Caesar progression thread.

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Originally Posted by Sauzo

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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He looks very nice and satisfied. Keep up the good work.

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Originally Posted by Sauzo

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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That is a big thick head!

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HEY!!!!!


Did he get his birthday wishes??


He's 2 now,,, I'm going to wish him HBD in case I missed it. I think May 23rdish???

My word what a big softy Ceaser is , really enjoying his time with dad I see,;) really warms my heart to see you two together best wishes always ..

Fresh cypress for Caesar and he seems pretty happy as well. This guy goes through 2 bags of the Zoo Med Forest Floor cypress every month or so. Retics are fun they said.....retics are great they said.......they never said retics were expensive to keep though :P
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Worth every penny I say , you have really raised him well, and now he is over his terrible twos at least he won't be trashing it when his hangry , I love his enclosure simple but sweet the master piece in it? Ceaser a course. Every time I see him he looks even better than the time before? If that is even possible ;) What size hides do you use for him now? And can I adopt him as the nephew I never had :P

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Worth every penny I say , you have really raised him well, and now he is over his terrible twos at least he won't be trashing it when his hangry , I love his enclosure simple but sweet the master piece in it? Ceaser a course. Every time I see him he looks even better than the time before? If that is even possible ;) What size hides do you use for him now? And can I adopt him as the nephew I never had :P

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Thanks. Yeah he seems to have mellowed out on the pushing so thank god. The big boas and Caesar all get Reptile Basic jumbo hides.

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Originally Posted by Sauzo

Fresh cypress for Caesar and he seems pretty happy as well. This guy goes through 2 bags of the Zoo Med Forest Floor cypress every month or so. Retics are fun they said.....retics are great they said.......they never said retics were expensive to keep though :P
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LOL. I am lucky (or unlucky) that she either pees and poops in her water bowl or while being handled. Monty is not as picky and just goes where every and when ever so takes a little more cleaning than Rainbow does. The only time I have a big mess with Rainbow is feeding time. She loves to squish and fling blood out of her prey.

He looks so happy. Keep up the good work.

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LOL. I am lucky (or unlucky) that she either pees and poops in her water bowl or while being handled. Monty is not as picky and just goes where every and when ever so takes a little more cleaning than Rainbow does. The only time I have a big mess with Rainbow is feeding time. She loves to squish and fling blood out of her prey.

He looks so happy. Keep up the good work.

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I guess I'm lucky, I've never had Caesar piss or poop in a water bowl. And only have had him piss and poop outside the cage once.....on my foot and the floor. And even luckier, Caesar's poops have always been a very solid well formed gigantic tootsie roll so its pretty easy to pick up with a paper towel lol.

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I guess I'm lucky, I've never had Caesar piss or poop in a water bowl. And only have had him piss and poop outside the cage once.....on my foot and the floor. And even luckier, Caesar's poops have always been a very solid well formed gigantic tootsie roll so its pretty easy to pick up with a paper towel lol.

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Hers are solid for the most part also. She just pees a LOT. Is what they do.

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Originally Posted by Skyrivers

Hers are solid for the most part also. She just pees a LOT. Is what they do.

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Yup lol.

So Caesar finally quit pushing which im thankful for.....but now he has found something new that is just as annoying. For those familiar with AP T25 cages with a shelf, there are the shelf holders. Well the end shelf holders are about an inch away from the wall of the cage. So Caesar has decided it is now fun to shove his head between the end brace and the wall and literally lift his shelf off the braces and then let it crash down which make a pretty darn loud noise. He does this a few times and then gets bored and wanders off but eventually comes back to make more noise lol. I swear, he just finds ways to get into trouble lol.

Ceaser is such a silly fella, just trying to bash out a tune or two for you but what's a noodle to do no thumbs, well hands for that matter:rofl:. That's using your head Ceaser just make sure it doesn't get stuck ;)

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So Caesar finally quit pushing which im thankful for.....but now he has found something new that is just as annoying. For those familiar with AP T25 cages with a shelf, there are the shelf holders. Well the end shelf holders are about an inch away from the wall of the cage. So Caesar has decided it is now fun to shove his head between the end brace and the wall and literally lift his shelf off the braces and then let it crash down which make a pretty darn loud noise. He does this a few times and then gets bored and wanders off but eventually comes back to make more noise lol. I swear, he just finds ways to get into trouble lol.

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This made me laugh. They play. I think all animals play. He is enjoying something new to move around. The side bonus is that it annoys you.

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This made me laugh. They play. I think all animals play. He is enjoying something new to move around. The side bonus is that it annoys you.

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Well he does a lot of stuff to piss me off lol. One of his old things he liked to do was push substrate into piles and then shove a hide across the bare cage floor which is like nails on a chalkboard. I solved that by just using 2 bags of substrate now which makes it deep enough that he cant really push it all away to make a clear 'runway' for the hide haha. So now he 'thumps' his shelf up and down. I thought someone was outside the house or an animal. I followed the sound and looked in Caesar's cage to see his head stuffed in there and one side of the shelf bouncing up and down making noise. I slid a door open and started touching his tail and back section which made him quit after a couple more thumps. Then he came over to the open door and sat there with his head on the litter dam looking at me lol. I will say one thing, retics are loaded with personality. Like i've said before, Caesar and Harley both make my day with their interaction.

