Oh snap!

This girl ate a two and a half pound rabbit early (2AMish) Monday morning.. here is a review of the days it took to mostly digest it. I am very impressed on how she digested most of it on such a short amount of time!

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...s/100_0762.jpg

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:mad: Um. Your stupid? Am I the only one who thinks that?

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Originally Posted by 8b8ll

:mad: Um. Your stupid? Am I the only one who thinks that?

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Yea, you are.

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Originally Posted by jamesw

Yea, you are.

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No he isn't. :rockon:

I can see you went to the Wheaton Animal show on Sat. April 7 by the green stamp on your hand in the picture from Monday April 9. Those come off with a little water. It's a smart idea to wash your hands often when handling reptiles or dead mammals. And that rabbit is too big for that guy.

I agree to big of a food item..Size it down..

Good looking retic though

8b8all....please don't name-call here. If you disagree with someone's method of keeping, feel free to offer constructive advice, but calling someone "stupid" does nothing but cause useless drama and is against our TOS.


Thank you.

My bad! Sorry

Many people have different opinions on how they keep animals. He choose to feed that rabbit, its his choice. Likely the tic wouldn't regurge it. No, the retic didn't need that large of a meal but it can obviously handle it.

Also, I do agree with hand washing. Any marks from pets or markers I get on my hands are gone in a single day b/c of the amount of handling and washing I do

depends how often hes feeding it. i feed my guy, whos around 5' maybe a lil over, large rats every 2wks, and they leave a lump close to that size on him in comparison. retics can take alot more than most snakes, so imo, no its not to large unless hes feeding it any sooner than every 2wks.

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Originally Posted by rex322

depends how often hes feeding it. i feed my guy, whos around 5' maybe a lil over, large rats every 2wks, and they leave a lump close to that size on him in comparison. retics can take alot more than most snakes, so imo, no its not to large unless hes feeding it any sooner than every 2wks.

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But we all know some other "expert" will say otherwise:colbert: I agree Jason

also, just because the markers still there, doesnt mean he didnt wash his hands good enough, or enough times. everyones skin is different. everytime i go to the taylor michigan show, it takes me a little over a day to get the stamp off, while all my friends come off in a matter of washing their hands 2 or 3 times

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also, just because the markers still there, doesnt mean he didnt wash his hands good enough, or enough times. everyones skin is different. everytime i go to the taylor michigan show, it takes me a little over a day to get the stamp off, while all my friends come off in a matter of washing their hands 2 or 3 times

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Maybe they spilled vodka on it?:carrot:

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Originally Posted by PythonWallace

And that rabbit is too big for that guy.

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No it isn't...

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Originally Posted by AndrewH

No it isn't...

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Why is that?

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Originally Posted by jglass38

Why is that?

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Female, retic. Need I say more?

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Originally Posted by Pork Chops N' Corn Bread

Female, retic. Need I say more?

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That doesn't mean it needs a meal that large.

High metabolism compared to other large boids. They have a very rapid growth rate, and as such need a larger amount of food...

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Originally Posted by jglass38

Why is that?

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And saying that obviously shows your experience with larger boids.....

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Originally Posted by jglass38

That doesn't mean it needs a meal that large.

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also, just because the markers still there, doesnt mean he didnt wash his hands good enough, or enough times. everyones skin is different. everytime i go to the taylor michigan show, it takes me a little over a day to get the stamp off, while all my friends come off in a matter of washing their hands 2 or 3 times

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Those Chuck-E-Cheese invisible stamps will stay with you a long time, too. I once turned on a black light 2 days after going there, and was shocked to see my stamp was still clearly visible. I wash my hands like a maniac, and sometimes take 2 showers a day (depends on when I hit the gym), so I know I'm cleanly, hahhaa. I made everyone in the house check for their stamp under the black light, and they were all still fairly intact!
Ok, so that was random and OT....

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That doesn't mean it needs a meal that large.

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No, it doesn't need that large of a meal to survive but it can obviously handle it. being "too big" would mean that it couldn't properly handle the meal right?

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And saying that obviously shows your experience with larger boids.....

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I have as less experience than you have with saying you are leaving every couple weeks. :D

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I have as less experience than you have with saying you are leaving every couple weeks. :D

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Does him getting tired of the site have anything to do with his knowledge of giants? NO

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Does him getting tired of the site have anything to do with his knowledge of giants? NO

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Nope! :D

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Nope! :D

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Then why call him out on an open discussion about it?

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Then why call him out on an open discussion about it?

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I'm silly like that. :rockon:

I take it back. Feed that snake as big of a meal as you can! Great pics!

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I'm silly like that. :rockon:

I take it back. Feed that snake as big of a meal as you can! Great pics!

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Yea! Maybe I should throw her a goat next week!! We all know retics and other large boids get the perfect size meal in the wild!!!

But maybe the meal is too large... I will feed her a pinkie mouse next week!!!!

that is a big meal, no doubt about it, but as said before, tics have faster metabolisms, so that meal is ok, as long as hes not feeding it sooner than every 2wks. i understand where your coming from on that, if it was any other snake, burmese even it would be too big. lets not jump on him for thinking that, im not personally sure, but he might not have any experiance with retics, so he could be unsure. it is a good thought, and good intentions, he was concerned for the snakes well being

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that is a big meal, no doubt about it, but as said before, tics have faster metabolisms, so that meal is ok, as long as hes not feeding it sooner than every 2wks. i understand where your coming from on that, if it was any other snake, burmese even it would be too big. lets not jump on him for thinking that, im not personally sure, but he might not have any experiance with retics, so he could be unsure. it is a good thought, and good intentions, he was concerned for the snakes well being

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No, I do have prior experience. I've always fed anything that wasnt a ball python a larger meal.

