Kalatoa 100% Pure SD Retic Progression (Pic heavy...)

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Thanks guys! She really is quite the animal to have the privilege of working with. Very spirited critter as well. I think she must be channeling Allie recently haha. Took a shot at the glass last night and took a half hearted shot at the hook when I just went in to clean up some urates. Which of course she left for me immediately after having her out for an hour after having cleaned up a small pee spot. She then proceeded to smash around everything in the cage and is currently staring at me through the doors lol. Only 3 days since she ate last. I think she's just built up some confidence since her tiny reticulated worm days haha. Really doesn't feel or look like an almost 6' snake until she stretches out along something. Still very trim and lean for her length. She's going to be very impressive at 8'+


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Haha yeah Caesar is much more bold too now that he is used to everything. And just as I said Caesar is fine with 7 day feedings, I was wrong. After5 days he was begging at the front of the cage and started pushing his head between the door and brace. He also was just laying in front of the door stretched out haha and kept poking his head up over the litter dam.

And as for channeling Allie, lol. Allie has mellowed out a lot. She seems to even be getting more mellow since I got her on weaned rats. Maybe its a food coma. She does get pissed at soda cans though and takes shots at them and hisses at them lol.

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Oh yeah Phyllis leaves straight liquid pee more often than urates by a long shot. She pees probably every other day until she finally drops a deuce. And yeah it stinks worse than any other snake I've worked with, though the reptichip does a good job of soaking up odors but makes it tougher to spot the pee in the cage.
I think next time I order substrate I'm going to try Plant!t/Grow!t coconut chips. Pretty sure it's the exact same stuff as reptichip. Same size brick, same package... http://www.greenhousemegastore.com/p...oil-amendments
About half the price and seemingly identical. If I go that route I'll give a review of it compared to reptichip. Deborah posted in a thread about it recently and said she gets 10 blocks shipped for like $120 total. Pretty good deal in my book
Those stacks of APs are going to look way slick side by side with glowing red Herpstats! I've got the redline too just for the simple fact that it looks awesome haha


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Ok good to know Caesar isn't the only one who is a piss machine haha. He's a good boy with pooping in his cool side back corner but his non urate pisses seem to just get dropped wherever he feels like dropping it haha. His really don't smell that bad. I mean its not roses but it pretty smells like the boas piss too.

As for the Plant It/ Grow It stuff. Let us know if its dusty or anything. Price is good though. I just paid $70 for 3 blocks of the ReptiChips which is the equivalent of a big bail of Aspen I used to use. And that was $25 a bail. I figure its probably going to take 1.5 blocks per month or so for everyone so the stuff is going to add up in price :(

And yeah I like the Redlines too haha. Going to do 3 of the T25s on the stand with 2 of those Redlines again. Then i'll probably just keep the white ProLine cage as a spare cage for when I have to reseal the Ap cages. Can put whoever in it for about a week while waiting for the lexel to dry and set. I'll pick up one of the T25s this spring for Rosey as she needs a bigger cage and then get the last 2 and stand end of summer since Vicky and Caesar are fine in T10s for now.

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I'm mostly talking about spot cleaning and trying to find those hidden poops and pisses.

I don't doubt full cleanings are fairly fast.

I'm just saying I do full cage cleanings at least once a month for most of the snakes. The retic is a poop and pee machine so he sometimes gets full cleanings 3 weeks. Also i'm not sure if its just my guy but do either of you guys ever have your retic pee but not leave urates? Caesar sometimes leaves those and I can smell them when I open the door and see the spike in humidity so I have to literally feel around the cage until I find the wet spot haha and then spot clean that area.

Plus I also take my snakes out a lot so I just picture a "full" cage making it harder to get some out.

