Rainbow is my new SunTiger female reticulated python progression.

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heck no!!!
EDIT: how's her eye been?

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In blue again. The scale deformed below the eye might be permanently enlarged. The eye is no longer dimpled though. She drinks a lot and been injecting water in her prey. I think eventually she's going to need a kitty pool to swim in. After she eats she likes to get in her water bowl. How often should she be shedding?

EDIT... She ripped the chickens head off after flopping it around for 5 min or so. It was an event to see. Blood everywhere in her enclosure. Not sure why she was so angry at it.

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I weighed her today. 9 feet 18lbs. I think she needs to slow down a little. Going to push her to 7 days feeding now. Last night she poops and peed and destroyed her cage so today I cleaned it all out. It was a good thing too because it's chicken massacre left blood and lot of places. Summers time for construction of her new enclosure but I'm trying to wait till we move.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e6851df936.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...4a7872d815.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d410557774.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...76d841fdd0.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...16a908083e.jpg

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heck no!!!
EDIT: how's her eye been?

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Here is the eye post shed. I think is some better. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ac38559bb9.jpg

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Here is the eye post shed. I think is some better. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ac38559bb9.jpg

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this is the clearest photo i've seen of it (i can see it in others but idk much about retics so it was hard to make stuff out). you can tell there's something blocking the eye, but it looks good. as long as it doesn't bother her, it's just a lil beauty mark. [emoji4]

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I weighed her today. 9 feet 18lbs. I think she needs to slow down a little. Going to push her to 7 days feeding now. Last night she poops and peed and destroyed her cage so today I cleaned it all out. It was a good thing too because it's chicken massacre left blood and lot of places. Summers time for construction of her new enclosure but I'm trying to wait till we move.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e6851df936.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...4a7872d815.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d410557774.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...76d841fdd0.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...16a908083e.jpg

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Gained 2’ and 11lbs in just over a month?! Wasn’t she 7’ and like 3100grams at the end of March when you got her?


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Gained 2’ and 11lbs in just over a month?! Wasn’t she 7’ and like 3100grams at the end of March when you got her?


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Was told when I got her she was 5lbs and 7feet. I have to look at the date but had someone help measure her and she is 9feet give or take an inch or 2. And she is 18 lbs as of today.

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If that gain is correct, she blows Caesar out of the water and that boy had the market cornered on eating bar Phyllis who no one can beat on eating.......5 day pushing....dang lol

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If that gain is correct, she blows Caesar out of the water and that boy had the market cornered on eating bar Phyllis who no one can beat on eating.......5 day pushing....dang lol

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Yep. 5 days. Food is the only thing that calms her. I think she is worried about food constantly because of 2 years of starvation.

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Yep. 5 days. Food is the only thing that calms her. I think she is worried about food constantly because of 2 years of starvation.

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I dont think the 2 years of starvation has anything to do with it. I think its just the fact its a retic lol. Caesar has never been starved and that boy still acted like the world was running out of rats tomorrow....for the past 1.5 years. He finally has calmed down. So either he is slowing down on growing and isnt so food driven or breeding season being over and he isnt so girlfriend driven or he is just saving energy for the mother of all pushes where he pushes out the door tracks and screams 'freeeeeedommmmm' and poops on the floor and pisses on my foot again lol.

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I dont think the 2 years of starvation has anything to do with it. I think its just the fact its a retic lol. Caesar has never been starved and that boy still acted like the world was running out of rats tomorrow....for the past 1.5 years. He finally has calmed down. So either he is slowing down on growing and isnt so food driven or breeding season being over and he isnt so girlfriend driven or he is just saving energy for the mother of all pushes where he pushes out the door tracks and screams 'freeeeeedommmmm' and poops on the floor and pisses on my foot again lol.

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I looked back. Got her on March 21st. On the 27th she was 3191 grams which is about 7lbs. Today she is 9 feet and 18 lbs. 2 feet and 11 lbs in 6 and half weeks. Wow! She is growing fast.



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Does she look fat to you? I think she looks healthy but not fat.

Perfect name for her! :sweeet:

Feeding today was kind of scary. She struck the grass before I could get the rat in her cage. I fed her two medium rats. The second rat she caught in mid-air. Both of them are pre killed so they couldn't hurt her. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d244264b82.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...beee8c821b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...83559733c4.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...775a9d83a2.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f65ec4ca34.jpg

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Is there a reason you fed 2 mediums over a single large? Usually its easier to just feed one appropriately sized food item.

