My retics growth!!

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My retics growth!!

Postby Jamster » Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:29 am

I got my first proper snake snake last year february, after many years of fooling around and catching snakes in the bush as most reptile crazy people do.

I went all out and after a long discuccion with the parents they allowed me to get it. Ripcord cost me R800 and I was very pleased with her temprament and condition, she has grown like an absolute machine going from about 1.1m when I got her to her 3.5m now. Enjoy the pics :D

April/May 2010...
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August/September 2010...
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Re: My retics growth!!

Postby Jamster » Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:31 am

December2010/January2011...
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1.0-reticulated python (Ripcord)
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Postby Jamster » Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:37 am

And now...

before Shedding...
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after shedding...
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Before she sheds she is much darker and is much more orange and then she becomes much lighter and more yellow.
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Postby cvanvollenstee » Mon Jun 20, 2011 12:11 pm

I also want one very bad.
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Postby D@RRYL » Mon Jun 20, 2011 12:41 pm

Looking good.
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Postby Ball2PIED » Mon Jun 20, 2011 12:51 pm

i also want one.....perhaps 2...... SOMEDAY hahaha
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Re: My retics growth!!

Postby Bushviper » Mon Jun 20, 2011 3:16 pm

Getting a retic as a first snake takes guts. I am glad to see you are keeping her tame. Females dont become as grumpy as the males but do grow a bit bigger. You can slow down on her feeding at this stage to slow down the growth. She will also live longer on a meager diet compared with feeding as often as when she looks hungry.
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Postby cvanvollenstee » Mon Jun 20, 2011 3:55 pm

Bushviper wrote:Getting a retic as a first snake takes guts.


I think it takes guts to get a 1.5 year old or older but if you have the snake from a couple of months when the snake is still big enough to fit in the palm of your hand It will me as a awesome first snake if you truly understand the size it gets and the husbury for the retic.
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Postby Graeme » Mon Jun 20, 2011 7:13 pm

She is gorgeous J, and in lovely condition too.
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Postby Snake Charmer » Thu Jun 30, 2011 3:15 pm

She is gorgeous! Wish I could keep one too. :cry:
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Re: My retics growth!!

Postby Jamster » Thu Jun 30, 2011 6:14 pm

Thanx for the positive comments guys. I think she is gorgeous. @BV- already slowed her feeding down:)
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Re: My retics growth!!

Postby Don » Fri Oct 21, 2011 8:52 am

Thats is a stunning retic!
Great colouring! Where did you get her?
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Re: My retics growth!!

Postby Jamster » Mon Oct 24, 2011 9:35 am

I'm not sure of where she came from or who the breeder is because i got her through a friend who organised it for me from another friend :) will make a new post of her soon :)
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1.1-burmese pythons
5.5-brown house snakes
1.0-taiwanese ratsnake
3.8-BCI
1.1-corn snakes
1.2-rhombic skaapstekers
1.0-yellow rat snake
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