While I cant relate to Retics as I don't own one. There's a Youtuber under the name of "drthik1" (I think CALMpythons from here actually knows him) who breeds/owns a bunch of Burms and Retics ....he swears any male can reach the size of any female. That certainly didnt reflect what I had always been told by other breeders, but after looking as his collection I believe its possible now.Originally Posted by jmcrook
I just talked to Daniel Solis, the breeder I got her from. He said he’s pretty confident that’s a female and especially at that size but that mistakes can happen. Suggested I try popping her sometime. We’ll see. I still think Phyllis is a lady snake but that was thrown into question as soon as I saw that probe slip 8 scales deep lol. I do know I guy with a 15 yr old 1.1 pair of adult kalatoas that are both over 10’ he says, so it’s not impossible for a male to get that big.
The picture with my vet is only slightly misleading as the perspective in the photo make the latter half of the snake seem larger than it is. Have no doubt though, she’s quite large hah! Wish me luck with my first attempt at administering an injection solo tomorrow. I think it will be okay.
And yes, I need to post in Leonard’s thread soon. He hung out the other night and watched half of The Lost World with me on the couch. He’s got the curiosity of a retic at the speed of a ball python. I think he’ll fit in quite well here
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I second a vote on popping. The breeder whom I purchased my male Burm from had an incredibly large clutch so I was somewhat concerned that there was a chance he just did a quick probe and missed something. A popping on my end however showed two, long undeniable red hemipenes ...so I was comforted by that. Maybe Im an odd person for being happy at the thought of seeing my snake's junk lol....but I think you understand what I saying.
