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11-15-12, 10:00 AM
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Super dwarf Retics: do they climb?!
Hey,
For the retic experts out there. I have a good size PVC pipe in with my 1 year old super dwarf retic. I sanded it to rough it up and when I put him on it he climbs better than a Jungle Carpet! However, he never uses it on his own. Am I wasting enclosure space or is it a good option? It is a beautiful snake and want to make him happy 
JW
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11-15-12, 10:03 AM
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Re: Super dwarf Retics: do they climb?!
Mine will climb over, burrow under, push over, destroy, rearrange anything and everything that gets put in his enclosure 
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11-15-12, 05:38 PM
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Re: Super dwarf Retics: do they climb?!
All three of mine climb when given the opportunity. They're semi-arboreal species, even normal retics like to climb and most will until they get too big. Its not necessary to give them something to climb on but I would leave it in there.
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11-15-12, 10:11 PM
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Re: Super dwarf Retics: do they climb?!
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Originally Posted by Lankyrob
Mine will climb over, burrow under, push over, destroy, rearrange anything and everything that gets put in his enclosure |
Mine too. I've given up on an aesthetically pleasing enclosure to just functional!
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11-15-12, 10:12 PM
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Re: Super dwarf Retics: do they climb?!
where's that video of the retic chasing monkey's up the trees when you need it??
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11-17-12, 09:40 AM
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Re: Super dwarf Retics: do they climb?!
Snake and Monkeys - YouTube -- mute your speakers though the background track is super annoying . . . also ignore the non-retics in the video - it's disclosed that he just used a mix shot of snakes to fill some blanks.
As far as SD climbng, yes they LOVE to climb. I provide mine 2' high enclosures, and they have 3 PVC perches within the cage that they utilize to the fullest. Most of the day time is spent under the hide, but when the lights go out I can generally find the SD's up high. As they get older they have a less tendancy to climb, but the desire is still there. My nearly 9' 50%SD Tiger het albino, will climb all over me when I have him out and he always wants to rush to the top of the PVC enclosure wall to get as high as he can. I would say that SD's are definitely more aboreal than any of the mainland counter parts.
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11-18-12, 12:25 PM
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Re: Super dwarf Retics: do they climb?!
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Originally Posted by reptileexperts
My nearly 9' 50%SD Tiger het albino, will climb all over me when I have him out and he always wants to rush to the top of the PVC enclosure wall to get as high as he can. I would say that SD's are definitely more aboreal than any of the mainland counter parts.
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Mine head straight for the top of my head when they come out.
Definitely more arboreal.
Here's the vid of the retic hunting, straight up the tree!
Reticulated python video - Python reticulatus - 11 - ARKive
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11-18-12, 12:27 PM
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Re: Super dwarf Retics: do they climb?!
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Originally Posted by reptileexperts
Snake and Monkeys - YouTube -- mute your speakers though the background track is super annoying . . . also ignore the non-retics in the video - it's disclosed that he just used a mix shot of snakes to fill some blanks.
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Funny, started the video and it looked different than the one I posted, then I finished watching after I posted only to find out its the same video with some filler of a Burm.
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11-18-12, 12:30 PM
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Re: Super dwarf Retics: do they climb?!
Yeah, did not understand their addition of the filler snakes . . . nor the horrid back track.
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11-18-12, 12:31 PM
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Re: Super dwarf Retics: do they climb?!
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Originally Posted by reptileexperts
Yeah, did not understand their addition of the filler snakes . . . nor the horrid back track.
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yeah, stupid video editing choices, the track could've been a lot worse though.
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