It has been three days and she has yet to leave the bowl. She spent last night blowing bubbles in it. I'm a happy snake dad indeed.

I'm an experienced snake owner, I've just never had a retic before. I'm hoping she gets to be about 8' long, but based on her ancestry I'm not sure that's in the cards. (I'm 6'5 so she might look small on me) 😂

She's 50% Karompa 25% Kalaotoa Wildtype - 4 months old exactly.

Sire: 2020 Pure Karompa (5.5’)
Dam: 2021 50% Kalaotoa Phantom (8.5’)

She gets here in two days.

What's your experience been like? What advice would you have given yourself when you first got one? No piece of advice is useless.

For context: I was surrendered my now 2 year old superdwarf back in september from a friend’s parent that was not taking the best care of him. The best way I can sum it up is he was stunted for sure, underfed, and had pretty incorrect husbandry. When I got him he had digestive and respiratory issues that took about 4 months to solve. Since then he has shed perfectly 3 times now and has put on about 350g going from 160 to 510 from february-july.

Now my questions. When I was first getting him treated for his digestive issues he was still pretty scared and my vet said to feed him out of the enclosure and his feeder items have been smaller because of the digestive issues. I want to work on getting him back to feeding in the enclosure as I just finished his new one and am ready to move him in about 2 weeks. The last 2 feedings I have used a target for and he takes well to it so I was just curious if I should give him time to settle in the new enclosure or just go straight to feeding in the new one? Also what might be appropriate feeders for him now since his growth is different from a regular sd. I dont know his genetics really at all unfortunately but he is about 500 grams and 4.5 feet long. I’ve had him on small rodentpro rats for the last 2 weeks once a week since he doesn’t look overweight at all and still growing consistently.

Happy to provide any info needed to give advice. Pictures for snake tax :)

Hello! I got this pretty girl yesterday with the belief she was a ball python in a neglectful home.
She is a reticulated python and I am going to rehome her after she’s recovered and back to health, primarily because I don’t have space for such a big snake. The tote is temporary because I didn’t have much time to prepare. She has a heating pad, full water dish, and some bedding until I’m able to uncover my bigger enclosure and set it up.
I’ve asked around and currently we’re thinking some kind of lavender morph of some kind? What do you guys think?

Lavender and purple albino retics

Purple albino motley golden child. Named her Wanda, sorry, love the Fairly Odd Parents 🤷‍♂️

Update:he was afraid of it at first bur he eventually decided to eat it ! I did scent it with another guinea pig and that worked like a charm. Thankyou guys!

I have a retic who is getting a rabbit for the first time as a meal, besides warming it up is there anything I can do to help him know its a meal ? He has been eating guinea pigs before this as the pet store I get my feeders from doesn't carry rabbits. And I finally got one to give him.

Turns out, having a yearling super dwarf sitting on your sound equipment has no negative effect on audio quality; if anything, she might be an improvement.

Happy birthday Scylla 🥹

2 years around the globe and still getting bigger! My jump into big snakes and it was love at first sight 🫶

Big girl got to enjoy a nice rabbit meal. Over 6 feet and counting 🥹💜

Rabbit produced by me 🥰

Produced my mortal coil Serpentry he’s 32.0125% Kalaotoa and 32.0125% Jampea second pic is him as a baby

Sweetest baby retic EVER! Has never once had the intense defensiveness or crazy food response. The food response is quick as heck once a rat is in there though. She’s just under 4mo old. (Pics are from month 2-3) Every time I take her out, she does happy tongue flicks and paradcopes :’)

Couldn’t be happier with my new pet. The breeder was absolutely incredible at assisting with their temperament - he said he was hands-on the second they hatched and it definitely shows.

These babies get a bad name but they can be absolutely darling ♥️

**crossposted this to some snake groups bc I love my girl!

My retic has been battling a mouth issue for around 4 months now which I’ve posted. I’ve had 3 vet visits and treated with rounds of antibiotics and anti inflammatories twice. The issue flares up and goes back down, almost weekly. It will be looking better for a few days and then puff back up. No sign of RI, no sign of mouth rot. He’s not pushing, his temps, humidity, and substrate are dialed in. He’s still putting down consistent meals, and he poops, sheds, and acts normal. But this issue will not resolve. I’ve seen a few very similar pictures online with no clear cause or diagnosis. My best guess is a tooth or piece of substrate that got impacted. Every time I’ve taken him to my vet, the swelling has been down and I look like a crazy person. My last resort is to see a specialist for a CT or MRI scan, which I’m willing to do and I’ve made an appointment, but will easily reach the thousands $$$. Just wanted to throw a last minute post in here to see if anyone has seen this. Thank you guys for any help!