because we all like pictures... and im bored

[JWFugle]

hey all i was bored so im putting up a bunch of my pics of Delilah. they are in somewhat of a chronological order.

here goes nothing :cool:

[JWFugle]

these and the ones above were the first month i got her, she was so tiny, only 16in. long and the breeder said she was hatched late May early June 2012 i picked her up mid July

[JWFugle]

3-4 months old

[JWFugle]

probably the 3 greatest pictures i have ever taken. all these are with an iphone BTW

[JWFugle]

5 months old some strange eating phase haha

[JWFugle]

more eating and growth comparison(same tub she was swimming in before)

[JWFugle]

new boaphile cage! helped with humidity SOO much. 7 months old
the grounded coconut husk looks really nice
2 weeks after i got the boaphile... perfect shed!

>:/ stupid photos all sideways or upside down... :(

[drumcrush]

Very nice.

[dave himself]

Beautiful little girl you've got there :)

[marvelfreak]

She sweet looking.

[Hurrok]

Lovely girl you have, she seems to be growing nicely! Love the cage too, and I agree with the cocohusk, looks good in there!

[JWFugle]

8-9 Months

[JWFugle]

my friend and delilah getting friendly

she has a crazy color change when she gets lots of sunlight, not like overheating but just some good ole vitamin D
*the last 2 were literally hours apart

[TheFrogman]

Well of course we all love pictures, ok well I do. Great stuff. Thanks for sharing those.

[NagyReptiles]

Awesome Tic!

[TheFrogman]

I love pictures

[guyabano]

Nice! What locality is she?

[JWFugle]

Nice! What locality is she?

she was listed as a super jampa and her mom is 13 foot.

[JWFugle]

dec-"12

always cool watching her eat such a large meal so easily.

[JWFugle]

that first pic i realized how much she had really grown

[JWFugle]

some outdoor pictures

[JWFugle]

these are from a few weeks ago. she will coil up in my lap for hours like that

[JWFugle]

ok last 2 for now. this was just for the pictures they are not kept like this. but this is delilah and my praying manits Jerry (who sadly past away this weekend at the ripe old age of 11 months :sad: ) but it was funny to see them interact. delilah didnt even notice him, while jerry was very cautious and always kept an eye on her. again this was for 10-15 mins and i was sitting there the whole time.

[guyabano]

She looks great, man.

[JWFugle]

thanks all, shes been so great to have.

i weighted her last week at 4lbs 13oz. or 2182.91 grams
and her last shed was about 7ft 3in. or 220 cm.

[JWFugle]

this happened about a month ago but i got to watch her shed from the start. it started out so well but then it just went to hell as you can see in the 3rd 4th ones :no: i was away for two weeks and she went into blue just as i left, she normally has great 1-3 piece sheds. this one was about a 100... i let her try for a day or two and then i stepped in and soaked her in some luke warm water and made sure it all got off.

:freakedout: but man does she shine after a fresh shed

[Brylee1233]

Really cool! She is an cool looking snake! :)

[IW17]

What's her approx age and length?

[Schriztopher]

Looks fun :) good pictures man

[LiL Zap]

It's crazy how big she got so fast.

[JWFugle]

What's her approx age and length?


she is a little over a year and a half old, and is almost at 8ft. and shes about 5lbs

she rarely sits still to get a good measurement. i usually estimate off recent sheds. shes in blue right now so should hopefully get some new measurements then.

[JWFugle]

Really cool! She is an cool looking snake! :)

Looks fun :) good pictures man

It's crazy how big she got so fast.


thanks all, she is awesome to have, puppy dog calm when shes out. but vicious when she smells food haha its an adrenaline rush just trying to drop a rat in and get out of her way some days. :wacky:

[JWFugle]

"clever girl....."
had her out getting some exercise while i cleaned her cage. i turn around to see this... she has no idea its a door obviously but just watching how they can and will get where ever they want to get is awesome to watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6cjxHFCPcE my friends thoughts upon seeing these pictures haha

[JWFugle]

some size comparison same cage 1.6 years later... from august 2012 and February 2014

[psychocircus]

awesome snake

[Tsubaki]

Nice :D love retics!

