Note to self.....make sure box will fit through trunk before build...

[BassAddictJ 5,000+ posts]

man you just let that big *** snake slither around your room? you are crazy!

nah they (this one and the smaller one) have a cage, but i take them out every day.

UPDATE: it's in

the lip looking in from the front towards the cab



if you couldnt guess, that'd be the back seats. 4 bolts a little jiggleing and they came right out



seatless back seat



here goes nothing. at the time of this shit i still wasnt 100% sure if this was going to work.



VICTORY IS MINE



i had to kick the shit out of it a few times. But after i bend the lip back it'll be awfully hard to get the sub/box out. Especially if every other screw on the subs mount is a specialty screw requiring an adnormal bit //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[BobbyDD 10+ year member]

I had a rat bite all the way through my thumb going through my thumbnail. One bite while they're "kissing" and your red tail's dead. If it'll eat frozen thawed or pre killed, do it. At the very least stun the rat. Rabbits are pretty safe to feed live, but not rats or mice.

man you just let that big *** snake slither around your room? you are crazy!

That's just a baby. My biggest was just over 150 pounds and over 15 feet long.

 

[BassAddictJ 5,000+ posts]

The carpetabove the lip looks cracked out in the pre victory shot. I had an empty soda can wedged up in there to keep it up as i bent the lip. The back seats almost went back on perfect with the exeption of 2 of the bolts that were extremely hard to get to (removing and replacing). those are only halfway in atm. I'll need to pick up certain type of wrench with a rachet tip to get it all the way in securely. I dont know the specific name of the tool but i knwo where it's at in home depot, and it's not expensive.

All in all. glad i made it in there. And yes i plan on leaveing it ugly as sin in hopes that it'll sound amazing and look fugly to throw people off.

 

[BassAddictJ 5,000+ posts]

I had a rat bite all the way through my thumb going through my thumbnail. One bite while they're "kissing" and your red tail's dead. If it'll eat frozen thawed or pre killed, do it. At the very least stun the rat. Rabbits are pretty safe to feed live, but not rats or mice.



That's just a baby. My biggest was just over 150 pounds and over 15 feet long.

I'm well aware that the rodents, especially rats, have the teeth and will to bite the snakes wether they're scared or hungry/curious. Chances of the rat giving a single lethal bite to the snakes head are pretty stretched. Ussually soon as anything like that touches the snakes head, it jolts back to avoid it. Doesnt mean a bite cant happen, but chances of this hanious single blow killing this snake are pretty slim. Sedomly have i witnessed a rat just bite the snakes head or body without the snake already constricting the rat. When a curious rat does approach the snake and take a nip, it's almost always the body since the heads scared away from the moving sniffing head of the rat. These are also caged raised rodents that have never seen a snake before, and therefor dont see it an instinctively know they're in danger. And this is if the snake hasnt already gone for the head shot itself and is eating the rat.

I think the chances of a lethal bite, or bite wound infection that dispite medical treatment would kill the snake is about as likely getting in as getting stuck by lightening.

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

Suv's don't have that problem //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[BassAddictJ 5,000+ posts]

I'm sorry if i come off sounding like an *******. The risk is still there they'll get bit. I watch the feeding process as closely mainly for this reason. If it's head or legs are free to scratch/bit the snake durring constriction i have something ready to let the rat bite into or scratch instead of the snake. If the heads free i'll use aplastic bottle cap and if the legs are free i use a piece of cardboard and put it between the feet and the snake. It's a risk im willing to take for the sake of entertainment, and letting the snakes kill. I keep the feeding in the feeding bucket and i handle them frequently as possible. Big one's never bit. She likes to hiss first if she's pissed off for whatever odd reason....

BTW bobby i'd love to see pics of your babies //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif espically the big mofo.

 

[BassAddictJ 5,000+ posts]

Suv's don't have that problem //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

yaaaaahhhh nor do hatchbacks like my ol'd golf that burnt to the ground.

havent had to worry about this problem for about 3 years, totally forgot to take it into the equation.

