Time to move on. Semi graphic.

[Gio]

OUCH that last bite. I'm sorry you went through those!!

I haven't been updated on the happenings on your snakes in awhile, but I am wondering how long/large was he when you rehomed him?

edit: Also I just saw that you rehomed him for free to the good home, which is really nice of you to do.

Hi there,

He was an 8 footer and probably 25-30 pounds. Some people don't realize how much snake an 8 footer really can be. Retics are another level, and outside of the King Cobra and possibly scrubs they are like nothing else.

Wrong Python,

What a nice post, and thank you.

If you have been on this board for any length of time, you can watch 3 of us here all come into this species around the same time. I won't name names unless the others want to jump in, but we are all out of the species.

I was able to make it almost 4 years with mine, but he was still growing, which I found strange and his "maleness" was really starting to dominate his personality.

Food didn't change him, he was ready to fight if I misted the cage.

I actually had to toss about 8 bags of snow into his cage to cool him enough to move him. I had his heat off for 2 days prior to that.

The new owner remarked that he was fired up in his pillow case when he took him.

Thinking long term, I knew I'd have no help, and placing this species is not easy. They are sought after by a very select minority of keepers.

You can sell, trade or place a boa, royal, carpet or like animal rather easily, but the serious snakes like retics require a plan B.

My retic was beautiful and I'm thankful I had a chance to learn more about the species.

I'm a boa constrictor and carpet python kind of person from here out.