Caesar progression thread.

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Originally Posted by C.Marie

Oh Ceaser getting a new palace! Wonderful news for sure will you stick with black or thinking of switching it up and picking up a white? He looks so precious all curled up only thing missing is a teddy bear :P:snake:

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I will never do white cages again lol. My Proline was white and despite claims of nothing sticking to it, there were stains inside it from my boa. Black cages all the way from now on haha.

Caesar and Pat have both slept in ways i just couldnt imagine lol. Vicky has slept weird before too like when i caught her propping her head 90 degrees to her body against her water bowl lol.

And Caesar might 'need' new digs but right now, my wallet cant afford his new digs lol. I got a bunch of higher ticket bills i need to pay off as well as paying off Pat's cage i ordered today plus his RHP plus i still got to find Coffea or Manzanita perches or if i fail there, order a few sets of S3D Acetal perch holders and an elevated water bowl holder, plus order a few rods of green Acetal and a few long silk vines to hang from the ceiling of the cage. So right now, Pat's PVC cage is getting the extra cash.

I'm sure I'll cave though before the end of the year and get Caesar a bigger cage. He is such a good boy :)

How much time and energy you put into Ceasar I am sure his current home will be more than adequate , can not wait to see Pats new home. Wish ever reticulated python had a owner like you , you truly understand and desire to give him the best life possible that's no small achievement anyone who says otherwise obviously never been around the gentle giants 😊 plus he looks pretty please and knows he is well cared for amazing noodle but even more amazing person who cares for him big thumbs up, standing ovation 👏👏👏

Alright, was cleaning Caesar's cage today and decided to snap some pics that givean idea of how much he has grown. He almost seems more like a mainland male now than a SD lol. Luckily he is such a sweetie.
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Oh he is glamorous, the second picture looks like he is coming up for a kiss, love it! And he is so large and in charge from all the fabulous care he receives congratulations :gj::gj:

The man behind the critters is revealed! He looks great dude. I feel like he’s longer than he looks in the photos. He’s definitely bigger than Gerald but definitely smaller than Phyllis, which is like a perfect size in my opinion. Glad he’s doing so well for you. Phyllis is on day 5 post feed tomorrow but she took a huge piss just now so that means she’ll poop tomorrow or maybe early the next day. Which is 6-7 days after feeding. I may have to try out monster feeders for f/t and start giving her 2lb+ rabbits. A colossal rat is barely noticeable after she eats

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The man behind the critters is revealed! He looks great dude. I feel like he’s longer than he looks in the photos. He’s definitely bigger than Gerald but definitely smaller than Phyllis, which is like a perfect size in my opinion. Glad he’s doing so well for you. Phyllis is on day 5 post feed tomorrow but she took a huge piss just now so that means she’ll poop tomorrow or maybe early the next day. Which is 6-7 days after feeding. I may have to try out monster feeders for f/t and start giving her 2lb+ rabbits. A colossal rat is barely noticeable after she eats

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Haha yup, the man behind the reptiles is revealed :P And thanks about his look. I think Caesar looks pretty good too lol. I really dont know exactly how long Caesar is as i cant really get him to sit still to measure. I just use the cage as a measuring tool. I'm guessing around 8 feet. Regardless though, when he is on me, he is so much snake lol. Honestly, if i didnt raise him from a baby and just went in cold and tried to hold him around my body and stuff, i would be kind of intimidated. Same with Rosey or Vicky. Large constrictors are just so much muscle mass and just rock solid. you can feel that if they wanted to, they could mess you up.

So Phyllis is settled on the 7 day feeding schedule? I'm still not sure about Caesar. I mean 10 days is for sure with him but some days, he seems like he could go 14 and other times, barely lasts 10 days. He hasnt been pushing for a while now so I'm really wondering if his 'bad' behavior was because he wanted a girlfriend.

As for food size, Caesar works well still with a jumbo rat. Well jumbo by the pet shop i use standards. Think last time i weighed them, they were around 340-350 grams. I keep meaning to weigh to weight them again but keep forgetting to buy a new battery for my snake food scale. I do give him an XL guinea pig though also which those might be the times he seems to last more than 10 days.

