Rhino-Jack, 100% Kalatoa SD male retic

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Originally Posted by Ax01

do u guys know of anyone working w/ the Nicobar Island SD's?


so calm! do u think he will keep his compsure once he starts "sniffing" out your Lavender SD girl?

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I'm not sure as I don't really follow the localities and who is working with them.

Hopefully he stays that calm, but only time will tell. It's been about a week since he last came out of his hide because he is currently in blue.

Some updated photos of the boy now that he is around 2. As a bonus I added his baby picture from when we got him, he was 6mo then.

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He's looking good and growing FAST!

He's now almost 2.5years old. Currently about 56" (under 5') and weighing about 750g....though my scale has been finicky lately so it may be off. Fresh out of shed pics.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...9c03352bcc.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...da9cf0d7be.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...7a94fcbe88.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...148f10cea4.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2141b9078c.jpg

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He's now almost 2.5years old. Currently about 56" (under 5') and weighing about 750g....though my scale has been finicky lately so it may be off. Fresh out of shed pics.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...9c03352bcc.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...da9cf0d7be.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...7a94fcbe88.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...148f10cea4.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2141b9078c.jpg

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Outstanding I wish my guy was that small.

It didn't work out as planned but still a decent size by retic standards.

Jack looks great!

Just a little exploring and exercise.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d4f3995460.jpg

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Just a little exploring and exercise.https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...d4f3995460.jpg

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Such a happy little guy. Sounds like your experience is much different than mine. Love my big girls though.

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He's now almost 2.5years old. Currently about 56" (under 5') and weighing about 750g....though my scale has been finicky lately so it may be off.

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what a nice, compact package!

have u seen any sperm plugs from him yet?

I haven't noticed any but then again I haven't really been looking for them.

He looks great bud!

Thanks Gio!

I'm curious at what age did your guy start getting ornery?

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Thanks Gio!

I'm curious at what age did your guy start getting ornery?

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He was a bit beyond the 3 year mark.

He's slowly going back to a slightly more mellow guy. I'll never trust him but I have developed a newer routine and have accepted the fact that he's not a relaxing, stress free type of pet.

I'm not sure if the changes were a result of summer heat or because his hormone levels finally topped off and he's fully mature.

He's due for a complete cage cleaning and I may change a few things in the cage this fall.

I don't think you'll have many issues honestly.

I guess i'll find out next year if my guy will become a handful.

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Originally Posted by Ax01

what a nice, compact package!

have u seen any sperm plugs from him yet?

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Originally Posted by 67temp

I haven't noticed any but then again I haven't really been looking for them.

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i'm sure if u pop him, u will see some sperm plugs.

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Thanks Gio!

I'm curious at what age did your guy start getting ornery?

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He was a bit beyond the 3 year mark.

He's slowly going back to a slightly more mellow guy. I'll never trust him but I have developed a newer routine and have accepted the fact that he's not a relaxing, stress free type of pet.

I'm not sure if the changes were a result of summer heat or because his hormone levels finally topped off and he's fully mature.

He's due for a complete cage cleaning and I may change a few things in the cage this fall.

I don't think you'll have many issues honestly.

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I guess i'll find out next year if my guy will become a handful.

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this was what i was getting at/wondering about w/ my question above but i was beating around the bush about it lol. i was wondering if he's turned into an aggressive horndog w/ (sexual) maturity and having your 0.1 SD around. i was interested in SD's b/c i wanted a lil giant but i don't want the giant attitude.


Edit: also i know u said your scale might be finicky butt there is no way this boy is only 750grams. he's looks twice that, maybe 3 times.

Nope he hasn't turned into a horndog "yet". He is in my living room with a male bci and female ij. The girl is several rooms away in my bedroom.

A new scale came a few daysago. So I just took the chance to weigh him and compare to my largest corn snake for reference, so you can see his size.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...398a9eba19.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...4ebed0e405.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e018dbb54c.jpg

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Some freshly shed superdwarf iridescence in the early morning sun.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...3f2c15219a.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...90b650aa0b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...c9e8bb81fa.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...91b5c13bf7.jpg

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The frustration in photographing this one. Also you can see his missing flame on the left side of the first pic.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...3f9051d03f.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...f8128673d8.jpg

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WOW!!

One of the more beautiful patterns and the coloring is smoking.

I hope he stays chill for you. I miss the activity level of Wallace, but not much else.

Keep the pictures coming.

Thanks Gio! For as much as I work with his handling I don't seem to post his pics much. Now that the weather is getting nice you can expect more .... hopefully.

I'm trying to figure out the best way to get decent pics posted. Taptalk doesn't seem to like the file size or dimensions that my phone takes because I keep getting "upload failed". It only likes ones that I have sent through texts or previously uploaded to Instagram but those seem to be pretty poor resolution.

They are so impressive. Really nice!

Such a cool looking little guy. I can't wait to see him as an adult.

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They are so impressive. Really nice!

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Thanks

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Such a cool looking little guy. I can't wait to see him as an adult.

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Thank you. He is 3, which I believe is about the same age as rainbow? Hopefully he doesn't get any longer and only has a tiny bit more to fill out.

