Profile : Doc

[Lankyrob]

Here is another impulse buy, again we were in the shop when he was deliverd and we bought him on the spot. He is a Kayaumi Super Dwarf Retic, extremely docile and loves to come out of his vev whenever he can. Only bit me once but i should know better than open the feeding box on a retic in feed mode!

In theshop when we first met
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then at home
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Oops
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[Lankyrob]

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[blindfireak40]

Wow, Rob! He's such a beauty! Makes me want to buy one!! (Dwarf or Super-Dwarf only, but still! Beautiful snakes!)

I bet they get comfortable pretty quick! That's the one thing about Corns and other smaller snakes...while I think Vermicelli's all settled in and comfortable with ME, I think he goes into fight or flight with new people smells still, cuz he's so tiny :/

[Jendee]

ouch!! nice bite!! he is very cute, too bad they dont stay that small!!

[emilie]

ouch!! nice bite!!
I second that.

[Lankyrob]

Learnt very quick that you dont disturb a retic in feeding mode - literally lifted the feeding box lid half an inch and he struck from two foot away through the half inch gap and got me!

[Sapphyr]

Oh wow~ His colors are marvelous :D seems to have a good aim, too, hm? xD

[marvelfreak]

He's looking really good. .

[DeesBalls]

looking good Rob!! how big will he get?

[Lankyrob]

Looking at around 8foot as a maximum jusging by parents. Dad was just over 8ft and mum was six and a half (from what i have been told!)

[shaunyboy]

i would like to own a retic one day when i have more space

i really like the head shape eyes and charecteuristics of retics

great to see you tracked a dwarf down rob i'm looking forward to see where this guy stops growing at

cheers shaun

[stephanbakir]

Great job, Whenever i reach into my feeding box to pull a snake out I mist the inside before I reach in. Never had a snake try to bite when I did this.

[Lankyrob]

Never had the chance to reach in - he tagged me before i even lifted the lid right off! Never struck at me since tho - its the proof to me that in 99% of situations bites only occur when it is the humans fault.

[Lankyrob]

Feeding pics from tonight - from phone - apologies for quality

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[stephanbakir]

SD retics are amazing, if they came in the morphs I liked I might buy one. :(
One day there will be an Anthrax SD or a Golden child SD

Grats on the new snake.

[Lankyrob]

He shed last night - every shed so far has been in pieces, the first one was terrible, next one slightly better but still bits. This one is the fifth shed since we have had him and it was ALL ONE PIECE!!! There were a couple of rips in it and it was rolled in on itself but managed to get it pretty much straight and the shed measured 6ft2in which allowing for 10% stretching places him at about 5ft10in. Will try to get pics later today or tomorrow - like to let them rest after shedding before handling them.

[TeaNinja]

sweet :)
always a good feeling to see a full shed

[Lankyrob]

YEah, chatting to lots of full size and SD retic owners they are a nightmare to get a full shed from - fingers crossed that the next one is as good!

[stephanbakir]

Can you imagine a full size shed from a 17-22 foot retic:Wow:

[sickvenom]

allowing for 10% stretching places

how did you come up with that number?

[Lankyrob]

Most owners seem to think 10-15% is the figure to take off a shed - i read it on here somewhere

[Lankyrob]

Look out - PICTURE EXPLOSION!!!!

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[Lankyrob]

and more................

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[Lankyrob]

and finally.........

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[Lankyrob]

Few of those last ones were trying to catch the pearlescence of his skin post shed but failed unfortunately :(

[stephanbakir]

You missed bro, i see no pictures, or its just me?

[Lankyrob]

They are all there for me? Anyone else see them?

[Jenn_06]

yep i see them and he is so cute, love the colors on him.

[stephanbakir]

Lame, must be me:(

[stephanbakir]

Wait, they just loaded, needed to let them load for some reason.
Great lookin retic :)

Kid sitting behind me said "that snake is poisonous, its got cats eyes"
*sigh*

[Lankyrob]

Sometimes when i use my IPAD it takes a while for the pics to show - could be what the problem was?

Hope you educated the kid?

