Burmese and retic growth rate/caging

Which usually grows faster, burms or retics? Approximately how long would it take either of them to outgrow a 4longx2tallx2deep?

I have experience with boas and I'd like a larger snake but I won't have room for anything larger than maybe a 6x2x2 for about 2 years until I move in with my boyfriend but I know I have room for a 4x2x2. I'm interested in one but of course if they'll outgrow it within that time I'll just wait and just get a boa perhaps until I have the space.

My two year old 100% mainland female is too big for a 48"x30", she would need a six foot enclosure at least (I have her in an 8 footer).

I have two 50% SD females the same age who are fine in the 48"x30" size enclosure.

If you want a retic that will stay on the smaller side get a high-percentage SD.

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Originally Posted by bcr229

My two year old 100% mainland female is too big for a 48"x30", she would need a six foot enclosure at least (I have her in an 8 footer).

I have two 50% SD females the same age who are fine in the 48"x30" size enclosure.

If you want a retic that will stay on the smaller side get a high-percentage SD.

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Thank you. I want a large snake and I do realize how large retics and burms get, just not exactly how quickly. I just want to know if it'll outgrow the enclosure before I have room for a larger, two years was actually an overestimation of the time just to make absolutely certain it wouldn't outgrow. I will definitely not be getting a retic yet then since it will outgrow it too soon, I wouldn't want to squeeze a big snake into a small enclosure.

My mainland male retic hit 7 feet in his first year. He's now 15 months and easily pushing 8 feet. They grow quick! He's in a 72x30x18 Animal Plastics cage. While he doesn't do much in the day, at night, he uses every inch of his cage. He could probably still be ok in a 48x24x24, but it looks like he definitely utilizes the extra space.

Burmese pythons grow quickly, too.

Three of us split shipping on 3 Burmese hatchlings from the same clutch of eggs. At 14 months, my female was 6 feet long. The other two snakes were over 7 feet. IMO, a 4x2x2 cage would need replacing in about a year.

By the way, a lot of cages for big snakes have no way to keep you separate from the snake at feeding time. A stupid feeding accident with a 2 year old (or older) Burm or retic can be life threatening. Just something to keep in mind.

retics def grow faster, my male mainland i used to have hit 11ft in a year and 5 months while my 2 and a half year old female burm was only 8-9 ft. my female burm is now 12-13 foot at 6 years old and my 5 year old male burm is 8-9 ft, both are in 8'x3'x2' cages.
from my experience retics usually grow in length first then fatten up a bit. the retic would easily outgrow a 4x2x2 in a year, but it may be possible to keep a male burm in that for almost 2 years

My retic was underfed, so she grew really slowly. She was in a tub (I'd have to check the size) for most of the time I've had her, until she hit 4'-4.5'. I moved her into her 4'x2' in December, and she's already outgrown it. At the rate she's growing, she'll outgrow her 6'x2' before I can even get her in it. I'm hoping to have a Herpstat in by end of September, but I may just have to temporarily get some more Hydrofarms, because she appears to be 7'-8'. I can't get her 8'x4' this year because it takes so long for the cage to be built and shipped out, and I plan on moving by the end of the year. She'll be turning 2 years in about 2 months, so she's actually a couple feet behind in growth, but she was fed fuzzy mice every 2 weeks for the first 6 months of her life, so she got a slow start. So, yeah, they grow fast. I wouldn't even count on a year being long enough for your 4'x2' to last unless you got a hatchling, or a super dwarf. Then maybe it would last you 2-3 years, or life if the snake stays small. I hear a pure male tops out at 6'-7'. I don't know much about Burms.