They were out of large today and my frozen order is not in yet.

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Is there a reason you fed 2 mediums over a single large? Usually its easier to just feed one appropriately sized food item.

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They were out of large today and my frozen order is not in yet.

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Makes sense.

She would not have been happy waiting another 3 days

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Makes sense.

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Most retics are not happy about waiting for food it seems haha. Louie my BCL is the same. He really LOVES food, more than any of my other boas.

That animal can take something substantially bigger than a large rat. You said she’s 9’ and like 18lbs right? A large rat is like a tic tac for her hahah. Even Gerald who is 7’ and ~7lbs takes jumbo size rats with ease and could easily take down a colossal rat. Those mainland retics can eat like nobody’s business. Phyllis is about the same size and a colossal rat from big cheese doesn’t even leave a lump anymore


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She is about as big around as a softball. Next week I might try something larger

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That animal can take something substantially bigger than a large rat. You said she’s 9’ and like 18lbs right? A large rat is like a tic tac for her hahah. Even Gerald who is 7’ and ~7lbs takes jumbo size rats with ease and could easily take down a colossal rat. Those mainland retics can eat like nobody’s business. Phyllis is about the same size and a colossal rat from big cheese doesn’t even leave a lump anymore


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She is about as big around as a softball. Next week I might try something larger

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Ohhhh if she is as big around as a softball, a large rat is a tic tac lol. Caesar is as thick as a coke can and he easily eats 2XL guinea pigs and even those leave a noticeable lump but nothing him or i see as big as he still cruises around after eating one. You want to feed it something at least as thick as itself or up to 1.5 times as thick. I mean you can go bigger. I had fed Caesar stuff that made him look like he ate a football. Those were the only times when you could clearly see he was full and he waddled off behind a hide lol.

OK. Will go up in size

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Ohhhh if she is as big around as a softball, a large rat is a tic tac lol. Caesar is as thick as a coke can and he easily eats 2XL guinea pigs and even those leave a noticeable lump but nothing him or i see as big as he still cruises around after eating one. You want to feed it something at least as thick as itself or up to 1.5 times as thick. I mean you can go bigger. I had fed Caesar stuff that made him look like he ate a football. Those were the only times when you could clearly see he was full and he waddled off behind a hide lol.

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Ohhhh if she is as big around as a softball, a large rat is a tic tac lol. Caesar is as thick as a coke can and he easily eats 2XL guinea pigs and even those leave a noticeable lump but nothing him or i see as big as he still cruises around after eating one. You want to feed it something at least as thick as itself or up to 1.5 times as thick. I mean you can go bigger. I had fed Caesar stuff that made him look like he ate a football. Those were the only times when you could clearly see he was full and he waddled off behind a hide lol.

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I laid a coke can beside her this morning. Her head is as big as the can and her body is larger. I think you are right about going up in size. I fed her yesterday and can not see the lump. Keep in mind that she eat 2 mediums because the large and xl large were out at the store. They have my weekly list of feeding needs so they try to keep it in stock for me.

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This is what I ordered from rodent pro 2 days ago. Should be here today.

She was sleeping out in the open this morning. She pushed her hide aside. I guess she didn't want to hide. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...515b2ca681.jpg

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First picture is when I got her. Second was this morning. Growing fast. https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...b71ca8103b.jpg

Does her but look big? I think she looks healthy. Don't you?

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I think you’re going to be surprised how small xsmall rabbits and xl guinea pigs are. Phyllis eats xxxxl guinea pigs like it’s nothing and she’s the same size as rainbow. Let us know what you think of rodent pro rabbits though. Kinda spendy but I might try em out if the look ok. I’m just not a huge fan of their packaging and some of the feeders were kinda stinky and look like they were covered in piss last order I got


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She's a beautiful critter sky! I think the Tiger retics are my favorite too. Besides those gnarly teeth and pictures of bites from those gnarly teeth, the things that concern me most about getting a retic are the pushing, the pee/poop tsunamis, and the vast amounts of food they consume. All of the snakes I have eat every 10-14 days sometimes longer. You retic keepers seem to have to feed large meals every 5-10 days even for adults.

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First picture is when I got her. Second was this morning. Growing fast. https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...b71ca8103b.jpg

Does her but look big? I think she looks healthy. Don't you?

