Gene finally has a thread!

Gene being Gene.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ce990abcce.jpg

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Made a larger hide, lower his stand and added a flatter surface so gene has added space to sleep. Looks cluttered but he has a lot of floor space and the stand doubles as a second hide since it's darker.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...a1b9050408.jpg

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Loving the black and white photos :)

We have two cameras and I've set mine to black and white permanently :)
Great for old cars / cottages / houses and landscapes


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Well it's official, Gene loves the skyhide!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2214add820.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ea58cdfa25.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...25f98f8a3a.jpg

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Well it's official, Gene loves the skyhide!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2214add820.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ea58cdfa25.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...25f98f8a3a.jpg

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Hahah nice! Glad someone's bigger tic likes it. Phyllis hasn't touched hers, but Gerald basically lives in his. He shed last night. Pics once I get home later


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Beautiful


Been busy off my butt these days. Not a lot of computer time.

He looks smoking.

Update, Gene sleeps in his skyhide at night and sleeps on the floor during the day. Best investment ever!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...57a8abe42b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...dbd4f75bae.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...1556a2782f.jpg

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Hey Stearns! Gene is looking phenomenal as always. I had a question for you though - so I was looking at a 50% SD Kalatoa Platinum Retic (around 10 months old i believe), and the breeder sent pics and the colors discouraged me. I'm not too familiar with the platinum gene (no pun intended :laughing:), and I'm wondering if your Gene has ever gotten as dull or dark as this little guy when deep in shed. I've seen how gorgeous Gene and some other platinum are, and I want to make sure it's normal for that morph before I end up with an ugly duckling. Thanks in advance!

https://i.imgur.com/NTTSLGq.jpg

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Hey Stearns! Gene is looking phenomenal as always. I had a question for you though - so I was looking at a 50% SD Kalatoa Platinum Retic (around 10 months old i believe), and the breeder sent pics and the colors discouraged me. I'm not too familiar with the platinum gene (no pun intended :laughing:), and I'm wondering if your Gene has ever gotten as dull or dark as this little guy when deep in shed. I've seen how gorgeous Gene and some other platinum are, and I want to make sure it's normal for that morph before I end up with an ugly duckling. Thanks in advance!

https://i.imgur.com/NTTSLGq.jpg

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From what I've seen in other folk's platinums they seem to color up as they age. Can't speak from personal observations but that's what I've gathered from talking with people.


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Hey Stearns! Gene is looking phenomenal as always. I had a question for you though - so I was looking at a 50% SD Kalatoa Platinum Retic (around 10 months old i believe), and the breeder sent pics and the colors discouraged me. I'm not too familiar with the platinum gene (no pun intended :laughing:), and I'm wondering if your Gene has ever gotten as dull or dark as this little guy when deep in shed. I've seen how gorgeous Gene and some other platinum are, and I want to make sure it's normal for that morph before I end up with an ugly duckling. Thanks in advance!

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Looks like a platinum to me. Gene has gotten lighter as he's aged, but not much. The first picture was him around a year old deep in shed the day I brought him home. Previous owner didn't keep up on husbandry so he soaked for 2 full days. And the last picture was today. Deep in shed and miserable.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...8169804e86.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...6a382d53b1.jpg

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Well one flaw of the skyhide, I can't get gene out on a daily basis anymore. However he is lile a GTP now. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...95e6afd590.jpg

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Well one flaw of the skyhide, I can't get gene out on a daily basis anymore. However he is lile a GTP now. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...95e6afd590.jpg

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Sky hide actually makes getting Gerald out of the cage easier for me because he's such a squirrelly flighty thing when I first get him out for handling. Now I just remove sky hide with snake enclosed, and done. I suppose that is more difficult with a 7'+ snake pushing 8lbs haha.


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Finally picked up a 3.5 cu ft chest freezer. Was looking online and everyone was selling used trash for $100. Found thid one on sale at best buy, out the door for $143 after taxes. No more rats in the kitchen freezer. The girl friend is ecstatic.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ac8f5baba9.jpg

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Lol, i need to get a chest freezer still.

Gene being Genehttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2be7507da7.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...596ae602d5.jpg

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gene was a bum the other day, he kept putting himself away. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b9dd083e90.jpg

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Went to the local animal expo today, picked up more food. Bumped gene up to jumbo and Tina to mediums. I was going to stay with smalls but I had a medium and it didn't leave a lump at all so I figured why not bump up on size since she goes on and off of food.

Got 30 jumbo and 30 mediums for $167. Then re packaged half of them for grab and go when it's feeding day. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...80c1763d75.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...dff06f0842.jpg

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And as a note, I did move the monster to the other room before opening the bags.

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Well I've had Gene pee and poop on the floor twice. Well this little man took a crap on me while he was around my shoulders. So I just took the golden shower and caught most of the poop.

Ohh the joys of retics https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...edd7432b71.jpg

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Haha too funny. I've only had Caesar pee on me but he did poop on the floor once.

Gene has been doing really well. He is pushing after 3 days on larges. He just finished his last large and after his shed he'll be on Jumbos (which is comical because they are not much larger).

I stepped away from work for 1 minute to make tea and he was all of the table. After the picture was taken he knocked down the monitor. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b1d7bc972b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c715f210d6.jpg

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Looking great! I bet he'd take an xxl rat or bigger no problem. Sounds like he's about the same size as Phyllis now


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Oh i bet he would easily take a XXL rat or even guinea pig. Caesar was downing 2XL guinea pigs but i backed him down to jumbo rats.

