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    First big snake?

    So I'm wanting to get my first big snake. I really want a retic, I've heard good and bad but a lot has been exaggerated imo. I haven't been able to find anything that's straight-forward on their locality sizes. Any tips for my first? Also is there a locality that gets to 12ft max? If so what website/store is safe for shipping and doesn't cost an arm and a leg for an original pattern. All help is good help.

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    Re: First big snake?

    Best wishes with your first big snake. Do you keep any snakes currently? I don't keep retics, I opted for an olive python and a scrub python instead, but I love the Tiger, Phantom, and Golden Child morphs. I've seen some gorgeous retics on Morph Market. I also know that Bob Clark produces some stellar animals. I'm sure some seasoned retic keepers will chime in with more recommendations shortly.

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    Re: First big snake?

    I may have drawn the short straw with my pair of retics when I had them, but I could not recommend more strongly against them depending on your experience with larger snakes. 1 retic equals the upkeep of 12 carpet pythons in my experience. I’d suggest boas or morelia. All the appeal of a giant snake in a much easier to manage package. After getting out of retics and getting into Boas and Morelia I couldn’t be happier and wish I had made that decision from the outset. Read the hundreds of pages of experiences with retics from me, Gio, and a few others on here.


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    Re: First big snake?

    I agree with JMCrook about retics being a species best reserved for advanced experienced keepers. Retics, especially males, can be very temperamental. Make sure you're well up to the task and also have a reliable 2nd person to assist you in case things get sketchy.
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    Re: First big snake?

    Quote Originally Posted by Reptile_love View Post
    So I'm wanting to get my first big snake. I really want a retic, I've heard good and bad but a lot has been exaggerated imo. I haven't been able to find anything that's straight-forward on their locality sizes. Any tips for my first? Also is there a locality that gets to 12ft max? If so what website/store is safe for shipping and doesn't cost an arm and a leg for an original pattern. All help is good help.
    Look for a high percentage (>50%) female not male. Yes males stay smaller but my 100% SD male is an eight foot jerk that threat charges and likes to back up to you and spray you with pee/musk, and he does it on purpose while looking at you.

    My 50% SD adult female is about 11 feet, absolutely chill and easily handled, not flighty, etc. She's still a big snake but not massive like a mainland will get.

    Spend the money to get one from a reputable breeder. There are a lot of non-SD or low-percentage SD non-morphs advertised as high percentage because they command a higher price, and by the time you figure out you were sold a pure mainland that is going to top out at 18-20 feet the seller is long gone.
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    Re: First big snake?

    Also bear in mind your current and future living situations. Are you going to college? Will you have roommates? Renting or owning? While I’ve been quite lucky with landlords many will turn you down before you can finish saying the word Python or snake. Not to mention a 10-12’ animal that will weigh more than the typical 25lbs or less dog stipulations for many rentals.


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    Re: First big snake?

    I'm gonna talk to reach out reptiles to get a locality that won't get too big. At this time I'm getting a retic that's not gonna be too long, maybe 10-12ft max but more likely I'll try to get one that's 8ft max. The reason being I wanna have the snake but not one that's 15ft+ in order to learn about there temperament in person and to learn more about how to handle them before getting a mainland. I'm aiming for at least 500 hours of handling before getting a mainland or maybe another that will get longer. I've always been obsessed with them and I've handled one before that was as sweet as can be, just a bit jumpy at 12ft long but I knew the owner and I trusted his word on that particular snake

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    Re: First big snake?

    That's a spicy meatball😂

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    Re: First big snake?

    Yea I have an adult female jungle carpet python and used to have a BCC but gave her to a breeder. I get 30% of the money of any of her offspring once they sale. And I may be donating my carpet python to a reptile zoo since there's so many people who are scared from ignorance of today

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