Python Reticulatus Wallace Progression!

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Originally Posted by Gio

The boy skipped medium rats and plunged into larges yesterday.

I was planning on feeding the smalls for a little longer, but after the royal refused, yet again, I sent the rat over to the carpet who refused as well. I was not up for feeding the boa another live large rat so I let Wallace have a go at it. It was over quickly and he was fine with the size.

I won't necessarily keep the larges going every time, but the option is there now.

He hits a year old June 1 and after I drain the remaining small rats here, I'll be feeding large rats and the quail equivalent probably every 14 days.

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Haha welcome to the club. Caesar pounds larges like they are a candy bar. They actually only leave a small lump in him. And you're lucky you can get 14 days out of Wallace. Caesar makes it known when he wants food. Lat night was day 7 and he was PISSED lol. He shoved his giant dog bowl water bowl all over, shoved both hides around and destroyed everything. I woke up to piles of aspen, hides spun around and shoved under the shelves and his water bowl shoved in the warm corner under his shelf.

He also learned how to hold the litter dam and slide down the cage stack to the floor and then release his tail and go exploring haha. I had the door open and was watching tv. And i look to see Caesar on the floor sitting next to the cages all stretched out haha. Put him back and within 15 mins, he was doing it again.

And same here, my BP hasnt eaten since like early February. I just offer her one a week and if she isnt grabbing it in 2 mins, Caesar gets a small rat also. Dont really have the patience anymore for picky eaters lol. Get 2 mins to decide or you go hungry for a week.

Kind of weird your carpet refuses food. Allie used to attack me all the time but one thing she had going for her, she ate like a freakin horse lol.

Sometimes i wish Caesar was more laid back like Wallace for food lol. He isnt as bad as when he was a baby but he definitely lets you know when he wants dinner.

On a side note, I have begun working with being able to pet him on the head lol. Sometimes he's good about it and other times, he's like 'why are you touching my head!!' and he turns around and wanders off. The boas are all good about it and i can pet Rosey or Vicky on the head and even hold it without much if any fuss. Gina is pretty good about it too but Rango is like Caesar, some days ok, some days, he just turns around and wanders off lol.

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Originally Posted by Sauzo

Haha welcome to the club. Caesar pounds larges like they are a candy bar. They actually only leave a small lump in him. And you're lucky you can get 14 days out of Wallace. Caesar makes it known when he wants food. Lat night was day 7 and he was PISSED lol. He shoved his giant dog bowl water bowl all over, shoved both hides around and destroyed everything. I woke up to piles of aspen, hides spun around and shoved under the shelves and his water bowl shoved in the warm corner under his shelf.

He also learned how to hold the litter dam and slide down the cage stack to the floor and then release his tail and go exploring haha. I had the door open and was watching tv. And i look to see Caesar on the floor sitting next to the cages all stretched out haha. Put him back and within 15 mins, he was doing it again.

And same here, my BP hasnt eaten since like early February. I just offer her one a week and if she isnt grabbing it in 2 mins, Caesar gets a small rat also. Dont really have the patience anymore for picky eaters lol. Get 2 mins to decide or you go hungry for a week.

Kind of weird your carpet refuses food. Allie used to attack me all the time but one thing she had going for her, she ate like a freakin horse lol.

Sometimes i wish Caesar was more laid back like Wallace for food lol. He isnt as bad as when he was a baby but he definitely lets you know when he wants dinner.

On a side note, I have begun working with being able to pet him on the head lol. Sometimes he's good about it and other times, he's like 'why are you touching my head!!' and he turns around and wanders off. The boas are all good about it and i can pet Rosey or Vicky on the head and even hold it without much if any fuss. Gina is pretty good about it too but Rango is like Caesar, some days ok, some days, he just turns around and wanders off lol.

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No doubt they slam them down! Large was easy. Our royal has skipped food since January 8. I don't ever get concerned. The carpet likes every 2 months. She wired for it I guess.

Boa will get big rabbit soon.

Wallace is ok with head touching he's been nice lately. No musk or any antics.
Big cage still in the works. He's fine in his small so far. I'll try to measure him on June 1. Think 5.5 is about right. But after the large he may shoot up.

