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Her highness shed last night and looks incredible. Gave me an unbroken 8'+ shed!
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She looks sensational!

You know I prefer a natural, Mother Nature color scheme. While Wallace is a morph technically, his pattern is a "natural morph" pattern. I believe Carl Herman (RIP) who never lived too far from me acquired the first US tiger here in the US as a wild caught animal, I could be off target there but I believe that is accurate. Wallace would easily survive if released back into the environment reticulated pythons come from.

Anyhow, you have a wonderful and very beautiful girl there!

Phyllis shed today and her face looks pretty much back to normal as far as I can tell. She also slammed her first 400gram jumbo rat no problem. She's getting quite big. Might be over 7' at this point and probably 7ish pounds. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...0d4b41e8d1.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...68b6a20f45.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2a9719a575.jpg


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Nice. Good that her face is ok. Yeah Caesar eats 300g rats.

So i ended up going back to aspen lol. Seems my snakes dont like the Reptichips. When on it, Caesar just sits curled up. Rosey will push to get out. Rango and Gina sit in their hides curled up too. Vicky just sits in the back. When back on their aspen, Caesar will stretch out and relax. Same with Rosey. Gina and Rango will sit hanging out of their hides just relaxing. And Vicky will burrow in the aspen and stretch out. Figured they would like the ReptiChips but guess not lol. Its ok though as i still get around 70ish humidity with just misting the aspen once or twice a week and it also smells much better and easier to spot poops and pisses.

Huh, all 3 of my snakes seem to like the reptichip just fine. I actually like the smell lol. Thinking about trying the cypress mulch from lowes as it's way freaking cheaper than reptichip and still holds decent humidity. I just really like how well reptichip absorbs piss and eliminates a lot of odor while keeping pretty consistent humidity levels for me


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Lol i must be doing something wrong. It smells good for a few days, then it starts to smell kind of like mildew or dirt. But yeah, its weird that none of my snakes seem to like it. Dottie is the only one who seems indifferent to it but everyone else just doesnt seem to like to stretch out on it. It's like they want the least amount of their body touching it haha.

But the weirdest part is like i said, it smells ok, almost kind of like a raisin smell for a few days. Then it gets thats musky/mildew/dirt smell. But then again my snakes are weird. When caesar pushes, if i just leave a door open, he will come over to the open door and camp it in front of it and just relax and be quiet. Same with Rosey. Here's Rosey earlier tonight. She was being a terror in her cage so i slid a door open and she has been relaxing since hahaha. My snakes are such weirdos.
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Glad to see that pretty girl's face is ok.

She sure doesn't seem to be having difficulty sliding that Jumbo down! :)

I think it might be time for a bigger water bowl... she's only had this one for maybe 7 months?! Jeez... https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...90f9229bd6.jpg
To be fair, she did just pound a 450gram rat and is about 115% of her normal mass in the bowl right now. I think 3-400 gram rats are the best size window for the time being. Got this beastly rodent down fine but it's about the biggest prey size I'm comfortable giving her right now. I'm sure she'll be hungry again by the end of the week haha


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Had Phyllis out in the front yard today to stretch out and do some bathroom business after the cleaned her cage and she got to do a little impromptu snake education for some of the neighbors. She met I think 6-7 new people, was incredibly well behaved and everyone that saw her thought she was incredible. She's met a few of the neighbors before but not this many over the course of an hour and she couldn't have been a better ambassador for typically non snake people. Her size definitely captivates people quickly and then folks always comment on her pattern and coloration, followed by the obligatory "does she bite?!" question haha. I of course was happy to help educate all of her visitors as to her background, geographic origins, age, eating habits, and help dispel some of the usual snake myths... "is she mean? Does she bite?!"-no, snakes are not mean. They are sometimes scared and/or defensive but not mean. A couple folks petted her briefly and were quite intrigued to find that snakes are actually rather soft and smooth, not slimy lol.
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Here she is right before she took a giant piss all over the yard and my shorts haha.