Also I finally decided to switch substrate. Ordered 3 bricks of ReptiChips to test them out as Jmcrook and some other retic and boa owners I've talked to have said the stuff is awesome. So my boas and retic will be the guinea pigs for it next week. Also finally got my stand put together and set up. So now I got the 3 stack of T10s and later I can put a 3 stack of T25s with stand next to it to make an awesome condo set up haha.
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I'll have to sell off my normal Herpstat 2 and 1 and get me 2 more Redlines so it all matches lol.

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Same,

I have had pure liquid and still often do. And I've had terrible smells with paper towels during his early time in quarantine.

The coco husk has been great as it absorbs, isolates and minimizes smells. I use repti bark in the carpet cage and use a mix of cypress and coco husk in the boa cage, the royal seems to do best on aspen or coco husk.

I think you'll like repti chips, and YES taking any snake out that is capable of wrapping a tail around something is certainly more difficult.

Depending on what is going on, my boa gets a pass on coming out because he is the king of wrapping and gripping objects in the cage. I wait until he's gone back into terrestrial mode to get him out. I don't mind because I enjoy just watching him when he is climbing. Wallace is perched as I type and has been all day and evening.

Like I've said in the past; people should do what works best for them and their situation.

I just don't want to see folks give up on a satisfying, display setup with the preconceived idea that they are way too much work.

Good conversation here as always.

Yeah I think Vicky would do ok in a display set up as she really doesn't seem to care either way coming out or not. Rosey seems to actually like to come out the most. She will be quiet a few days and then start looking around the front all over. I open the door and she is out and climbing up onto my shoulder lol. She is the only one who seems excited to come out and explore. The rest don't mind coming out but they aren't as forward about it as Rosey. Might be because Rosey was my first so I used to take her out almost daily where as the other ones come out probably 2-3 times a week.

And yeah I'm kind of excited about the ReptiChips. I've been using aspen for years so a change seems nice. I still got a bail of aspen left though which i'll probably use for the dumerils as they don't need near the humidity of the boas or retic. Plus she loves to burrow in her aspen and just sit with her little head poking out haha.

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Yeah I think Vicky would do ok in a display set up as she really doesn't seem to care either way coming out or not. Rosey seems to actually like to come out the most. She will be quiet a few days and then start looking around the front all over. I open the door and she is out and climbing up onto my shoulder lol. She is the only one who seems excited to come out and explore. The rest don't mind coming out but they aren't as forward about it as Rosey. Might be because Rosey was my first so I used to take her out almost daily where as the other ones come out probably 2-3 times a week.

And yeah I'm kind of excited about the ReptiChips. I've been using aspen for years so a change seems nice. I still got a bail of aspen left though which i'll probably use for the dumerils as they don't need near the humidity of the boas or retic. Plus she loves to burrow in her aspen and just sit with her little head poking out haha.

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Ha ha!

I think we all have a big block of aspen.

I still have at least half of the HUGE amount I bought 5 years ago LOL!

It never hurts to switch it up.

JM,,,

I really like Phyllis looking dark like she does in your work area. Her pattern is exceptional and she almost has a coffee/mocha coloration.

Very cool.

Alright ladies!! I'm following you 2 and I switched Caesar, Rosey, Vicky and Dottie to Coco Husk. I didn't want to wait the week for the ReptiChips to get here so I bought 9 blocks of the Exo Terra stuff. So far its pretty good and man it skyrockets the humidity lol. Even with only wetting half of it and then blending with the dry stuff, I get 80-90% humidity.

Caesar loves it.

Vicky and Rosey were scared of it at first and gripped onto my arm and wouldn't go into their cage. They just sniffed the stuff haha. I had to pile them in and shut the door. Then they sat at the front like "omg let me out!!" Now they seem to be interested in it.

Dottie is just exploring all over and keeps making pit stops and burying her head in it and then looking around and cruising on haha.

Overall I think its a hit with the gang but haven't tried it with Allie or Luna yet.

My question is how often do you guys dump it all and change it out?