Yeah he'll probably have a growth spurt when he gets on larges. I've been thinking of trying a jumbo for Caesar. I dont know the sizes you others are offering but a large from the place i go to is about 230G, maybe 250G. And like i said, those leave a small lump in Caesar and afterwards, he is still out and about. The first time he ate a large where it put a very noticeable lump in him was one of the few times where i saw him really content and just curled up on his warm side and looked happy lol.

Wow, your BP is more of a problem eater than mine haha. She was such a good eater as a baby too. Ate every 3-4 days, then once a week like clockwork. Now ever since she became an adult, she goes months without food. Weighed her last night and she is still 1625G.

And yeah, the 3 T25s are in the works right now as well. They should ship around mid July. Then it will be major rearranging of the cages.

OMG, he is beautiful. Give him a boop for me....lol

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OMG, he is beautiful. Give him a boop for me....lol

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Thanks for the kind words. I hadn't checked this in a while.

OK,

As far as owning this species, I'm happy with the experience so far.

Wallace just hit the 1 year mark today and he's still around 5 1/2 feet long. The nearly 50% amount of SD blood and the 30+% of dwarf blood are playing a role. He is only 18% mainland however he's Tiger which seems to be a gene that includes size.

Enough of the small talk, he's been great and I'm happy to have him. Unfortunately he's in the final stages of shed so I don't have a "Today photo" but I have one I don't think I've posted here yet.

Happy Birthday semi little guy!

http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/y...tput_475a.jpeg

Yeah, Wallace is a lot more super dwarf/dwarf than Caesar and it shows. Caesar is easily 6.5' if not more and ate his first jumbo rat Sunday. He powered that thing down and seemed very happy afterwards. Wasnt all looking around for food still like with large rats and has been very quiet the past few days other than stretching out to relax and calmly looking at me when i walk by lol. Caesar is 31% mainland. I think he's going to be kind of a big boy. Hopefully he doesnt outgrow a 6' cage haha.

Nice little 'picture stick'. I need to make something for Caesar. Funny thing is Caesar actually seems scared of the outdoors haha. Rosey and Gina explore, Luna just lounges, Rango and Vicky hold onto the chair thinking they are going to fall and Caesar wraps around me and just sits there haha. Never would have imagined the biggest snake as being the chicken lol.

Caesar is easily a foot longer I'm guessing, however I'm not able to measure Wallace at all. He is the one snake here that will not sit still if place flat on the floor. When he decides to go it is fast and I'm not too keen on chasing him around.

He is much larger than any of the other snakes I have here at this age which I expected based on the natural growth rate of the species. I'm expecting a 10 footer, and unless Caesar slows down a great deal, I'd guess he'll be 12'-13'. He is almost double the mainland % as Wallace.

The large rat Wallace had was enough to push a shed cycle, so he seems to be responding growth rate wise according to the prey size jump.

I was hoping he would have shed this morning for a picture or two.

I think Caesar would like a prop and would be fine outdoors.

Keep me posted on his "goings on" and I'll do the same with Wallace.

Lol i hope he doesnt hit 13'. I'd be happy with 10'. He just over a year old so hopefully he'll slow down. He doesnt seem to be putthing on the length like when he was a baby. He is definitely thickening up. You can see it in his neck and body. Not the skinny little worm anymore. He's probably a good 2-2.5" thick at the widest. He's at least as big as Rosey but about half the thickness.

And yeah Caesar is the same about when he wants to move, he moves. It's really evident when he doesnt want play time. He will do everything in his power to get away from me, be it go to the floor and crawl off or stretch out and try to get back into his cage lol. He never gets a bad attitude though. Just doesnt want to sit on me when he wants alone time or he will bat my hand away with his body when i reach in and pet him if he doesnt want to be bothered lol. He is definitely a much more active and faster moving snake than any of my boas.

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Originally Posted by Sauzo

Lol i hope he doesnt hit 13'. I'd be happy with 10'. He just over a year old so hopefully he'll slow down. He doesnt seem to be putthing on the length like when he was a baby. He is definitely thickening up. You can see it in his neck and body. Not the skinny little worm anymore. He's probably a good 2-2.5" thick at the widest. He's at least as big as Rosey but about half the thickness.

And yeah Caesar is the same about when he wants to move, he moves. It's really evident when he doesnt want play time. He will do everything in his power to get away from me, be it go to the floor and crawl off or stretch out and try to get back into his cage lol. He never gets a bad attitude though. Just doesnt want to sit on me when he wants alone time or he will bat my hand away with his body when i reach in and pet him if he doesnt want to be bothered lol. He is definitely a much more active and faster moving snake than any of my boas.

