Python Reticulatus Wallace Progression!

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I'm actually surprised to tell you the truth. While retics are large, they require no where near the space large monitors do. And i think Kris was breeding water monitors. They get big. I had a Nile Monitor about 30 years ago which i got as a hatchling from a local breeder. He was the most laid back lizard i have seen except when around one particular buddy of mine which he REALLY hated and took a shot at him with his tail. He was about 5 feet at the time and lucky for my buddy, he was quick. The tail put a nice dent/break in the sheet rock wall lol. I ended up having to re home him as he grew beyond my financial abilities being i was an 18 year old kid living on his own in an apartment along with a few geckos, pacman frog and a BP lol. I miss him though and still think about him. He was hands down my favorite pet especially since i got him as a little tiny hatchling who would chase crickets around the cage lol.

100% agree and I think he's selling the last of the monitors as well.

I am interested in the monitors, I actually love them but I'm not able to keep them. Too much work, which is why snakes are perfect for my situation.

I'm a bit bummed that the Vital Webpage is down completely. I liked the care sheets and descriptions that were listed there for various types of retic SD and dwarf populations.

Maybe the hobby, or at least the breeding part of it, ran its course.