I've never actually use the exo terra stuff. I've heard it like totally dusty and dirt like. I change the reptichip every 2ish months for full clean out and spot clean as needed. When it dries out I pile it up and dump some water in it and mix it back up to maintain humidity levels. Definitely holds hella humidity for a good bit. Phyllis digs around in it like crazy when it's a fresh bedding too like it sounds like Dottie is doing lol


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Lol yeah, Dottie is going crazy in it haha. It's actually not dusty at all. It does seem different than the Reptichips from the look. Its for the most part chunk stuff. I'll have to wait for the Reptichip stuff to compare but so far it seems decent except it is expensive. Heres what it looks like. It definitely makes whitish snakes pop lol. Would have took one of Caesar but he is behind his cool hide investigating lol.
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Lol here's Dottie going crazy in it.
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Yeah, I'll probably just use a spray bottle and just spray it down with the hides when they humidity drops down.

Huh, looks way better than what I've heard from other folks on here. Every one else has seemed to say it turns to mud when it's wet. The reptichip are definitely more mulch like judging by looking at the pictures you posted. Definitely does make light colored animals pop a lot more! Let me know how you feel about it compared to the reptichip when it comes in


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Yeah definitely will do. And here is an updated pic of the T10s with the stuff in it. Looks pretty good if I do say so myself :D
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Dang! Look at that glowing yellow Vicky on the coco husk! [emoji108]


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Huh, looks way better than what I've heard from other folks on here. Every one else has seemed to say it turns to mud when it's wet. The reptichip are definitely more mulch like judging by looking at the pictures you posted. Definitely does make light colored animals pop a lot more! Let me know how you feel about it compared to the reptichip when it comes in


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Eco Earth turns to mud when wet. That's the Coir fiber stuff, not the husk stuff. And yes, Eco Earth sucks, its dusty as all heck when it dries out and when too wet it turns to mud. It also packs down really tight if you have a big snake on it. Rosey packed hers down when I used it and it actually grew mold. Never used it again. That was when I switched to aspen years ago.

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Dang! Look at that glowing yellow Vicky on the coco husk! [emoji108]


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Thanks. I should have snapped a shot of Caesar when I put him in. He was excited. he sat on top of his hide looking out, then moved to the side of the hide but now he's done exploring I think and you can kind of see a part of him poking out the left side behind his cool side hide.

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Yeah definitely will do. And here is an updated pic of the T10s with the stuff in it. Looks pretty good if I do say so myself :D
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Looks great!

Thanks. And the snakes love the stuff lol. I know this is the retic section but cant pass up the pic of Vicky with coconut on her head :P
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Feisty Phyllis being a dull miserable pile deep in shed lol. Must be hitting a spurt because she shed on the 3rd of December and went into blue on xmas day barely three weeks later. Also got a new phone with a killer camera so her photo updates should be crisp as can be! Looking forward to photo session after she sheds in a couple days!


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Poke her with your finger and see what she does!!

And yeah I think a few of my gals are going into shed too. Rosey ate a huge rabbit and I think that triggered a shed for her. She has been antisocial sitting in her hide and she dulling up. Dottie is a nice shade of pink and being more antisocial than usual lol. And i'm not sure with Caesar but it looks like his head/neck is getting wrinkly. That's the only way I can tell with him if he is going to shed. He did get an extra helping of food last night as Dottie didn't want a rat so Caesar got his chick and a rat lol. And I even think Luna is going into shed as she is dulling up too.

So I decided I was going to get a Cow retic for my next snake and just forego the BCC as I am in love with retics now lol. But then I found out the price on them.....about 7kish. I cried a little. Also I guess there are only a few breeders of them. Nerd being the biggest. I did find a guy who said he had some for sale. Now I just need a go fund me acct and enough people to donate 7k to me for a new snake hahahaha:rolleye2:

Oh I also just got my shipment of ReptiChips and looking at it, it looks pretty much the same as the Exo Terra stuff lol. I didn't open the bag though. Think I might order a couple bricks of that Plant it/Grow it stuff too to compare.