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I agree, the "body bucking" is interesting. My other snakes will crawl off or make an effort to stay in their cages when not interested in coming out.

Wallace bucks like a horse and if you are not used to it, like I wasn't I was expecting a bite to follow. Now I'm used to the behavior.


I may resort to a string type measurement soon. The Serpent Widget used to be the answer but I've had results differ greatly when using the same snake and I'm not sold on it just yet.

I think he may shed tonight.

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Originally Posted by Gio

I agree, the "body bucking" is interesting. My other snakes will crawl off or make an effort to stay in their cages when not interested in coming out.

Wallace bucks like a horse and if you are not used to it, like I wasn't I was expecting a bite to follow. Now I'm used to the behavior.


I may resort to a string type measurement soon. The Serpent Widget used to be the answer but I've had results differ greatly when using the same snake and I'm not sold on it just yet.

I think he may shed tonight.

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Haha, yeah the first time Caesar shoved my hand away, i kind of freaked out. Now I'm used to it. Most of the time when i remove his hide if he's inside and then pet him, he gets all pissy by shoving my hand away. I take it as his way of say 'why are you bothering me'.

I was able to get some sub par pictures 2 days after Wallace hit the year mark. He shed the day after he turned one, took a big dump and was ready for a night out.

I hung out with him on the sofa for a while, and then put him back in the cage. I was replacing some of his plants and moving a few things in the cage and his mind snapped to feeding mode. He went after me twice with a nice wide open mouth. I made good use of the snake hook and finished my arranging tasks.

I gave him an hour and decided he should eat.

Wallace was fed last night, and I took pictures today. His coloring was great post shed, but the day after eating it was not.

Here is MR. Birthday anyhow.

http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/y...74709e0283.jpg

http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/y...tput_48ff.jpeg

Happy B-Day Wallace! :)

Wallace is definitely a beautiful boy, you and Sauzo make me want a tiger lol 😂 I love all the talk about adult sizes and feeding regimes in this thread, great conversations here

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Wallace is definitely a beautiful boy, you and Sauzo make me want a tiger lol 😂 I love all the talk about adult sizes and feeding regimes in this thread, great conversations here

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Only feeding regime i got is when Caesar starts destroying his cage and i wake up to a water bowl, hide and aspen all shoved to one side and him sitting in the front of the cage staring at me lol. This usually happens around day 8 :D

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Originally Posted by Sauzo

Only feeding regime i got is when Caesar starts destroying his cage and i wake up to a water bowl, hide and aspen all shoved to one side and him sitting in the front of the cage staring at me lol. This usually happens around day 8 :D

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Lol 😂 that's retics for you, although I have a corn snake that does that every now and then. Then she'll stare at me like, clean me now human lol

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I've got a nice, well behaved retic here. Never pushes, never ruins his cage and doesn't defecate too often. I feed every 2 weeks. Wallace is a year old now, and has only eaten 1 large rat. He's been on smalls since I got him in September. No outward signs of hunger.

He's a slow grower but does have some size. He's around 5.5 feet maybe a bit longer now. He's a tough one to measure.

He's only 18 something percent mainland so I'm somewhat confident he'll mature around 8'-9'.

These are similar pictures with slightly different lighting.

http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/y...tput_48fa.jpeg


He's got a lot of speed but he's mellowed so much since I got him.
http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/y...a/IMG_0263.jpg

What is this 'well mannered snake' you speak of!!?? I think it's a myth lol. Heck Caesar is actually quiet and guess what.....now Rosey has destroyed her cage. She shoved her water bowl, spun the hide around and pushed the aspen. Their hides make this screeching noise as they push them across the cage floor. Drives me up a wall haha. Guess it's feeding day or very close for Rosey lol.

Wallace looks like a well mannered little man. I'm sending my snakes over to him for lessons lol.

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What is this 'well mannered snake' you speak of!!?? I think it's a myth lol. Heck Caesar is actually quiet and guess what.....now Rosey has destroyed her cage. She shoved her water bowl, spun the hide around and pushed the aspen. Their hides make this screeching noise as they push them across the cage floor. Drives me up a wall haha. Guess it's feeding day or very close for Rosey lol.