[stephanbakir]

Sometimes when i use my IPAD it takes a while for the pics to show - could be what the problem was?

Hope you educated the kid?

The pictures were there they just took longer to load for some reason, it was probably on my end.

I tried to explain it to the kid, he used a few words i hope never to hear again, then used age appropriate profanities and started yelling about me trying to mislead him =/

[Lankyrob]

Walked past Doc's viv on the way to bed last night and thought he had done a funny poo

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Then i looked much closer - he is totally buried bar his head!!

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[Lankyrob]

Feed day today - daft boy struck at the rat but missed (mainly cos he tried to strike from his hide and couldnt get the angle right) he then sat there with his mouth wide open at full streetch so i placed the rats head in his mouth and he then latched on and rolled it up! Daft retic! :)

[sickvenom]

Wait, they just loaded, needed to let them load for some reason.

probably due to the fact that most people around here do not re-size their photos before uploading. not only do the larger photos take longer to load, but they get scaled down anyhow.

[Lankyrob]

He struck three times at me putting the plate in - now hes waiting for dinner!!!
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[Coffee Black]

Thats awesome haha.

[stephanbakir]

Don't you love the retic feed response :P Try leaving the plate in his viv and ignoring him,then try taking him out 15 minutes later I dare you :P

[Lankyrob]

Don't you love the retic feed response :P Try leaving the plate in his viv and ignoring him,then try taking him out 15 minutes later I dare you :P


Ummmm - i kinda like my blood still in its veins rather than all over me and the floor! Even this morning taking the plate out again 12 hours after he fed is a risky prospect. I open one end of the viv and distract him whilst wifey opens other end and grabs the plate!

[stephanbakir]

I used to use snake tongs :P No way my hands were going even close to a retics dinner plate :P

[Lankyrob]

When we feed we use 12inch tweezers but they dont grip the plate too well!

[TeaNinja]

i had to spot clean some snake poo yesterday and Oracle gave me a somewhat menacing look....lol. i took a piece of paper and puy it in front of her face so she couldnt see my hand spot cleaning lol.

[Jenn_06]

i try not to get too close to my retics cages for about 2 days after eating. Isis hit her door so hard once she lost a tooth and had one of her tooth go throw her lip.

[TeaNinja]

i saw a post where someone's snake rammed the glass so hard it shattered the pane lol.

[stephanbakir]

Was my cousins burm, and it was plexiglass, it grabbed the rabbit and smashed it so hard into the plexi it smashed it open.

[stephanbakir]

When we feed we use 12inch tweezers but they dont grip the plate too well!
Maby take a drill and drill a hole in the plate, then put a hook at the end of a stick? The bigger he gets the more potential danger there will be.

[Lankyrob]

If he gets worse then we will leave the plate in an extra day or tie a piece of string to it - most times the following day he isnt too bad.

[stephanbakir]

Alright, just trying to help :)

[Jenn_06]

retics are really smart so every time he sees that plate he knows its dinner time i would do away with it and get bigger tongs

[Lankyrob]

The plate serves two purposes, 1) to "switch him on" and 2) to stop ingestion of substrate.

To be honest i have probably made it sound worse than it is - this feeding was pretty hairy but usually it isn't that bad.

[Lankyrob]

Got some post shed pics today - still using crappy phone but promise to get the proper camera out at some point.
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[marvelfreak]

He's looking really good Rob. Love his eyes. Last pictures nice getting to eat a meal outside. lol

[Lankyrob]

Got a new phone so trying out the camera - here is one through the glass

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[brylecc1989]

awesome snake. i love my retic shes the best. her and my carpet have my heart<3 cheers on a full shed!

[Lankyrob]

In my quest to catch the irridescence i took Doc outside today and got some pics with my new phone - still not fantastic but any excuse to share pics of him!!

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[Lankyrob]

......and some more!!

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[stephanbakir]

Love your SD :)

[Lankyrob]

Fresh skin today but no sunshine so had to do indoor pics, no idea how people get good pics of their retics, Doc DOES NOT stop moving once he is out of his viv!