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Queen Phyllis got herself a new paint job last night and man was she fired up and looking smoking!
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Best headshot I could get one handed, she goes wherever she wants all the time, and stealthily at that.
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The yellow coloration is coming in really nicely on her throat.
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"That photo shoot made me thirsty, dad!"-Phyllis

Today's weigh in was about 1430 grams after she emptied about a half a pint of piss, urates, and an almost human sized dump all over the floor that she's been holding on to since she last ate 12 days ago lol. Longest she's held it in yet and hasn't been pushing looking for food either but that's because she was in shed the last 5-6 days. I may see how she does waiting until Sunday to eat, just to keep the same feeding day and to see if she will make it to an even 2 weeks between feedings without going all hulk on her cage.

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Looks good. And yeah, we'll see how the feeding schedule goes lol. Right as I said, Caesar is happy on a 7 day schedule, he starts camping the sliding door that always opens for food. Retics are pretty darn smart. Phyllis is getting that armored raptor head look. I love that look on retics.

Have you tried quail and chicks for Phyllis yet? I swear it makes Caesar's poop not as stinky as when he eats rats. Plus he freakin loves poultry....well he actually just loves food but he seems to grab the poultry quicker when offered.

You guys are killing me with these beautiful retics! Your girl looks great crook!

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Looks good. And yeah, we'll see how the feeding schedule goes lol. Right as I said, Caesar is happy on a 7 day schedule, he starts camping the sliding door that always opens for food. Retics are pretty darn smart. Phyllis is getting that armored raptor head look. I love that look on retics.

Have you tried quail and chicks for Phyllis yet? I swear it makes Caesar's poop not as stinky as when he eats rats. Plus he freakin loves poultry....well he actually just loves food but he seems to grab the poultry quicker when offered.

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I'll probably keep her on a 7-10 day schedule and see how it goes. She shed last night and hasn't shown any signs of pushing since. Fingers crossed she's growing out of that. Yeah she's starting to grow out of her bug eyed little noodle stage and developing that nice muscular dinosaur head haha!
I'd be interested to try chicks and quail with her but I don't have a source near me that I'm aware of at the moment. I could order them but I don't have the freezer space to make an online order worth the shipping. I'm sure she'd go bonkers for something with feathers haha! Pretty sure that Kalatoa island is a migratory bird nesting site, so I'd guess her brain is wired for birds when they're available. Really her brain is just wired to eat anything that moves any time she can. Would be nice to make her bowels less stinky, they can be pretty rank sometimes lol like the several ounces of piss I had to clean out of the carpet earlier.


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You guys are killing me with these beautiful retics! Your girl looks great crook!

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Thanks ziggy! You should jump on board! Such inquisitive and smart snakes, definitely the most exciting and interesting snake I've worked with. Phyllis's mom laid a clutch about a month or two ago, should be hatching around late January or February I'd guess. Reptile avenue/Daniel Solis produced them


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I'll probably keep her on a 7-10 day schedule and see how it goes. She shed last night and hasn't shown any signs of pushing since. Fingers crossed she's growing out of that. Yeah she's starting to grow out of her bug eyed little noodle stage and developing that nice muscular dinosaur head haha!
I'd be interested to try chicks and quail with her but I don't have a source near me that I'm aware of at the moment. I could order them but I don't have the freezer space to make an online order worth the shipping. I'm sure she'd go bonkers for something with feathers haha! Pretty sure that Kalatoa island is a migratory bird nesting site, so I'd guess her brain is wired for birds when they're available. Really her brain is just wired to eat anything that moves any time she can. Would be nice to make her bowels less stinky, they can be pretty rank sometimes lol like the several ounces of piss I had to clean out of the carpet earlier.