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Had Phyllis out in the front yard today to stretch out and do some bathroom business after the cleaned her cage and she got to do a little impromptu snake education for some of the neighbors. She met I think 6-7 new people, was incredibly well behaved and everyone that saw her thought she was incredible. She's met a few of the neighbors before but not this many over the course of an hour and she couldn't have been a better ambassador for typically non snake people. Her size definitely captivates people quickly and then folks always comment on her pattern and coloration, followed by the obligatory "does she bite?!" question haha. I of course was happy to help educate all of her visitors as to her background, geographic origins, age, eating habits, and help dispel some of the usual snake myths... "is she mean? Does she bite?!"-no, snakes are not mean. They are sometimes scared and/or defensive but not mean. A couple folks petted her briefly and were quite intrigued to find that snakes are actually rather soft and smooth, not slimy lol.
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Here she is right before she took a giant piss all over the yard and my shorts haha.


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Whoa you guys look great. She looks fantastic and her size is damn near perfect. She could easily put on another 2 feet and be no problem to handle.

You scored with that one sir!

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Had Phyllis out in the front yard today to stretch out and do some bathroom business after the cleaned her cage and she got to do a little impromptu snake education for some of the neighbors. She met I think 6-7 new people, was incredibly well behaved and everyone that saw her thought she was incredible. She's met a few of the neighbors before but not this many over the course of an hour and she couldn't have been a better ambassador for typically non snake people. Her size definitely captivates people quickly and then folks always comment on her pattern and coloration, followed by the obligatory "does she bite?!" question haha. I of course was happy to help educate all of her visitors as to her background, geographic origins, age, eating habits, and help dispel some of the usual snake myths... "is she mean? Does she bite?!"-no, snakes are not mean. They are sometimes scared and/or defensive but not mean. A couple folks petted her briefly and were quite intrigued to find that snakes are actually rather soft and smooth, not slimy lol.
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Here she is right before she took a giant piss all over the yard and my shorts haha.


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She looks almost like Caesar except the color. I'm going have to get a pic of Caesar on the floor inside. Not sure i want to chance him outside yet and he seems kind of scared of being outside. Imagine that, a little 2' boa loves to go outside and a 7' retic is kind of scared of the outside lol.

She looks good. I like how she blends in with the ground color. Kind of cool.

This is sort of an update post for the whole crew.
The move to Mississippi went well. Gerald and Phyllis shed within an hour of each other the day before I was going to put them in temporary tubs so that worked out well. No messes in anyone's snake bags over the course of 12 hours being bagged in boxes. Weirdly Geoffrey was the most rambunctious in his bag. He's usually content to continue acting like a rock regardless of the situation at hand but this time I had to double tape his moving box closed because he, while still in his bag, pushed the top open.
Also got an updated weight on Phyllis while in her bag... 3400grams/7.5lbs! She's getting some nice girth.
Went to the local pet shop to get rats for everyone. Pitifully stocked, way over priced, and low weights. The smalls weighed about normal at 60-65grams each. Their jumbo rat (yes they only had one) however only weighed about 285grams and was priced at $8.99! For some reason they did give me $2 off the jumbo and $2 off my four smalls but I still ended up paying $28 for 5 rats in total. Promptly made an order with rodent pro and should be stocked for the next 4 months for $110 total at an average price of $2.43/rat for 43 rats ranging between small and 2xl. Cut my feeding costs down by more than half.
Talked to Ali at AP... just waiting on my apparently missing RHP from pro products that I ordered in April. This is getting annoying at this point. Been like 18 weeks since I ordered the cage and it turns out the thing holding everything up is the dang panel at this point. And I know that Bob received payment because the check cleared the bank like a week or so after sending it to him.
And now a couple obligatory photos haha
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And Geoffrey acting like a rock as per usual lol


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Of course Geoffrey is acting like a rock...he got tons of exercise on the road trip! Phyllis and Gerald are getting so big, I don't get how your hat brim can still support their weight. There're just beautiful.

Dang, i could have ordered a T65 and had it set up and Caesar in it in the amount of time you are waiting lol. Phyllis and Gerald look good. Caesar is in shed now lol.

