Kalatoa 100% Pure SD Retic Progression (Pic heavy...)

[Gio]

Definitely sucks for him. Like i said, with Caesar, i just threw food at him the last couple months he pushed heavily but like said, i think he was wanting a girlfriend. He did eat though like a madman during that time but honestly i dont find that surprising. He ate within 2 hours of me unpacking him from the delivery box and never quit or turned down a meal, even in shed.

He has been really quiet though the past week. During the day, he sleeps in one of his hides and at night, he comes out and completely stretches out on the cage floor or stretches out on the shelf.

I still stick by my thoughts of Gerald being the cause.

Something i have noticed with having 3 pythons and 5 boas is my pythons are much more active than the boas. The GTP, BP and retic are usually active nightly unless they have eaten. The boas are more or less out at night but mostly find a spot they like and just sit there. And the dumerils, she just burrows around and usually will pop her head up at the front of the cage and just sit there at night.

If she's a she, I doubt it is Gerald.

Male retics are known for going crazy and arching and being combative during breeding time. Females typically don't react the same. In most species, and this includes all animals, it's the male that has to put on the show to attract the female and battle the other contenders for the rights to breed. Females will signal their readiness with pheromones but don't go nuts looking for a mate.

If it ends up being Gerald, I'd guess it is a male VS male issue, not a female all jacked up for a male.

Again, everything we say here is speculation as to why the constant pushing is taking place. Maybe she's just wired to explore.

Time will hopefully set things in the right direction.