Gene finally has a thread!

It's like WW3 to get him out of his enclosure now, but hill sit like this for 40 minutes. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...47a3658a76.jpg

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Mann, you guys make we kind of want a retic, but I feel a snake like that is beyond my level.

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Mann, you guys make we kind of want a retic, but I feel a snake like that is beyond my level.

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Gene is a giant puppy dog. I get so annoyed fighting with Tina (ball) to eat, so lately Gene has been getting hers too. But if I started over, I'd get another retic.

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I recently started a home automation setup in the apartment. Figured I need one in the summer anyways since we are getting a house. But I purchased two more door sensors because they have temp monitors. So om going to stick them in the enclosures (not on the doors just up in the back) so I can now monitor low and high temp alarms. It will send me push notifications and texts to my phone if it hits a specific degree.

This Is at our front door. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...566a105cd9.jpg

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Upgraded all of my lights to LEDS, so much nicer. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e20c701176.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...9396c4fdc7.jpg

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Mann, you guys make we kind of want a retic, but I feel a snake like that is beyond my level.

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Well my experience with retics is limited to just Caesar my SD but he is a giant puppy. I was cleaning his cage the other day and had him on the floor and he would not leave me alone. He kept trying to climb up me like a tree lol. I finally took a break and 'played' with him. Then i put him down to clean the cage again and he was bugging me some more. I ended up having to put him in his tub while i finished. After that, he kept pulling away from me when i tried to get him out haha. Almost like he was pissed. I know snakes dont have the rational for this stuff but i swear, sometimes it seems like Caesar knows whats up. Never had another snake ever act like him.

If you have boas, you will be fine with a SD retic as long as you can deal with lots of poop, piss, feeding and trouble making lol.

Figured since Gene took a poop on the floor yesterday, he's allowed on the couch. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d7f571086c.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...677c885156.jpg

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Relaxing after his rat, he sleeps so much. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...cef576f80e.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c5334c132e.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...5b8ffe59e5.jpg

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Tossed Gene in the hallway while I cleaned his enclosure. Figured I'd toss a tape measure out and see if he's stretch. Best I got while he was out. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...44652bba6f.jpg

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Wish Caesar was quiet like that when out. The guy goes bonkers and cruises all over and climbs up anything around. I put him in his 41 qt locking tub and he managed to push on the lid so hard, he popped the lock and pushed the lid back and sat there with his head out looking at me lol.

He looks like a slightly thinner, yellower version of Phyllis. He's gotta be 9' or so now, right? Well over 8' that's for sure


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Looks like at least 10'... beautiful btw

He looks about as thick as Caesar but probably longer. I havent actually measured Caesar as trying to get him to sit still is...yeah no.

It seems like Gene is pushing 9' now. He has that wheezy huffy sounds again, so he's entering shed. But now it's every other month.

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I love Gene! Him and Caesar are my favorites :gj:

I don't really post a lot of pictures of my kids on any site, but Justen finally held Gene. For looking at him daily, he finally asked, and loved it. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e7676fe0a6.jpg

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He looks so much bigger on the floor than on your kid.

I know right! He looks so tiny, and by no means I j huge for his age.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2f8ebb0744.jpg

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Someone has been pushing so hard again, so I've been giving him alot more outdoor time. I need to make a filler plate for the door gap so he can't smoosh his fat head in there anymore. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f982ce3b1c.jpg

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Had the legless kids out today for awhile after work. Gene is slowly going into shed and Tina finally got out! She hasn't shed in like 6 months. Just wish shed eat, been 2 months next week :-(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d0aac338dc.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...4822bc011c.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...49d0166067.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...db7cc56f81.jpg

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I cut a piece of foam insulation board in the shape of a "U" and slid it into the inside track and closed the outside door so mine couldn't push on that side with the space. It goes up the center where glass overlaps, across the bottom and up the right side. It helped cushion the pushing at least lol.


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I clean his enclosure every single day, this was 10 minutes after he went back in. Damn you and your pushing Gene!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f0cf5ea799.jpg

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I keep the snakes enclosures in the living room because of spacr requirements. I kept hearing an obnoxious noise the other night after smartthings turned off the lights at 10:30pm. It was like Styrofoam, all my hairs stood on edge. I couldn't figure out the noise, it was Gene, he is almost 13 lbs and his weight was dragging the mulch around. It drives me nuts!