Might be picking up another snake lol. Was debating on a hatchling Coastal Carpet if you didnt know but i backed out as i like carpets but I'm a boa guy. I'm talking to gal about a Peruvian Longtail BCL from a Vin Russo and Legacy Reptile pairing. Depending what the parents looks like, i might be pulling the trigger as that and an Iquitos or Pucallpa Peruvian are the 2 snakes i really want.

And grats on you and everyone else making it safe and sound. i was expecting the post to be pics of the new set up though :P

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Dang, i could have ordered a T65 and had it set up and Caesar in it in the amount of time you are waiting lol. Phyllis and Gerald look good. Caesar is in shed now lol.

Might be picking up another snake lol. Was debating on a hatchling Coastal Carpet if you didnt know but i backed out as i like carpets but I'm a boa guy. I'm talking to gal about a Peruvian Longtail BCL from a Vin Russo and Legacy Reptile pairing. Depending what the parents looks like, i might be pulling the trigger as that and an Iquitos or Pucallpa Peruvian are the 2 snakes i really want.

And grats on you and everyone else making it safe and sound. i was expecting the post to be pics of the new set up though :P

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You and your boas really make me want a locality red tail BCC lol. You've got a great gang of critters there. On the flip side, I've just always just been more drawn to pythons for some reason, not entirely sure why. I'd love a carpet python some day... or a BCC... or a white lipped python... or a dwarf burm... hahaha
I'll be sure to post pics when/if I ever get this dang T25


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Of course Geoffrey is acting like a rock...he got tons of exercise on the road trip! Phyllis and Gerald are getting so big, I don't get how your hat brim can still support their weight. There're just beautiful.

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lol it's definitely the most activity he's had any part of in a while. He's such a lazy bum but he's the oldest snake I currently have and I couldn't imagine not having him haha.
Gerald is definitely getting bigger but he doesn't feel much bigger really. Definitely stronger and still squirrelly but for being 17 months old he's tiny. Maybe 1000grams.
Phyllis is getting huge. She's got some serious mass to her now. I feel like she's been growing thicker rather than longer for a bit now.
And my hat barely holds them, if at all anymore. It's more my hat brim resting on my glasses, resting on the bridge of my nose hah


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You and your boas really make me want a locality red tail BCC lol. You've got a great gang of critters there. On the flip side, I've just always just been more drawn to pythons for some reason, not entirely sure why. I'd love a carpet python some day... or a BCC... or a white lipped python... or a dwarf burm... hahaha
I'll be sure to post pics when/if I ever get this dang T25


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Thanks and yeah there is too many snakes and not enough room and caging haha. I'd like a carpet but like i said, I've always been a boa guy. Probably because boas are so mellow and loungers....like me lol. Caesar is awesome but my god, more than one of him and it would become a job to me which i dont want it to become and burn me out. Plus boas dont eat as much so it's cheaper haha. Caesar already eats $45 worth of Guinea pigs a month. Two more of him and I'd have to get a job just to feed them lol. Plus boas grow as fast as paint dries so i dont have to worry about caging costs for years.

With my experience from Caesar and Dottie and Allison when she wasnt trying to eat me, pythons are easier to get to change directions where as once my boas make up their mind where they want to go, its hard to change their mind. I turn them a different direction and they turn right around lol. I move them and they seem to know which way to go haha.

But cant go wrong either way and if i could, I'd get a lot of both. Just i have 2 extra cages and one of them I'm debating on a Gila Monster still but even though I've wanted once since a kid and now can finally get one, I'm actually second thinking it now as if i took a bite and was down for 2 weeks, that would really put a strain on the household so might be a better idea to just live vicariously through other people with them haha. So it pretty much would boil down to a BCL in 1 cage and then either an Iquitos or Pucallpa Peruvian BCC or another Suriname BCC.

Looking good.

The cage will arrive soon enough. Mine is being built. Still have to order my panel. So maybe we'll be gearing up at the same time.

Your crew is getting big!

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Caesar is awesome but my god, more than one of him and it would become a job to me which i dont want it to become and burn me out. Plus boas dont eat as much so it's cheaper haha. Caesar already eats $45 worth of Guinea pigs a month. Two more of him and I'd have to get a job just to feed them lol.