[EL Ziggy]

Very nice snake. Awesome growth too.

[millertime89]

Is this girl from Mike Chambers? Can definitely see the superjamp. Doubt she's 8ft, looks closer to 6 based on that door.

[IW17]

That's what was thinking. It's hard to accurately estimate length based on the shed.

[Tsubaki]

The average door is 6,6 feet in hight, with that picture hanging on the door-handle i can't Imagen her being much longer.

[JWFugle]

Is this girl from Mike Chambers? Can definitely see the superjamp. Doubt she's 8ft, looks closer to 6 based on that door.

no i got her at the "Scott's all animal expo" in Weaton IL, from a family who breeds them, the mother was definitely the more enthusiastic about her breeding haha.

[JWFugle]

Doubt she's 8ft, looks closer to 6 based on that door.

That's what was thinking. It's hard to accurately estimate length based on the shed.

The average door is 6,6 feet in hight, with that picture hanging on the door-handle i can't Imagen her being much longer.

well to be fair i did say estimate and guess off sheds :wacky: but yea she isnt quite that 8ft. but i had her out this past weekend and she was cruising over my bed(6'6") and she had body left on each end and wasnt exactly pulled straight ;P so a more accurate guess would be around 7ft not that i think she has made that big a growth but the door pics were early january, just lazy about putting them up :)

thanks for the compliments and comments

[Rich Experience]

What a great climber! I bought my first snake (BP) from "Scott's all animal expo" a few months ago.

[JWFugle]

well she just shed again(perfect shed too :D ) so heres just a few i snapped of her shed with a measuring tape next to it and her.

1yr 9 mo's old

estimated 8ft 6in (based on shed)
weight 2758g
6lbs 1.3oz

shes eating a large rat every 7-9 days

super happy with her she is so calm and chill with me. cant wait till summer to get her outside more

[JWFugle]

here are some older pics(late Nov. '13) i found on my pc of my 87 year old grandma and my mom holding delilah. my Gramma has no fear i swear, she lifted delilah right out of my hands and draped her across her shoulders and started telling the snake how pretty it was haha.


:suspicious: still cant get pictures to come in correctly, even tried saving the image in different positions. any help?

[Teal]

Gorgeous girl! I love the pictures of family holding her.. It's alwYs nice when they take to an unusual pet!

[JWFugle]

Gorgeous girl! I love the pictures of family holding her.. It's alwYs nice when they take to an unusual pet!


couldnt agree more, i got my first corns when i was 11(12 years ago) and my mom was very anti snakes but since she has grown to love them and actually confiscated my corns and told me to get my own haha, she loves sitting in the living room watching and feeding them

[JWFugle]

so right around dusk she will get really active and moving around and pushing on the glass and basically beg me to let her out... and this is all she does..


dosnt go crawl around the room or explore every nook and cranny.. she just goes there and watches me...

and the other one was just a funny picture, as stupid as the song is, it makes for a good caption

[jpsteele80]

How big is he now (feet wise)

[JWFugle]

How big is he now (feet wise)

from what i can best guess id say 7 almost 8ft. shes almost 2yrs.

[jpsteele80]

If she's almost 8 foot, you may want to upgrade the size of that tank, it's to small if she is that big

[millertime89]

Looks like a 3x2. If the snake is happy in there and has room to stretch (look how tall it is) then it is fine. It's all about the snake's needs, not what we perceive they need. My blonde should be in a bigger viv based on her size, but she becomes a vile tempered beast whenever she is upgraded too soon and she lets you know, so we keep her in a cage that is a bit small for her size because she seems more comfortable and secure in it. (She's 10ft and in a 4x2.

