Kalatoa 100% Pure SD Retic Progression (Pic heavy...)

I use quails and chicks as an even part of my boas and retic diet now that I got a supplier for them. Caesar and Vicky go bonkers when they smell them. Rosey not so much, she still likes her rabbits more. I'll also add in rabbits to Caesar and Vicky's rotation when they get big enough. And eventually, i'll do gpigs for Caesar too.

Now mind you, these are whole prey with feathers and everything, not a chicken leg or gutted, plucked chicken from the market. Not too sure how good those would be as half the diet for a snake.

Yeah if I had a supplier for feeder fowl I'd offer them to Phyllis. I've never fed a prey item that wasn't a whole animal and I've also seen pics of reptiles with chicken leg bones that burst through the stomach and that worries me a bit. Probably won't try poultry until I can find a whole prey item to offer her.


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Once you do, I'm sure Phyllis will go crazy haha. I gave Caesar 2 quails last night and after he ate the first one, I came over with the 2nd one in tongs and he struck at the air out of the cage door haha. I guess he smelled the quail and saw a shadow go by and tried to grab it. He LOVES his poultry lol.

Upgraded Phyllis's pad today.
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I had to try out the camo dog bowls reinz and sauzo are using and I like it so far. Phyllis very quickly investigated and approved.
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Also scaled down to a single warm side hide that was larger rather than two as she never uses them anymore. Unexpectedly she's actually using it. She sat like this for probably 15-20 minutes twice on different inspections and then finally decided to go in and she's been hanging out there ever since.
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Just a small litter box with a door cut in it. $5 at my local pet shop. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...74ab4e61c4.jpg Phyllis approved!


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Haha nice. Yeah, everyone likes those camo dog bowls and I was going to say, Caesar uses his hides a lot. Mostly just during the day when he's sleeping. Come lights out, he is out and about all over, usually either at the front of the cage or sitting up on his shelf.

Nice setups JM! Phyllis is growing well and looks like she put on some good toned girth too. :)

I was really surprised by how quickly she used the hide. The last two she's had she maybe used 5 times since October. I swear she could fit under them until recently but maybe she just likes more space in her hides.
Yeah she has really started to pack on weight and get some serious muscle tone. I weighed her at I think 1530 grams the other day, that's the same weight as Geoffrey and he's 3'10" and she's right about 6'. Serp Widgets claims 6'4.5" by this pick with this hook as my ruler at 39.5" but I think their measurements tend to be a bit generous https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...49dd1869db.jpg
Still very lean and much slighter build than mainland retics. I'm very curious to see if she stays built like this or how much she'll pack on in girth once she's done growing in length.
Her first birthday is in about two weeks! Between February 11-14. I don't know the exact hatch date. The clutch started pipping 2/11/16 and were all out of the eggs by 2/14/16.

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Upgraded Phyllis's pad today.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...89f5012250.jpg
I had to try out the camo dog bowls reinz and sauzo are using and I like it so far. Phyllis very quickly investigated and approved.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...b245de79d8.jpg
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...dbca5c35c6.jpg
Also scaled down to a single warm side hide that was larger rather than two as she never uses them anymore. Unexpectedly she's actually using it. She sat like this for probably 15-20 minutes twice on different inspections and then finally decided to go in and she's been hanging out there ever since.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...454ce5e6f8.jpg
Just a small litter box with a door cut in it. $5 at my local pet shop. https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...74ab4e61c4.jpg Phyllis approved!


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Beautiful set up! What kind of substrate do you use (might have missed it in the 19 page thread)? I currently have my Dwarf in a rack set up (41qt), until the T8 is delivered in a few weeks with an RHP. I keep Tina (ball python) on cypress because she goes pretty long between taking a piss or poop. However I keep Gene (retic) on paper towel because he pisses every day. Only day he doesn’t pee is post feeding day. Looking to making the T8 as a very visually appeasing enclosure and figured I’d go back to a natural substrate. Have you found any issues with the amount that they pee with your substrate both with sent and mold? How often do you do a full change out of substrate verse just spot cleaning?

Thanks,
Steve

Dang Phyllis is getting big lol. Good looking lady.

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Beautiful set up! What kind of substrate do you use (might have missed it in the 19 page thread)? I currently have my Dwarf in a rack set up (41qt), until the T8 is delivered in a few weeks with an RHP. I keep Tina (ball python) on cypress because she goes pretty long between taking a piss or poop. However I keep Gene (retic) on paper towel because he pisses every day. Only day he doesn’t pee is post feeding day. Looking to making the T8 as a very visually appeasing enclosure and figured I’d go back to a natural substrate. Have you found any issues with the amount that they pee with your substrate both with sent and mold? How often do you do a full change out of substrate verse just spot cleaning?

Thanks,
Steve

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I've currently got her on coco husk mulch/reptichip. Does a great job of minimizing odors and super absorbent too. Holds humidity well also. Phyllis also likes to pee, a lot. Generally every 2-3 days. I spot clean as needed and do a full clean out every 2 months give or take depending on how things are looking. Never had any mold issues with reptichip or cypress mulch when I used to use it.
What % dwarf is your retic? It will probably out grow a T8 in short order unless it has some super dwarf blood in it as well. Phyllis has been in hers, without a divider, since September and could probably use at least more height at this point but I'm holding off to see if she's really going to need a T25 6'x2.5'x1.5' or is she can get by in a T13 4'x2.5'x1.5' when she's due for an enclosure upgrade.


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