Baby Rhinos

Hi Guys,
thought you all might lkie to see this young lady. Al if you see this what do you think?
Baby Rhinos Rhino_10

thanks for looking
Paul.

I think one of the most beautiful species and maybe one of the most critical to keep - aren't they very easily to be stressed?

Bitis nasicornis are truely one of the most beautiful snakes ever seen...
And yours, Paul, is no exeption Smile

Love it!

Unfortunately CBs are hardly to receive in Germany...

Nice Paul! great Blue on the back Very Happy

I'll try to get pics of her sister , the yellow one.

Still trying to save the male rhino and the male gaboon though

Hey Paul, compare the difference in colouration , yours with her sister
Baby Rhinos Rhino_10

By The way, the other sister I kept is identical to yours

Guenter Leitenbauer wrote:: I think one of the most beautiful species and maybe one of the most critical to keep - aren't they very easily to be stressed?

Hi Guenter, sorry I forgot to answer your question. Yes, they do stress easily , but if kept with the absolute minimum interaction they can do quite well. I have a male that will always go off feed just from soaking him in a tub

All the best,
Alan

Thanks Guys,
Nasicornis have been special to me since the early 1970's. I have had 4 litters of babies in all that time.
Yes Guenter as Al said they stress at the slightest thing, even walking past the viv can stop one eating for a week. I give mine plenty of hides and things to hide in. most of the babies we get in the UK are C/F so they come with all the problems of the mother. another very important point with Nasicornis is not to over heat them, I keep adults and healthy babies at 22-23 degC. new born and babies that are not doing well I keep at 26degC. when you are lucky enough to have a gravid female then I give her a hot spot of 29 degC which they seem to move in and out of.
Al, her sister is looking great, there is a lot of yellow there. the blue one of mine in the picture is a morning feeder, i put the fuzzy in at night and she grabs it in the morning when I try to take it out. I have had a few who do that.
Sorry to hear that the small male and the gabby are not doing well, i will give you a call tomorrow.
Paul

Hi Paul,
LOL!
I had one that would do that too. Put the food in and it would ignore it until I try to take it away then "Snap! That's mine" . Reminds me of my dog when gaurding a biscuit, quite content to just look at it until approached.

Well. The male rhino and gab are just not responding. I've tried Baytril , flagyl and pancur and they are going downhill. Trouble is, they've had so much manhandling from administering medication that now it's all down to stress
Still, the two females are doing fine Smile

Well it looks like the male rhino and Gab might make it after all, they seem alot perkier today Very Happy