[JWFugle]

If she's almost 8 foot, you may want to upgrade the size of that tank, it's to small if she is that big

yea i hear you. i was looking into upgrading her cage. this boaphile can have another boaphile of same specs bolted right on to the side to double the cage size. however thats about 500-600$ and with all the problems contacting them and time to deliver im am working with Marcus and planning out a full size cage build.

she is active and uses the space but i also let her out almost daily. i open the cage door and if she wants to come out and stretch she does. and i take her outside regularly when i can, to get some sun and move around.

i was waiting for someone to comment on the cage to snake size ;) its being worked on and dealt with

[JWFugle]

its been a long while since ive put up any pics of my girl. shes very un-photogenic haha. best guess is about 9ft, just had a full shed that measured 11.2ft

[JWFugle]

also as many of you suggest i purchased a new cage, AP T70, large cage for her size yes but it lets me make it more of a display cage than just another tub.

*water bowl was taken out at the moment fills in that open left side.
cage holds humidity extremely well, i regularly have to open it up and wipe off the water building up on the walls and ceiling.

[millertime89]

Awesome set up.

[Rich Experience]

Very cool. Keep the pictures coming, very interesting to see the growth change.

[psychocircus]

new(ish) setup looks great!

[JWFugle]

an awesome expamle of these snakes color changing abilities, ive seen a few other post about it and talked about my girls changes but i just recently two great comparison pictures.

these pictures are less then 2 hours apart, she didnt shed, eat, get handled, heated up, nothing, she barely moved.

first one is her normal colors, second one is her "high vis" colors haha :shocked:

[KSTAR]

Very nice retic

[Minkness]

Nice! Love the color changes!

[Sublimeballs]

Great looking superjamp... I'd love to see more pics of the cage and setup.

[JWFugle]

as requested here are some more of the cage. its hard to get a good full view pic and i only have a cellphone. i have organic soil and mulch laid in there about 2-3in deep with pill bugs and other decomposes that came with the leaf litter i put in. logs were found along a river(amazing place for good stuff BTW). i have a reptile basics 160w RHP directly over where she is, along with 2 rows of 11in flexwatt going under 3/4 of the cage(house is cold) then just a normal tub for water which i keep low so keep the humidity from going to crazy. and the lights are a LED strip with a remote control that can change colors and all kinds of fun stuff, snake doesnt care so i change it up as i feel.

thanks for all the compliments, shes a big part of my life

[dave himself]

She's looking well mate and that's a great setup to :)

[Evanthomas]

i love your set up, so natural looking. good work.

[Theweinz]

Looks like a 3x2. If the snake is happy in there and has room to stretch (look how tall it is) then it is fine. It's all about the snake's needs, not what we perceive they need. My blonde should be in a bigger viv based on her size, but she becomes a vile tempered beast whenever she is upgraded too soon and she lets you know, so we keep her in a cage that is a bit small for her size because she seems more comfortable and secure in it. (She's 10ft and in a 4x2.

Interesting observation Millertime, I have noticed similar changes in some of my animals when moved to a larger enclosure. Beautiful Retic by the way!

[Sublimeballs]

I know what you mean about her being a big part of your life. She's beautiful and I love you're cage. I'm planning on getting cages with more climbing room for my tics this year, I wonder what AP would charge for this cage a 3 or 4 feet high?

[JWFugle]

thanks for the compliments guys, im just glad to have her around


I know what you mean about her being a big part of your life. She's beautiful and I love you're cage. I'm planning on getting cages with more climbing room for my tics this year, I wonder what AP would charge for this cage a 3 or 4 feet high?

that would be sweet, but yea id be scared to see that price tag even more so the shipping bill haha. the glass would be your biggest issue, each piece of glass in mine weighs close to 40lbs! youd need to frame the glass and put it on rollers :cool:

[Sublimeballs]

Speaking of which what was the lead time and shipping prices like? Total cost shipped?

They make the 6x2x4 high cage with sliding glass.

