Back in the Saddle

This is my male I bought two weeks ago. He is a 2017 25% Dwarf Purple Motley.

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This is my girl I purchase this week. She is a 25% Kalatoa SD Tiger Het Albino x Purple Albino Golden Child.

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It has been about 10 years since I've had retics, but I never lost the love and passion for them. Snakes are amazing creatures that are misunderstood and are not appreciated. My female is a real pistol that had not been handled much in 7 months, so she is striking at everything that moves. She is going to be a real challenge but she is not very big. Actually, I feel she is a little undersize even for a dwarf. The breeder only fed her every 14 days, which personally I feel isn't adequate for this young of a snake. Once she digest that jumbo mouse the taming session will begin and I will be depositing a lot of blood. ;)

Congratulations! It just so happens that I decided to put a deposit down on almost the same exact animals a couple days ago! lol Mine are both 2017 25% Kalatoas, but neither of them are Het. My boy is a Purple Albino Motley just like yours and the girl is a Purple Albino Golden Child. They will be my first Retics and I am very excited to get them, but also a little scared... lol I'm just hoping I can keep them a manageable size with smaller prey size and careful feeding schedules. The breeder i'm getting mine from also recommended that I only feed them once every 14 days for the first 2 years then only once per month. I really want to keep them 8' - 10', but I have my doubts. I'm guessing they will probably end up 10' - 12', which I could still live with. I think it's all going to come down to how relentlessly they end up pushing between meals.

I posted a thread about them with photos here if you would like to check them out:

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...-(25-Kalatoas)

Best of luck with your new friends! It will be very interesting to compare these guys with each other as they grow! :)

Okay, Peaches is 7 months old and is very tiny. I didn't want to handle her because she still has a lump from her meal this week, but she pooped so I had to remove her and clean out her enclosure. She bites and strikes at everything including the camera.[IMG]https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...om/2mXOMq3.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...om/kS7a5KF.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...om/ohqY0A4.jpg[/IMG]

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Okay, Peaches is 7 months old and is very tiny. I didn't want to handle her because she still has a lump from her meal this week, but she pooped so I had to remove her and clean out her enclosure. She bites and strikes at everything including the camera.[IMG]https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...om/2mXOMq3.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...om/kS7a5KF.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...om/ohqY0A4.jpg[/IMG]

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Hi
Have you tried 'tap training' ??

If so disregard this but if not then I'd do some research on it .

Also I remove most of mine with the aid of a hook just out of habit and because I've got good at doing it . It keeps their head ( teeth lol) away from me and I support the main weight with my other hand - once they're out they don't 'usually' strike tbh unless they're in shed or they're just like that anyways ..


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Originally Posted by Zincubus

HiHave you tried 'tap training' ??If so disregard this but if not then I'd do some research on it . Also I remove most of mine with the aid of a hook just out of habit and because I've got good at doing it . It keeps their head ( teeth lol) away from me and I support the main weight with my other hand - once they're out they don't 'usually' strike tbh unless they're in shed or they're just like that anyways ..Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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She was not handled for 7 months of her life and that bite was while I was holding her. Some breeders grow their collection so big and fast, that the only thing they do is clean and feed. I'm a big believer in hook training, but she is very defensive right now. She strikes anytime you walk by or get near her enclosure.