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Well he does a lot of stuff to piss me off lol. One of his old things he liked to do was push substrate into piles and then shove a hide across the bare cage floor which is like nails on a chalkboard. I solved that by just using 2 bags of substrate now which makes it deep enough that he cant really push it all away to make a clear 'runway' for the hide haha. So now he 'thumps' his shelf up and down. I thought someone was outside the house or an animal. I followed the sound and looked in Caesar's cage to see his head stuffed in there and one side of the shelf bouncing up and down making noise. I slid a door open and started touching his tail and back section which made him quit after a couple more thumps. Then he came over to the open door and sat there with his head on the litter dam looking at me lol. I will say one thing, retics are loaded with personality. Like i've said before, Caesar and Harley both make my day with their interaction.

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LOL. I know how you feel. I think as a pet, Rainbow has been the most rewarding of all my snakes. Took her out last night and allow her to roam the living room some. She was like, "I'm free!" in the beginning but then just explored a little. Has to work some to keep her on top of things instead of under the couch. Monty has decided under his water bowl is a great hide and he burrows and makes him a home with 2 escape routs. He is defensive of him little self made hide too. He randomly strikes if something moves by the openings. Then he is like, "Oh, not food?" Going to build Rainbow a larger hide tonight when I get home. Poor girl doesn't fit anymore.

Saw on Animal plastic Facebook page the had a post looking for pictures of your enclosure already in use and aromatic thought of your fabulous collection and enclosure, diffently would be awesome to see your fabulous collection on the animal plastic website, I hope this Isn't overly presumptuous but you do have such a magnificent set up. :bow::bow: best wishes always..

How's Ceasar?

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How's Ceasar?

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Being Caesar lol. He has a scrape on the top of his head behind one eye from shoving the shelf up and down. But on a plus note, it's day 12 and he is still quiet except when the humidity gets high. Then he starts going crazy. Once i open a door and let it dry out some, he goes back to relaxing.

Caesar decided to hang out on the shelf.
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Originally Posted by Sauzo

Caesar decided to hang out on the shelf.
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Beautiful!

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He looks great. Can you take a photo of him next to something I can use to gauge his size compared to Rainbow?
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At his thickest part, he's probably about as thick as a red bull can or between that and a pop can.

Guessing Rainbow is larger around then.

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He is such a graceful model or maybe you are just really good at taking pictures, either way Ceaser is looking phenomenal:gj: thank you for sharing and best wishes always..

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Guessing Rainbow is larger around then.

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Makes sense since yours is a female and a mainland.

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Makes sense since yours is a female and a mainland.

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True and growing so fast. After eating that guanine pig on the 29th of June, she has gone 12 days between feedings but last night she was hungry. She has pooped several times but she pooped out the fur last night and that is that last of the guanine pig. I took another one out of the freezer this morning to defrost today. I am sure she will eat tonight for sure. 12 days is a record for her.

Has Caesar made it 14 days yet? That is my goal.

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True and growing so fast. After eating that guanine pig on the 29th of June, she has gone 12 days between feedings but last night she was hungry. She has pooped several times but she pooped out the fur last night and that is that last of the guanine pig. I took another one out of the freezer this morning to defrost today. I am sure she will eat tonight for sure. 12 days is a record for her.

Has Caesar made it 14 days yet? That is my goal.

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Yeah Caesar is up to 14 days on jumbo rats now. As a baby, he was eating every 5-10 days. He has slowed down growing and is pretty content for the most part. He has his nights where he just causes trouble like bouncing the shelf up and down making a thumping noise most of the night or something windshield wipes the doors but overall he is mellow compared to breeding season when he was ballistic and was pushing like a champ.

Oh I heard of windshield wipers never saw it if you can get a picture and share it that be awesome sauce :gj:

Havent seen Caesar is about two weeks but today he finally came out of his hide and is ready to shed i think.
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OMG, it's a green cartoon version of Caesar!!
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That is too funny. Looks like Rainbow after she eat her first guanine pig. :D

Ceaser really is a hoot , hope he is doing fabulous (I am sure he is with all the TLC you give;))

So here i thought i was home free...wrong!! Caesar has now decided when he is hungry, he will thump the shelf ALL night long which ends up rubbing 2 spots raw on his head.......and again, they said 'retics are fun, retics are smart'.........i love Caesar but sometimes i just want to shove a valium in a guinea pig lol
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He is simply training the silly human! Super smart on his part. Flopping shelf = Food from you! LOL... master plan revealed!

