New purple Retic male.

Have always wanted a retic. This is gonna be more of a pet. I always love the feed response of the big snakes.


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Beautiful example of the morph, and congrats on having such a beauty.
Retics just have such a RETICulous feeding response :rofl::rofl::rofl::8::8::D

You should learn aboout the habits of your animals before you acquire them.

You are housing that animal as if it were a bp. It is NOT. It is, however, quite beautiful.

Chris

Chris,

Thanks for your reply. How do you suggest I house the snake? Ihave been feeding him crickets and goldfish. Do you think that meets his nutritional requirements?......:please:

Purty retic. If I may add my :2cent: ... I kept one of my SD retics in a tub like that for a few months. The only problem I ever saw was she desperately wanted out every time I opened it. She is much more relaxed in a big display cage. I have been told that babies may feel safer in a tub though. I'm sure you will accommodate him as he grows. Really you should try feeding him some jello and snake sausages too. I hear they love em! :P

Beautiful!!!! Love the Purples and Lavenders...Mine will never leave me!!!

Foschi,

I plan on keeping him in a tub until he gets a little bigger. He is prettly laid back in there right now. I do have plans for a 6ft AP cage in the near future. Probably gonna plan on picking it up at Tinley in OCT. I know thye dont get stressed out in bigger enclosures like BP's do but he is doin good in the rack so far and dont see the need for a big cage right now.

For the record I tried to feed him some jello with cool whip and he didnt take it. Maybe lactose intolerant? Mumps any ideas why he isnt eating?

ok i may be very wrong here but what h-e double hockie sticks is this about feeding snakes jello?! please tell me you guys are joking?!

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Originally Posted by mommanessy247

ok i may be very wrong here but what h-e double hockie sticks is this about feeding snakes jello?! please tell me you guys are joking?!

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Sarcasm isn't your strong point. :D

no i guess its not lol.

LL! Contrary to popular belief, we do sometimes have something funny to say here :weirdface :P

Dont take life too seriously. No one gets out alive anyway! :cool:

Beautiful purple!!! Congrats on your new retic :gj:

Very funny replies, guys!

I didn't see anywhere where you mentioned it is a dwarf or super dwarf, and you're going to get it a 6 foot cage? For what? Five months?

When that sucker gets big, you're going to have to make a full bathtub of jello for it!

Chris

I know a few breeders, one who is very respected among retic people who have their breeders in 6 ft cages. They are not all that active when the get larger and you are correct, it is not a dwarf of super dwarf. Its one of dem big boys! I have since purchased an industrial sized mixer for all the jello

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Originally Posted by bones93

I know a few breeders, one who is very respected among retic people who have their breeders in 6 ft cages. They are not all that active when the get larger and you are correct, it is not a dwarf of super dwarf. Its one of dem big boys! I have since purchased an industrial sized mixer for all the jello

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Not all that active???? Retics are like children with a.d.d

That is a very nice Purple. We have raised hundreds of retics in rack systems. Absolutely nothing wrong with it. I also agree six foot cages are fine for adults. Remember the old method of determining how big a snake you can keep in the cage you have, add the total perimeter length. So if you have a cage that is six feet long and two feet deep you can comfortably house a 16 foot snake in that cage.

However, for like a mere $100 and some change more you can get the 8' cage that AP makes. That's the route I went when I was making the same decision several years back.

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Not all that active???? Retics are like children with a.d.d

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LOL...well said...So SD's would be kids with ADHD hyped up on Red Bulls... :D:D

Denial,

Well since this is my first retic I am not going to deny your claim. I have been around many large retics and in my little experiance with them they do seem more active outside of their cage than most but inside I have not experianced alot of activity.

I absolutely love how inquisitive mine is when I handle him and he is probably my favorite animal right now. I cant wait to see him with a little size on him.

I may go foe the 8 ft cage not sure yet. Since he is a male he probably will be ok in a 6 footer. Planning on stacking 3 high for him, my boa and a To be announced other yet lol...Leaning towards granite burm. I kept burms years ago and really enjoy them too and back then the granites were out of my price range

Yea retics enjoy moving around. I made the mistake of letting oskar climb a tree once. That wont ever happen again. But there great animals to have. If your looking for a granite be sure to check out beardens burms they just hatched a few out. And they all look amazing.

Beautiful animal.

You've got quite a commitment there I must add, hope your ready! (nothing like a BP) :gj:

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Originally Posted by HOFSKC

That is a very nice Purple. We have raised hundreds of retics in rack systems. Absolutely nothing wrong with it. I also agree six foot cages are fine for adults. Remember the old method of determining how big a snake you can keep in the cage you have, add the total perimeter length. So if you have a cage that is six feet long and two feet deep you can comfortably house a 16 foot snake in that cage.

However, for like a mere $100 and some change more you can get the 8' cage that AP makes. That's the route I went when I was making the same decision several years back.

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I feel bad for those adult retics that have to live in 6ft'ers.

awesome looking retic!

I think a 6ft cage is plenty of room for an adult male. A female I would definitely keep in an 8ft. Everyone has different opinions on things but if the animals are eating breeding and are overall healthy I think its fine

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Originally Posted by FIEND_FO_LYFE

Beautiful example of the morph, and congrats on having such a beauty.
Retics just have such a RETICulous feeding response :rofl::rofl::rofl::8::8::D

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oh SNAP that was a good one!

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Originally Posted by FIEND_FO_LYFE

Beautiful example of the morph, and congrats on having such a beauty.
Retics just have such a RETICulous feeding response :rofl::rofl::rofl::8::8::D

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BAHAHAHHAHA!!!

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

sorry this was just so freakin funny!