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Hahah Phyllis does the same thing! They get freaking noisy once they break that 10-12lb mark


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Wait until they decide to push their jumbo RBI hides across a bare cage floor. Its like a loud grating noise lol.

Gene getting ready to enter shed. Always so calm when he's out. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f62c39779f.jpg

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And we knocked down the garbage can shortly after. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...acae180f7c.jpg

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Well someone is salty as sh1t. Gene has been slowly going in shed for what feels like werks. Wednesday Gene had mulch in his lip from pushing. So this time I decided to leave him in his enclosure while I wrestled to get it out. He knocked over the entire water dish so humidity is super high. Fast forward to Saturday I fed him his jumbo rat and he was happy. I usually leave him alone until Monday, but I wanted to wipe off the condensation off the glass. Gene struck at his branch, then the glass. I tapped him twice with an empty paper towel roll and he got pissed and shoved his head in his hide.

This is today, so it's the "I'm salty but sorry face."https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e630e6009a.jpg

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Haha yeah Caesar was pretty freakin pissed when i had to wrestle his lip off his tooth. He was bent with me for about 3 or 4 days. He wouldnt greet me, sat in his hide, when i went to pet him, he would turn his head around and go inside his hide. When he was out and i would pet him, he would go away from me. It was clear he was pissed lol. But after the 3-4 days, he was fine and back to greeting me, coming over to me and sitting there while i pet him, being his usual goofy self. Never have had him strike at anything though. But then again, Rosey was an angel for 5+ years until i scared her a week ago or so and she latched onto my forearm and then was all defensive until i reached in and dragged her out. Then she was fine once she knew it was me lol.

Been so busy lately that I haven't been home alot. Been keeping an eye on Gene with the living room camera, I thiught he had shed because he was moving around a lot. Got home and he still looks miserable in shed.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ab3a87f39b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...8dd1ffb091.jpg

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Gene is beautiful.

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Been so busy lately that I haven't been home alot. Been keeping an eye on Gene with the living room camera, I thiught he had shed because he was moving around a lot. Got home and he still looks miserable in shed.https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ab3a87f39b.jpghttps://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...8dd1ffb091.jpg

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Haha love the head placement of Gene. Caesar does that too as well as completely lay sideways when he is having a bad shed day lol.

Seriously can you just shed and poop already? I'd like to deep clean your enclosure and get new mulch in before this weekend.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b39a22b390.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...9387347cbf.jpg

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Phyllis finally shed yesterday and peed, but no poops. She had a 4xl guinea pig going on two weeks ago. As I write this she's probably making a Poocasso masterpiece in her cage...


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Look who shed! He didn't poop but I figured let's just clean his enclosure anyways. Took it all out, soaked the bottom, then I turned around and Gene dumped in the kitchen. While I was cleaning that hit mess up he put himself away. I love this snake, and I swear he has a personality.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e616535544.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...076289809b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f24a1fd120.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...91c200ddcd.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...270f8c53cd.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...9f68857eed.jpg

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That last photo... "That's right, you BETTER appreciate that I took a dump in the kitchen and not on the carpet. Now feed me and tell me I'm a stud." :rofl:

Sorry I've been MIA, we bought a house and close in 3 weeks. So it's been crazy eith the kids and helping my ex wife move too.

Odd question, has anyone ever had their snakes eyes look a little bloodshot? I noticed tonight during feeding. Kind of a crappy picture, I'll get a better one on Monday. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...a727fd5563.jpg

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Sorry I've been MIA, we bought a house and close in 3 weeks. So it's been crazy eith the kids and helping my ex wife move too.

Odd question, has anyone ever had their snakes eyes look a little bloodshot? I noticed tonight during feeding. Kind of a crappy picture, I'll get a better one on Monday. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...a727fd5563.jpg

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I have not.

Is the color red as in true bloodshot or is it possibly a early sign of an eye color change?

I can't help on this one, but he's beautiful .

I have never had any of my snakes get bloodshot eyes. Could he have hurt it on something while pushing?

