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03-13-14, 09:18 AM
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My first Retic!
Hi guys, I'm new to this forum, although i have been lurking for quite a while already.
I am a new proud owner of a super dwarf retic. I got him from a local dealer. According to him, this fella is a captive bred from one of his friends. I have been seeing this snake at his shop for quite a while, and decided to add him to my growing family 
Anyways, I have done some research about this species prior to making the purchase.
The temps are around 26-30c in my room (i keep him next to my bed). And humidity is about 60-80% as i live in the tropics.
Here are some pics of his new home. Don't worry about the missing water dish. He tipped his water dish last night and decided to bite my hand when i tried to dust the bedding off him (move stress? hopefully). I'll probably get a more sturdy water dish by the next day after work.
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03-13-14, 04:33 PM
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Re: My first Retic!
Beautiful looking Retic!
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03-13-14, 04:58 PM
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Re: My first Retic!
Hey, welcome! Gorgeous retic!
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03-13-14, 05:23 PM
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Re: My first Retic!
Cool lookin' little guy. You're gonna need a bigger enclosure
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03-13-14, 05:48 PM
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Re: My first Retic!
Quote:
Originally Posted by MDT
Cool lookin' little guy. You're gonna need a bigger enclosure |
This, much much much bigger enclosure!
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03-13-14, 05:56 PM
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Re: My first Retic!
He is one great looking rectic !! I agree wih the other guys though , about him needing a much much bigger tank .
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03-13-14, 07:27 PM
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Re: My first Retic!
Hi guts, thanks for the warm welcome. I don't think he is going to grow anymore as the seller told me that this is about the maximum size he'll grow. Still need a bigger enclosure?
I'll probably have to wait till next month to get a new enclosure due to cash flow issues... I actually put this guy on credit.
What will be the recommended size for this boy? I thought the big guppy tank would be fine initially
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03-13-14, 08:45 PM
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Re: My first Retic!
Hey and welcome! Cool snake!
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03-13-14, 08:50 PM
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Re: My first Retic!
Gorgeous snake! But I agree as well... He needs a bigger enclosure, and also hides.
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03-13-14, 10:13 PM
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Re: My first Retic!
Ok first off, you should never buy an animal without a proper setup. Yes you still need a bigger enclosure even if he's full grown(which I highly doubt he is from the looks of things) You dont Even have room for hides or proper thermoregulation. We're you given a name of what locale he is? He appears to be a madu or a kalatoa, but could be a kayuadi. Where are you located? How big is he? Depending on what he actually is I recommend a very minimum of 4x2x2. Retics are very active snakes, and the dwarf variants love to climb so you should get some branches for him. Do you have a heat source?
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03-13-14, 11:14 PM
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Re: My first Retic!
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Originally Posted by Sublimeballs
Ok first off, you should never buy an animal without a proper setup. Yes you still need a bigger enclosure even if he's full grown(which I highly doubt he is from the looks of things) You dont Even have room for hides or proper thermoregulation. We're you given a name of what locale he is? He appears to be a madu or a kalatoa, but could be a kayuadi. Where are you located? How big is he? Depending on what he actually is I recommend a very minimum of 4x2x2. Retics are very active snakes, and the dwarf variants love to climb so you should get some branches for him. Do you have a heat source?
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Dude thats a kritter keeper you are a 100% right their is no way he is going to stay that small he looks to be 18-22"
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03-13-14, 11:31 PM
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Re: My first Retic!
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Originally Posted by Great Mormon
Hi guts, thanks for the warm welcome. I don't think he is going to grow anymore as the seller told me that this is about the maximum size he'll grow. Still need a bigger enclosure?
I'll probably have to wait till next month to get a new enclosure due to cash flow issues... I actually put this guy on credit.
What will be the recommended size for this boy? I thought the big guppy tank would be fine initially
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If it's truly a "super dwarf" it's still going to be 6+ feet...
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03-13-14, 11:48 PM
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Re: My first Retic!
Thanks for the heads up, I'll look around for a bigger enclosure for him. He has an infrared night light which I turn on before I sleep. I have no idea which locality he is from, all I know that the seller said that it was a cb specimen from one of his friends
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03-13-14, 11:58 PM
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Re: My first Retic!
Nice little retic mate welcome to the club and the forum. As said you do need a bigger enclosure
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03-14-14, 12:32 AM
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Re: My first Retic!
Oh I forgot to mention, I live in malaysia. We do have retic s living in the jungles, but I always support the cb market
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