 

[BobbyDD 10+ year member]

I'm sorry if i come off sounding like an *******. The risk is still there they'll get bit. I watch the feeding process as closely mainly for this reason. If it's head or legs are free to scratch/bit the snake durring constriction i have something ready to let the rat bite into or scratch instead of the snake. If the heads free i'll use aplastic bottle cap and if the legs are free i use a piece of cardboard and put it between the feet and the snake. It's a risk im willing to take for the sake of entertainment, and letting the snakes kill. I keep the feeding in the feeding bucket and i handle them frequently as possible. Big one's never bit. She likes to hiss first if she's pissed off for whatever odd reason....

BTW bobby i'd love to see pics of your babies //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif espically the big mofo.

I got rid of most of them several years ago when my daughter was born, including the 150 pound burmese python. that was before I had a digital camera so I don't have any pictures. All I have now is an albino burmese about 10 feet long and a desert rosy boa that's about full grown at a whopping 18 inches long or so. I'll try to get some pics tomorrow. I wasn't trying to be rude, but I actually lost a beautiful Brazillian rainbow boa from a rat bite when I was still new to snakekeeping. One bite right through the brain and it was all over.

I'm glad you got your box in, who cares if it's ugly.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Is that the box I designed you?

nG

 

[BassAddictJ 5,000+ posts]

I got rid of most of them several years ago when my daughter was born, including the 150 pound burmese python. that was before I had a digital camera so I don't have any pictures. All I have now is an albino burmese about 10 feet long and a desert rosy boa that's about full grown at a whopping 18 inches long or so. I'll try to get some pics tomorrow. I wasn't trying to be rude, but I actually lost a beautiful Brazillian rainbow boa from a rat bite when I was still new to snakekeeping. One bite right through the brain and it was all over.
I'm glad you got your box in, who cares if it's ugly.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

Lightening strikes do happen, and it's terribly unfortunate that happened. MIstakes happen man. The other red tail i have is about 3.5ft long and still pretty small and shy. Only way to get her to eat would be to leave he rin the feeding container with the rodent in a shaded or dark area for a while and maybe in a hour or 2 she'll take it. Left her overnight with a large rat to find the rat has eaten 2 huge areas of skin off her back, then later chewed on the wire for the heat pad in there and electricuted itself.

The wounds on the snake were about 1in x 3 inch long in 2 differant spots RIGHT in her beautiful red tail (head was tucked in hiding). Rat had chewed through the scales, through the next layer of skin, and into the muscle leaving the muscle torn and exposed. You could just slightly see the white outlines of her ribs through the muscle that was left. Naturally the next hour of of accessing the situation was rough, but i didn what i could by calling vets and doing some online research. Best thing i could do is sterilize the wound regularly with antiseptics and keep ointment on the wounds. Bandageing was difficult/near impossible because she'd get out of it eventually. But after a few weeks i just ditched the bandaid and just kept her with plenty of ointment and a clean cage. 4 months later the wounds sealed up with new skin. Now about 7 or so months later new scales are almost starting to form, and she's getting color now into the regrown skin that grew in white. She wouldnt eat for about 2 months when she finally after a few tries with prekilled she started eating again. Then about 5 months after the attack she was back to live medium rats. Before the attack she would take large ones down, but im keeping her at mudiums until she gets a lil bigger. I swear it was bad enough i was almost sure she was going to die of an infection, but i managed to save its life //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

those rats are pesky lil fockers....flithy smelly disguesting creatures. lots of nutrients though lol

 

[BassAddictJ 5,000+ posts]

Is that the box I designed you?
nG

indeed. when i get all my equpiment together and do a group shot with the whole setup i was going to give special thanks out to the forum members who all made this stereo possible through deals. You're on there

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Werd.

I rarely ever put a box through the trunk itself...

nG

 

[orphe 10+ year member]

5 years ago I had an Indian python. fed it a live 52lb pig. wish I had a digital camera back then.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

i did that once, had to build a new box for it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[luvinthebass 5,000+ posts]

5 years ago I had an Indian python. fed it a live 52lb pig. wish I had a digital camera back then.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

for real? ate it whole? that snake must have been 8 feet long.