New Bumblebee

Well, I hadn't planned on buying any new snakes as the funds are a bit low at the minute and I've plenty to keep my hands full already, BUT I got an offer I just couldn't refuse and got this little guy

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Was told it's male, but he wasn't 100% sure, so I'll get it probed when it's a bit older and find out.

Hard to say no....we all know how you feel!!

funds musn a been too low then! I loooove bees, they're what made me consider getting some royals.
i hope he's a better feeder for you than my little bee - honest to god, he's a disaster!!!
He's absolutely beautiful, and wish you the very best of luck with him

Cheers. Well I think the previous owner did say it was a bit of a fussy feeder, but only time will tell. I'm sure fresh killed rodents will help encourage it to eat

ahh, they'll eat when they're ready. I rarely worry about royals anymore. They like to go through their phases. Our guy won't even eat live when he's in non feeding mode ( i only ever do this as a last resort, hate it), but that's royals for you!
I think ppl are always in too much of a race to get royals to a certain weight by a certain age.
He's a real stunner, congrats and can't wait to see more pics as he grows!

Couldn't agree more with Lisa, I think we often fall into the trap of getting overly anxious when a particular snake bucks the trend in a particular feeding regime.

This isn't exclusively the domain of Royals [although I guess they are best known for fasting]. Provided your temps, humidity and ventilation are all on the ball [to coin a phrase], there's little weight loss and no outward signs of ailment, go with the flow...

In the wild it might be several weeks between feeds, always worth remembering that whenever our snakes decide to skip a regular rodent every 7-10 days....if their environment's correct and the animal's healthy it'll surely feed when it needs....

Some owners even prefer the less is more approach to feeding, there's merit there too...slender boas and pythons are meant to be exactly that...I'm thinking of BRB's and Morelia species amongst others....it's way too easy to over feed our snakes....while we feel good about it, in the longer term it can be detrimental.

I've read quite a few articles on poor feeders particularly Royals....one key to success which has cropped up a few times is offering it a multi....try that and see if he turns his nose up....

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I've heard a few people mention multi's before. Would you have any multis that I could buy to breed Tony?

No problems I'll send you a PM.

i feed most of my young royals on multis good food sourse and royals seem to love them. nice bee mate

Yes Tony, I'll drop you an email about those shortly

Absolute stunner, well done and best of luck with this guy. Keep us posted on progress too please :)