Python Reticulatus Wallace Progression!

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Originally Posted by richardhind1972

Looking great,his markings are so cool


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Thank you👍 I’m just loving the white stripes on the sides.

I think there my favourite part too
they like his go faster stripes

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Originally Posted by richardhind1972

I think there my favourite part too
they like his go faster stripes

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I'm not sure why, but ever since I saw my first Tiger retic, I thought the pattern was simply the most attractive pattern I've seen.

True, it is a morph and I'm more into locale animals and natural patterns, but I do believe Carl Herman's Tiger came from the wild and the pattern was an anomaly.

The Tiger patterned retics I saw were huge and I figured I'd never own something like that.

My guy is in a much smaller package and I'm pretty confident he'll not grow much more than 2 feet in the next several years.

I treat him with respect, but minus an unexpected neck wrap, he couldn't be able to do a lot of damage to me.


https://i.imgur.com/2lGDbis.jpg

What an awesome shot! He’s one of the most impressive tics I’ve seen, even in a smaller package! I love tigers, but he is even an exceptional example of the morph.

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Originally Posted by Gio

I'm not sure why, but ever since I saw my first Tiger retic, I thought the pattern was simply the most attractive pattern I've seen.

True, it is a morph and I'm more into locale animals and natural patterns, but I do believe Carl Herman's Tiger came from the wild and the pattern was an anomaly.

The Tiger patterned retics I saw were huge and I figured I'd never own something like that.

My guy is in a much smaller package and I'm pretty confident he'll not grow much more than 2 feet in the next several years.

I treat him with respect, but minus an unexpected neck wrap, he couldn't be able to do a lot of damage to me.


https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...om/2lGDbis.jpg

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You know what the tiger stripes are really? Racing stripes. These guys can move. LOL. Looks great.

The outside photos really make his color and pattern pop.

ps it's july....you forgot to take down your xmas lights. :P

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Originally Posted by 67temp

The outside photos really make his color and pattern pop.

ps it's july....you forgot to take down your xmas lights. :P

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They stay up year round. Late nights on the deck with blue lighting can be fun. 👍

Looking at another shed in the next few days.

He’s slowing in growth and I’m quite pleased with his size.

This retic has been a very easy keep.

Such a handsome fella, and agree why put in all that work to put up pretty lights for only a month? Love seeing Wallace he really is an amazing critter :gj:

Whether you call it intelligence, instinct, personality, its hard to deny reticulated pythons are something special.

Wallace shed over the night and he was ready to eat today. I feed ALL of my snakes conservatively and as close to "Mother Nature" level as I can.

I tend to look at body size, their shape, tone and check for signs of hunger or overly content and lethargic behavior.

Back to the topic. Very few snakes species will greet you like a retic. King Cobras come to mind when I think of how Wallace checked me out today. The immediate response he had today was fantastic. When I got into the room this morning he was looking at me, and as I approached his cage he came out quickly and then stood up straight and looked at me eye to eye the best he could while being confined to a 2 foot tall cage.

No posturing, no glass striking or anything that would lead me to believe he was starving. It was just his basic routine/behavior that has evolved over our time together.

I'm very happy with this guy and the progressive interactions we've shared.

Here are the feed pictures.

1 large F/T rat, perfect!

This particular retic is highly arboreal.
https://i.imgur.com/6DPhf8Z.jpg

I can't avoid telling people how much I like my caging and setup. It makes the whole experience outstanding.
https://i.imgur.com/m64CNS2.jpg

This is standard for a green tree python or an emerald tree boa, guess what? It appears retics love to hunt from the trees too.
https://i.imgur.com/NNAdAX0.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/KIXWyie.jpg

I'm not sure he's an 8 footer yet, but he is slowly increasing in size.
https://i.imgur.com/mzYEQ6V.jpg

Some things never change, as he made quick work of his prey. My carpet python goes through some type of long examination period before eating. She sniffs around and seems to gloat over her accomplishment after constricting. Wallace is all business. Strike, constrict and eat.

The retic mouth is so wide, a proper strike will get the prey 1/4 of the way down LOL!
https://i.imgur.com/gS4PzqK.jpg

I used outer lights, a flash and no flash when I took these. This is obviously no flash.
https://i.imgur.com/D5T5zwQ.jpg


Wallace is really becoming a great captive. I still keep on my toes, as anybody should be with any decent sized snake, however we are becoming pretty predictable during our interactions.
https://i.imgur.com/5gJBBtT.jpg


Thanks for looking!