Caesar progression thread.

[Gio]

Alright, well it was a nice day out today so i decided to see if Caesar would cooperate. I tried putting him down on a chair next to a railing hoping he would climb up on the railing and perch. Nope. He was kind of scared of outside and looked around but kept coming back onto me lol. So the pics arent the best as i cant get a full shot of him on me as he is 6.5' long. Anyways, here's some pics of his parts showing him fired up outside. The first pic is him contemplating the meaning of life with his tail

I missed these. Very nice glow to him outside. Love it.

[Sauzo]

Thanks and yeah he gets fired up when happy. He's getting more used to outside but still isnt Gina or Rosey who care less about pics and want to see whats going on when outside.

So after analyzing my snakes, Rosey and Gina have the same personalities, outgoing and exploring, not shy at all. Victoria and Rango have the same personalities, care less about being held but do like to check stuff out but not as gung ho about new stuff as Gina and Rosey. Dottie cares less about whats going on but if taken out, she likes to explore. Luna is just a lounger. She is happy to sit on me for hours. Caesar seems to care less about being held but does like to hang out with his door open and seems to enjoy being pet for the most part. He will just sit at the front of the open cage next to the litter dam while i pet him. Sometimes he will climb on me but seems to like his cage more haha.

I think once Gina gets big, her and Rosey would be the 2 perfect 'park snakes' although i dont plan to drag them to the park. They just have that really calm yet curious demeanor. Anyways, back to Caesar. I'll try and get some more pics of him in a couple days when its supposed to warm up again.

[Gio]

Thanks and yeah he gets fired up when happy. He's getting more used to outside but still isnt Gina or Rosey who care less about pics and want to see whats going on when outside.

So after analyzing my snakes, Rosey and Gina have the same personalities, outgoing and exploring, not shy at all. Victoria and Rango have the same personalities, care less about being held but do like to check stuff out but not as gung ho about new stuff as Gina and Rosey. Dottie cares less about whats going on but if taken out, she likes to explore. Luna is just a lounger. She is happy to sit on me for hours. Caesar seems to care less about being held but does like to hang out with his door open and seems to enjoy being pet for the most part. He will just sit at the front of the open cage next to the litter dam while i pet him. Sometimes he will climb on me but seems to like his cage more haha.

I think once Gina gets big, her and Rosey would be the 2 perfect 'park snakes' although i dont plan to drag them to the park. They just have that really calm yet curious demeanor. Anyways, back to Caesar. I'll try and get some more pics of him in a couple days when its supposed to warm up again.

I love Gina, so no matter what she's like I'd give her a thumbs up, but nice bonus to have her mellow. Some BCC tend to be a little less friendly but I think those stories are like early retic stuff. Captivity tends to improve demeanor each generation.

Caesar's head/neck tie in is really filled out! No more skinny neck, he's thick right up to his head.

Wallace isn't there yet, but I feel like he's getting big. I'll see how he does over the summer. I think he's fine in his cage but I want it much taller. When he's moody coming out, I want some space to work with.

My carpet is my friendliest, most outgoing. Sniper the BC is really chill but could care less, the royal is timid but also the only snake here that hasn't bitten me. Wallace is cool, he is improving all of the time.

Caesar will look really nice in the green grass if you dare lay him down LOL!

[Sauzo]

Lol yeah, we'll see. He's been on the floor of the house and he seems pretty laid back. Didn't dart or anything. Was more wondering what the floor was i think haha.

Caesar has really filled out. He is thick(for a retic) and muscular. When he swats my hand away, you definitely know it haha. He's no where near the thickness of Rosey and i doubt he ever will be. Rosey is about as thick as a pop can.

I bet Wallace will mellow out with age. Caesar was kind of a spazz as a baby and always on the go but he seems to be slowly mellowing out and isnt nearly as fast moving unless he doesnt want to come out which in that case, he tries to outrun my hands pulling him out haha or if he smells food which in that case, i use a door as a shield as I've had Caesar, Vicky, Rosey and even the little babies Gina and Rango take shots out the door at me when they smell those mice and rats thawing. Once there is no food, they are all the sweetest but with food, i wouldnt trust any of them lol. Even Rosey gets that 'wild look' when she smells rat.

The reptile shop i traded Allison at still has her. Seems no one has bought her because of her temperament. I still go over and look at her when i go up there. She was an awesome looking snake and ate like a horse but my god, her temperament was off the charts. I still think the previous owner somehow traumatized her as I've never seen a snake so high strung.