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Haha i'm still blessed with Caesar not being a pisser on me. What he seems to love to do is curl up between my arm and belly and just go to sleep there. And yeah his poop smelled like death when I got him but since the poultry, his poop doesn't really smell that bad anymore. I mean its poop and doesn't smell like roses but also doesn't smell strong enough to peel paint anymore. The coco husk might be helping too. I actually have a hard time finding piss now with the coco husk. I mostly just have to clean up an area around any white urate I find. I might start changing his substrate every 1.5 months and just switch to that Plant It/Grow It stuff to help save cash. And also, Caesar doesn't seem to push too much anymore either. I mean he never was a big pusher but he would push some when hungry. Now he just camps the 'food door' and if nothing comes quick enough, he will sit with his head on the litter dam looking out haha.

I bet Phyllis would go bonkers for feathers. I know Vicky and Caesar love it. Rosey is just painful to watch her eat poultry so I probably will just stick to rabbits and rats for her and maybe small chicks and quails until she figures how to eat them efficiently. Caesar and Vicky are pro at it.

How long is she at this point?

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How long is she at this point?

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Hard to get an accurate measurement on her but she's somewhere between 5.5-6 feet or so. She'll be 11 months in about two weeks


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Regarding the quail, i have seen plucked and cleaned ones at a local Asian market. I think she could eat four of them.

4 of them!!?? Holy cow lol. Quail get pretty decent size. Caesar who is 4' give or take eats a 2 week old quail every week as his normal amount. On times when Dottie decides she isn't hungry, Caesar gets a small rat with the quail and after that, he is pretty stuffed lol. Looks like a little sausage as he pushes himself away with his tail haha.

You could try the Asian market I guess but I would think the feathers would help "clean" out her system. kind of like us eating more fiber for healthier poops lol.

The ones in that package looked teeny. Maybe two per oven stuffer chicken leg full of meat. I share your concern that feeding featureless (and gutless) food items may shortchange them. I alternate F/T rats and poultry. I get the impression that the rats keep them fuller feeling longer. Still I like having the alternative.

[QU OTE=o.r hill;2493903]The ones in that package looked teeny. Maybe two per oven stuffer chicken leg full of meat. I share your concern that feeding featureless (and gutless) food items may shortchange them. I alternate F/T rats and poultry. I get the impression that the rats keep them fuller feeling longer. Still I like having the alternative.[/QUOTE]
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Maybe for an occasional change !?

It's something that crossed my mind as I our local Tesco we can get a whole uncooked chicken for a quid / dollar LESS than the local snake shop charges me for a large rat but it just seems such a waste giving a whole chicken to a snake !?

I use quails and chicks as an even part of my boas and retic diet now that I got a supplier for them. Caesar and Vicky go bonkers when they smell them. Rosey not so much, she still likes her rabbits more. I'll also add in rabbits to Caesar and Vicky's rotation when they get big enough. And eventually, i'll do gpigs for Caesar too.

Now mind you, these are whole prey with feathers and everything, not a chicken leg or gutted, plucked chicken from the market. Not too sure how good those would be as half the diet for a snake.

Yeah if I had a supplier for feeder fowl I'd offer them to Phyllis. I've never fed a prey item that wasn't a whole animal and I've also seen pics of reptiles with chicken leg bones that burst through the stomach and that worries me a bit. Probably won't try poultry until I can find a whole prey item to offer her.


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Once you do, I'm sure Phyllis will go crazy haha. I gave Caesar 2 quails last night and after he ate the first one, I came over with the 2nd one in tongs and he struck at the air out of the cage door haha. I guess he smelled the quail and saw a shadow go by and tried to grab it. He LOVES his poultry lol.

Upgraded Phyllis's pad today.
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I had to try out the camo dog bowls reinz and sauzo are using and I like it so far. Phyllis very quickly investigated and approved.
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Also scaled down to a single warm side hide that was larger rather than two as she never uses them anymore. Unexpectedly she's actually using it. She sat like this for probably 15-20 minutes twice on different inspections and then finally decided to go in and she's been hanging out there ever since.
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Just a small litter box with a door cut in it. $5 at my local pet shop. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...74ab4e61c4.jpg Phyllis approved!