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Holy mackerel dude! $45/month on one snake?! I thought I was spending a lot on rodents. You should really look into rodent pro or something comparable. My new local shop, which I'm surprised I even have in this city, sells small rats for $5. At that cost it makes sense for me to spend $29 on shipping even for just one bag of 20 small rats as it would bring my small rat price down to $2.50/rat. I just ordered 20 small, 10 medium, 9 xl, and 6 xxl, and spent $109.75 which puts me at an average price of $2.44 per rat of any of the four sizes I ordered. Much better than paying $8.99 for an under weight "jumbo" once a week-10 days imo.


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Looking good.

The cage will arrive soon enough. Mine is being built. Still have to order my panel. So maybe we'll be gearing up at the same time.

Your crew is getting big!

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Wait, did you break down for an AP T25 too?

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Holy mackerel dude! $45/month on one snake?! I thought I was spending a lot on rodents. You should really look into rodent pro or something comparable. My new local shop, which I'm surprised I even have in this city, sells small rats for $5. At that cost it makes sense for me to spend $29 on shipping even for just one bag of 20 small rats as it would bring my small rat price down to $2.50/rat. I just ordered 20 small, 10 medium, 9 xl, and 6 xxl, and spent $109.75 which puts me at an average price of $2.44 per rat of any of the four sizes I ordered. Much better than paying $8.99 for an under weight "jumbo" once a week-10 days imo.


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Dude, that's just for Caesar too lol. I spend about $100 a month on food for all of them and then depending on Harley, usually more. And yes, i need a mini chest freezer lol.

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Nope,

Ed is building mine. I've got a 72" x 30" x 24" with rock background coming. I already have a dead oak tree branch ready to install in there as well.

This cage will really be something when I'm done.

I can't believe how much you spend on food LOL!

The royal here eats one large rat maybe 5-6 times a year sometimes less. The carpet eats 1 or 2 large rats, or a quail or rabbit about every 2 months.

The boa eats once a month and skips all winter.

Even Wallace is capable of every 14 days between meals.

I don't spend that much, don't clean that much, but enjoy LOTS!

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Nope,Ed is building mine. I've got a 72" x 30" x 24" with rock background coming. I already have a dead oak tree branch ready to install in there as well.This cage will really be something when I'm done.I can't believe how much you spend on food LOL!The royal here eats one large rat maybe 5-6 times a year sometimes less. The carpet eats 1 or 2 large rats, or a quail or rabbit about every 2 months.The boa eats once a month and skips all winter.Even Wallace is capable of every 14 days between meals.I don't spend that much, don't clean that much, but enjoy LOTS!

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Yeah, Caesar eats every 10 days or he mutilates his face.

Rosey and Vicky eat every 3-4 weeks.

Gina, Rango and Luna eat every 10 days but once Gina hits one year old, I'll push everyone back to 2 weeks probably.

Dottie eats when Dottie wants. Since moving her back into her T10 she has been active at night and back to eating like a machine. Guess she likes the T10 more than the T8.

And then if I get this Tumbes boa aka Peruvian Longtail aka BCL, that will be another mouth. And I also got another Rio Bravo Pokigron male reserved from Chris Wolf from his Oct litter. He will go with Gina if I decide to actually breed later.

So yeah, I really do need a chest freezer lol.

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Yeah, Caesar eats every 10 days or he mutilates his face.

Rosey and Vicky eat every 3-4 weeks.

Gina, Rango and Luna eat every 10 days but once Gina hits one year old, I'll push everyone back to 2 weeks probably.

Dottie eats when Dottie wants. Since moving her back into her T10 she has been active at night and back to eating like a machine. Guess she likes the T10 more than the T8.

And then if I get this Tumbes boa aka Peruvian Longtail aka BCL, that will be another mouth. And I also got another Rio Bravo Pokigron male reserved from Chris Wolf from his Oct litter. He will go with Gina if I decide to actually breed later.

So yeah, I really do need a chest freezer lol.

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I might hit you up down the road for that Poki pairing!!

