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Old 02-06-12, 12:23 AM   #1
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Re: Picked up a couple today...at a local show

Steph : The retic looks fine, its totally normal for retics to be that narrow at that age, all of their growing goes into length till about 9 feet, by then they are about the width of a pepsi can and the girth starts to go up more rapidly then before. To give you an example, my female is 10feet, and shes smaller then my wrist even though she is pounding more food then all the other animals in this house combine.
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Old 02-06-12, 12:34 AM   #2
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Re: Picked up a couple today...at a local show

Quick question...showed this pic of my female Burm and was told by like 3 breeders that they thought she was a Labrynth and 1 breeder said High White...anyone have opinions on this? Please discuss thank you

She did stay home since she is under the weather as of now...
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Old 02-06-12, 12:39 AM   #3
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Re: Picked up a couple today...at a local show

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Steph : The retic looks fine, its totally normal for retics to be that narrow at that age, all of their growing goes into length till about 9 feet, by then they are about the width of a pepsi can and the girth starts to go up more rapidly then before. To give you an example, my female is 10feet, and shes smaller then my wrist even though she is pounding more food then all the other animals in this house combine.
Thanks for the info Kayla good to know...love learning something new everyday...they have been in an enclosure together since the Burm was born he is a few months younger than the Retic according to breeder...how stressful will it be to separate them? They curl up together and pretty much go exploring the enclosure together...just don't wanna separate if they are "that close" you know

Oh btw named the Retic Lurch for the long lankiness...need to come up with a name for the Burm...
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Re: Picked up a couple today...at a local show

I'll have to agree with most of the others, the Retic looks skinny, at least from your pictures. I've raised many Retics from babies and the body should be in proportion to the head.

The Burm looks great. Nice pick up.
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Old 02-06-12, 11:47 AM   #5
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Re: Picked up a couple today...at a local show

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Steph : The retic looks fine, its totally normal for retics to be that narrow at that age, all of their growing goes into length till about 9 feet, by then they are about the width of a pepsi can and the girth starts to go up more rapidly then before. To give you an example, my female is 10feet, and shes smaller then my wrist even though she is pounding more food then all the other animals in this house combine.
Sorry love but there is a difference between a snake that goes through a narrow stage and a snake that is malnourished... I could tell just by glancing at the fleshy portion on the back of the head, where the neck connects to the body, that area should look plump, not depressed in like it is. His body is also noticeably thin, you can see the skin sinking in. Like I said, the BURM looks great, it's beautiful and in wonderful shape. I think OP said that they were being housed together and that is probably the cause for this. The retic is probably stressing out about being housed with another snake. As long as you separate them ASAP he should turn around for you. Give him his own cage and some tight, secure hides and leave him be for a few days before you try and feed him. If you don't act fast though, you could lose him!
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