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Haha nice. Yeah, everyone likes those camo dog bowls and I was going to say, Caesar uses his hides a lot. Mostly just during the day when he's sleeping. Come lights out, he is out and about all over, usually either at the front of the cage or sitting up on his shelf.

Nice setups JM! Phyllis is growing well and looks like she put on some good toned girth too. :)

I was really surprised by how quickly she used the hide. The last two she's had she maybe used 5 times since October. I swear she could fit under them until recently but maybe she just likes more space in her hides.
Yeah she has really started to pack on weight and get some serious muscle tone. I weighed her at I think 1530 grams the other day, that's the same weight as Geoffrey and he's 3'10" and she's right about 6'. Serp Widgets claims 6'4.5" by this pick with this hook as my ruler at 39.5" but I think their measurements tend to be a bit generous https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...49dd1869db.jpg
Still very lean and much slighter build than mainland retics. I'm very curious to see if she stays built like this or how much she'll pack on in girth once she's done growing in length.
Her first birthday is in about two weeks! Between February 11-14. I don't know the exact hatch date. The clutch started pipping 2/11/16 and were all out of the eggs by 2/14/16.

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Upgraded Phyllis's pad today.
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I had to try out the camo dog bowls reinz and sauzo are using and I like it so far. Phyllis very quickly investigated and approved.
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Also scaled down to a single warm side hide that was larger rather than two as she never uses them anymore. Unexpectedly she's actually using it. She sat like this for probably 15-20 minutes twice on different inspections and then finally decided to go in and she's been hanging out there ever since.
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Just a small litter box with a door cut in it. $5 at my local pet shop. https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...74ab4e61c4.jpg Phyllis approved!


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Beautiful set up! What kind of substrate do you use (might have missed it in the 19 page thread)? I currently have my Dwarf in a rack set up (41qt), until the T8 is delivered in a few weeks with an RHP. I keep Tina (ball python) on cypress because she goes pretty long between taking a piss or poop. However I keep Gene (retic) on paper towel because he pisses every day. Only day he doesn’t pee is post feeding day. Looking to making the T8 as a very visually appeasing enclosure and figured I’d go back to a natural substrate. Have you found any issues with the amount that they pee with your substrate both with sent and mold? How often do you do a full change out of substrate verse just spot cleaning?

Thanks,
Steve

Dang Phyllis is getting big lol. Good looking lady.

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Beautiful set up! What kind of substrate do you use (might have missed it in the 19 page thread)? I currently have my Dwarf in a rack set up (41qt), until the T8 is delivered in a few weeks with an RHP. I keep Tina (ball python) on cypress because she goes pretty long between taking a piss or poop. However I keep Gene (retic) on paper towel because he pisses every day. Only day he doesn’t pee is post feeding day. Looking to making the T8 as a very visually appeasing enclosure and figured I’d go back to a natural substrate. Have you found any issues with the amount that they pee with your substrate both with sent and mold? How often do you do a full change out of substrate verse just spot cleaning?

Thanks,
Steve

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I've currently got her on coco husk mulch/reptichip. Does a great job of minimizing odors and super absorbent too. Holds humidity well also. Phyllis also likes to pee, a lot. Generally every 2-3 days. I spot clean as needed and do a full clean out every 2 months give or take depending on how things are looking. Never had any mold issues with reptichip or cypress mulch when I used to use it.
What % dwarf is your retic? It will probably out grow a T8 in short order unless it has some super dwarf blood in it as well. Phyllis has been in hers, without a divider, since September and could probably use at least more height at this point but I'm holding off to see if she's really going to need a T25 6'x2.5'x1.5' or is she can get by in a T13 4'x2.5'x1.5' when she's due for an enclosure upgrade.


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I was so indecisive onwhich one to go with, so I went with the T8 and figured if he out grew it I’d toss by female ball python in it. Gene is a male Dwarf / SD (25% SD & 25% Jamp), his dad was around 7’ and mom was around 8’. Gene is at 19 months and maybe at 4.5’ right now.He still gets a pretty large lump on a medium F/T rat. You think I should just order a larger one and use the T8 for the ball python?

