Kalatoa 100% Pure SD Retic Progression (Pic heavy...)

[Stearns84]

Lmao! She did alright but I came home to the stinkiest poop and piss filled cage ever. Stunk up the whole room. And FYI, two colossal rats last her just as long as one colossal rat. She’s a freak. Seems she’s gotta be on a 6 days schedule. Gerald had a bit of push face though and was only on day ten after feeding. Deep cleaned them both and they’re on paper for the moment because I’m moving today and that just makes things easier. Might actually move them to the new apt right now before it gets real hot outside and keep them in their holding tubs until I can get the cages over there in the moving truck. the joys of owning solar powered critters...


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How did the move go?

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[jmcrook]

How did the move go?

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Finishing up the bulk of it right now. It torrentially downpoured about 30 minutes into loading the truck. Thankfully this move did not involve my art studio, which is like moving an entire apartment on its own.
Got everyone moved this morning and the temps were perfect, but I was only making an 8-10 min drive. Gotta go set up the cages, everyone’s in tubs or crammed in a t8(Phyllis) and Gerald peed all over the whole tub including his water bowl and pillow case he rode in. He’s kind of annoying sometimes/a lot of the time hahah. Keeping everyone on paper for a bit just because it’s easier when shifting everything around the apartment. I’ll post pics of the new “snake room” soon.


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[jmcrook]

Nice hat, Phyllis...



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[Sauzo]

Haha, its so much fun to try and remove the hide when they do that and get it wedged under one of the supports for the shelf. I end up having to slide Caesar and the hide forward which ends with a serious case of stink eye.

[Skyrivers]

Haha, its so much fun to try and remove the hide when they do that and get it wedged under one of the supports for the shelf. I end up having to slide Caesar and the hide forward which ends with a serious case of stink eye.

I think Rainbow plays with her hide more than she uses it to hide. The rotates it, flips it, and moves it around like a turtle. The only time she uses it to hide is right after a big meal. She eat 2 XL rats last night and was in a nice food coma this morning. Love the huge personalities these guys have.

[Prognathodon]

Of course that leaves the matter of the substrate. If substrate was desired, each hole could have sort of a "lip/dam" around it. The snake can easily crawl over that, but the substrate, liquid, poop or whatever else the snake pushes around should be kept from falling through the hole. One could also add more stuff, like shelves or other obstacles.

I’ve thought about something like this (just as a thought experiment), but for smaller snakes, and saw a suggestion in a corn snake book - PVC pipe couplers, which are are a male-male setup, smooth exterior, and have either a smooth interior or a ridge in the middle. If you want to block off access, you just need a capped short piece of pipe and stick it in the coupler. IIRC you can get couplers up to 4” diameter at home improvement stores. If that isn’t big enough for a retic, I’d probably engage my Google-Fu for something similar.


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[zina10]

I’ve thought about something like this (just as a thought experiment), but for smaller snakes, and saw a suggestion in a corn snake book - PVC pipe couplers, which are are a male-male setup, smooth exterior, and have either a smooth interior or a ridge in the middle. If you want to block off access, you just need a capped short piece of pipe and stick it in the coupler. IIRC you can get couplers up to 4” diameter at home improvement stores. If that isn’t big enough for a retic, I’d probably engage my Google-Fu for something similar.


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Exactly! That is what I thought. Gluing the pipe in there would keep the cages aligned perfectly and it would give you the lip that is needed.

Plus they can easily be smoothed out. I didn't even think about the end piece to lock the snake into a level. That would be great for cleaning and maintenance

Sure would take up a huge space but may keep a busy Retic....busy. Lol


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[jmcrook]

Moments before I narrowly avoided a tsunami of piss and deuce on the couch. Just redirected her tail to the floor. Thankfully it was in the living room, the snake room is carpeted.



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[Sauzo]

Moments before I narrowly avoided a tsunami of piss and deuce on the couch. Just redirected her tail to the floor. Thankfully it was in the living room, the snake room is carpeted.



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No christening retic tsunami pics?? lol.

[Gio]

Moments before I narrowly avoided a tsunami of piss and deuce on the couch. Just redirected her tail to the floor. Thankfully it was in the living room, the snake room is carpeted.



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Damn,
What a nice looking snake!