Reticulated Python Q & A Update

[reptileexperts]

Head scale counts compared to known locales. Beside that you just have to trust the importer. Will say that they known locales have a different look to them but resemble kalatoa very strong.

[John1982]

I think it'd be useful to retic keepers, present and future, to cover "pushing" since it's probably one of the leading causes of health issues in the species. Shouldn't take but a short segment to touch on indicators, causes, remedies, preventatives, etc.

[reptileexperts]

I think it'd be useful to retic keepers, present and future, to cover "pushing" since it's probably one of the leading causes of health issues in the species. Shouldn't take but a short segment to touch on indicators, causes, remedies, preventatives, etc.

Yeah, this is an interesting topic - Most keepers understand the logic involved in pushing and have dealt with their fair share of it. Fortunately I've never had any long term pushing issues, just minor ones. There was an interesting case from a guy in Europe not too long ago posting on the retic nation group - he was looking for a credentialed person to testify about pushing in order for him to keep possession of his snakes. Apparently, his retics had been pushing pretty severely and caused an issue with one of their faces (tore lip likely). This sparked interest with some of the locals and they called animal control on him. Now he has a court date to appear for animal abuse, because the retic did what retics do. They are blaming it on too small of an enclosure, poor husbandry, underfed, etc... Unfortunately, you can have perfect husbandry, and a properly sized enclosure, and this will still occur.

I'll touch on this topic for sure, it would be likely of general concern for many new keepers / potential keepers.

[TheSnakeGeek]

Not sure if you've ever covered this in a video, and not really a question to answer for me since I finally understand it. Lol but maybe touch on the whole purple, white, and lavender albinos and what they produce? So many people seem to be confused by it, and admittedly I was too until I saw you somewhere explain it as alleles on a punnet square.

Purple= pp
White= ww
Lav= pw

Before that, I had only seen it explained as "purple x purple produces all purple, lav x lav produces all 3, but purple x white produces only lavs."

Seems so simple now that I get it, but no wonder so many people get confused by it when explained that way. Lol

[reptileexperts]

Not sure if you've ever covered this in a video, and not really a question to answer for me since I finally understand it. Lol but maybe touch on the whole purple, white, and lavender albinos and what they produce? So many people seem to be confused by it, and admittedly I was too until I saw you somewhere explain it as alleles on a punnet square.

Purple= pp
White= ww
Lav= pw

Before that, I had only seen it explained as "purple x purple produces all purple, lav x lav produces all 3, but purple x white produces only lavs."

Seems so simple now that I get it, but no wonder so many people get confused by it when explained that way. Lol

Add to that the mocha complex... while it doesn't matter which strain you use of the clark albino (purple, white, or lavender) it works similar but different -

Mocha x Albino = Mochino

Mocha x Mocha = Mocha

Mochino x Mochino = Mocha and Mochino and Clark albino

Mochino x Albino = Mochino and Clark Albino

Mochino x Mocha = Mochino and Mocha

For what it's worth.

[reptileexperts]

Filming this weekend. Last chance to get those questions in!

[artgecko]

Almost forgot this one... I know you've mentioned this before to someone considering a SD or a D... That they should consider the cost of feeding a larger retic down the road vs. the cost of feeding the smaller SD, which would be far less.

What is the estimated cost of feeding a normal retic, a dwarf, and a super dwarf?