Doing research for a retic

I've been kicking around the idea of getting a retic or dwarf retic in the future. I just got a pretty nice raise and I know I'll be able to feed/care for one. I was wanting opinions on what to start a baby in and which cages you prefer to put yours in when they get larger? I don't want to buy 6 different enclosures if I don't have to. I have a spare 42 quart tub in my rack, would that be okay for a baby for a while?


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Do a search on here....there's plenty to read. I even had a thread about this about 2 weeks ago.

retics get huge, and if you have no experience with bigger snakes or someone to help you feed and care for them it'll be hard. adult females will need a 8-10'x3.5'x2' enclosure if not bigger. Males can get away with 8'x3'x2' generally.

They eat weekly on appropriately sized food items, and need a large water dish. They also like higher humidity than ball pythons so you'll need to keep that in mind.

Just search around there is plenty of info out there. Email a couple retic breeders most are willing to help out.



BTW.. most won't post on threads like this because you need to do a little research yourself and one of these threads pops up about 5 times a week if not more. All I just posted was reiterated from about 10 threads I read on this site. Scroll through this section and its amazing what you'll find.
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Also babies don't do well in tubs, they are semi aborreal and like to be climbing something. A 4' animl plastics enclosure would work best.

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Yes... an enclosure with lots of room required - no matter the size of your retic. Space, height and a large enough water container to soak.

Chris