You know, i really want another GTP or an ETB but i was browsing through Bob Clarks available snakes and saw a male SD ultra anery...i was really tempted as i got that extra T8 laying around hahaha. If only i had room for like 5 more snakes but that aint happening.....nice to dream though haha.

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Haha yup, the man behind the reptiles is revealed :P And thanks about his look. I think Caesar looks pretty good too lol. I really dont know exactly how long Caesar is as i cant really get him to sit still to measure. I just use the cage as a measuring tool. I'm guessing around 8 feet. Regardless though, when he is on me, he is so much snake lol. Honestly, if i didnt raise him from a baby and just went in cold and tried to hold him around my body and stuff, i would be kind of intimidated. Same with Rosey or Vicky. Large constrictors are just so much muscle mass and just rock solid. you can feel that if they wanted to, they could mess you up.

So Phyllis is settled on the 7 day feeding schedule? I'm still not sure about Caesar. I mean 10 days is for sure with him but some days, he seems like he could go 14 and other times, barely lasts 10 days. He hasnt been pushing for a while now so I'm really wondering if his 'bad' behavior was because he wanted a girlfriend.

As for food size, Caesar works well still with a jumbo rat. Well jumbo by the pet shop i use standards. Think last time i weighed them, they were around 340-350 grams. I keep meaning to weigh to weight them again but keep forgetting to buy a new battery for my snake food scale. I do give him an XL guinea pig though also which those might be the times he seems to last more than 10 days.

You know, i really want another GTP or an ETB but i was browsing through Bob Clarks available snakes and saw a male SD ultra anery...i was really tempted as i got that extra T8 laying around hahaha. If only i had room for like 5 more snakes but that aint happening.....nice to dream though haha.

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Absolutely, if I started working with her at her current size instead of working up from a noodle the size of a big pencil she’d be an intimidating first large constrictor. I can read her very well though since I raised her from three weeks onwards and she is very easy to manage except occasionally when she doesn’t want to go back in her cage.
And she’s barely making it to 7 days. Pushing pretty good at day 6. She’s 20lbs and is still growing so she needs either bigger or more frequent meals.
Seeing you get all the snakes makes me want more snakes haha. Between you and Gio I kinda want a locality bcc. But on the same hand I’d like to breed Phyllis and Gerald someday and keep a baby or two as well... only have three cages and three critters though so that’s helping keep me in check



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Absolutely, if I started working with her at her current size instead of working up from a noodle the size of a big pencil she’d be an intimidating first large constrictor. I can read her very well though since I raised her from three weeks onwards and she is very easy to manage except occasionally when she doesn’t want to go back in her cage.
And she’s barely making it to 7 days. Pushing pretty good at day 6. She’s 20lbs and is still growing so she needs either bigger or more frequent meals.
Seeing you get all the snakes makes me want more snakes haha. Between you and Gio I kinda want a locality bcc. But on the same hand I’d like to breed Phyllis and Gerald someday and keep a baby or two as well... only have three cages and three critters though so that’s helping keep me in check



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Haha, well cant go wrong with a BCC. I love Gina. She is such a sweetie too and so laid back. For the most part i am more scared of her falling off me than she is haha. She is pretty carefree.

And thats insane Phyllis is barely making 7 days. Like i said, i think Caesar has finally reached a mellow point either from growth or from getting over wanting to breed. Well see how he goes and next year too. Then i will be able to tell more if his pushing is from breeding or not. Regardless, i am so glad he quit pushing as that was a point of great worry for me as he always had a scuff on his chin or somewhere from it. Now watch, i mention this and he will start pushing again haha.

The good thing about boas compared to retics is they are much cheaper to feed and house lol. I only have to change out the boas' cypress about every 2-3 months and i feed the big girls every 3-4 weeks and the little kids every 2 weeks. Caesar i have to change his cypress every month and feed him every 10 days...hoping to go to 14 days.

I will say though, inside the cage, Caesar is much more social and interactive to me. Outside the cages and all the snakes are pretty much the same. Pat's pretty hilarious inside his cage. If you wake him up during the day, he will become Mr. Grump and hiss at you and then move to the other side of the perch and curl back up. Surprisingly when it gets close to night, he will just stare at my hand when i reach in to change his water. I have been waiting to get bit but the little worm doesnt seem to be much of a biter or striker. He seems to like to inspect stuff first unless i make him wait 8-9 days for food. Then when he smells that mouse, he wags his tail vigorously and grabs the mouse haha.

