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03-25-14, 07:00 AM
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Re: My first Retic!
ah, i see. He has decided to hide under a big piece of drift wood i added into the tub already. I'll remind myself of the vendetta snakes have against their terrarium plants and objects when plant it up. Hopefully he'll be a bit less hostile to his leafy friends.
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03-28-14, 01:56 AM
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Re: My first Retic!
He's looking great  Just make sure the heat mat only covers half the floor area and adding a stat would maintain the correct temp levels.
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03-28-14, 07:27 AM
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Re: My first Retic!
The heat mat is only able to cover a max of 1/3 of the tank. Its placed at an odd angle now because the adapter location. Its really, really, really warm now. I feel more inclined to attach a fan than turn the heat mat on 
In the afternoons, it can hit 34deg Celsius, and a low of 28 at night. I am just going to leave the heat mat on when i go to bed due to the air conditioning.
Good news, I have found a supplier for the exo terra large/wide tank, and hes gonna give me 20% off for it. Not sure if he is a good sales man, or I am just lucky. But either way, I am happy. I'll purchase it next month when the pay cheque cashes in.
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03-28-14, 07:39 AM
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Re: My first Retic!
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Originally Posted by Great Mormon
The heat mat is only able to cover a max of 1/3 of the tank. Its placed at an odd angle now because the adapter location. Its really, really, really warm now. I feel more inclined to attach a fan than turn the heat mat on
In the afternoons, it can hit 34deg Celsius, and a low of 28 at night. I am just going to leave the heat mat on when i go to bed due to the air conditioning.
Good news, I have found a supplier for the exo terra large/wide tank, and hes gonna give me 20% off for it. Not sure if he is a good sales man, or I am just lucky. But either way, I am happy. I'll purchase it next month when the pay cheque cashes in. |
What are the dimensions on the exo terra large/wide tank? I'm guessing your snake will outgrow that in no time. Just a thought.
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03-29-14, 03:46 AM
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Re: My first Retic!
Its 90cmx45cmx60cm. Im really hoping that he wont grow too large as the seller mentioned that he is almost his maximum size already.
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03-29-14, 09:52 AM
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Re: My first Retic!
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Originally Posted by Great Mormon
Its 90cmx45cmx60cm. Im really hoping that he wont grow too large as the seller mentioned that he is almost his maximum size already.
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For size reference, In the pic, the bottom viv is an exo terra large, wide, low. It houses an adult albino prairie king snake . He is about 3 feet long. IMO, I don't think the exo terra will be large enough for your snake.
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03-29-14, 10:11 AM
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Re: My first Retic!
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Originally Posted by Great Mormon
Its 90cmx45cmx60cm. Im really hoping that he wont grow too large as the seller mentioned that he is almost his maximum size already.
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Ikept my SD retic in a 120x60x60cm viv and feel that even that was too small for him, they are pretty active snakes and if i manage to get another i am looking at a 180x90x90cm viv for it.
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03-29-14, 11:44 AM
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Re: My first Retic!
oh well, I'll try to source for a larger enclosure. The exo terra is the largest one i can find available in the market.
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03-30-14, 02:56 AM
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Re: My first Retic!
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Originally Posted by Great Mormon
oh well, I'll try to source for a larger enclosure. The exo terra is the largest one i can find available in the market.
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Why not have a go at making your own? It would cheaper and you can get everything cut to size (wood, glass etc), all you'll need to do is screw it together and seal it.
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03-30-14, 07:42 AM
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Re: My first Retic!
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Why not have a go at making your own? It would cheaper and you can get everything cut to size (wood, glass etc), all you'll need to do is screw it together and seal it.
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Great idea!
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03-29-14, 04:04 AM
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Re: My first Retic!
How old is he? Might of missed it but i can't find how old he is.
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03-29-14, 05:36 AM
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Re: My first Retic!
Hes about 1 1/2 year old to 2 years.
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03-29-14, 01:55 PM
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Re: My first Retic!
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Hes about 1 1/2 year old to 2 years.
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They grow their entire life but they grow most until they are 6 years old, they gain the majority of their length the first 4 to 5 years. Then they start to gain girth. No way this animal is done growing, he will need a bigger tank. I would say the bare minimum floor space for a Superdwarf is 150*50cm which is about 60*20 inch. But that is still very small for such an active snake. If he grows normal/healthy he will be at-least twice the size he is now.
This is a very normal size for a male Superdwarf, not my picture or animal: ern79's animal.
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05-06-14, 11:57 AM
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Re: My first Retic!
Sorry to dig up this old thread again... it seems like a real hit and miss for me.... He was doing fine for a while and has since gone on a hunger strike for the last 3 weeks. Although he did the kill the prey and left it alone.
Funny thing, I dont really get to see him cruising around much. Hes either hiding in his hide, or soaking in the water bowl. Rarely seen him anywhere else other than these 2 places.
I have been trying to calm him down by handling him about 1 minute a day an increasing the duration of the handling ever since. We have some bonding time of max 5 mins a day now.
I'm going to try to cut down my interaction with him for a while and see if hes gonna eat.
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05-06-14, 02:32 PM
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Re: My first Retic!
how often is he soaking in his water bowl? this might not be the case but if snakes are doing that too often it can often mean they have mites...if ur not sure just check the bottom of the water bowl for little mites and search his body. Havent had a retic but my boa i use to have went off feed, i found out a week later he had mites. Just trying to make you aware of all possibilities, not saying he does in fact have them.
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