I forget you have a few younger snakes there however Caesar needs to mellow out LOL !

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I might hit you up down the road for that Poki pairing!!

I forget you have a few younger snakes there however Caesar needs to mellow out LOL !

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Haha, he's actually quiet as church mouse atm. He is in shed AND ate a 2XL guinea pig so he has the double whammy to keep him quiet. Now Dottie is causing trouble. She shed last night and was out in force shoving her temp/humidity gauge around. Stuffing her head in the litter dam like Caesar and staring out the front. I think she is hungry haha.

Haha. Yeah it will be a long time before i attempt to breed them but if i breed anyone, it will be them.

And yeah, i got 3 youngsters unless you count Caesar, then 4 haha.

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I knew she was getting big but these pics really put things in perspective, I'm 5'4" maybe 5'5" with my boots on to give a sense of scale here. She's gotta be closing in on 7.5', maybe even closer to 8'.


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Latest photos courtesy of my partner for Phyllis's 18 month old update! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...02284c4305.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e450d1a555.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...8271cfd297.jpg
I knew she was getting big but these pics really put things in perspective, I'm 5'4" maybe 5'5" with my boots on to give a sense of scale here. She's gotta be closing in on 7.5', maybe even closer to 8'.


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Outstanding!!

The new place looks great and you two look exceptionally great as well.

Yep, she is big but nice and lean. I'd be thrilled if Wallace hit that size. She looks 8'-9' there.

Job well done sir!!

Side note,,,, I had two good ones at the brew pub tonight with my wife.

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Outstanding!!

The new place looks great and you two look exceptionally great as well.

Yep, she is big but nice and lean. I'd be thrilled if Wallace hit that size. She looks 8'-9' there.

Job well done sir!!

Side note,,,, I had two good ones at the brew pub tonight with my wife.

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Lol thanks brother! Haven't gotten a tape measure on her in a bit but I think my short stature makes her look like a 9 footer. Wouldn't be surprised to find out she's a good 8' though.
As I'm typing I just finished cleaning her cage for the second time today... freaking retics! Good thing they're fun otherwise the cleanup wouldn't be worth it
Lucky dog with your brew pubs hahah! I shouldn't complain too much about being in the beer desert down here. I have about 5 cases worth of different great brews aging to perfection in my "cellar"/snake room closet and I was delighted to find out that at least my favorite Two Hearted Ale by Bells brewery is readily available in Starkville, MS! Having said that, variety is the spice of life and I do miss having several hundred different beer options at my fingertips back home...


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Phyllis looks good. She is definitely getting big. I was all excited thinking this was going to be the cage pic lol.

Well it's been 6 days since Phyllis last ate and I just got home to see that she's been pushing like crazy and beat her face up again... swollen lip again. I really hope the new cage helps a bit if/when I ever get the dang thing


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Stupid Google not saving my text to posts....

Anyways, good luck with that chief. I though the same thing when I got Caesar his big cage and guess what, he destroyed his face even more lol. I think he was able to get more of his body into the push haha.

Face it brutha, we got bottomless pit retics. They are always hungry and if they don't get food when they want, they have learned 'If I don't get food when I want, I will just destroy my face because then I get food....lots of food!' :P

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Stupid Google not saving my text to posts....

Anyways, good luck with that chief. I though the same thing when I got Caesar his big cage and guess what, he destroyed his face even more lol. I think he was able to get more of his body into the push haha.

Face it brutha, we got bottomless pit retics. They are always hungry and if they don't get food when they want, they have learned 'If I don't get food when I want, I will just destroy my face because then I get food....lots of food!' :P

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No joke man! She's going to need an xl rat every 5-6 days at this point. It's crazy. I probably should have ordered more 2xl than xl in my rodent pro order. Live and learn I suppose...


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No joke man! She's going to need an xl rat every 5-6 days at this point. It's crazy. I probably should have ordered more 2xl than xl in my rodent pro order. Live and learn I suppose...


