Python Reticulatus Wallace Progression!

Those colors!! Is Wallace the same breed as Gene?

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Originally Posted by RickyNY

Those colors!! Is Wallace the same breed as Gene?

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Hi,

By "breed" do you mean species, or from the same clutch, or same genetic make-up?

Wallace is a SD/Dwarf Reticulated Python.

His make-up is: Tiger, 100% Het Snow (Purple, Albino & Anery) He's 37.5% SD and 43.75 Dwarf. The rest is Mainland.

He'll be 2 years old June 1st.

Thanks for commenting on his colors. Retics seem to get better with age!

Duh Ricky, is not a dog! I mean genetic make up?

I found a picture of Gene, and yeah they look different. Thanks Gio :gj:

Wallace is looking great!!! I can't wait to see the finished enclosure. And the pic showing the manageability at 6+feet is great, thanks for sharing.

Two nights ago I had Wallace out.
If he's calm he's still a "one hander".
http://i.imgur.com/hlmWP3c.jpg

He didn't stay mellow and I ended up getting a little irritated.
I ended up sitting with him and put a blanket over him and he was content.
This picture shows him heading for the floor.
http://i.imgur.com/InPDYgh.jpg

Beautiful boy.

Our Presa Canario, N'zo. He's 8 years old +. He's in excellent health and has been RAW his whole life.
I figured he'd add some variety to the thread.
http://i.imgur.com/Hvrz206.jpg

Nice! Wallace is looking good as ever! That's about the same size River was at that age, but now she's nearly twice the size almost 2 years later. XD She fell behind because of various issues (which I think you may have saw in my thread), but I'm hoping she'll make up for lost time now that she seems to be back up to speed.

If I have time to sit down when I visit River next, maybe I'll grab a photo of her. :) It will have to be a phone pic, because I am not risking taking my DSLR over there. LMAO The person pet-sitting River and Cloud for me has a couple of dogs, and one of them got ahold of my phone and cracked the screen straight through the heavy duty phone case. That crack has now translated into a screen-wide shatter after I dropped it last week, and my phone is having to be repaired/replaced...so not gonna chance that with my camera!

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Originally Posted by CloudtheBoa

Nice! Wallace is looking good as ever! That's about the same size River was at that age, but now she's nearly twice the size almost 2 years later. XD She fell behind because of various issues (which I think you may have saw in my thread), but I'm hoping she'll make up for lost time now that she seems to be back up to speed.

If I have time to sit down when I visit River next, maybe I'll grab a photo of her. :) It will have to be a phone pic, because I am not risking taking my DSLR over there. LMAO The person pet-sitting River and Cloud for me has a couple of dogs, and one of them got ahold of my phone and cracked the screen straight through the heavy duty phone case. That crack has now translated into a screen-wide shatter after I dropped it last week, and my phone is having to be repaired/replaced...so not gonna chance that with my camera!

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He should dramatically slow in growth by June, his 2nd Bday.
I was able to get a rough measurement of him. He's 7 feet and roughly 3-4 inches.

I'm hoping we top at 8.5 to 9 feet.

He has a fair amount of SD in him at 37+% and an even great amount of dwarf 43+%.

I'm happy with his current size and don't foresee feeding him anything more than large rats or quail.

Wallace looks amazing Gio! Your boy N'zo is a beauty too. PCs are one of my favorite canines. My buddy has a pair and they're pretty badass too but much darker than N'zo.

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He should dramatically slow in growth by June, his 2nd Bday.
I was able to get a rough measurement of him. He's 7 feet and roughly 3-4 inches.

I'm hoping we top at 8.5 to 9 feet.

He has a fair amount of SD in him at 37+% and an even great amount of dwarf 43+%.

I'm happy with his current size and don't foresee feeding him anything more than large rats or quail.

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Ah. Read the post of him being 6.5' or so, I figured he might still be about that size. XD River was only an inch or two over 7' on the month of her 2nd birthday, so they're definitely still growing similarly.

River is only about 9' now, and she'll be 4 in Oct. I fully expect her to grow at least another few feet, now that she appears healthy again, and I'm temporarily feeding her weekly again to make up for her previous issues. She hasn't really grown any in maybe 6-8 months, but she's still maybe 1.5'+ longer than she was a year ago, she just tends to grow in bursts.

