Sally, lavender SD retic

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Originally Posted by Gio

She looks fantastic and appears to be far better behaved than my male Dwarf x SD

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Thanks Gio! Thankfully both of mine are fairly well behaved. The male spends a good amount of time cruising his cage and generally being derpy, but never pushing. The female is borderline lazy and is content just watching her surroundings.

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Originally Posted by Southpaw91

What a lovely lady! I can't get over the beautiful color gradient on her sides! Don't think I'll ever get into retics but there are so many beautiful color & pattern morphs. She's a stunner!

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Thank you, the flaming on the sides is one of my favorite things about a normal pattern retic.

She was out getting some exercise last night and stretched out in a straight line. So I took the chance to measure her. She is now 5'-3" which I think now puts her bigger than my male.

Some nice weather recently leads to some outside pics.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...d55cab501f.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...49aa68ffc3.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...80540a5f35.jpg

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Freshly shed girl. Looks like she scraped the top of her head while shedding.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...5847411cc7.jpg

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Looks great.
I miss the species a lot minus the male SD antics. My dude had that same head stuff not to worry.

A few updated pics of her.....https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...6d9a30d26e.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...0b69317020.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...8b5aa70092.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...63ab042d01.jpg

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What's her current weight?

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Originally Posted by JobForARetic

What's her current weight?

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She is currently about 5'-6" through 5'-8" and about 1200g

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Looking great!

Time for an updated picture of her.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...b407044754.jpg

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Originally Posted by 67temp

Time for an updated picture of her.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...b407044754.jpg

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She looks pretty.

Is that your weather there? If so wow!

Snow cover here but warmer temps. I think we are right at 32F at the moment. This time of here that is pleasant. Usually this week can produce -20F temps.

I like seeing the photos. It will be a bit before I shoot the outdoor stuff.

The strains of albino in retics are some of the best looking albino snakes out there. Yours is no exception!


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Originally Posted by Gio

Is that your weather there? If so wow!

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Our winter weather in the mid-atlantic region is weird. We can get a foot of snow dumped on us then the next day be in the 60's. The past week had been over cast, daily drizzles and some freezing rain mixed in with it in the 30's and 40's. Yesterday was periods of sun, chilly and windy. Today was a high around 50, calm and sunny. So days that I can actually get out to take pictures I load up on them. The cooler temps help slow the snakes down a tiny bit so its just snap 3 or 4 pictures then take them back in.

She is beautiful.


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Alright. I know a year and a half ago I said I’d never get one. I watched some videos yesterday, reach out reptiles coincidently, and I think I’m in love with these snakes. I’m reading up on them like crazy and love seeing the updates. Please keep them coming!


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Originally Posted by lew-e

Alright. I know a year and a half ago I said I’d never get one. I watched some videos yesterday, reach out reptiles coincidently, and I think I’m in love with these snakes. I’m reading up on them like crazy and love seeing the updates. Please keep them coming!


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So I'm just going to be honest here and say that Garret is a great guy, super nice and really does have a passion for these. He is also a marketing genius. I'm a small hobby breeder, and yeah I have a pair of them that I managed to get lucky with their attitude compared to others on this forum. I could breed them because... who doesn't like making several grand? Really though I don't think I ever will, simply because I can't ethically sell a person a snake that I don't think makes for a good pet. There are plenty of other species in this size and care range that make better pets. I feel if retics were anymore of an advanced level of keeping they would be up there with venomous.

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So I'm just going to be honest here and say that Garret is a great guy, super nice and really does have a passion for these. He is also a marketing genius. I'm a small hobby breeder, and yeah I have a pair of them that I managed to get lucky with their attitude compared to others on this forum. I could breed them because... who doesn't like making several grand? Really though I don't think I ever will, simply because I can't ethically sell a person a snake that I don't think makes for a good pet. There are plenty of other species in this size and care range that make better pets. I feel if retics were anymore of an advanced level of keeping they would be up there with venomous.

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Understandable. Definitely not a snake to pick up on a whim and not for a novice. I’ve kept snakes for over 20 years now so I feel pretty confident in my abilities and believe me when I say I am doing a ton of research. This isn’t a species I am willing to just jump into. A lot of thought and careful consideration will go into my final decision. But I do appreciate your honest input!


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Understandable. Definitely not a snake to pick up on a whim and not for a novice. I’ve kept snakes for over 20 years now so I feel pretty confident in my abilities and believe me when I say I am doing a ton of research. This isn’t a species I am willing to just jump into. A lot of thought and careful consideration will go into my final decision. But I do appreciate your honest input!


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If you have experience and with medium/advanced species you might do good with them. They have potential to be rewarding or a major challenge.... or both.

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Originally Posted by 67temp

If you have experience and with medium/advanced species you might do good with them. They have potential to be rewarding or a major challenge.... or both.

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Appreciate the input. Hence all the research :)
If you have any specific places with info you found helpful I’d appreciate it. Otherwise I’ll keep scouring the forums and anywhere else I can accumulate some knowledge.


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Originally Posted by 67temp

If you have experience and with medium/advanced species you might do good with them. They have potential to be rewarding or a major challenge.... or both.

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You said it, man. Mine were incredibly rewarding... until they weren’t. And when they weren’t I wouldn’t have wished them on my worst enemy. More stress and demanding work than any other animals I’ve worked with.


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Both retics shed within 24hrs of each other. Here are some new pics of Sally.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...330d8feff2.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...f02396b3fd.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...c9a9b2c789.jpg

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She’s looking great! I once had both my boas shed simultaneously, like within 10min of each other. Weird


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Both retics shed within 24hrs of each other. Here are some new pics of Sally.https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...330d8feff2.jpghttps://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...f02396b3fd.jpghttps://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...c9a9b2c789.jpg

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She looks amazing. You have done a great job with her.