Meet "Sixx" - The 25% Kalatoa SD Lavender Motley Albino Retic (Pic Heavy!)

I thought I would share a photo of Sixx's first shed he had with me for future comparisons. This shed was on 2/25/18 and measured 41" when stretched out. Sixx will be 1 year old on 5/19, so he was exactly 9 months and 6 days old for this shed. I would love to see some size comparison photos. If any of you guys happen to have any 9 month to 1 year old SD or mainland photos, please feel free to post them in this thread if you'd like.

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ed-2-25-18.jpg

Welp... I woke up today to discover that I had my first escapee and it had to be my favorite... Like any other day, I began my day of slaving to snakes by going into the snake room as soon as my feet hit the floor to check the room temperature and fill up the humidifier. As soon as I turned the light on I noticed that everything was all knocked over and turned around on the little desk I keep in there with some stuff on the floor and I slipped into full panic mode! After realizing that Sixx was missing and quickly looking behind and under a few things (half in tears and panicking by now), I glanced back up on the desk and to my relief this is what I see...

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...xx/escapee.jpg

Fortunately, my boy - Sixx must be just as lazy as he is good at escaping and climbing, so he didn't go very far! I had a bad feeling that him and Xanthess might be able to squeeze out the top of these tubs, because I leave a larger gap between the top of the tubs and the shelves when I build my adult racks, so I don't have to drill holes in the tubs. I'm REALLY surprised that it took the little turd this long to do it! The problem has been rectified, so he won't be doing it again!

On a side note, Sixx is doing GREAT! I handle him every day and he is sweet as can be and loves hanging out on his human tree. I love this guy sooo much!

Oh geez!! I expected the worst !!!

soooo glad you found him quick !!

Lol i had Caesar push so hard on the lid of a locking tub that he popped the lock off and squeezed out during the night a long time ago. It was when i was resealing his cage so i had to wait 24 hours. I found him about 10 feet away curled up under a swivel chair. He was all relaxed when i found him while i was half way to a heart attack. i know the feeling haha. Retics are pretty darn smart and even more determined. Caesar and Dot both know how to slide the doors open on their AP cages. So glad i order all my cages with locks.

Glad that escape had a quick resolution!

Awesome animal, and I love the name. Nikki Sixx is one of my favorite rock stars of all time.

I pulled sonny out yesterday and did the best I could to get a picture showing his length. He’s 7 months old (I’ve owned him for 6) and 5 feet long. 100% mainland, and not the biggest appetite either. He won’t eat once he starts his shed, completely refuses. When he’s not in shed he dictates his feeding schedule, sometimes we go as little as 4 days between meals but usually he is fine with weekly

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Juno is 9 months as well! Born in May last year and she's a 75% madu super dwarf purple morph. The size is such a difference between Sixx and Juno! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...a61ef96f2d.jpg

She's actually had her first birthday already on the 14th, was confused with my manchurian racer haha

My little guy is coming up on roughly a year old soon. He's 40 inches and 310g. I need to get some updated pics of him.

Holy crap, DXW! That's a BIIIG difference in size! lol

@xShevi - She looks very similar in size to Sixx from what I can tell. Do you have any other photos with her outstretched? What kind of feeding schedule and prey size have you had her on? Prior to Sixx coming into my possession he had been eating every 14 days. I've been feeding him one hopper every 10 days over the past couple of months since i've had him. If you haven't seen his girlfriend - "Xanthess" yet, you should check her out. She's one month older than Sixx and she is sooo tiny!

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...light=xanthess