I few new pics of this little guy.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...6872912adb.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...dfa57782fb.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...16576e45e3.jpg

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I few new pics of this little guy.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...6872912adb.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...dfa57782fb.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...16576e45e3.jpg

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One of the nicest looking retics I've ever seen!

He's beautiful!

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One of the nicest looking retics I've ever seen!

He's beautiful!

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Thanks Gio that means alot.

I will say he is a nightmare to photograph. He is great indoors (though the lighting is crappy) but once he is outside he is either on the move or trying to get back to me. Also his iridescence never really does show up good in pictures.

Glad to see he’s doing so well with you! And staying pretty dang small it seems. [emoji106]


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Glad to see he’s doing so well with you! And staying pretty dang small it seems. [emoji106]


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I guess if he is going to turn into a hormonal flailing chainsaw this will be the year it happens, but I hope he doesn't. He's seen my girl several times but they are still in separate rooms.

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I guess if he is going to turn into a hormonal flailing chainsaw this will be the year it happens, but I hope he doesn't. He's seen my girl several times but they are still in separate rooms.

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I like the size and I'm thinking you have handled him a lot.

My guy was good, but looking back always a little sketchy even as a younger animal.

I'd have maybe put up with his "tude" if he'd been a bit smaller. But 8+ feet solo wasn't smart.

My bet is you'll be fine!

He looks amazing as always. Love retics. Keep us posted on his breeding attitude next year. Even my female got restless this year at age 4 she is still not fully grown. She did not get aggressive but she did get hormonal and active as she went off food for 3 months.

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Originally Posted by Gio

I like the size and I'm thinking you have handled him a lot.

My guy was good, but looking back always a little sketchy even as a younger animal.

I'd have maybe put up with his "tude" if he'd been a bit smaller. But 8+ feet solo wasn't smart.

My bet is you'll be fine!

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What was your handling regime when Wallace was younger?

For the first year he was handled several times a day even if it was for 30 seconds each time. I've done things a little non-standard with him. He was never hook trained and has no clue where his food comes. Typically I will open his enclosure and let him out to roam. When he isn't looking his food goes on top of his hide and he has to find it. Sometimes on days he isn't to be fed he will come out make a lap on the stack then go back to his enclosure hoping to find food and he will do this 3-4 times.

Still no pushing issues with him but he does poke around at his door. Normally he is content on just having the door open and resting his head on the litter dam but sometimes he will perch on top of the stack for a few hours and occasionally he will want to roam.

A freshly shed boy.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...a9f91eb1d5.jpg

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Looking good! :gj:

Recently he got upgraded from a 3' enclosure with swing doors to a t10 with sliding doors as a temporary till his big enclosure comes. He was not happy with the upgrade and was cramming his face between the door and litter dam. His face started to get swollen. The main difference in the enclosures was the 3' had a 3" vent. The t10 got more ventilation installed. Since then he has stopped trying to get out and his face swelling has gone down. Still no issues with being combative.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...73c932084e.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...b082083d25.jpg

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Outstanding.

Any updates?

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Any updates?

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Anything in particular you would like to know?

He is still non combative. The female still isn't near him. I haven't had much recent issue with him cramming his face between the doors and litter dam. I did have an issue where he started opening the doors on his own. I bought a lock for the doors so that has stopped. I'm still waiting on my two A35's from animal plastics that I ordered back in July so he is still in the T10 for now. He's still not tong fed or hook trained but I spent a lot of time with him when he was a baby. He's getting feed a varied diet maybe once every 2-3 weeks of a weaned rat, small rat, 2 chicks, or med coturnix quail. I recently tested all my pythons in my collection for nido just as a precautionary measure and am waiting for the results. From now on anything entering my collection will get tested upon arrival.

If you are considering one just think of them as having a constant one year old puppy or 3yo human child. They are smart and will test your patience and authority any chance they get.

I'm glad to hear he has backed off on re-arranging his nose. I hope he doesn't go back to it, some snakes are so stubborn. (I had a bull snake that liked to do that.)

Now to learn to pick the lock, eh? :D

Just from my own experiences I'm starting to think this species (well at least the insular locals) seem to really crave more ventilation/air flow similar to subocs. I don't think the vents in most standard pvc cages are adequate for them.

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I recently tested all my pythons in my collection for nido just as a precautionary measure and am waiting for the results. From now on anything entering my collection will get tested upon arrival.

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His test came back negative for nido.

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He's looking great and I think you are doing a wonderful job with him!

What a nice sheen he's sporting. :gj:

He is so gorgeous! Out of this world iridescence for a photo, great job on the photography.

It was nice outside so time for more pictures.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...ed4a576415.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...b5c51cdd5d.jpg

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Looking great.


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It was nice outside so time for more pictures.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...ed4a576415.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...b5c51cdd5d.jpg

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Very pretty snake.

I'm glad he's working out for you.

Yeah, he's beautiful for sure, but I'm still glad he's yours, not mine- just "too much snake for me". ;) I truly hope he stays manageable.

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Yeah, he's beautiful for sure, but I'm still glad he's yours, not mine- just "too much snake for me". ;) I truly hope he stays manageable.

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I'm just glad he is pretty relaxed (except for wanting out so much) and still about the size of my largest corn snake.