Retic cage thoughts

So guess i missed it but what cage and size did you end up going with? Also did you decide to keep Gerald or is he still for sale?

I know when i was debating on selling Caesar due to me being stupid about issues, I kept backing out when people were offering to buy him. I just couldnt get rid of him as he is such a nice boy, made it too hard when he would sit at the front of the cage and just stare at me until i opened a door and started petting him lol.

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Originally Posted by Sauzo

So guess i missed it but what cage and size did you end up going with? Also did you decide to keep Gerald or is he still for sale?

I know when i was debating on selling Caesar due to me being stupid about issues, I kept backing out when people were offering to buy him. I just couldnt get rid of him as he is such a nice boy, made it too hard when he would sit at the front of the cage and just stare at me until i opened a door and started petting him lol.

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Cage is two halves 48x32x42 each that will connect for an 8’ long cage.
Gerald is still for sale but no interest is being shown. I bought a pair of full arm length leather animal handling gloves for when I need to deal with him because he is definitely not the nice boy that Caesar is. At least not at the moment. He refused food the other night too, definitely in full breed mode


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Originally Posted by jmcrook

Cage is two halves 48x32x42 each that will connect for an 8’ long cage.
Gerald is still for sale but no interest is being shown. I bought a pair of full arm length leather animal handling gloves for when I need to deal with him because he is definitely not the nice boy that Caesar is. At least not at the moment. He refused food the other night too, definitely in full breed mode


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He should calm buddy at least I hope.

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Cage is two halves 48x32x42 each that will connect for an 8’ long cage.
Gerald is still for sale but no interest is being shown. I bought a pair of full arm length leather animal handling gloves for when I need to deal with him because he is definitely not the nice boy that Caesar is. At least not at the moment. He refused food the other night too, definitely in full breed mode


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Wow thats a huge cage. look forward to seeing it set up.

I bet Gerald will mellow out once his testosterone driven rage subsides lol. And yeah he must be in full on mode. Even when Caesar wanted a girlfriend, he didnt pass up a free meal haha. Also could be the smell of Phyllis is pushing him over the top. I dont have a female retic so that might have helped. Good luck with him and hopefully he calms down soon so you keep him. Like i said, i like Gerald. After seeing him as a baby, it made me want one lol.

Caesar shed this morning and was out front to greet me lol. I opened his door and he literally laid on my arm with his head while i petted him for about 10 mins. Then i guess that was enough of a greeting as he climbed on the freezer to check it out and then decided he wanted to come out and play. He is pretty darn big and heavy now lol. Super dwarf my butt haha. He's gotta be about 8 feet now.

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Originally Posted by Sauzo

Wow thats a huge cage. look forward to seeing it set up.

I bet Gerald will mellow out once his testosterone driven rage subsides lol. And yeah he must be in full on mode. Even when Caesar wanted a girlfriend, he didnt pass up a free meal haha. Also could be the smell of Phyllis is pushing him over the top. I dont have a female retic so that might have helped. Good luck with him and hopefully he calms down soon so you keep him. Like i said, i like Gerald. After seeing him as a baby, it made me want one lol.

Caesar shed this morning and was out front to greet me lol. I opened his door and he literally laid on my arm with his head while i petted him for about 10 mins. Then i guess that was enough of a greeting as he climbed on the freezer to check it out and then decided he wanted to come out and play. He is pretty darn big and heavy now lol. Super dwarf my butt haha. He's gotta be about 8 feet now.

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I miss typed, it’s 2x (48x32x*24) not 42” tall lol.
I sure hope Gerry either calms down or takes food soon because now in addition to slashing himself twice he’s smashing the hell out of his face and it’s all swollen.
I. Can’t. Ever. Win.
And yeah, super dwarf my ass... Phyllis is now almost as big around as my calf and at least 10’. I’ll get a better idea of her length once she’s stretched out in her new cage soon


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10' is super small for a retic, I wish breeders wouldn't tell people SDs are in the 5-7' range because while that can happen it's not the norm.

looking forward to seeing this mansion, I mean cage, when you get it all together! it's going to be lovely

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10' is super small for a retic, I wish breeders wouldn't tell people SDs are in the 5-7' range because while that can happen it's not the norm.

looking forward to seeing this mansion, I mean cage, when you get it all together! it's going to be lovely

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Couldn’t agree more. Absolutely 10’ is a tiny retic compared to a mainland. From what I can gather through obsessive researching of all things SD is that 6-10’ is more the average size of a pure SD. People who claim the 5’- 7’ average are either not feeding their animals or wildly underestimate their measurements/can’t measure their snakes. I’m sure some bloodlines do indeed stay much smaller but even Phyllis’s parents were said to be 6-7’. Id be curious to see what they actually look like stretched out against a tape measure.
Also wouldn’t be surprised if through years of captive propagation of these island locales that due to more steady food supply, and more nutrient rich feeders, that their potential for larger growth is more easily achieved. Just a theory though.
I’ll be sure to flood this thread with pics once I get the new snake chateau up and running! Got lights and RHP, just need to make a cart for it so i can roll it around to get behind it when needed. Think I’m gonna connect three furniture dollys with 8’x1”x3” boards and call it good.


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Couldn’t agree more. Absolutely 10’ is a tiny retic compared to a mainland. From what I can gather through obsessive researching of all things SD is that 6-10’ is more the average size of a pure SD. People who claim the 5’- 7’ average are either not feeding their animals or wildly underestimate their measurements/can’t measure their snakes. I’m sure some bloodlines do indeed stay much smaller but even Phyllis’s parents were said to be 6-7’. Id be curious to see what they actually look like stretched out against a tape measure.
Also wouldn’t be surprised if through years of captive propagation of these island locales that due to more steady food supply, and more nutrient rich feeders, that their potential for larger growth is more easily achieved. Just a theory though.
I’ll be sure to flood this thread with pics once I get the new snake chateau up and running! Got lights and RHP, just need to make a cart for it so i can roll it around to get behind it when needed. Think I’m gonna connect three furniture dollys with 8’x1”x3” boards and call it good.


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Can't wait to see your enclosures all setup!

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Originally Posted by jmcrook

I miss typed, it’s 2x (48x32x*24) not 42” tall lol.
I sure hope Gerry either calms down or takes food soon because now in addition to slashing himself twice he’s smashing the hell out of his face and it’s all swollen.
I. Can’t. Ever. Win.
And yeah, super dwarf my ass... Phyllis is now almost as big around as my calf and at least 10’. I’ll get a better idea of her length once she’s stretched out in her new cage soon


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Caesar did the same thing when he wanted a girl. He would push like crazy and leave slime trails all over the corner of the glass where it met the center brace.

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Caesar did the same thing when he wanted a girl. He would push like crazy and leave slime trails all over the corner of the glass where it met the center brace.

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Dude it’s not even limited to the corners here. Literally the entirety of the glass and every square inch of surface area in the enclosure.


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