These pictures were taken around Christmas.
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Beautiful snake there Stearns. :)

You are a very brave person. There is no way I'd let a "pissing machine" lay on my cloth covered couch! :D

Nice looking but dang he's small. Caesar is 37.5% SD 31.5% dwarf and he's about 5' at 8 months old. His dad was 5' and mom was 8-9'. He's a pig though and always wants dinner.

I put Caesar on my bed although only for a few mins at a time lol. He has never pissed outside his cage although now that I said that, I'm probably going to get pissed on lol.

Here's the most recent picture of him perching on his shelf.
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Originally Posted by Sauzo

Nice looking but dang he's small. Caesar is 37.5% SD 31.5% dwarf and he's about 5' at 8 months old. His dad was 5' and mom was 8-9'. He's a pig though and always wants dinner.

I put Caesar on my bed although only for a few mins at a time lol. He has never pissed outside his cage although now that I said that, I'm probably going to get pissed on lol.

Here's the most recent picture of him perching on his shelf.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...12b37b40_b.jpg

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He pooped in the hallway once. Gene is not an overly heavy feeder. Strangely calm for a retic but I'm not complaining. We need to start a basic retic thread so we don't just clutter up specific threads. I take a billion pictures everyday.

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lol I don't mind the "clutter" on here. Just keeping up conversations about our tiny giants. :)
Stearns, If Gene is only 4.5' at a year and a half old he's probably fine with a T8. Like you said, if he outgrows it then you can get him something bigger and pass the T8 down to your ball python. Sounds like a good plan in my opinion. I am in hindsight wishing I had gotten something taller for Phyllis but I'll get her a larger enclosure eventually. She's still got plenty of room in a T8 and comes out for exercise a few times a week.
Side note, gene is a dang good looking critter!


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Originally Posted by Stearns84

He pooped in the hallway once. Gene is not an overly heavy feeder. Strangely calm for a retic but I'm not complaining. We need to start a basic retic thread so we don't just clutter up specific threads. I take a billion pictures everyday.

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Yeah Caesar is really laid back as well but he LOVES to eat. He especially loves quails and chicks. Rats are so-so to him lol. He was eating every 4 days when I got him at 5 months old but I've pushed him to every week now but after about 5 days, he digs around and pushes around the front of the cage,

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Originally Posted by Sauzo

Nice looking but dang he's small. Caesar is 37.5% SD 31.5% dwarf and he's about 5' at 8 months old. His dad was 5' and mom was 8-9'. He's a pig though and always wants dinner.

I put Caesar on my bed although only for a few mins at a time lol. He has never pissed outside his cage although now that I said that, I'm probably going to get pissed on lol.

Here's the most recent picture of him perching on his shelf.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...12b37b40_b.jpg

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Funny how the retic with the largest amount of mainland blood in this thread is the smallest and oldest of all of ours and mine is 100% SD and the longest hahah.


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Originally Posted by Stearns84

I was so indecisive onwhich one to go with, so I went with the T8 and figured if he out grew it I’d toss by female ball python in it. Gene is a male Dwarf / SD (25% SD & 25% Jamp), his dad was around 7’ and mom was around 8’. Gene is at 19 months and maybe at 4.5’ right now.He still gets a pretty large lump on a medium F/T rat. You think I should just order a larger one and use the T8 for the ball python?

These pictures were taken around Christmas.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...psypbnd1ol.jpg
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...psmps4mfgb.jpg

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Beautiful! I love platinum retics.

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Originally Posted by jmcrook

Funny how the retic with the largest amount of mainland blood in this thread is the smallest and oldest of all of ours and mine is 100% SD and the longest hahah.


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Haha I know.

He looks great. Please keep the pictures comming. I'm enjoying the conversation . Finally who did you buy him from? I'm thinking about getting one myself.