Burm or Retic??

[cstruthers]

O and this is NERDs info on the Retics http://www.newenglandreptile.com/CareRetic.html
it says females 17+' and males 12-14'
Now this does seem a little small from what I have experianced, but i'll trust NERD with any info they give me on snakes.

[JEWSKIN]

Gorgeous Retic! I think Im going to be getting a male tiger, they are amazing! And I do notice, out of all the snakes I handle, that retics do seem to show more emotion and personalilty... One of our male lav albino retics was up at the glass and I told him I wasnt taking him out and he just went down and laid his head on the ground like he was pouting lol... I just had to take him out after that haha

LOL good not just me hehehe Clarice is the same way she's almost as long as me! I'm 5'1 fyi I got her from RBC Pythons (Brandon) shes just amazing pic was taken at the XMAS in July in Sierra Vista by Christina Hays.....yes thats my arm lol Clarice was a huge hit

[JEWSKIN]

O and this is NERDs info on the Retics http://www.newenglandreptile.com/CareRetic.html
it says females 17+' and males 12-14'
Now this does seem a little small from what I have experianced, but i'll trust NERD with any info they give me on snakes.

well there is a new record holder on the 33 footer lol here's a vid


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3845750/from/toolbar

[Theartisticgemini]

Just feed you snake an appropriate sized meal once a week. Genetics will do the rest. You really cannot control how big your snake grows. You are talking about starving your snake which i find pretty irresponsible.

Try looking into dwarf retics.

[cstruthers]

Just feed you snake an appropriate sized meal once a week. Genetics will do the rest. You really cannot control how big your snake grows. You are talking about starving your snake which i find pretty irresponsible.

Try looking into dwarf retics.

Please read NERDs site, they talk about managing size. Do your research before posting, it makes you sound smarter. If you want to call up NERD and tell them they are wrong and that they shouldn't own large snakes then go ahead. Because that is what you are telling me and I am basically quoting NERD.

[izoid]

Just feed you snake an appropriate sized meal once a week. Genetics will do the rest. You really cannot control how big your snake grows. You are talking about starving your snake which i find pretty irresponsible.

Try looking into dwarf retics.

No where on this thread has anyone indicated they would starve their animal. Snake do not have to eat every week, this is simply not good information. It all depends on the age of the snake. I for one find it responsible to manage their feeding in a healthy and responsible manner.

[cstruthers]

No where on this thread has anyone indicated they would starve their animal. Snake do not have to eat every week, this is simply not good information. It all depends on the age of the snake. I for one find it responsible to manage their feeding in a healthy and responsible manner.

Finally someone who knows something about Retics!! lol

[boa_mchugh]

well if u want more color i say get a Retic but it up to u cuz Burms are cool to haha

[boa_mchugh]

lol that snake is amazing haha

[Kyle@theHeathertoft]

It just like with a human, I could eat 6 meals a day and grow more than someone eating 2 day. The person eating 2 meals a day is still healthy, they just arent as big.

I'd just like to point out that if we're making snake feeding anaologous with human food consumption, we aren't talking about obesity or weight control in adults, we're talking about food durring critical growth periods of children.

Yes, overfeeding your child will make them fat and unhealthy. Underfeeding will make them skinny and unhealthy.

Notice I am saying nothing about the snake, merely stating that your analogy is pretty shaky and sounds suspicious to me.

Just feed you snake an appropriate sized meal once a week. Genetics will do the rest. You really cannot control how big your snake grows. You are talking about starving your snake which i find pretty irresponsible.

Try looking into dwarf retics.

I love Reticulated Pythons. I adore them. To me they are one of the most beautiful snakes in the world. Yet I know I am incapable of coping with a giant snake.

I'm negotiating with someone right now, actually, who has a male Super Dwarf. I want him. A Retic in a size I can handle!

No shame in admitting I'm not up for a fullsized Retic.