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Re: Pics of tics
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Cub scouts education talk last night! Our purple albino dwarf girl did fantastic with the kids!
Always love when it comes together like a plan for how she behaves. We also brought a ball python, carpet python, transpecos rat snake And chomper our Gila Monster. All in all a great night for us and the kids.
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Awesome stuff, need a lot more of this accurate portrayal of retics on the internet.
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Re: Pics of tics
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Originally Posted by reptileexperts
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Cub scouts education talk last night! Our purple albino dwarf girl did fantastic with the kids!
Always love when it comes together like a plan for how she behaves. We also brought a ball python, carpet python, transpecos rat snake And chomper our Gila Monster. All in all a great night for us and the kids.
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Yowza! Is that the 50% Jamp girl from the 2014 update video? What have you been feeding her, ponies? Man she's a beauty and obviously a gentle giant, but definitely goes to show how important it is to get genetic specifics when looking for a "dwarf". Can i ask, would a conservative feeding schedule (not starving her, of course, just conservative) have kept her smaller, or would it have only slowed the progression to this eventual size?
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Re: Pics of tics
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Originally Posted by dkatz4
Yowza! Is that the 50% Jamp girl from the 2014 update video? What have you been feeding her, ponies? Man she's a beauty and obviously a gentle giant, but definitely goes to show how important it is to get genetic specifics when looking for a "dwarf". Can i ask, would a conservative feeding schedule (not starving her, of course, just conservative) have kept her smaller, or would it have only slowed the progression to this eventual size?
Same one, and yes / no - the thing about being part mainland is they can still grow. They don't all, but some do. The other thing is - in the wild dwarfs typically go for extended periods of time without eating. This results in keeping the populations smaller. In captivity, it seems heartless to place them in these same conditions so they tend to favor growth. Genetically however, pure animals are still bound by genetics and will stay small regardless of food pounding.
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Re: Pics of tics
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Originally Posted by reptileexperts
Yeah that mostly. The mixes of dwarf and SD stuff can be tricky. The mainland will still give influence. If say 7' is a safe estimate. However, I'd still suggest to be prepared for up to a 10' male l. Thickness would be maybe a pop can
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What size enclosure do you use for males up to 10'?
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Re: Pics of tics
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What size enclosure do you use for males up to 10'?
4x2x18" or 6x3x18" it really depends on the individual. I had an adult male in a 6 ft and he stopped eating. Put him back in a 4' and things went back to normal.
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Gene is pretty cool!
Nice update! Good looking boy.
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Re: Pics of tics
Figured we could bring this thread back to life. Gene gets a lot of outside time since he likes to piss every day, so he is out for at least 30 minutes a day.
Found his way into my backpack while I finished up some emails from work.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...psf1jityqt.jpg
I'll bring him in the bathroom after a hot shower when he is close to shed, and he'll just sit on the towel rack for 30 minutes or so.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...psio430jr4.jpg
I made this climbing tree for him with some left over PVC I had from an install project. He loves it, he'll usually climb on it, then hell just rest. Nice part is I didn't glue is, so i'll pull it apart into 3 pieces and slide it under the couch.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...psqrzfvpof.jpg
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Re: Pics of tics
Saphira - adult genetic stripe reticulated python. She's just shy of 14 feet long. She was in shed in these pictures which is why she looks dark, normally she's a lot brighter. Also not the easiest snake to handle, she can be a bit territorial/defensive in her enclosure.
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She looks nice. Was she a handful when you went to pick her up after your photo shoot?
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Re: Pics of tics
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Originally Posted by Tigerhawk
She looks nice. Was she a handful when you went to pick her up after your photo shoot?
Naw she's only a brat about coming out of her enclosure. Once she is out she's fairly easy to manage - or as easy as any 14' snake can be.
Going back into her enclosure though, don't get in her way or she'll run over you. She loves her home.
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wow! Saphira is beautiful! g-stripe huh? love the orangey head.
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Woah! Bcr does have a retic! I thought she was just blowing smoke to be part of the cool kids as I never saw pics of the tic!! ;) Nice looking little worm.
And Caesar is the same. He doesn't mind coming out but he sure does love his house lol.
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I wish I had the right circumstances to keep a full size retic.
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Re: Pics of tics
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I wish I had the right circumstances to keep a full size retic.
Two words.....super dwarf!
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Re: Pics of tics
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Originally Posted by bcr229
WOW!
Something special right there!
I love the yellow/orange head and the tan/buckskin coloring on the body. Under the neck is pumpkin orange too. All that and in shed??? Not bad at all.
Looks to be fed perfectly and seems very manageable, although cage removal seems to present issues with many retics. Wallace can be a bit pissy but he's so small I keep pushing the issue. He's gotten better with time. The SD x Dwarf mixes tend to be a bit high strung which I like in a way.
Glad you posted up this beauty.
Don't be a stranger with the pictures here. That was well worth looking at, and after a shed, I'm thinking "show stopper"!
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Re: Pics of tics
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Don't be a stranger with the pictures here. That was well worth looking at, and after a shed, I'm thinking "show stopper"!
We were lucky to get her, I think she's one of the best examples of the g-stripes out there. She's even flightier than our pure SD male in her enclosure though.
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That is one spectacular serpent!
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