And my days of mass buying snakes is pretty well over. Once i get Pat's cage set up, I'll probably use the 18x18x18 for either an ETB or another GTP and the extra T8 will go to probably another retic in all truthfulness. I love boas but another baby retic sounds fun as Caesar grew too fast and isnt my little baby worm anymore lol. I want either a SD ultra or ultra ivory....doesnt really matter as i wont be breeding so having a white or lavender wont matter or i have been looking at those mochinos. I havent seen SD mochinos though which was kind f the reason i was browsing Bob Clarks site :)

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Originally Posted by Sauzo

Well it might just be me but since his shed, Caesar seems to be changing colors. He's starting to develop the white head like I've seen on a lot of tigers. pretty excited.
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You can see below his nostril and back to under his eye is starting to turn white and the top of head is starting to go white too. Gonna be hot if his head turns white and he keeps the orange stripe down his back.

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Caesar is maturing so nicely. He’s very handsome. Keeping that stripe WOULD be so amazing!


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Love everything about him. Rainbow destroyed her cage last night. Fed her 3 days ago and last night she pooped and pissed everywhere Then she began the shedding process. Gave me a good chance to clean the blood up also from the chicken massacre. I have to admit I had a larger fear of retics before getting her. Now I just work hard to show her proper respect when handling. So far so good. Caesar looks amazing and keep up the good work.

Both times Rainbow has shed she gets it all off but is in many pieces. Her humidity is 60-70%. Is that to low or is she just growing to fast?

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Love everything about him. Rainbow destroyed her cage last night. Fed her 3 days ago and last night she pooped and pissed everywhere Then she began the shedding process. Gave me a good chance to clean the blood up also from the chicken massacre. I have to admit I had a larger fear of retics before getting her. Now I just work hard to show her proper respect when handling. So far so good. Caesar looks amazing and keep up the good work.

Both times Rainbow has shed she gets it all off but is in many pieces. Her humidity is 60-70%. Is that to low or is she just growing to fast?

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Thanks. 60% is low. The lowest i let anyone get is around 65% but i prefer to keep to them around 70-85%. As long as there is no standing water or condensation 24/7. I get spikes of condensation for a day or two after i give the cypress a good soaking but it dries out. You just dont want wet substrate or like i said, dripping condensation 24/7. A couple days is fine and it seems the snakes actually like it.

Heck the little boas' cages sit around 87% with all the plants i got in there and the cypress is dry. They love it and i catch them stretched out at night. Louie and Rango are in shed again since being switched to weaned rats but Gina was all hanging out this morning and most of the afternoon. They love the higher humidity.

Also was pretty funny yesterday. Got in an argument with a guy on FB who was saying my retic wasnt a SD, it was a mainland. He pretty much said, if it's under 50% SD blood, its not a SD. Then he tried to use the comparison of if you were 87% italian and 13% black, would you call yourself a black. I said no and with that, my retic is 37.5% SD, 31.5% dwarf and 31% mainland. Would you call him a SD/D cross or a mainland? I swear, my threads on FB seem to attract the idiots. Had another guy a while ago say my BCL wasnt a BCL because he didnt have the head stamp cross and that only Stockl has true BCL.....funny part is my BCL's parents came from Legacy Reptiles and Vin Russo. And even more funny...Stockl didnt discover the BCL...Russo did....

Caesar trying to be stealthy.
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He really looks fabulous, hopefully he doesn't get on this vine bad side ;) so what did that guy reply when you pointed out Ceaser fabulous blood lines , knowing how know it all's work probably nothing :P don't worry Sauzo his jealous of Ceaser because he is such a handsome little noodle inside and out you raised him up very well :gj:

Love it! How much does he weigh now?