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Very pretty!

They are worth it.

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She's a beautiful critter sky! I think the Tiger retics are my favorite too. Besides those gnarly teeth and pictures of bites from those gnarly teeth, the things that concern me most about getting a retic are the pushing, the pee/poop tsunamis, and the vast amounts of food they consume. All of the snakes I have eat every 10-14 days sometimes longer. You retic keepers seem to have to feed large meals every 5-10 days even for adults.

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I agree with JM. If your retics head is as big as a softball, you will be surprised how small XS rabbits and XL guinea pigs are compared to her. Caesar's head isnt nearly the size of a softball or even half that and he eats 2XL guinea pigs like my baby boas eat weaned rats lol. You need to look at the middle of the snake to judge the food size, not the head. The owner of the reptile shop i go to has a bunch of mainland retics and she feeds them adult rabbits. She showed me a few of them and let me tell you, an adult rabbit is pretty big lol. These are for her 14+ foot retics.

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I agree with JM. If your retics head is as big as a softball, you will be surprised how small XS rabbits and XL guinea pigs are compared to her. Caesar's head isnt nearly the size of a softball or even half that and he eats 2XL guinea pigs like my baby boas eat weaned rats lol. You need to look at the middle of the snake to judge the food size, not the head. The owner of the reptile shop i go to has a bunch of mainland retics and she feeds them adult rabbits. She showed me a few of them and let me tell you, an adult rabbit is pretty big lol. These are for her 14+ foot retics.

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Her body is softball size and head is coke can size.

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So I have a question. I know I need to go up in size but a friend of mine has a ASF farm exploding at the seams and a few of her BPs are off food right now. She asked me if I would like to take some and give them to Rainbow and Lucy (my 5' boa) and feed a hand full off a week to them both (free snake food). Is this a good idea? What is the down side to feeding multiples? How many should I feed and it be ok for Rainbow? ASFs don't get very large. Should I just decline the offer and feed larger prey?

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So I have a question. I know I need to go up in size but a friend of mine has a ASF farm exploding at the seams and a few of her BPs are off food right now. She asked me if I would like to take some and give them to Rainbow and Lucy (my 5' boa) and feed a hand full off a week to them both (free snake food). Is this a good idea? What is the down side to feeding multiples? How many should I feed and it be ok for Rainbow? ASFs don't get very large. Should I just decline the offer and feed larger prey?

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An adult ASF is what...50, 60 grams? and you want to feed these to your 11lb retic? There is a reason people scale the size of the prey, and do not feed 10 prey items at once.

Also wouldn't give a prey item that will never satiate your animal when talking about a mainland female. Talk to some of the people with burms over 10 ft who only eat on quail and what they have to deal with. Huge step back. Go rabbits not ASF's.

She is 18lbs. I know she needs larger normally. My friend just asked if she would eat them and being new to retics I ask questions to educate myself. I know one would barely be a snack. 10 would be more than a snack. Her rabbits, guinea pigs are in the freezer. If feeding multiple is bad practice like this, I won't do it.

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An adult ASF is what...50, 60 grams? and you want to feed these to your 11lb retic? There is a reason people scale the size of the prey, and do not feed 10 prey items at once.

Also wouldn't give a prey item that will never satiate your animal when talking about a mainland female. Talk to some of the people with burms over 10 ft who only eat on quail and what they have to deal with. Huge step back. Go rabbits not ASF's.

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Nice lump today after eating a 3lb rabbit. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d76c2cb4ec.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...664ff6547e.jpg

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I just love this girl. Me and a friend of mine took her out to our small locally owned pet store last Saturday along with Lucy. Everyone fell in love with her instantly. She was so calm until I went to put her back in her travel box. She did not want back in. This was a test run to see how she would do. I know I am still learning about retics myself but I want to share the love I have for herps with others and help educate people about them. I herd several people say "Aren't they the snakes reeking havoc in Florida?". My response was, "No. It is the irresponsible owners that are causing the issue in Florida by releasing them into the wild. The snakes are just hungry and doing what they are meant to do. Eat and make babies."