Wallace took a bath yesterday. I took 2 photos, one with a flash and one without.

He's exceeding size expectations for his SD x Dwarf percentages but he is starting to thicken up and will hit the 2 year mark June, 1 which normally is an age where growth slows significantly.

Flash.
http://i.imgur.com/nWJTIGG.jpg


No flash.
http://i.imgur.com/4Ri9DUH.jpg


Post bath he went for his hide.
http://i.imgur.com/2AqCd4O.jpg

It appears a properly fed and raised retic will still be lean, firm and fit into spaces you wouldn't expect them to fit into at certain lengths.

Handling this species is fun, but not relaxing at least in my limited experience, I find royals, boas and carpet pythons more suited for "hanging around" and relaxing with.

From this:
http://i.imgur.com/Z6gQ7BS.jpg


To This:
http://i.imgur.com/J3iKGZQ.jpg

The size increase warrants new caging.

I'm very close to unveiling the new 6' x 30" x 2' naturalistic cage. I plan on finishing things up this weekend and getting the royal moved back into the
48" x 24" x 14" cage. Wallace has been doing quite well in that one, but having 2 feet of ceiling in the new cage will make getting him out much easier.

They do grow fast!

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Originally Posted by Gio

Wallace took a bath yesterday. I took 2 photos, one with a flash and one without.

He's exceeding size expectations for his SD x Dwarf percentages but he is starting to thicken up and will hit the 2 year mark June, 1 which normally is an age where growth slows significantly.

Flash.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...om/nWJTIGG.jpg


No flash.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...om/4Ri9DUH.jpg


Post bath he went for his hide.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...om/2AqCd4O.jpg

It appears a properly fed and raised retic will still be lean, firm and fit into spaces you wouldn't expect them to fit into at certain lengths.

Handling this species is fun, but not relaxing at least in my limited experience, I find royals, boas and carpet pythons more suited for "hanging around" and relaxing with.

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Late to this thread, but wow, pretty boy!

I have heard the same thing about retics taking some work to handle.

I am happy with my BP and BCI. My corn snake is totally chill, but all over the place in a 650G package. I could not imagine that in something Wallace's size.

They are supposed to be very intelligent and pretty interactive though. That sounds awesome.

Anyway, enjoy your big boy and keep us posted on the new setup.

Very cool!

Well, I guess motivation took over LOL!

I posted a lot more in the "Caging" forum but he's going in here tomorrow!

http://i.imgur.com/LhB9tY5.jpg

Go to the Caging section if you want to see a bit more of this beauty!

Beautiful set up!

Just wow.

A fabulous enclosure for a magnificent snek:D bet he will have a blast exploring his new digs .

Very pretty boy! What is his locale and percentages?

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Very pretty boy! What is his locale and percentages?

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Not really a local, but he's this:

http://i.imgur.com/c4KtPpc.jpg

You know, i was thinking, its pretty wild how Wallace is the same percent SD as Caesar but higher percent dwarf and lower mainland, yet he's probably close to Caesar's size. And our feeding schedule is like night and day. You feed smaller food once every month where as i feed Caesar an XL guinea pig or jumbo rat every 7-10 days. Just goes to show people, feeding plays a little into it as well as genetics but a lot of it will be due to how much of what gene the snakes 'use'.

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You know, i was thinking, its pretty wild how Wallace is the same percent SD as Caesar but higher percent dwarf and lower mainland, yet he's probably close to Caesar's size. And our feeding schedule is like night and day. You feed smaller food once every month where as i feed Caesar an XL guinea pig or jumbo rat every 7-10 days. Just goes to show people, feeding plays a little into it as well as genetics but a lot of it will be due to how much of what gene the snakes 'use'.

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Very true.

I haven't seen prominent spurs on Wallace. I'll check when I can, but I suppose there is an outside chance he could be a she.

Another thought I have is Wallace has the SD influence from the male side rather than the female, which may or may not influence his size.

He also has that Tiger gene which initially was know for size. He's thickens up a lot and I'm wondering if he is topping off now.

What exactly does Caesar have in him and what parent is the SD from?



I'll post some new pictures when I can, he loves the new cage and I have that front perch finished now.

It awesome and he LOVES this cage he's all over the perches and it is super entertaining.

He's also big now.