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[millertime89]

Great colors on that guy
edit: nevermind, read OP

[snake man12]

How big do sd retics max out at

[millertime89]

males 5-7 and females can hit 10, although usually closer to 8

[Lankyrob]

He is approx 5.5 - 6 ft at present, not expecting him togrow much more than a foot more but as he SOOOOOOO docile even if he grew 2 or 3 more i wouldnt be worried. :)

[alessia55]

He is sooooo gorgeous

[snake man12]

:hmm:Cool. now i'm thinking:cool:

[millertime89]

:hmm:Cool. now i'm thinking:cool:

retics are addictive, once you get into them, you'll start wanting the bigger ones.

[stephanbakir]

super dwarf retics are dangerous, once you get into them, you'll start wanting the bigger ones.
Perhaps you may want to change the wording in that statement over to "Retics are addictive" Or better yet "Snakes are like potato chips, you can't have just one"
I agree though, you really can't have just one!

[Lankyrob]

More SD's are definitely on the list for the future, they certainly are addictive!!

Won't ever get a full size one tho, not suitable for me with my health, much as i would love one!

[millertime89]

Perhaps you may want to change the wording in that statement over to "Retics are addictive" Or better yet "Snakes are like potato chips, you can't have just one"

DONE!
stupid 10 character post limit....

[snake man12]

Ok now I really want one does any one know how much they go for US

[stephanbakir]

Not sure what a normal is, but you can get a het snow for about 600$ off harry wessles, get a pair and in a few years you can be making some money.

[millertime89]

Travis Kubes has normals listed at 400, but I know if you talk to him you can get them for less. He's got SD tigers listed at 600, but once again, talk with him, and he'll hook you up. I damn near walked out of the last expo with a pair of SD tigers for one hell of a price, but I didn't have anywhere to house them.

[Lankyrob]

This SD cost me £500 but they arent particularly common over here from what i have found.

[Lankyrob]

Well he left me a lovely one piece shed last night and (YES i know sheds are a reliable measure of the snake) it was just over 7ft!

Got him out tonight and snapped a couple of quick pics and also did a rough measure of him against my body - i would estimate he is 6ft 5in to 6ft 10in in length.

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[stephanbakir]

Sexy SD man, really nice.
If its male... thats a big male! :P

[Lankyrob]

Never had him "officially" sexed as with all my snakes as they are pets and not for breeding. He was sold to the shop by a breeder as a male - the assumption being that he was sexed by the breeder before selling him on. The reptile shop have offered to sex any of my reptiles at any point for free but i really am not that bothered either way.

[millertime89]

very nice! Looks slightly anery-ish, other than the eyes. I love how SDs have some silver to them.

[stephanbakir]

He really does look like an anery, spectacular animal.

[Lankyrob]

Have probably mentioned this before but he is by far the favourite snake i have ever met.

[bigsnakegirl785]

Your retic is making me wish I don't have to wait for another snake! :( Right now we don't have the room, but hopefully that'll change in a year! But I'll probably get a regular sized retic, although I'll always be open to the smaller ones!

[millertime89]

bigsnakegirl, how much you looking to spend on a retic? I know a breeder that will give great prices on normal SDs (like Doc there) if I send them his way.

[stephanbakir]

I know the breeder Kyle is talking about, hes got quality stock at good prices.

[millertime89]

the site is listed high, show prices are about half, me prices are less still, and I don't see a cent. I'm just trying to help him out.

[bigsnakegirl785]

Right now, I won't be able to get one. I was going to research some more and go ahead and build it's enclosure. We're limited on space and money right now. I am able to support the two snakes I have but another would be pushing it right now. But once I get another place, I'll be willing to pay up to 650 dollars. That much I'll have to save up for though. That'll be another year or two though, but I can always look at what's available and make my plans around that. :)

[millertime89]

holy crow, 650 could get you a really nice regular platinum at normal prices.
I paid 150 for my SD with a "unique" pattern. List is 3-400 depending on quality and breeder.