That meal is in no way huge for that snake ;) . Large to the unexperienced eye, yes. If we want to discuss the feeding ethics of this owner, we need to know the feeding frequency of such sized meals. Feeding a meal of that proportion weekly cannot be compared to feeding that same meal monthly. Let's not jump to conclusions.

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Yea! Maybe I should throw her a goat next week!! We all know retics and other large boids get the perfect size meal in the wild!!!

But maybe the meal is too large... I will feed her a pinkie mouse next week!!!!

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Wow, I had totally forgotten about this thread. Luckily your day old post that had to be moderated by the bp.net staff brought it back to the forefront. :D

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That meal is in no way huge for that snake ;) . Large to the unexperienced eye, yes. If we want to discuss the feeding ethics of this owner, we need to know the feeding frequency of such sized meals. Feeding a meal of that proportion weekly cannot be compared to feeding that same meal monthly. Let's not jump to conclusions.

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That was her first rabbit since December 28, 2006

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Wow, I had totally forgotten about this thread. Luckily your day old post that had to be moderated by the bp.net staff brought it back to the forefront. :D

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If that's supposed to be some kind of joke or even funny, it's not.

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No, I do have prior experience. I've always fed anything that wasnt a ball python a larger meal.

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i was talking about jglass...

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i was talking about jglass...

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gotcha ;)

Actually, it wouldn't be too big for a Burmese Python of equal length. Reticulated Pythons are much more slender at younger ages than Burmese Pythons and African Rocks...therefore it shows a more drastic lump. To a Burm it wouldn't be as noticeable a lump. Retics usually don't put on alot of girth until they get older, and larger.

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that is a big meal, no doubt about it, but as said before, tics have faster metabolisms, so that meal is ok, as long as hes not feeding it sooner than every 2wks. i understand where your coming from on that, if it was any other snake, burmese even it would be too big. lets not jump on him for thinking that, im not personally sure, but he might not have any experiance with retics, so he could be unsure. it is a good thought, and good intentions, he was concerned for the snakes well being

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Actually, it wouldn't be too big for a Burmese Python of equal length. Reticulated Pythons are much more slender at younger ages than Burmese Pythons and African Rocks...therefore it shows a more drastic lump. To a Burm it wouldn't be as noticeable a lump. Retics usually don't put on alot of girth until they get older, and larger.

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Word Drew, word!

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Those come off with a little water. It's a smart idea to wash your hands often when handling reptiles or dead mammals. And that rabbit is too big for that guy.

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You gotta promise you wont let anybody know I'm telling you this... not too long ago.... a group of scientists... they made this invention that is out of this world.... its called....................................



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HAND SANITIZER!!!

You guys think I feed big meals...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSdTl06q264

I CANT BREEVE!

Some people....listen to the fools talking in the video like its a boxing match or someting. I'm not going to speak about that video anymore or I will get banned if I say what I really want to say.

It seems that a lot of people who have little or no experience with Retics are trying to nag someone who does. I think thats unfair. Me, I know little about Retics so I am not going to state my opinion. However...there's no need to be snippy or rude to other peoples opinions when they differ from yours. No need to be a smart a** either. Let's all embrace in a friendly Retic hug!! (dies of cardiac arrest)

8b8ll...I couldn't agree with you more. Videos like that make snakes seem more like animals than pets. If that makes any sense.

I'm still very upset about that video. Wish there was never a youtube.....I'm sick of everyday seeing another video of some snake being exploited...when did it become a constest of whos snake can eat the bigger animal?? No I am not talking about the person in the post...people in general seem to make a big spectacle of feeding there snakes a HUGE prey item video taping it.


I can't speak on this subject anymore. :mad: :(

I'd rather see a video like this!!

http://www.siscoreptiles.com/tegu-attention.php


I'm all choked up man that video rocks!!

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I can see you went to the Wheaton Animal show on Sat. April 7 by the green stamp on your hand in the picture from Monday April 9. Those come off with a little water. It's a smart idea to wash your hands often when handling reptiles or dead mammals. And that rabbit is too big for that guy.

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Almost 2 months after making this benign and helpful suggestion I get hit with an anonymous neg. rep point? :confused: Sorry, go ahead and handle a bunch of herps and dead animals without washing your hands for days. That's smart, too.

gee, i wonder who it could be, someone that couldn't rep because they were moderated.... hmmmmmm... yeah i dunno it's just too hard

And let me guess... I'm the prime suspect... as usual.. :rolleyes: oh this never gets old... don't know why people are always tryin to starts crap with me.

I just joined and was browsing and came across this post ...the prey item this gentleman posted isn't overly big. Retics should not be fed like a boa or ball. They are designed to ingest a prey item 1/4 both their weight and length. That barely left a bulge in that retic in the post feeding photo, indicating a suitable size, in fact...a perfect meal.

^ Agreed 100%. I've owned and bred Retics for 10 years and HAVE NEVER had a retic die from eating a good sized prey item. I am new but going to say this

It's not proper to comment on something from an uneducated opinion on a species. What works for one species more often then not does not work for another

I just joined and I want to point out that this prey item is in no way whatsoever too big for a retic, they arent bp's or boas and can ingest much larger prey than either of those animals can.:snake:

Wow, thats ironic- three differnt people joined within the last...54 minutes, and posted on this thread.. lol..