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Originally Posted by Gio

Very true.

I haven't seen prominent spurs on Wallace. I'll check when I can, but I suppose there is an outside chance he could be a she.

Another thought I have is Wallace has the SD influence from the male side rather than the female, which may or may not influence his size.

He also has that Tiger gene which initially was know for size. He's thickens up a lot and I'm wondering if he is topping off now.

What exactly does Caesar have in him and what parent is the SD from?



I'll post some new pictures when I can, he loves the new cage and I have that front perch finished now.

It awesome and he LOVES this cage he's all over the perches and it is super entertaining.

He's also big now.

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Caesar is white albino tiger het snow. I'm actually not sure which parent was a SD. i never asked Kris. He is a big boy as you can see from some of the pics, his head size is pretty huge. And yeah, Caesar has thickened up but he still seems to be growing too but not nearly as much as when he was a baby. I actually havent seen spurs on Caesar but i really havent looked either. Maybe Caesar is a girl too lol. So far he hasnt shown any aggression for wanting a girlfriend. He just seems to want food...

And yeah, Caesar likes to curl up and sleep on top of his shelf.

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Caesar is white albino tiger het snow. I'm actually not sure which parent was a SD. i never asked Kris. He is a big boy as you can see from some of the pics, his head size is pretty huge. And yeah, Caesar has thickened up but he still seems to be growing too but not nearly as much as when he was a baby. I actually havent seen spurs on Caesar but i really havent looked either. Maybe Caesar is a girl too lol. So far he hasnt shown any aggression for wanting a girlfriend. He just seems to want food...

And yeah, Caesar likes to curl up and sleep on top of his shelf.

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Keep me posted. I believe when the SD is from the female side the eggs and hatchies tend to be smaller down the road.

Your critters and enclosures are all top notch Gio! Wallace is looking exceptionally great! :)

OK,

Wallace is in his final home and he loves it. The arboreal behaviors went on all night long.
http://i.imgur.com/eC9bIGZ.jpg

The cage is huge and I can almost fit into it. Its great for cleaning and I can get the snake out easily.

The activity level has increased and I never know where he'll be in the cage.

http://i.imgur.com/jI1bO4M.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/IbHx0np.jpg

Having the naturalistic setups makes the whole more enjoyable for me.
http://i.imgur.com/sy7EJg4.jpg

Off he goes.
http://i.imgur.com/5FlR0WX.jpg

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Having the naturalistic setups makes the whole more enjoyable for me.

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Snake and setup look great. I agree, naturalistic setups are a whole lot more appealing to me than spartan cages and racks.

Super fine! :)

Wallace had a bite to eat yesterday and then went lurking in the"canopy".

He appears to be utilizing every bit of the new cage at various points of the day.

The camera doesn't pick up the detail in the lower lighting, it looks much better than this.
http://i.imgur.com/ppLrR4A.jpg

The flash somewhat ruins the ambiance of the low light effect, but you obviously see more.

http://i.imgur.com/nY0ZqMd.jpg


Then we went green.
http://i.imgur.com/MhOkmxO.jpg

My god man, that's a great looking enclosure. If I ever get Gerald a 6' cage I'm definitely doing perches like that. I may even make one for Phyllis, though she'd probably break it. She weighed in two days ago at 18.5lbs. Also getting her hides out would be a bit more difficult as she's in the RBI jumbo hides and fills them tight


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My god man, that's a great looking enclosure. If I ever get Gerald a 6' cage I'm definitely doing perches like that. I may even make one for Phyllis, though she'd probably break it. She weighed in two days ago at 18.5lbs. Also getting her hides out would be a bit more difficult as she's in the RBI jumbo hides and fills them tight


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The perches in this cage sans the front one easily weigh 20+ pounds and are the same thickness as railroad ties.

You just need heavy duty closet rod mounts. Your AP cage would easily accept them. AP makes a beautiful cage and I was so close to going that route.

Thanks as always for the nice comment.

I'm looking forward to seeing where Gerald finishes up in growth.

These retics are fun once the routine is figured out.

I feel like I've asked before, but where do you get your closet rod mounts and what is the rear perch made of? I know the front is an actual closet dowel and the middle is a large oak branch


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Hey,

I got them at Home Depot. They are “V” shaped in the front and the back is a flat plate with screw holes. I think you can see them in the cage a few posts back here.