Wallace looks like a well mannered little man. I'm sending my snakes over to him for lessons lol.

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Wallace is funny he actually uses his water bowl as a toilet. Its easy to clean, but I have to be on it daily to make sure he has fresh water. I may add another dish so he has a backup.

Sniper is huge these days. I'd say very close to 7 feet now and thicker than a soda can.

ALL are well behaved here, I must get very lucky with my purchases as I've never had the spawn of satan.

Jewel, the coastal started out wild though, but using the branch for handling settled he right down!

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Wallace is funny he actually uses his water bowl as a toilet. Its easy to clean, but I have to be on it daily to make sure he has fresh water. I may add another dish so he has a backup.

Sniper is huge these days. I'd say very close to 7 feet now and thicker than a soda can.

ALL are well behaved here, I must get very lucky with my purchases as I've never had the spawn of satan.

Jewel, the coastal started out wild though, but using the branch for handling settled he right down!

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Wow Sniper is bigger than Rosey probably then lol. Kind of funny as Rosey is a female too.

The snakes are all angels until they get hungry haha. The ones who let you know are mostly Rosey and Caesar. The others come out and cruise around but they dont spend the whole night destroying their cages like Rosey and Caesar. Maybe they are just too small atm haha. I mean i would bet you couldnt get Rosey to bite you. Even the vet sticking a needle into the lump on her nose to do a culture, Rosey just sat there and didnt move or anything. The vet and nurse were very surprised. The minute they were done though, Rosey spent the whole time trying to get back to me. She wouldnt quit until she was on me, then she wanted to check out the vet and nurse but only from the safety of me lol.

My beardie was the same way. First time she went to the vet, she got so scared, she pooped all over the nurses shoes and exam table and then ran and jumped on me and held onto the front of my shirt lol. The vet joked around with how my 'kids' seem to really love 'dad' lol.

And I hear ya, I got lucky as well as all my snakes are really mellow and laid back except during dinner time lol. Allison was the only one who was a terror and never calmed down :(

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Wow Sniper is bigger than Rosey probably then lol. Kind of funny as Rosey is a female too.

The snakes are all angels until they get hungry haha. The ones who let you know are mostly Rosey and Caesar. The others come out and cruise around but they dont spend the whole night destroying their cages like Rosey and Caesar. Maybe they are just too small atm haha. I mean i would bet you couldnt get Rosey to bite you. Even the vet sticking a needle into the lump on her nose to do a culture, Rosey just sat there and didnt move or anything. The vet and nurse were very surprised. The minute they were done though, Rosey spent the whole time trying to get back to me. She wouldnt quit until she was on me, then she wanted to check out the vet and nurse but only from the safety of me lol.

My beardie was the same way. First time she went to the vet, she got so scared, she pooped all over the nurses shoes and exam table and then ran and jumped on me and held onto the front of my shirt lol. The vet joked around with how my 'kids' seem to really love 'dad' lol.

And I hear ya, I got lucky as well as all my snakes are really mellow and laid back except during dinner time lol. Allison was the only one who was a terror and never calmed down :(

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I'll get some Sniper pictures up soon. He needs to shed.

I changed up the feeding a bit today. Wallace has been getting small rats for over 6 month. He's had 1 large. Today, I gave him a small after a 7 day wait and then let him whack a large that the in shed boa refused.

He's going to have to sit it out a bit now. I'm sure he will be the size of Caesar soon LOL!

I'm OK with some size just want him to be a reasonable size for me until my son gets a bit older.

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I'll get some Sniper pictures up soon. He needs to shed.

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Can't wait to see them - I think that tiger pattern is amazing.

This is a great read.

I have some good pictures of Wallace and his head.
http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/y...tput_475e.jpeg

If you look at scalation you can try to find where you retic falls.



Look at the head shots later in the article.

https://www.researchgate.net/publica...from_Indonesia

This is really where my interest lies. I miss Cody here!

Wallace had a bite tonight.

I figured it was REALLY time when he hit the glass this evening.

http://i.imgur.com/Rh7kti5h.jpg

The cage sounds like there is a riot inside of it.

I fed, am actually feeding Wallace a large quail. He can't figure it out and has been throwing a snakey fit trying to find the head LOL!

You should hear the chaos from within the cage. No pictures, and the mental picture of this is better anyhow.

