Quick to settle in!

I have been fairly lucky when it comes to hosting new snake pets. I think I do a decent job with getting them settled in but am certainly not an expert or even close to one. There is certainly something to preparing and having some knowledge and experience but I think the snakes I've purchased have been of good temperament.

This little retic has been the fastest settling snake of the 4 I have here.

If I felt he was stressed or saw obvious signs of distress I'd leave him be. He's already eaten and has not taken a swipe at me since the first day.

Wallace is going to fit in well here once he can join the rest of the crew.

http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/y...a/IMG_3604.jpg

Here is some of the distal coloring he has toward the rear.
http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/y...a/IMG_3606.jpg

He has taken to the "acclimation branch" very well. These end up out of focus however I love how agile these guys are when it comes to climbing. He is the strongest gripping snake I've had at such a young age.
http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/y...a/IMG_3610.jpg


I caught him in his cage zipping around in the fake plants.
http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/y...a/IMG_3611.jpg

Finally a decent photo showing the scale plates on the head. This is the only snake I own that has such a reduced or basically plain head pattern.
http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/y...a/IMG_3615.jpg

Wish i had the room for a retic. Beautiful snake

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Originally Posted by StillBP

Wish i had the room for a retic. Beautiful snake

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Depending on your definition of "room" you may.

I'm hoping this SD X Dwarf stays at the 10 foot mark or under.

He, is obviously a male since I prefaced the sentence with "He" and should stay on the slender side of things. 25-35 pounds max. That is what I have prepared for. If the SD and Dwarf percentages end up being a farce (I don't see that being the case) and I end up with a much larger snake, I will have to examine my situation and options should I end up with a giant.

Feeding intervals and husbandry will play major roles in this fella's growth and for once, I will not be tempted to give a little extra to a young, growing snake.

Thanks for the nice comment. I really love the tiger pattern. He has some other cool genetics in his makeup, but I bought him because of his SD and Dwarf percentages, couple with the fact that the tiger pattern is my favorite.

That is one beautiful snake!

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Originally Posted by Gio

Depending on your definition of room you may

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I have upwards of 40 ball pythons and growing atm so i would be murderd if i brought a retic home.
he realy is a looker. I too like the tiger's. One of the nicer retics imo.
Hope he stays in-size for ya.

Glad to hear that Wallace is doing well.

A local Retic breeder knows that I am struggling with the temptation of getting one, so he hammers me pretty hard.
Between you and him, my resistance just might cave. :oops:

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Originally Posted by StillBP

I have upwards of 40 ball pythons and growing atm so i would be murderd if i brought a retic home.
he realy is a looker. I too like the tiger's. One of the nicer retics imo.
Hope he stays in-size for ya.

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AAaaaaaahhh,,, that's what you mean by space LOL!

I understand that clearly. The song and dance routine I had to go through here was noting short of Academy Award material.

My spouse has been very tolerant and I probably have seen the collection stop at 4 different and fairly sizable species of snake.

The fact that the last one is sort of my "ultimate snake" seems like a a sign to cap it off.

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Originally Posted by Reinz

Glad to hear that Wallace is doing well.

A local Retic breeder knows that I am struggling with the temptation of getting one, so he hammers me pretty hard.
Between you and him, my resistance just might cave. :oops:

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Honestly, with the information that Cody has put out and various other sources of information regarding certain localities within the species, I decided to give it a whirl.

I was very, very close to snatching up a Bredli python or a beautiful Suri BC.

The long shot was a scrub python, but I'm not seeing enough captive projects within that species yielding predictable adult sizes and temperaments.

SOOOOOooooo,,,,

I gots me a lil SD x Dwarf, retic. Obviously I think you should too.

Retics>balls if you ask me. Its hard to explain how, but once you go retic, you never go back.