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Caesar trying to be stealthy.
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He really looks fabulous, hopefully he doesn't get on this vine bad side ;) so what did that guy reply when you pointed out Ceaser fabulous blood lines , knowing how know it all's work probably nothing :P don't worry Sauzo his jealous of Ceaser because he is such a handsome little noodle inside and out you raised him up very well :gj:

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Thanks. He quit arguing. Either i wore him out or he realized that his analogy of of it has to be 50%+ to be a called an SD still applies in my case as Caesar is predominately SD so calling him a mainland would be less correct as mainland is the least of his bloodline. The point he pretty much quit was when he used the analogy of 'if you are 87% italian and 13% black, would you call yourself black?'. Then i answered no, i would call myself italian and with that regarding my snake, he is 37.5% SD, 31.5% dwarf and 31% mainland. Should i call him a mainland? That's when he said he was done lol. He more or less proved my point. Regardless though, i was pretty done arguing as i kind of felt like an idiot arguing with some random guy on FB on my snake which i clearly know what he is.

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Love it! How much does he weigh now?

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No idea. Never weighed him as i only have a food scale which i use to weigh food for new snakes so i know what I'm dealing with. He is pretty freakin heavy though. Probably about on par with my 7 foot boa even though she is more thick but shorter.

Caesar trying to sleep. He didnt seem to happy with me lifting his hide up to take a pic lol.
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He really is a glorious noodle, should have known all that personality and good looks couldn't fit inside a seven footer, great picture :P

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Caesar trying to sleep. He didnt seem to happy with me lifting his hide up to take a pic lol.
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Looks good.

2nd birthday has to be right around the corner.

You think he's an 8 footer now correct?

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He really is a glorious noodle, should have known all that personality and good looks couldn't fit inside a seven footer, great picture :P

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Thanks. He is packed with personality for a snake.

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Looks good.

2nd birthday has to be right around the corner.

You think he's an 8 footer now correct?

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Thanks and yeah, I dont remember the exact day in May, think it was the 22nd. But yeah this month he is 2 years old.

Well, i dont have an exact measurement as he doesnt cooperate much but when he stretches out in his cage, he is the full length of the cage and around 2/3 of a side too. So he's close to 8 feet.

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Thanks. He is packed with personality for a snake.



Thanks and yeah, I dont remember the exact day in May, think it was the 22nd. But yeah this month he is 2 years old.

Well, i dont have an exact measurement as he doesnt cooperate much but when he stretches out in his cage, he is the full length of the cage and around 2/3 of a side too. So he's close to 8 feet.

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I think he's a about a foot longer than Wallace and a bit thicker. Wallace is about a Red Bull can thick maybe a tad more.

I think our dudes are 13 days apart if I recall.

And as far as measuring LOL!!!! Yeah,, I'm eyeballing it and calling it. Not one to sit still here either.

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I think he's a about a foot longer than Wallace and a bit thicker. Wallace is about a Red Bull can thick maybe a tad more.

I think our dudes are 13 days apart if I recall.

And as far as measuring LOL!!!! Yeah,, I'm eyeballing it and calling it. Not one to sit still here either.

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I hear ya on measuring the squirrelly ones hahha! I got a decent eyeball/cage measurement on Gerald earlier when changing his water. He might be closer to 8’ now but probably about the girth of a red bull can too. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...a5d614c955.jpg definitely stretches about one long side and both short sides of the cage. Downgraded to just a warm hide so he has more room to stretch out. Guess I really should put more serious thought into whether to get him a bigger cage or get an 8 footer for Phyllis and give Gerald her T25...


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I hear ya on measuring the squirrelly ones hahha! I got a decent eyeball/cage measurement on Gerald earlier when changing his water. He might be closer to 8’ now but probably about the girth of a red bull can too. https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...a5d614c955.jpg definitely stretches about one long side and both short sides of the cage. Downgraded to just a warm hide so he has more room to stretch out. Guess I really should put more serious thought into whether to get him a bigger cage or get an 8 footer for Phyllis and give Gerald her T25...


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.......8 footer for Phyllis....... :D And dang, Gerald has caught up to Caesar in length. This might mean Caesar is slowing down growing, i hope so lol.

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I think he's a about a foot longer than Wallace and a bit thicker. Wallace is about a Red Bull can thick maybe a tad more.

I think our dudes are 13 days apart if I recall.

And as far as measuring LOL!!!! Yeah,, I'm eyeballing it and calling it. Not one to sit still here either.

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Kind of surprised how close they are in size with such a huge difference in feeding we did and of course, i bet the 43% dwarf and 12% less mainland play into that foot shorter over Caesar. Like i said, I'm just glad Caesar is an attention/petting monster and not a mean retic lol.