I do have some outside shots though. I think he's catching up to the other in length now. But he's a lean machine.

http://i.imgur.com/abbnDn4h.jpg

I love how yellow he gets in the sun!
http://i.imgur.com/AMbvof8h.jpg

He looks awesome Gio. He's grown I see.

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He looks awesome Gio. He's grown I see.

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Thank you, and yes, he has. I'm really not wanting a large boy here, but I can't keep feeding him small rats weekly. I decided to bump him up and he is at his top sized prey items. Large rats, large qual, and maybe, small, small rabbits.

I love the species, they are exciting and fun but there is extra work and caution involved.

I'm hoping he'll size up like Sauzo's Caesar and get a bit of girth. I could see another foot or two on him, but am not interested in him being overly long.

I think you would have been fine with his brother, but completely understand why you placed him.

You are doing great with your new acquisitions.

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Thank you, and yes, he has. I'm really not wanting a large boy here, but I can't keep feeding him small rats weekly. I decided to bump him up and he is at his top sized prey items. Large rats, large qual, and maybe, small, small rabbits.

I love the species, they are exciting and fun but there is extra work and caution involved.

I'm hoping he'll size up like Sauzo's Caesar and get a bit of girth. I could see another foot or two on him, but am not interested in him being overly long.

I think you would have been fine with his brother, but completely understand why you placed him.

You are doing great with your new acquisitions.

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I certainly hope he stays to a size you want. I like checking back on your progression for Wallace. Bitter sweet seeing what an awesome snake he is and knowing I had his clutch mate. What is the extra work you've encountered with Wallace?

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I certainly hope he stays to a size you want. I like checking back on your progression for Wallace. Bitter sweet seeing what an awesome snake he is and knowing I had his clutch mate. What is the extra work you've encountered with Wallace?

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More clean up, and sometimes I get annoyed handling him. Usually its good, but occasionally he starts out great and then becomes a juggling act. He's really a good boy for the most part, but I'm very partial to boa constrictors and carpet pythons.

The extra precaution I have to take is due to the insane feeding response. If it is close to feeding day or shortly after, a noise on the side of the cage will cause a rapid advance to the door.

Nothing too difficult, but you really do have to stick to protocol to make sure you don't take a bite.

I wish you had the littermate too so we could compare notes, but Sauzo is my man when it comes to the Vital Exotics SD x Dwarf stuff these days.

You keep doing what you are doing, I think your decision was the right move at this stage.

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More clean up, and sometimes I get annoyed handling him. Usually its good, but occasionally he starts out great and then becomes a juggling act. He's really a good boy for the most part, but I'm very partial to boa constrictors and carpet pythons.

The extra precaution I have to take is due to the insane feeding response. If it is close to feeding day or shortly after, a noise on the side of the cage will cause a rapid advance to the door.

Nothing too difficult, but you really do have to stick to protocol to make sure you don't take a bite.

I wish you had the littermate too so we could compare notes, but Sauzo is my man when it comes to the Vital Exotics SD x Dwarf stuff these days.

You keep doing what you are doing, I think your decision was the right move at this stage.

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I follow all of the SD/D threads here. I'm living vicariously through you all in case I end up with another retic in the future. :gj:

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I follow all of the SD/D threads here. I'm living vicariously through you all in case I end up with another retic in the future. :gj:

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At this point your collection is equal to mine with 4 snakes. We differ only in the retic and WL python species we own.

I even have two dogs. I'm pretty satisfied with the amount of pets here.

One more of Wallace that I didn't post when he was out and about the other day.

http://i.imgur.com/X7qNOXfh.jpg

He's looking great!

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At this point your collection is equal to mine with 4 snakes. We differ only in the retic and WL python species we own.

I even have two dogs. I'm pretty satisfied with the amount of pets here.

One more of Wallace that I didn't post when he was out and about the other day.

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...2FX7qNOXfh.jpg

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Yes, very similar collection. I also care for a crested gecko but he's my son's so I don't include him. WOW... Wallace looks great Gio.

Options make these guys interesting.

Retics are excellent climbers. Wallace spends most evenings "hanging" out.

http://i.imgur.com/01Bbo9ah.jpg

At 1 year 3 months old, a male, SD x Dwarf x Mainland reticulated python is very manageable. at least mine is.

I took these pictures to show folks, that a snake in the 6' plus range is still easy to handle.