[bigsnakegirl785]

lol But that 650 could include more than one. :P

[millertime89]

sure could :D

[It'sKourtneyYo]

holy snap! there are dwarf and super dwarf retics!?!?!?!?!?!
Whats the different and how big do they get!?
And the price range? lol
I want one!!!

[youngster]

They are just different localities that get different sizes.
The ones that live on a small island with fewer predators tend to get bigger because there's less competition. SDs get like 8 feet max I think and I'm not sure about dwarfs.

[millertime89]

Like Eli said, dwarfs and SDs are typically just island locals. Dwarfs range from the not so dwarf Jampeas that have been known to hit 18 ft to the tiny Kayuadis (superdwarfs) that generally top out at 8 feet for females and 6 for males. Some people have powerfed them to 12 feet, but others have powerfed and haven't topped 8. Dwarfs generally hit 14/10 though. The 18 ft Jamps were powerfed to find their potential.
A normal price for a superdwarf can be as low as 100 (I paid 150 for a unique normal) and are generally listed at 400 for normals.
Just because a retic is from a different locality doesn't mean its a dwarf, sulawesi retics generally grow bigger than mainlands (normals, wildtypes, etc.).

[millertime89]

They are just different localities that get different sizes.
The ones that live on a small island with fewer predators tend to get bigger because there's less competition. SDs get like 8 feet max I think and I'm not sure about dwarfs.

the less competition part is offset by a smaller food base, its kind of hit and miss like I said about the Sulas in comparison to the Kayuadis.

[Lankyrob]

Another nice full shed - tho it had a nasty poo in it :( so couldnt measure it this time. He seems to be growing lots now that he is stepped up to large rats - this is one of hte shortest times between sheds.

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[Lankyrob]

He shed again last night - left him to rest and got him out for a cuddle this morning - only a couple of pics cos he just wouldnt stay still!!!

Measured him against the wife and he is approx 5ft 8in

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[alessia55]

He looks great! I really love his pattern.

[Trent]

He looks awesome! Love the retics!

[millertime89]

I'm looking forward to when my girl gets that big.

[Swany]

Lookin good Rob ;-)

[Lankyrob]

Thanks all :)

[Jenn_06]

he is looking great

[Lankyrob]

Nice new skin again today :)

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[millertime89]

Your boy is awesome Rob.

[Lankyrob]

Aww fanks :)

[hellosugaree]

Gorgeous snake. I've been wanting a SD for a while. I love his pattern too. A lot of the SD retics I've seen in pictures are usually darker with a pattern that doesn't stand out as much. I can't blame you for buying it on the spot. I would ask you where you got him, but we're on different continents so it wouldn't help me much in my search :(

[marvelfreak]

He looking sweet.

[millertime89]

Gorgeous snake. I've been wanting a SD for a while. I love his pattern too. A lot of the SD retics I've seen in pictures are usually darker with a pattern that doesn't stand out as much. I can't blame you for buying it on the spot. I would ask you where you got him, but we're on different continents so it wouldn't help me much in my search :(

They tend to brighten up and go green (lol) as they age. NERD is in your area, why not check them out? I'm pretty sure Andy has a few SDs breeding.

[MoreliAddict]

Nice retic, Rob

[jaleely]

very cute. i love him! He looks like a gangly teenager *lol*

[hellosugaree]

They tend to brighten up and go green (lol) as they age. NERD is in your area, why not check them out? I'm pretty sure Andy has a few SDs breeding.


Thanks for the info. I'll check it out.

[Lankyrob]

Got some fresh pics yesterday morning :)

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[millertime89]

I do like this boy.

[moshirimon]

Beautiful retic rob. Love that broken up SD pattern

[Lankyrob]

THanks :) :)

[bigsnakegirl785]

He's very beautiful, I can't wait to get my own. Depending on future situations, I may get an SD. If the needs can be met, I'll get a normal. Either way it's going to wait a few years. Keep those pics coming! >:O lol

[Lankyrob]

Doc shed last night so more pics :)

Judging him to be between 6.5and 7ft long but havent tried to measure him. :)
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[marvelfreak]

He looking really good in the new skin.