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Kind of surprised how close they are in size with such a huge difference in feeding we did and of course, i bet the 43% dwarf and 12% less mainland play into that foot shorter over Caesar. Like i said, I'm just glad Caesar is an attention/petting monster and not a mean retic lol.

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Yes,

But remember I was feeding him medium rats from day one, and I think you were on smalls.

So maybe the difference I gained was on the front end of things.

I fed today after 2 weeks and he was completely mental. Wasn't sure if I was going to even get the door open.

I'll feed again on his Bday June 1.


JM,

Gerald looks awesome!!

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Originally Posted by Gio

Yes,

But remember I was feeding him medium rats from day one, and I think you were on smalls.

So maybe the difference I gained was on the front end of things.

I fed today after 2 weeks and he was completely mental. Wasn't sure if I was going to even get the door open.

I'll feed again on his Bday June 1.


JM,

Gerald looks awesome!!

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Lol, i think your retic finally got the memo. Caesar was mental from about 2 hours after i unboxed him and gave him his first rat. He never stopped after that and just got worse as he grew up until probably the past few months when he has started mellowing out on the food drive but once he smells food, he turns psycho again haha.

I am actually going to try to go 2 weeks with Caesar once i find him a nice big rabbit. He was going 10 days being underfed pretty much on 360 gram jumbo rats. Maybe if i up him to the actual right size food, he might last a lot longer in between feedings. I really hope so. Already pushed Pat out to every 10 days from 7 days and he doesnt seem very happy. He has been out on the front perch every night about 5 mins after cage lights go out trying to caudal lure dinner lol. Really funny if you put your finger down on the bottom of the front door on the outside and walk it by like its a mouse. He goes into overdrive with the tail haha.

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Lol, i think your retic finally got the memo. Caesar was mental from about 2 hours after i unboxed him and gave him his first rat. He never stopped after that and just got worse as he grew up until probably the past few months when he has started mellowing out on the food drive but once he smells food, he turns psycho again haha.

I am actually going to try to go 2 weeks with Caesar once i find him a nice big rabbit. He was going 10 days being underfed pretty much on 360 gram jumbo rats. Maybe if i up him to the actual right size food, he might last a lot longer in between feedings. I really hope so. Already pushed Pat out to every 10 days from 7 days and he doesnt seem very happy. He has been out on the front perch every night about 5 mins after cage lights go out trying to caudal lure dinner lol. Really funny if you put your finger down on the bottom of the front door on the outside and walk it by like its a mouse. He goes into overdrive with the tail haha.

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Oh Wallace has always been nuts during feeding. If I skipped today he’d have been fine. Once it’s time though he’s nuts.

Sniper and Wallace ate today. At almost 6 years old the boa is hitting a bit of a growth spurt.

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Oh Wallace has always been nuts during feeding. If I skipped today he’d have been fine. Once it’s time though he’s nuts.

Sniper and Wallace ate today. At almost 6 years old the boa is hitting a bit of a growth spurt.

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Lol so has Rosey. She is in blue right now. Since around January this year, she is has shed twice. She is having a growth spurt too.

And gave Caesar his open door time too. He's been pretty quiet recently. I'm actually kind of relieved as it's given me a bit of a breather.
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Lol so has Rosey. She is in blue right now. Since around January this year, she is has shed twice. She is having a growth spurt too.

And gave Caesar his open door time too. He's been pretty quiet recently. I'm actually kind of relieved as it's given me a bit of a breather.
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Cool and good to know. Thinking he’s maybe topped or topping off.

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Cool and good to know. Thinking he’s maybe topped or topping off.

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I hope he's topping off lol. I'm not planning for a 10+ foot snake haha.

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I hope he's topping off lol. I'm not planning for a 10+ foot snake haha.

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Lol neither was I and you’ve seen what I ended up with. Better to plan for 10’ and be happy when he ends up 8.5’ instead. At my rate I’m planning for 12’ and hoping to god she slows down soon, as I’m a solo keeper and not a big dude either


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Lol neither was I and you’ve seen what I ended up with. Better to plan for 10’ and be happy when he ends up 8.5’ instead. At my rate I’m planning for 12’ and hoping to god she slows down soon, as I’m a solo keeper and not a big dude either


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Wha??! Is JM taking provocative pics of himself on Instagram!!?? Ohhlala :P

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Wha??! Is JM taking provocative pics of himself on Instagram!!?? Ohhlala :P

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Nah, I’m just a stud and it’s hard to hide it in photos lol


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I hope he's topping off lol. I'm not planning for a 10+ foot snake haha.