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I have never had any of my snakes get bloodshot eyes. Could he have hurt it on something while pushing?

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Update, it went away, about 20 mi ires after eating. Strange, I'll keep everyone posted.

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I'm so annoyed with Gene lately. He is still a good boy buy has just been acting like a retard lately. Tonight I fed him two mediums, he ate the first one fine, second one went to crap. Grabbed the tongs in his mouth (deep), the has a chunk of mulch deep in his mouth after he ate them.

Ugh....... hope his mouth is okay.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...4443895ef3.jpg

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Should be fine as long as the tongs arent sharp. I've had Rosey, Vicky and Caesar all slam the BBQ tongs in the their mouth before. You hear their teeth scrape on it lol. I just leave the whole thing in the cage and they let go and then just eat the prey.

Be thankful that is all you had to deal with. Wait until you have to unhook an upper lip that gets pierced by a tooth. Guess Jacob has had to deal with that quite a few times with Phyllis. I have only had to deal with it once with Caesar. You and Gio are the next in line for so much excitement, you will want to poop your pants and cry :P

Boys, I know I've been MIA for weeks but I have good non snake related news..... We close on our house tomorrow morning!

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Congrats dude!


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Boys, I know I've been MIA for weeks but I have good non snake related news..... We close on our house tomorrow morning!

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Grats man. I still see you on FB. I commented on the weird guy you had in your house that was creeping through your underwear drawer trying to sniff the crotch area of your underwear.....so weird!!! :D

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Should be fine as long as the tongs arent sharp. I've had Rosey, Vicky and Caesar all slam the BBQ tongs in the their mouth before. You hear their teeth scrape on it lol. I just leave the whole thing in the cage and they let go and then just eat the prey.

Be thankful that is all you had to deal with. Wait until you have to unhook an upper lip that gets pierced by a tooth. Guess Jacob has had to deal with that quite a few times with Phyllis. I have only had to deal with it once with Caesar. You and Gio are the next in line for so much excitement, you will want to poop your pants and cry :P

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I am happy Rainbow has not gotten the tongs yet. It was entertaining to watch her flop around with a chick last night that was a little big for her. She got pissed and ripped the head off and eat it first then spent 45 min eating the main body. She bit herself a couple of times and splashed her water bowl a few times. She doesn't play when it comes to eating and boy was she feisty about it. I could not clean all the blood out of the enclosure last night because of her being in feeding mode. Tonight is going to be fun for sure. I wont see her out for 3 days so will clean around her. It was pre-killed but man she was so serous about it!

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Boys, I know I've been MIA for weeks but I have good non snake related news..... We close on our house tomorrow morning!

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Gratz!

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Grats man. I still see you on FB. I commented on the weird guy you had in your house that was creeping through your underwear drawer trying to sniff the crotch area of your underwear.....so weird!!! :D

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What?:O:rolleyes::confusd::D

Congrats on your new home Stearns. May it be filled with love, laughter, and great new memories!

Never seen him sleep with his mouth open. He is so strange sometimes. Been busting butt on the new house trying to get the kids rooms together, and the kitchen. Can't wait to get the snakes over. They have a backyard now!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...8db2fa2c91.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...0ae9695770.jpg

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We got notice that there was going to be a maintenance guy in our apartment. I was sitting in a 8 hour training class when my home automation went off. I don't have my cameras send push notifications because if the cats, so I flipped on and watched him work. Then I saw him going through our drawer by our keys. I called him out on it with the speaker and he freaked out, said he just needed paper then left.

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I am happy Rainbow has not gotten the tongs yet. It was entertaining to watch her flop around with a chick last night that was a little big for her. She got pissed and ripped the head off and eat it first then spent 45 min eating the main body. She bit herself a couple of times and splashed her water bowl a few times. She doesn't play when it comes to eating and boy was she feisty about it. I could not clean all the blood out of the enclosure last night because of her being in feeding mode. Tonight is going to be fun for sure. I wont see her out for 3 days so will clean around her. It was pre-killed but man she was so serous about it!



Gratz!





What?:O:rolleyes::confusd::D

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Ohh don't mind the blanket over the enclosures, we aren't supposed to have them.

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