I painted them black with a rubber type paint.

It’s the post in the Caging forum.

I'll keep looking. I just can't seem to find that V style bracket anywhere online


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I'll keep looking. I just can't seem to find that V style bracket anywhere online


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Just go with closet rod hangers and drill a hole in the bottom of the hanger and the branch and stick a cotter pin in it to keep them from rolling. After all the research i did for perches for GTPs, big ones for something like a retic would be easy as pie haha. You can just use a single screw to mount the closet rod hanger to the cage wall although i would probably go with a a bolt and nut with big flat washers on each side to distribute out the weight.

My question is how did you treat that log? I'm guessing with it being 6 feet, you didnt stuff it in the oven to bake?

And i actually thought about giving the boas and Caesar a stick to climb on too but i would go more simple with just a couple closet rod hangers and probably roughed up PVC with a cotter pin to keep it from rolling in the rod hanger. Then i could just pull the cotter pin and pull the perch out when i did cleanings.

Oh and off topic but figured I'd mention it. If you want to get rid of any funky smell in cages like the retic musk smell and boa pee smell, use live plants in pots. Since putting them in, Caesar's cage smell fresh and floral like when i open the door as well as all the other cages. The live plants really do clean the air inside the cages lol. And Caesar doesnt seem to push as much anymore. He still does here and there at night but overall, he seems to just be more messing with the whole front of the cage vs always just hanging around the air gap between the 2 doors at the center brace. Wonder if they can actually smell their own piss and poop and want to get away lol.

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Originally Posted by Sauzo

Oh and off topic but figured I'd mention it. If you want to get rid of any funky smell in cages like the retic musk smell and boa pee smell, use live plants in pots.

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Ok, that means I really need to get the light installed in Buford’s cage and get him a plant . . . or three. He’s a Stinking Goddess ratsnake and has a distinctive funk that you get when you open the cage door. :)

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Ok, that means I really need to get the light installed in Buford’s cage and get him a plant . . . or three. He’s a Stinking Goddess ratsnake and has a distinctive funk that you get when you open the cage door. :)

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Haha, yeah Caesar had that retic smell to him from all the little pisses he always leaves. But since adding just the one medium/large pothos, the smell is gone. The only downside is caught him and Vicky shoving their beezers into the dirt lol. Both of them had a little dirtclod on their noses haha.

And yeah it works awesome. But if your snake doesnt need high humidity, might not be the best. With just one small 6 inch pot in the T10s and T8s, it keeps humidity around 75-80% with aspen and a big water bowl. The medium/large pothos in probably 8-10 inch pots keep the T25s sitting around 75% with only 1 plant. I do plan add to add another plant to each of the big snakes so they have one on each side. Rosey LOVES her plant and just camps out behind it.

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I'll keep looking. I just can't seem to find that V style bracket anywhere online


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Try this:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt...5442/202034088

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Originally Posted by Sauzo

My question is how did you treat that log? I'm guessing with it being 6 feet, you didnt stuff it in the oven to bake?

And i actually thought about giving the boas and Caesar a stick to climb on too but i would go more simple with just a couple closet rod hangers and probably roughed up PVC with a cotter pin to keep it from rolling in the rod hanger. Then i could just pull the cotter pin and pull the perch out when i did cleanings.

Oh and off topic but figured I'd mention it. If you want to get rid of any funky smell in cages like the retic musk smell and boa pee smell, use live plants in pots. Since putting them in, Caesar's cage smell fresh and floral like when i open the door as well as all the other cages. The live plants really do clean the air inside the cages lol. And Caesar doesnt seem to push as much anymore. He still does here and there at night but overall, he seems to just be more messing with the whole front of the cage vs always just hanging around the air gap between the 2 doors at the center brace. Wonder if they can actually smell their own piss and poop and want to get away lol.

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Treating the log with a hot water and bleach spray is easy, then a rinse after it dries.

The log sat in my basement for about a year after that. There is no risk of anything from that log. Every cage here has a dead branch or log in it.

Overly sterile enclosures don't have any bacteria, good or bad and an animal that doesn't experience any type of bacteria doesn't have anything in the immune system to deal with potential issues.

