject: Re: Atropoides mexicanus Tue 2 Nov - 1:41 | |
| - Janne Penttinen wrote:
- crawls to the front part of her terrarium in the morning, retreating to hide to the back later on the day
What an excersise ! I wonder what you are feeding your Atro's Janne ? | |
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Israel M. Sánchez
Snakemaster
Number of posts : 259
Age : 52
Location : Madrid- Spain
Points : 5769
Registration date : 2010-02-03
| | Subject: Re: Atropoides mexicanus Tue 2 Nov - 2:35 | |
| - Pascal Kamp wrote:
- Janne Penttinen wrote:
- crawls to the front part of her terrarium in the morning, retreating to hide to the back later on the day
What an excersise ! I wonder what you are feeding your Atro's Janne ? Yes, maybe the Atropoides is taking some coffee in the morning... She has a over-activity syndrome (just joking) | |
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Janne Penttinen
Snakekeeper
Number of posts : 65
Age : 47
Location : Finland
Points : 5928
Registration date : 2008-11-17
| | Subject: Re: Atropoides mexicanus Tue 2 Nov - 5:16 | |
| It can be in the water; she realized at some point, that there is water in the big bowl.
It is possible that it is just a drinking routine...
Sometimes she explodes there lightning speed, dives to the bowl like a seal, and jumps on the air through a cloud of sparkling crystal water droplets. My God, it's beautiful.
NOW THAT'S SARCASM!
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Pascal Kamp
Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 105
Age : 53
Location : The Netherlands
Points : 6155
Registration date : 2008-04-06
| | Subject: Re: Atropoides mexicanus Tue 2 Nov - 18:02 | |
| Mwahaha ! I'd like to see a snake like that ! Make a picture for me, will you ? | |
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Jon Davidson
Serpent Chief
Number of posts : 512
Age : 69
Location : Toronto area, Canada
Points : 6323
Registration date : 2009-02-28
| | Subject: Re: Atropoides mexicanus Tue 2 Nov - 19:55 | |
| I've been told that it was Mr. Joe Beraducci who first said that everyone(meaning all snake keepers)should have at least one Atropoides in their collection. (I wouldn't give up my specimen for all the money in the world.) Great Thread and photos, Mr. Kamp. Thanks for posting this. Good luck with the neonates. Sincerely, Jon Davidson . | |
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