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

[Gio]

True but Jacob has tried everything from raising temps, lowering temps, more food, less food, covering the cage, hides, no hides, more outside time to try and wear her out, higher humidity, lower humidity. Heck i think he even changed substrates. While i agree, males are usually the ones who are difficult, doesnt mean a female couldnt be difficult too and reacting different. My female BP has been very active the past month or so and i know she is a female as i had my vet probe her.

Phyllis could be a guy i guess but in that case, Daniel Solis would be completely wrong on 100% Phyllis because she was sold as a female pure Kalatoa. Now it might be a male Kalatoa mix? Thats a pretty big 'oops' lol.

And yeah, all we are doing is guessing on reasons as the snake cant talk which would make life easier maybe or maybe not. Imagine your retic asking you for feed 24/7 lol.

Like i said, count your blessings Wallace isnt pushy or foody. I know what Jacob is dealing with as i went through it with Caesar for a couple months. The weird thing is Caesar never arched or got combative thank god. He just got really pushy.

And funny thing is my BP actually arches her back when i pet her which she never did before during her yearly not eating sessions. She also wasnt out any more than usual when in her non feeding time.

But anyways, we'll see what happens. Hopefully this fixes the pushing issue.

The thing is,
He hasn't tried the smaller cage yet or real perches which is something that may help. Even a taller cage, which is a financial burden at this point, could be another possible solution.

My BP will arch if I pet her back but that is a much different behavior from a male retic arching and putting on a display. Male VS male combat is real in retics and a lot of the carpets. Females don't battle. When there is any type of brooding ball with snakes, its multiple males surrounding a female, and not the other way around.

I'm not really counting my blessing as I don't think ALL retics push. I have never had a problem snake of any species here. I have 2 female pythons, and 1 male. Though hybridization is a possibility, I highly doubt Wallace will react to either female python in the house. If I had a female retic, I'd expect some different behaviors from Wallace. My male boa is a non factor in all of it.

My females (other species) certainly will not care and don't if Wallace is in the same room. From the captive collections I've seen videos of, I've not once seen a female mentioned as a problem with males in the room. No pushing or odd displays. However I have seen mention of males experiencing the typical male testosterone, machismo causing issues with handling, combat and pushing.

If Phyllis is a gal, I just doubt she's in a big tizzy to get to Gerald. Maybe some increased appetite, but JM is feeding plenty, or some food refusal, but trying desperately to find a mate??? I just don't think so.

Although I agree it is one of the few stones unturned in this situation so maybe its worth a try.

I guess we'll see what JM finds out with the next changes.