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LOL.... I am planning on a 15' and hoping for less than 20'. Seams like Rainbow is making up for lost time. I have had her for 7-8 weeks. She has grown 2 feet and gained 11ish lbs. I want her healthy. I am taking your advice though on upping the size of her prey slowly so she can just eat one and be happy. I am just happy she is mellow. The way you talk about Caesar going nuts with feeding, I am grateful Rainbow seams to be on the calm end of the spectrum of the scale although she did hit the glass as I was heading towards it with a rat last feeding.

Caesar was sawing some serious logs today. He didnt even move when i slid a door open to get a glare free pic/ He is in for a surprise tonight. He is getting his first rabbit.
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Pics of the feeding! How big of a rabbit?


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Pics of the feeding! How big of a rabbit?


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No idea. the batter in my scale died lol. So i'm winging it. It is what they call a 'small'. Looks about the same size as a 2XL guinea pig or pretty close. Just rabbit is much more dense and leaner meat so I'm going to shoot for a 2 week feed on this one and see how far we get. Caesar has been a good boy and hasnt really pushed much if at all. He is busy at night and will windshield wipe the doors but doesnt really push at the center brace anymore. I usually will open the door at night and give him some petting and attention which after about 2-3 hours of on and off petting with his door open and me watching tv, he either will lay down at the doorway and curl up and sit there or he will go ballistic and try and climb down to explore.

Alright, the rabbit got thawed and the Caesar was out and about. Took him about 5 secs to realize what it was but once he saw it was food, it was all over lol.
Here is the rabbit in comparison to a 16.9 oz water bottle. Thing was about as thick as a coke can or a little more.
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And Caesar realizing that it was FOOD!!
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I actually expected that rabbit to leave a bigger lump but as you can see by the last pic, it's noticeable but I've seen Caesar eat a LOT larger as a baby.

And on a side note, Gina, Louie and Rango i think need to be upsized from weaned rats to small rats. They are all growing like weeds since being switched to rats.

Great pics,looks like he enjoyed that,he proper coiled it, I think snakes grow much more on rats mine all have

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Great pics,looks like he enjoyed that,he proper coiled it, I think snakes grow much more on rats mine all have

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Yeah, he seemed to like the rabbit...but then again, Caesar has never turned down a meal in over 1.5 years even in shed. Heck he went ballistic 2 hours after i unpacked him and shoved him in a T10 and ate like a champ...never stopped after that haha.

And yeah, i noticed when i switched my snakes over from adult mice to weaned rats and then small rats, they just exploded in growth, then slowed back down again.

I’ve just put my bigger ones to mediums from small rats and spread to 3weeks , hopefully that will help fill them but last night even tho they was given it on Tuesday they was at the glass , probably could smell the food I’d just given to my little harlequin is is not one yet so still on weekly feed, boas sense of smell is just mad


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I’ve just put my bigger ones to mediums from small rats and spread to 3weeks , hopefully that will help fill them but last night even tho they was given it on Tuesday they was at the glass , probably could smell the food I’d just given to my little harlequin is is not one yet so still on weekly feed, boas sense of smell is just mad


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Lol yeah, all my snakes have crazy smell. When i am feeding Pat his little mouse, all the boas perk up and are poked out of their hides standing up haha.

And now that it has been a day since Caesar's first rabbit, he is looking pretty satisfied. I am still surprised how little of a dent that rabbit made in him though.
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Oh look at that handsome babe CONGRATULATIONS Ceaser your first rabbit big mile stone and so happy Sauzo you got your big fella eating rabbits without any trouble. But I heard rabbits smell much worse than rats is this true?

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Oh look at that handsome babe CONGRATULATIONS Ceaser your first rabbit big mile stone and so happy Sauzo you got your big fella eating rabbits without any trouble. But I heard rabbits smell much worse than rats is this true?

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Thanks. I really wasnt worried about Caesar eating. He is a garbage can and eats anything lol. From my experience with feeding the boas rabbits, i havent noticed difference in poop.