So many people enjoyed being so close to a large python. I was careful to keep an eye on her and watch her demeanor to make sure she was not getting defensive or stressed to much by it. I was also ready to take a bite if needed to keep everyone safe. She showed no signs of aggression at all. She seamed almost happy to be out of her enclosure getting some exercise. She pooped a nice big one along with a puddle of piss right before leaving the house so no accidents at the store. Once home she did not want to go back into her enclosure so I held her for almost half an hour. At that point she was showing signs of being tired and slowly crawled into her enclosure. She took a look back on the feeding side and took a drink of water when she realize food was not coming then curled up inside her hide.

I will try to post photos later.

Some new photos. Let her enjoy the tub during cage cleaning. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e30fd2be38.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e3a66852fd.jpg

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Sweet looking pattern! I'm a Tiger lover so that's a comment I would say about any tiger retic, and really a nice natural pattern is awesome too.

Do you know all the genetics behind your girl? I can't remember if you do. I see the eyes are the same color as my boy's eyes.

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Sweet looking pattern! I'm a Tiger lover so that's a comment I would say about any tiger retic, and really a nice natural pattern is awesome too.

Do you know all the genetics behind your girl? I can't remember if you do. I see the eyes are the same color as my boy's eyes.

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Sunfire gene and tiger gene. Don't know if het for any of the albinos. She was in shed in the tub photo is why she is greyed out there.

She is getting to be such a large and in charge beauty. Very lovely eyes too;)

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She is getting to be such a large and in charge beauty. Very lovely eyes too;)

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Thank you. I took her out Saturday and we went to a local pet store along with Shiva and Bob. Everyone had fun seeing and holding her. One person who was terrified 4 weeks ago walked right up and asked to hold her again. She has gotten so she doesn't want to go back in the box and tries to run out before you get the lid on. I know all her tricks but spend most of the 2 hours holding her. she would wrap around my arm a few times and lap over my shoulder and try to go to sleep. I think one guy spooked her. She tensed up when he wanted to try to hold her and I refused to let him. He was cool with that considering her reaction. After he left she relaxed. No clue as to why? I always keep a close eye on her. It is so amazing to share my love of herps with people and toss some education out there. I get asked about feeding her a lot. Mostly what she eats and if it is live or pre-killed. I let them know the dangers of feeding live and I get the "I didn't think about that!" a lot. I also get the question "What do I think is a great starter snake?" a lot. My usual answer is corn snakes or king snakes. I love BPs but I think they are not as active and most people who want an interesting pet, loose interest over time with their pet rock. I love my BPs very much.

I am so happy she has such a great personality. I love the fact that she expresses her feelings so well. All you have to do is pay attention. Not sure why she runs to some people and refuses others? I just respect it when it happens. The kids that come by all love her. :D

Could it be something about their scent? Maybe heavy perfumed or too much after shave or maybe not enough :rofl:, just a guess but like people some will just rub you wrong maybe? So glad to hear that people are interested in learning about retics verse being frightened and believe they are all human eating monsters, maybe you could do some things like Brian Gundy ;)

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Could it be something about their scent? Maybe heavy perfumed or too much after shave or maybe not enough :rofl:, just a guess but like people some will just rub you wrong maybe? So glad to hear that people are interested in learning about retics verse being frightened and believe they are all human eating monsters, maybe you could do some things like Brian Gundy ;)

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I will look him up when I get off work.

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here you go: http://www.for-goodness-snakes.com/a...res/index.html

So last night I was going to take Rainbow out to handle her before feeding day which is today. She was in a bad mood. She did not strike but she was pushing my hand away telling me she wanted me to leave her alone. I reached in and spot cleaned with her in the enclosure and she watched me but tried to ignore me in hopes I would do the same. Guess she was not in the mood to be bothered. I have her a nice rabbit defrosting. I know she is hungry.

Took her out last night. You can see how she got her name. She is as big around as a softball. 9' 8" as best I could measure. 20lbs. She does have a rabbit digesting though. Did not handle her much. Fed her Friday. I think she will have no issue waiting the full 7 days this week (I hope). I did let her explore the house a little on her own. She went back home after about 30 min and curled up in her hide. Here is the photo. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d500d49bcd.jpg

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Looks very nice.

Tiger,,,,, its my favorite !!

Enclosure all clean. No more blood till Friday and cleaned all the piss and poop up. She looks so comfy. June 1st her new 9' X 4' X 3' enclosure will be ready. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d86507a0cd.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...715fc15c4b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ee6ded971f.jpg

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Is it a hide or hat? I will be building her a larger one tomorrow after work. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b8575c61b6.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...7024a4edf3.jpg

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