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So here i thought i was home free...wrong!! Caesar has now decided when he is hungry, he will thump the shelf ALL night long which ends up rubbing 2 spots raw on his head.......and again, they said 'retics are fun, retics are smart'.........i love Caesar but sometimes i just want to shove a valium in a guinea pig lol
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He is still fabulous, what a clever fella :P maybe too clever but you know you wouldn't have him any other way. Plus he did go pretty long before he gave him self a minor boo boo, much better than smashing up his beautiful face:love:

Well Caesar shed and needed his attention. The booger managed to scrape the scrape on his head...again. Put a little dab of Neosporin on it and he wasnt happy about that lol. He rubbed the top of his head on his body.
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Oh boy that handsome stinker is a handful at times isn't he, lovely picture, hopefully he will leave it alone so it can heal again. Thank you so much for sharing and best wishes always..:gj::snake:

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Oh boy that handsome stinker is a handful at times isn't he, lovely picture, hopefully he will leave it alone so it can heal again. Thank you so much for sharing and best wishes always..:gj::snake:

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Thanks. He has been a pretty good boy recently. Really seems to only get pushy when he wants a door opened. Once the door is opened, he will usually just curl up by it for petting and then sit there for hours. Tomorrow i got to go pick up my rat/rabbit order and then going to give him a 1.5lb rabbit to try. If he likes it, going to place a delivery order for a few more. I dont see him turning up his nose as i dont think he has ever refused a meal since he was a baby. Guy will eat anything haha. So hopefully keeping him food coma for a bit will allow his scrape to heal.

Sounds like a plan food coma and lots of petting and that scrape will be healed in no time.so you got your mini deep freeze? That will make life easier for sure:gj:

I haven't been on the forums in a looong time, but Caesar is looking good despite his troublemaking. lol About how big do you think he is now, he's looking pretty big, must be close to River's size now. :O

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I haven't been on the forums in a looong time, but Caesar is looking good despite his troublemaking. lol About how big do you think he is now, he's looking pretty big, must be close to River's size now. :O

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Thanks. He's about 8 feet now. Still fits in a RBI jumbo hide with some room to spare. He had his first 1.5lb rabbit last night and didnt know what to make of it for about 30 mins. He just checked it all out and then ate it butt first lol. He's never had rabbit before so he was all confused on what it was. At first he was trying to go around it to come outside the open door and get to me lol. So i had to lay it down on a piece of cardboard and close the door.

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Thanks. He's about 8 feet now. Still fits in a RBI jumbo hide with some room to spare. He had his first 1.5lb rabbit last night and didnt know what to make of it for about 30 mins. He just checked it all out and then ate it butt first lol. He's never had rabbit before so he was all confused on what it was. At first he was trying to go around it to come outside the open door and get to me lol. So i had to lay it down on a piece of cardboard and close the door.

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Ah. A foot or two smaller than River then. She’s eating 1.5-2 lb rabbits and XXXL GPs in addition to her colossal rats now.

That’s funny, poor confused little guy. Is that the only rabbit he’s gotten so far? He may be more enthusiastic next time, now that he knows what it is.


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Ah. A foot or two smaller than River then. She’s eating 1.5-2 lb rabbits and XXXL GPs in addition to her colossal rats now.

That’s funny, poor confused little guy. Is that the only rabbit he’s gotten so far? He may be more enthusiastic next time, now that he knows what it is.


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Lol yeah. He got chicks, quails, mice, rats and guinea pigs but i could never get my hands on small enough rabbits for him. So this is his first rabbit but like a champ, he ended up eating it. And yeah, i figure he will be much more enthusiastic as he was the same with guinea pigs when he first experienced those.

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Lol yeah. He got chicks, quails, mice, rats and guinea pigs but i could never get my hands on small enough rabbits for him. So this is his first rabbit but like a champ, he ended up eating it. And yeah, i figure he will be much more enthusiastic as he was the same with guinea pigs when he first experienced those.

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Lol they each have their own little quirks. At least he’ll take rabbits, so he’ll be set for life, however large he gets.

I want to give River some fowl, but I haven’t found any large enough for her yet. I have some chickens, but they aren’t full grown, and are about perfect for Dominika and Cloud (6.5’-7’), but would be snack for her.


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How is Caesar doing? Haven’t seen him in a while

He's just being Caesar. That is for asking. Here he is happy a couple days after a colossal rat.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2d528899b6.jpg

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He's just being Caesar. That is for asking. Here he is happy a couple days after a colossal rat.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2d528899b6.jpg

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Has he stopped or slowed in growth? I think Wallace has wrapped up his major spurt and has leveled out. He's in shed now, and I'm fairly sure he'll eat less over the winter.

I think Caesar and Wallace are probably close in size. 8.5 feet?

I still can't measure Wallace, he's too active.

Your boy looks good.

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He's just being Caesar. That is for asking. Here he is happy a couple days after a colossal rat.https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...2d528899b6.jpg

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Looks great! such an awesome animal. Do you think you will ever have to feed him anything larger than a colossal rat? Rainbow inhales them and asks for more but she is much larger and still growing. Happy you and him are having a great experience together.