I live by the school of thought that a snake's tub/enclosure's length + width should not equal any less than the length of the snake. BUT, there obviously has to be a cutoff point somewhere with large snakes like Retics, Anacondas, Burmese and some Boas. Taking the above rule of thumb into consideration, a 6' x 3' enclosure SHOULD really only be suitable for snakes up to 9'. I'm just going to have to wait and see how these guys grow and make some decisions when the time comes for me to start building large enclosures. Really, it wouldn't be any more trouble or much more expense to just build 8' x 3' enclosures than it would be to build 6' x 3' enclosures. I will have the room for that once I end up moving my snake room into my dining room. My current snake room is only about 8 1/2' x 11'. I could have them in there, but it would be pretty tight with my other racks...

But, yeah... I'm crazy about Retics, too! In my opinion, no other species of constrictor snakes even come close to the markings and coloration of Retics, regardless of their genes. And, from what I understand, Retics colors just continue to get brighter and brighter with age, where most other species darken up, fade and become dingy...