When I use the term "one hander" this is what I mean.
http://i.imgur.com/Q9VjIPXh.jpg


He's not heavy, and when he's calm he's a breeze to handle. I'll be very curious to see where he's at after he hits the 2 year mark.

If you know who you're buying from, what the genetics of the snake are and what your own limitations are, you certainly should be able to keep and maintain this species.
http://i.imgur.com/91iVI1Hh.jpg

Wallace is looking GREAT Gio. Nice growth too.

Gio, we need updates!

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Gio, we need updates!

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Sorry I'm very busy with family and activities.

I still have the snakes and all are great.

Here is the latest Wallace picture.

He is maybe 7 feet maybe a tad less and lean and mean.

http://i.imgur.com/g48JVmi.jpg

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Sorry I'm very busy with family and activities.

I still have the snakes and all are great.

Here is the latest Wallace picture.

He is maybe 7 feet maybe a tad less and lean and mean.

http://i.imgur.com/g48JVmi.jpg

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He looks smoking Gio! Probably a little bigger than Gerald now


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He's not BIG but may be my longest.
I have a few more shots of him that are recent.

2 closer up head shots.
http://i.imgur.com/MWp18x2.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/ho36SnQ.jpg

And,,,, another arm shot.
http://i.imgur.com/BZDmQLZ.jpg

Now let's see some pics of his new big cage when you've got a chance!


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Now let's see some pics of his new big cage when you've got a chance!


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Partially set up. He has been doing very well in his smaller cage. I WON"T keep him there, but he never pushes or causes any issues. I typically feed him every 3 weeks.

I have the whole thing in position but need to finish the setup and installation of certain items.

I'll be certain to post when I have everything in place.

My wife and I have been very, very active with one another and our kids. I just need a week of quiet to get things into gear.

The boy is awesome though. 1 year 6 months.
http://i.imgur.com/YTKEV8w.mp4
https://imgur.com/YTKEV8w

Woah Gio is still around lol. Welcome back. Wallace is almost as big as Caesar now. And yeah, lets see the new cage. On a side not, i pulled the trigger on a Biak GTP lol. Getting his little 15 qt tub set up and should be picking him up next week lol.

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Woah Gio is still around lol. Welcome back. Wallace is almost as big as Caesar now. And yeah, lets see the new cage. On a side not, i pulled the trigger on a Biak GTP lol. Getting his little 15 qt tub set up and should be picking him up next week lol.

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Just saw your new little one.

Very pretty!

I'm surprised Wallace is almost the size of Caesar, but Caesar is slowing in growth and probably getting thicker. Wallace is still fairly lean, but somewhat long.

I'm expecting he'll look like JM's gal when he fills out.

Yeah Caesar isn't really putting on the length too much but he has definitely filled out. He is easily a 2 handed snake now and even then usually his head and tail hang off my arms. And thanks, I'm pretty excited about the GTP as I've never had one.

The coloring just gets better with age. Eyes, pattern and iridescence all looking good!

This is the latest picture of Wallace which looks pretty similar to the last picture I posted of him. At 1 year 8 months of age he's roughly 7 feet long and relatively lean.

He's fed approximately every 3 weeks to once a month. He's never pushed a day in his life. I couldn't ask for a better retic as he fits in with the other calm snakes here. Although Wallace will display some spunk at times and can be a bit difficult to remove from his smaller cage, he should enjoy the larger sized palace I'm working on for him.

http://i.imgur.com/qYPt55A.jpg

I'm not on the boards much these days, but I will update when I have time.

I also check in to see my fellow SD/Dwarf keepers and their animal's progress as we acquired them at roughly the same time.

Be well and thanks for looking!

Finally making a move on the "super cage".

I still have work to do, but I've assembled the units, screwed in the backgrounds and caulked the seams.

Next comes the perch placement and assembly. After that I'll join the two units together. It's essentially two separate cages that bolt together. The nice thing about that is I can quickly break down a large unit (6' x 30" x 2") into two 3 foot units and move it about.

I'm trying something a bit different this go-round. I'm going to use a multiple color, LED light strip. It will allow me to have white/daylight conditions and the blue light night conditions I use.

I have some pretty extensive decor prep that I'll work into the cage, so the final product will not be ready to show for a bit.

So far this is what's up.

http://i.imgur.com/ArXfzsf.jpg

Can't wait to see this all set up!


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Stunning Retic


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