I'm not saying make your cage a living dump, but there are some natural organisms that benefit snakes and other animals and it is completely healthy to keep that immune system working and developing, in your care the live plants are a great idea. Some use bioactive soil that will eventually break down waste.

That is another topic altogether.

My advice to treat or use large natural branches is to find something not rotting or invaded by insects. Treat it, rinse it and let it sit.

Almost every branch here has been collected, dead and "quarantined" for almost a year, and in some cases longer.

I had the branches long before the cages LOL!


JM,

You can see how I installed them in the first set of pictures.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...he-New-Kingdom

Ahhhhhhhhh that makes way more sense. I kept looking for closet rod hangers in that shape and couldn't find them. I'm sure those corner brackets are way stronger anyway. Thanks dude!


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I feel like I've asked before, but where do you get your closet rod mounts and what is the rear perch made of? I know the front is an actual closet dowel and the middle is a large oak branch


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Hi,

I missed one of your questions. The rear perch is one of these.
https://www.google.com/search?q=gree...M4qxcmSZ8cRXM:

Look down at the open picture.

I wrapped it in twine for a little "vine" look.

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Overly sterile enclosures don't have any bacteria, good or bad and an animal that doesn't experience any type of bacteria doesn't have anything in the immune system to deal with potential issues.

I'm not saying make your cage a living dump, but there are some natural organisms that benefit snakes and other animals and it is completely healthy to keep that immune system working and developing, in your care the live plants are a great idea. Some use bioactive soil that will eventually break down waste.

That is another topic altogether.
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https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...he-New-Kingdom

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I am so glad that you touched on this Gio!

I’ve held my tongue for years. There are a lot of folks here, some are OCD types, that think a snake’s enclosure must be equivalent to an operating room.

If that were the case they wouldn’t have lasted anywhere near the thousands of years that they have.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...a41ab3c56c.jpg

I try to keep my cages fairly clean but Caesar is a disaster. I actually found him sleeping on top of a poop :mad:. I had to lift the hide, then deal with a shoving match with him as he didnt want to be woken up or moved so i shoved him, he shoved me. We went on with this for a couple mins until i got him shoved off the turd. Then i was able to spot clean and F10 it. Then i just put the hide back on top of Caesar and let him be lol. He is such a character.

And I'm one of those OCD people Reinz!!! I hate seeing any poop or piss in my snake cages but with Caesar, it's impossible to catch it all. It's like a game to him i think. He sees how many pisses he can hide from me and i see how many i can find quick enough :(

On a side note, Pat is going ballistic today. I think i fed him a little small of a meal 2 days ago as he is up in arms atm and any time you go near the front of the cage, he stretches out to investigate flicking his tongue wildly. I think he is hungry. I swear, pythons eat, digest and poop faster than anything lol.

And i thought about doing bioactive. Was going to do it for Pat and still might. The boas would be a bit more work as they kind of tend to bulldoze stuff. They do seem to love potting soil though lol.

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I try to keep my cages fairly clean but Caesar is a disaster. I actually found him sleeping on top of a poop :mad:. I had to lift the hide, then deal with a shoving match with him as he didnt want to be woken up or moved so i shoved him, he shoved me. We went on with this for a couple mins until i got him shoved off the turd. Then i was able to spot clean and F10 it. Then i just put the hide back on top of Caesar and let him be lol. He is such a character.

And I'm one of those OCD people Reinz!!! I hate seeing any poop or piss in my snake cages but with Caesar, it's impossible to catch it all. It's like a game to him i think. He sees how many pisses he can hide from me and i see how many i can find quick enough :(

On a side note, Pat is going ballistic today. I think i fed him a little small of a meal 2 days ago as he is up in arms atm and any time you go near the front of the cage, he stretches out to investigate flicking his tongue wildly. I think he is hungry. I swear, pythons eat, digest and poop faster than anything lol.

And i thought about doing bioactive. Was going to do it for Pat and still might. The boas would be a bit more work as they kind of tend to bulldoze stuff. They do seem to love potting soil though lol.

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I don't think Reinz meant not cleaning out waste, although it does become benign rather quickly unless you have overly moist conditions. Hopefully we didn't give anybody the wrong idea. I keep a clean cage, but I also don't fully change substrate more than every 6 months. The winter months are times where feeding is less frequent, once the snakes become older. There is less waste and less activity, especially for the boa and royal.