As for bites, I've been bit by Rosey when she was a baby like over 4 years ago, Vicky bit me when i derped it up and forgot to wash my hands after handling their dinner lol, Dottie bit me the worst of anyone again from my derp with rodents and not washing hands. She tried to drag my finger into her hide to eat lol. I had to dunk her head with my finger half down her gullet into her bowl of water and then she let go, looked at me, adjusted her jaw and clamly crawled into her hide haha. No one else has bit me but they have taken shots like i mentioned during dinner time. Otherwise, i can reach in and calmly pet them and then pick them up.

And yeah Gina is a total lounger. Chris told me all the Pokigron stuff he got from Gus have just jaw dropping mellow personalities. Nothing like a lot of the stuff you see. He also told me that the Pokigron stuff he got from Gus doesnt seem to have the regurgitation problems that a lot of other surinames have. He said you can feed them on the large side once they are older and have been 'stretched; out a little lol. But he tends to feed very conservative as he wants smaller snakes to start with.

[Artemisace]

Caesar is looking good there 😀 if I had to guess from the way he's filling out I'd say he's probably about adult size or so. He'll definitely keep growing, but I wouldn't imagine he's get to terribly much bigger. I could be wrong though lol 🤣 he's so pretty makes me want an albino tiger even more.

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[Sauzo]

Caesar is looking good there 😀 if I had to guess from the way he's filling out I'd say he's probably about adult size or so. He'll definitely keep growing, but I wouldn't imagine he's get to terribly much bigger. I could be wrong though lol 🤣 he's so pretty makes me want an albino tiger even more.

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Thanks and hopefully you are right about the size lol. Kris told me he should top out around 7'. He isnt doing the power shedding he used to do as a baby. Still likes to power eat though haha.

[Artemisace]

Thanks and hopefully you are right about the size lol. Kris told me he should top out around 7'. He isnt doing the power shedding he used to do as a baby. Still likes to power eat though haha.

I think all retics like power eating lol 😂 Anubis would probably shed more if he was getting bigger meals. He's getting smalls weakly at this point until my shipment of mediums comes in. Then he's probably going to explode in size lol.

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[Sauzo]

I think all retics like power eating lol 😂 Anubis would probably shed more if he was getting bigger meals. He's getting smalls weakly at this point until my shipment of mediums comes in. Then he's probably going to explode in size lol.

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Yeah i figured Caesar was going to explode when i jumped him up to jumbo rats but he seems to be holding steady so you might be right in that he's peaked on his size and now will just thicken up more and just slowly grow. We can hope lol. He is a handful when he doesnt want to be out. He just goes bonkers and climbs all over me and stretches out for his house and let me tell you, a 6.5' snake doing the horizontal stretch and then hooking something with his head and pulling is exciting haha.

[Artemisace]

Yeah i figured Caesar was going to explode when i jumped him up to jumbo rats but he seems to be holding steady so you might be right in that he's peaked on his size and now will just thicken up more and just slowly grow. We can hope lol. He is a handful when he doesnt want to be out. He just goes bonkers and climbs all over me and stretches out for his house and let me tell you, a 6.5' snake doing the horizontal stretch and then hooking something with his head and pulling is exciting haha.

I had a tiger a few years ago that I rehomed (long story) and he was about 11.5 foot and when he wanted to go somewhere I couldn't tell him no lol. I'm just really guessing based on Caesars headshape and the thickness of his neck. Looks like a lot of "adult" retics I've seen. That would be pretty awesome if he stayed around that size for you though, all the retic fun in a small package is one of the reason a kalatoa is in my future.

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[Sauzo]

I had a tiger a few years ago that I rehomed (long story) and he was about 11.5 foot and when he wanted to go somewhere I couldn't tell him no lol. I'm just really guessing based on Caesars headshape and the thickness of his neck. Looks like a lot of "adult" retics I've seen. That would be pretty awesome if he stayed around that size for you though, all the retic fun in a small package is one of the reason a kalatoa is in my future.

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Yeah. He is definitely fun lol. I've heard from a lot of people that full super dwarf like Kalatoa tend to be more flighty. Kind of like I've heard the same with dwarf burms vs full size burms. I think the mainland blood plus tiger gene gives them more confidence. Like Caesar is definitely not shy and will shoot to the front of cage whenever something goes on. He does seem to do a weird thing though when i boop him on the head with his twisted paper towel. He will lay his head down on the floor like a kid being scolded. It's really weird but nice too as when he gets all worked up, i just boop his head with the twisted paper towel and he immediately lays down and sits there lol.

If Caesar gets to 11.5', i guess i can handle it as long as he doesnt get the girth like Rosey has lol. An 11.5' pop can thick snake can be handful i would think.