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Haha, Caesar is up to colossal rats and 2XL guinea pigs to keep him quiet for 10 days or so. He just destroys them. Like I said in another post, I was giving him a colossal rat but the tongs I use are just an old pair of BBQ tongs which aren't really strong enough to hold that large of food so I kept dropping it when I got it close to his door lol. He came shooting out of the door with mouth open and flailing like Stevie Wonder rocking on the piano lol. I had to wait until he got bored and went back into his cage. Then I slid the door enough that he couldn't get out but it got his attention. I then then slid the other side open and quickly laid the rat on top of his cool hide and close the door. He smelled it and went over and when he found it, he slammed it so hard he shook the freakin doors the whole cage stack haha. He is no joke when it comes to feeding. A wrong move and he will seriously mess you up. When there is no food, he is an angel and I pet him on the head and he will just lay at the front of the cage while I pet him but man, when he smells food, you have to be VERY careful.

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Haha, Caesar is up to colossal rats and 2XL guinea pigs to keep him quiet for 10 days or so. He just destroys them. Like I said in another post, I was giving him a colossal rat but the tongs I use are just an old pair of BBQ tongs which aren't really strong enough to hold that large of food so I kept dropping it when I got it close to his door lol. He came shooting out of the door with mouth open and flailing like Stevie Wonder rocking on the piano lol. I had to wait until he got bored and went back into his cage. Then I slid the door enough that he couldn't get out but it got his attention. I then then slid the other side open and quickly laid the rat on top of his cool hide and close the door. He smelled it and went over and when he found it, he slammed it so hard he shook the freakin doors the whole cage stack haha. He is no joke when it comes to feeding. A wrong move and he will seriously mess you up. When there is no food, he is an angel and I pet him on the head and he will just lay at the front of the cage while I pet him but man, when he smells food, you have to be VERY careful.

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Yeah, Phyllis shakes the doors to the cages every time she strikes her food. She's a monster. Really should have gotten all 2xl and some 3xl rats for her. I guess if I have to feed her more frequently on 2xl for a while I at least got a decent deal on her rats. ~$2.50 every 5-6 days is way better than $9 at the same schedule as the pet shop down here had jumbos that weighed under 300 grams. Her last meal was 360grams and she completely evacuated that from her system in 5 days. Beast. She could probably take two xl but that might be a bit much. She'd look like she ate a football after that


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Yeah, Phyllis shakes the doors to the cages every time she strikes her food. She's a monster. Really should have gotten all 2xl and some 3xl rats for her. I guess if I have to feed her more frequently on 2xl for a while I at least got a decent deal on her rats. ~$2.50 every 5-6 days is way better than $9 at the same schedule as the pet shop down here had jumbos that weighed under 300 grams. Her last meal was 360grams and she completely evacuated that from her system in 5 days. Beast. She could probably take two xl but that might be a bit much. She'd look like she ate a football after that


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Oh easily. Caesars colossal rats and 2XL guinea pigs are running around 450ish grams and that last him about 10-14 days. 14 days being I got lucky lol.

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Oh easily. Caesars colossal rats and 2XL guinea pigs are running around 450ish grams and that last him about 10-14 days. 14 days being I got lucky lol.

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Huh, my old shop back home had jumbos that weighed 400-450ish. Guess I just lucked out there haha. Even with those Phyllis wouldn't last more than 9-10 days after eating before going all hulk mode on the center post at the front of the cage. Just gave her a 360 gram rat right now, she'll be hungry again in about an hour lol!


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Huh, my old shop back home had jumbos that weighed 400-450ish. Guess I just lucked out there haha. Even with those Phyllis wouldn't last more than 9-10 days after eating before going all hulk mode on the center post at the front of the cage. Just gave her a 360 gram rat right now, she'll be hungry again in about an hour lol!