I use a mix of various natural substrates. Cypress, coco husk, bark, Eco-Earth. When I clean, I remove the soiled areas, and replace with new stuff.

Natural substrate does have some odor defeating qualities, and good absorption. If I were to use paper, I'd likely clean daily. Paper doesn't absorb liquid and doesn't cling to feces. A large, busy animal will certainly "paint" an enclosure quickly if dirty paper or cardboard isn't immediately changed.

My cage decor is clean before I put it in, but I don't go overboard cleaning it weekly or monthly. It doesn't mold/rot or get soiled. If I need to mist, I'll let the humidity spike and then allow it to dry out. That way I don't provide eternally wet conditions.

My point here is that having some natural decor isn't as much work as some folks think.

It is all about what you are comfortable and what works for you.

Sneaky Pete.

I couldn't find him the other night. I started to open the cage and suddenly he appeared.

http://i.imgur.com/54TEMSY.jpg


He's getting his "big boy head". I love the head and neck tie in. You can tell when the head and neck blend in together that they are starting to thicken up.

I noticed he pulled some color off of his head between his eye on his last shed. He's actually under water here.
http://i.imgur.com/Nmvio18.jpg

He should be nice and pretty by his next shed.

I love that first pic. I’m always fascinated how curious snakes are just as most other animals in the forest are, so to speak.

Whether popping their head out of the hide or coming up front to great you, there’s just something about it, it connects with me.

Of course the non snake folks think that they are just sizing you up for taste. It’s a shame that so many people are so close minded. Fear can be so irrational.

I like it when head and neck start to blend, a sign of the start of maturing.

Great snake, great set up there.

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I love that first pic. I’m always fascinated how curious snakes are just as most other animals in the forest are, so to speak.

Whether popping their head out of the hide or coming up front to great you, there’s just something about it, it connects with me.

Of course the non snake folks think that they are just sizing you up for taste. It’s a shame that so many people are so close minded. Fear can be so irrational.

I like it when head and neck start to blend, a sign of the start of maturing.

Great snake, great set up there.

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Thanks for the nice comments.

I really enjoy watching these guys. The semi arboreal species are entertaining.
Retics move so quickly. Pretty fun stuff.

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Well, I guess motivation took over LOL!

I posted a lot more in the "Caging" forum but he's going in here tomorrow!

http://i.imgur.com/LhB9tY5.jpg

Go to the Caging section if you want to see a bit more of this beauty!

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Amazing !

Just don't see why some folk choose to have these in tubs ..


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Amazing !

Just don't see why some folk choose to have these in tubs ..


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I think the big, big ones would require some specific details however it would be a lot of fun to see a 16-18 footer 6-8 feet off the floor

Having a lot of animals limits things I’m sure.

A lot of my enjoyment comes from watching the 4 snakes 🐍 we have here utilize what they are given.

I find it very ineteresting and entertaining. 👍

I finally have some rough stats. Retics are hard to measure. Serpent Widgets can give me 3 different lengths from the same picture so accuracy from that AP seems an estimate in my experience.

I mentioned in another post that we often overestimate the length of our animals when "eyeballing" them and guessing their length.

Wallace shed out the other day and I decided to get a rough estimate of his length. I let the shed dry for a few days, which did allow it to shrink up a bit however the shed wet or dry is still longer than the snake.

Not surprisingly, Wallace wasn't the length I thought he was. I was figuring he was 7' - 7'.6" long. In actuality, the shed was seven feet two inches. Wallace still hasn't hit the seven foot mark. He's close but he's close but not there yet.

He's in wonderful shape and seems to be slowing in growth.

Here he is enjoying a large F/T rat.

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

http://i.imgur.com/q6LRCN8.jpg

He was eager to slam this one down.
http://i.imgur.com/RJH434r.jpg

Retics seem to eat faster than any snake I've seen, although colubrids, like Kings make quick work of their meals too!
http://i.imgur.com/8KrwvlK.jpg

This rat wasn't visible for long.
http://i.imgur.com/q3zccov.jpg


I took these pictures with an I-Phone 7+ through the cage glass. They turned out pretty decent.
http://i.imgur.com/DyOEGx0.jpg


The boy seems to be comfortable in his cage.

http://i.imgur.com/lcl83RR.jpg

Thanks for looking.