Gratz on the rabbit feeding. I am always so amazed at how quickly they digest and the size of food they can handle. Shiva (my BP) took her first medium rat last Thursday. I never thought she would have gotten it down. She is 700+ grams now. Took her a min to get it down but she crawled back in her hide and is digesting still. If she is out tonight will hold her a min. Monty has gotten in the habit of striking his glass when I put him back into his enclosure. It amazes me how quickly retics can go from calm to SUPPRISE! Let me know how long before Caesar is back on the move. He is looking nice and satisfied for sure.

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Lol yeah, all my snakes have crazy smell. When i am feeding Pat his little mouse, all the boas perk up and are poked out of their hides standing up haha.

And now that it has been a day since Caesar's first rabbit, he is looking pretty satisfied. I am still surprised how little of a dent that rabbit made in him though.
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Lol he poked his head out last night when i was changing water for everyone. He came to the front of the cage, i gave him some petting and he went back behind the warm side hide. He hasnt been in a food coma since he was a baby. I would have to feed him something like a medium rabbit to probably get him into food coma haha.

Caesar has only struck the glass once. He has shot out of the door a few times though but only when he actually smelled food as a youngin. The boas though have struck the glass. Pretty much only Rango a couple times, Gina a couple times, Vicky a couple times and Louie about a dozen times haha. He is a freak though. Was shy as heck for about a year but if he smelled food, all his shyness went out the window and he became a loaded spring of teeth.

I hope once a week is good for Monty? I might have to move him to 5 days for a while. He is young and I think he smells my ASFs in the other room. 3 feet and skinny. I did feed him something of the correct size Thursday. I might have to feed him tonight or tomorrow. He never slows down it seams. No aggression when being taken out or handled. Just when put back.

For the past 2 weeks the 7 day schedule for Rainbow has worked. I just want her happy and healthy. Happy and healthy means she is in a good mood. LOL.

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Lol he poked his head out last night when i was changing water for everyone. He came to the front of the cage, i gave him some petting and he went back behind the warm side hide. He hasnt been in a food coma since he was a baby. I would have to feed him something like a medium rabbit to probably get him into food coma haha.

Caesar has only struck the glass once. He has shot out of the door a few times though but only when he actually smelled food as a youngin. The boas though have struck the glass. Pretty much only Rango a couple times, Gina a couple times, Vicky a couple times and Louie about a dozen times haha. He is a freak though. Was shy as heck for about a year but if he smelled food, all his shyness went out the window and he became a loaded spring of teeth.

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I hope once a week is good for Monty? I might have to move him to 5 days for a while. He is young and I think he smells my ASFs in the other room. 3 feet and skinny. I did feed him something of the correct size Thursday. I might have to feed him tonight or tomorrow. He never slows down it seams. No aggression when being taken out or handled. Just when put back.

For the past 2 weeks the 7 day schedule for Rainbow has worked. I just want her happy and healthy. Happy and healthy means she is in a good mood. LOL.

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No idea how old your snakes are but if i had a choice, i would like to feed Caesar every 2 weeks. For babies, once a week is fine but after a year or so, i like to push them out to every 2 weeks if i can.

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No idea how old your snakes are but if i had a choice, i would like to feed Caesar every 2 weeks. For babies, once a week is fine but after a year or so, i like to push them out to every 2 weeks if i can.

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Rainbow is 2 years and 2 months old. I would like her to be on a 2 week schedule but man she had problem waiting 7 days. At that point she even flips her water bowl over which is a 5 quart oil pan that is half full of water. I know if I come home and everything is moved around she needs food that day! I think now that she is eating proper meals she is growing lots again. Like I said she gained 11lbs and 2 feet in length in 7 weeks. That is a lot of growth. I think this is week 9 and she shed last night for the 3rd time in my care. I am grateful she is easy to handle and hope she stays that way.

Monty? My guess is a 3-4 month old. He is active except for the 2 days after feeding and then moving around again. He is always hungry but I am trying to keep him on 7 day feedings with a ASF rat crawler snack on day 4. They are small and is more of a snack than a meal and doesn't slow him down.

If I am doing something wrong please correct me. What would you do with those personalities?

Caesar enjoying a petting session. Such a 'needy' snake lol. Thank god he doesnt push anymore, just windshield wipes the glass when he wants some attention and petting haha.
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