Looks like he's doing great!!



....and I like that MM sketch in the background by the way, I have a good friend who personally owns a few real MM watercolors bought from him in person.....needless to say I want them, but I can't shell out that kind of $$$ for a few paintings.

He's grown so much!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...50aa34268d.jpg

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Deep cleaned the enclosures, wonder which one was Gene's?https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ed90adf1db.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c686e675a0.jpg

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And the finished results, pain in the rear cleaning them. Amazing how bad Gene's enclosure was when I spot clean daily. On a side note, he pissed while out free roaming. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f301431248.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f040c8e78f.jpg

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Haha Caesar's bare floor looks kind of like that too. Not as many pee stains as i only used Reptichips for a shorter time. Aspen is really good at soaking up all that liquid so it doesnt seep to the floor like the bigger chunk Reptichips.

And that's such a nice cage. Caesar would destroy that thing in a night lol. He loves to push substrate around and his hides too. He is part of the reason no one gets nice stuff. The one time i tried to make his cage all pretty with silk vines when he was a baby and he got himself stuck in one of the links of the vine and i had to cut it off him with a pair of scissors. I think that was the moment we bonded as he laid on me for about 20 mins and ever since then, he likes to 'hang out' next to me at night. Doesnt like to be held, but likes to sit by me. Goofy snake lol.

Beautiful boy! If my math is correct, he must be about 2 years old now, yeah? How long is he?

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Beautiful boy! If my math is correct, he must be about 2 years old now, yeah? How long is he?

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Yea he's around 2 now. I don't really pay to much attention. He is right at 8' I wait until he wonders into the kitchen, then I use a dry erase marker on the tile and pull him out and grab a tape measure. I guess I could just strung him as he'll fall asleep on the couch often.

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Two pictures from after Thanksgiving. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...df37570666.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c7fae3ebf6.jpg

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Yea he's around 2 now. I don't really pay to much attention. He is right at 8' I wait until he wonders into the kitchen, then I use a dry erase marker on the tile and pull him out and grab a tape measure. I guess I could just strung him as he'll fall asleep on the couch often.

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That's a brilliant idea for measuring snakes! I'm stealing it! lol Did he get his own whole turkey for Thanksgiving? :P

Gene looks like he's enjoying himself.

Set up the Christmas tree on Saturday, so I fed the little ones. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c011e89f78.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...41b7fd759c.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...5f17f843bc.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...4d7504db79.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...8d835eeb7b.jpg

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Really nice digs.

Not Gene related, but found Tina soaking for the first time ever. No mites, temps and humidity are spot in. I typically never see her out if her hides. She did eat Saturday so who knows.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e017a1c304.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...0640da8fd8.jpg

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Hmm, and again this morning..... strange https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...49873bdcda.jpg

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Hmm, and again this morning..... strange https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...49873bdcda.jpg

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I'd rub her down with some white kitchen roll/paper and check for mites .... I know some do but none of mine have ever soaked ..


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I too would check. None of my snakes ever soak. I got broken snakes i think but at least i know, if they did soak, i probably have mites lol.

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I too would check. None of my snakes ever soak. I got broken snakes i think but at least i know, if they did soak, i probably have mites lol.

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I'll pull her out after work and see where we are at. Just strange I literally just deep cleaned the enclosure and put fresh reptichip in.

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Since you are using black water bowls, it will be hard to see anything. Try and drain the water slowly onto a white paper towel and see if you see any drowned mites.

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Since you are using black water bowls, it will be hard to see anything. Try and drain the water slowly onto a white paper towel and see if you see any drowned mites.

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Tore apart both enclosures today. Checked the bowl a lot before I emptied it, and when I did, it was slow and steady in paper towel. I wiped down the enclosures and nothing. Checked both Tina and Gene and nothing. Spent a lot if time on Tina and nothing. Gene besides being significantly harder to look over is good too.

Temps, humidity, everything is on point. Tina has shed in a while, but isn't showing signs. She passed urates today, and has recently been bumped up to mediums. Not sure what's really going on with her. I moved her hides around so they don't face the doors anymore (as they always have). https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...8387fc2d5a.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...7c306d6562.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...63ddc2b9d8.jpg

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Weird. Sometimes they just throw you curveballs. I've seen Geoffrey in is bowl one time ever in the 8 years I've had him. At around the 4-5year mark and was in shed. Never has done it since...


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Well, if everything looks good. Probably just the snake being a snake then haha.

Good news if it isn't mites. !


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I got a really good measurement on Gene today. He stretched out across the kitchen floor. With his nose against the far wall his tail was still on the carpet, so he is right around 8'1". Still pushing like a maniac every couple of weeks. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3e06330e8f.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ba526425f2.jpg

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Well, Gene still looks dead. He can't handle being in shed, largest baby.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d6c66c13c6.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...df9c073a2e.jpg

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Well, Gene still looks dead. He can't handle being in shed, largest baby.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d6c66c13c6.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...df9c073a2e.jpg

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Fantastic snake, so perfect. Good photography too.
What’s his “morph”? I’m too lazy to look back.


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Gene finally shed, felt like it was 3 weeks. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...5ef5cec1fe.jpg

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Gene finally shed, felt like it was 3 weeks. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...5ef5cec1fe.jpg

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Looking good Gene!