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Wow, that shop had big feeders. Yeah the place i go, the colossals are about 450ish grams and the 2XL guinea pigs are about the same, around 450ish grams. Caesar lasts about 10 days with them, 14 if i get really lucky. Then he does his hulk thing at the exact same center post too haha. I'm beginning to think actually Phyllis and Caesar are related :P

Holy freaking mackerel, tomorrow is finally the day! Exactly 22 weeks from the day I ordered it Phyllis's T25 is supposed to be delivered tomorrow afternoon. Going to lowes to get some mirror mounts to set up her sky hide. So freaking pumped! Deluge of pics to follow once I have it set up


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Ali wanted me to relay a message to you since she didnt want to get yelled. They seem to have shipped your cage to a different customer so they will have make you a new one. Should only take 10 weeks since you will be pushed to the front of the line. :D

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Holy freaking mackerel, tomorrow is finally the day! Exactly 22 weeks from the day I ordered it Phyllis's T25 is supposed to be delivered tomorrow afternoon. Going to lowes to get some mirror mounts to set up her sky hide. So freaking pumped! Deluge of pics to follow once I have it set up


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Congratulations on you T25! Could you explain how to make a sky hide? My snakes would love that! I'm not a handy person, so as many details as possible would be very appreciated.

Can't wait to see it!

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Not real unless there is pics!! :P

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Congratulations on you T25! Could you explain how to make a sky hide? My snakes would love that! I'm not a handy person, so as many details as possible would be very appreciated.

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I've never actually implemented a sky hide before but I'm doing mine the same way that Reinz does his. Large mirror mounting brackets from lowes secured with #8 3/4" countersink screws. 4 along the back edge of the hide, 3 on each side, and one stop screw at the front so the snake can't push the hide out of the brackets. There's a few threads were he's posted some good pics of them.


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Ali wanted me to relay a message to you since she didnt want to get yelled. They seem to have shipped your cage to a different customer so they will have make you a new one. Should only take 10 weeks since you will be pushed to the front of the line. :D

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LOL if that actually happens I'm going be beside myself in fury, especially after having talked to the shipping company a couple days ago and confirming Tuesday delivery. It could have been here today but I taught classes from 8am-6pm and was on campus til 7 so I couldn't be home to sign off on it and inspect it


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Well i look forward to seeing it all set up.

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I've never actually implemented a sky hide before but I'm doing mine the same way that Reinz does his. Large mirror mounting brackets from lowes secured with #8 3/4" countersink screws. 4 along the back edge of the hide, 3 on each side, and one stop screw at the front so the snake can't push the hide out of the brackets. There's a few threads were he's posted some good pics of them.


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I couldn't find anything on this, you have a picture of how it's supposed to look?

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Ali wanted me to relay a message to you since she didnt want to get yelled. They seem to have shipped your cage to a different customer so they will have make you a new one. Should only take 10 weeks since you will be pushed to the front of the line. :D

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Congratulations on you T25! Could you explain how to make a sky hide? My snakes would love that! I'm not a handy person, so as many details as possible would be very appreciated.

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I can explain it to you Wed if you need further explanation. I'll put a link below....

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I couldn't find anything on this, you have a picture of how it's supposed to look?

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Reinz did a nice job with this and I can't wait to try it one day when I decide on what carpet to add to my collection.

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...hlight=skyhide

I'll be interested to see how it holds up the weight of a retic. I know carpets are decent size but maybe the kalatoa is comparable. I imagine Caesar is pretty heavy so I imagine the hide would buckle and collapse under his fat behind haha.

My cage should arrive today as well.
House party time!!😊

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I'll be interested to see how it holds up the weight of a retic. I know carpets are decent size but maybe the kalatoa is comparable. I imagine Caesar is pretty heavy so I imagine the hide would buckle and collapse under his fat behind haha.

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I weighed Gene last night, he is 7.8lbs. I'd assume Caesar is more than that. I just cheated, weighed myself then grabbed him.

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I'll be interested to see how it holds up the weight of a retic. I know carpets are decent size but maybe the kalatoa is comparable. I imagine Caesar is pretty heavy so I imagine the hide would buckle and collapse under his fat behind haha.

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I'm thinking that if I install everything securely it should be fine. Reinz says one of his carpets is 13.5lbs and the sky hide hold up just fine with 4 mounts in the back and 3 on each side. Phyllis is close to 8lbs so I don't think it will be an issue. I may give Gerald a sky hide in Phyllis's T8, even though it's pretty short I feel like he'd make good use of it.


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