[JWFugle]

they gave me a 6-8 week estimate, ended up being right at the 8 week mark. shipping was about 140$ they had to freight it

[Sublimeballs]

That's not too bad. She'll always have plenty of room. Have you thought about putting some branches in to give her a perch?

[JWFugle]

That's not too bad. She'll always have plenty of room. Have you thought about putting some branches in to give her a perch?

yea she has lots of room thats for sure. Yea i really want to but im not sure how to go about it, just b/c of her power, that root/tree i have in there is close to 50lbs and she will push it around once in a while. so idk how to mount up some branches in there. any ideas?

[marvelfreak]

Boa Master.com make a 8'x3' x30" cage. 8ft tall (http://www.boamaster.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=1_9&product_id=3)

and now they started making a ten foot cage. 10'x 4'x 30"
10ft (http://www.boamaster.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=1_9&product_id=2)

[Sublimeballs]

yea she has lots of room thats for sure. Yea i really want to but im not sure how to go about it, just b/c of her power, that root/tree i have in there is close to 50lbs and she will push it around once in a while. so idk how to mount up some branches in there. any ideas?

Yeah you definitely want any branches well secured. I'd personally find a section of a tree that is the size/shape you want and put a few screws through the wall into the log/tree. You could run a couple, at a different heights, the entire length or find something that will branch down from one side... How ever you do it make sure it's secure.

Chuck, I considered the boamaster cages at one point but have decided against melamine in favor of plastic. It's just more permanent when the bottom gets filled with a gallon of Reticulated python piss. One scratch and the wood could swell.

[IW17]

I believe boamaster is making cages from pvc now as well

[Sublimeballs]

I believe boamaster is making cages from pvc now as well

They do, the exact cages chuck mentioned are the melamine line, the pvc 6' and 8' cages are only 2' wide and 14" tall. I'm going for 2.5' minimum and wanting to do 3-4' high.. 2' high minimum; I want to give them the climbing space. The dwarves and super dwarves just want to climb all the time.

Right now I'm thinking a custom animal plastics cage 6x2.5x4, but its expensive. I'm definitely getting my pure kalatoa female a 4x2.5x4

[Sublimeballs]

How big is the superjamp now anyway?

[JWFugle]

They do, the exact cages chuck mentioned are the melamine line, the pvc 6' and 8' cages are only 2' wide and 14" tall. I'm going for 2.5' minimum and wanting to do 3-4' high.. 2' high minimum; I want to give them the climbing space. The dwarves and super dwarves just want to climb all the time.

Right now I'm thinking a custom animal plastics cage 6x2.5x4, but its expensive. I'm definitely getting my pure kalatoa female a 4x2.5x4

How big is the superjamp now anyway?

good luck on getting that cage, Id love to see it. that sliding glass will be your biggest issue, needs to be put on rollers or something its just so heavy.

Delilah is probably a realistic 8ft maybe 9... shes so hard to measure, i try to get pictures of her to compare or measure but never turns out right or the little brat wont sit still :P i used to measure her sheds but i quickly learned how stretched out and off those are. i can hold her over my head at 8ft and she is still comfortably wrapped around my hand and still on the floor.

but yea i know what you mean about climbing. she will regularly climb up the wall and onto my clothes hangers or up door frames... its crazy how active and height seeking they can be.

[JWFugle]

I'm planning on getting cages with more climbing room for my tics this year

well i went out exploring this past weekend and got some new logs and changed the fit of some old ones. the camera dosnt make it look as cool but it looks real good in person.

any tips on getting the half logged(that is hollow on the back) to stick to the back wall? i was thinking screws from outside to the log but worry about them going to far and sticking out or cracking the log. she quickly pulled it down off the back wall so i removed it for now. gonna try filling it with "great stuff" pond edition and some smaller screws into the foam???? idk

[millertime89]

I would drill a whole into the wood and the cage and use a bolt to secure it. You can counter sink the bolt so it doesn't stick out by using a drill bit slightly larger than the bolt head so you can still get a socket on it and only go a tad deeper than the thickness of the bolt head.