questions about retics

[Reticsrule]

as you can see from my name i love retics!!!! i think they are the smartest and best looking of all the giant snakes and i have a few questions about them.

are they really as aggressive as everyone says they are? i believe if you handle any snake enough it will calm down. is this true?

also i read something that said that you should get a burm before getting a retic just for the experience. wat is ur opinion on this?

im only in high school but i hope to own a few retics when i get a little older so any info is appreciated thx

[Shad0w]

Some are tame.. others are not.. some will NEVER tame...

[Bartman]

Id just say understand what your getting into before buying anything. Ive seen some nasty babies, and really only heard of calm adults. I know of an adult male burm that is supposed to be a sweat heart and I also know of one that is a monstor, so as shadow said you cant really ever know.

They are beutiful snakes though and personally one of my favourite, if they just didnt get so big!

[Reticsrule]

i like their size i just don't want a 25 foot monster lol

[Shad0w]

LOL... even if its not a monster.. accidents happen...

Think about the worst possible situation before you jump in... What if you make a mistake and yer 15 foot retic mistakens you for food?

Even a nip from one of these babies does ALLOT of damage...

[Reticsrule]

ya i guess a bite from a retic would be a lot worse than 1 from a boa constrictor even tho mine has never bitten me lol

[Big_V]

If your worried about size check out dwarfs. They are a much more managable size. Though their colours arent always as beautiful they still make great captives I hear.
You just have to read read and read some more to make sure your 100% invested in it for the long haul. To many people get into large constrictors and want to pawn them off later.

[Reticsrule]

i just think that retics are better how they are normally rather than being dwarfed. but i do realize wat i would be getting into.
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[Shad0w]

Keep in mind what you would be feeding a full grown retic...

Soon enough you will be feeding it 6 chickens a week... or a pig...etc...

[Bartman]

Where I work they have a 19+ foot retic that feeds on rabits. They give her like 4 12 pound rabbits in a sitting and she is in perfect health. I dont really think you need to feed pigs/chickens/etc.

[Shad0w]

Oh no doubt.. U dont need to do the whole pig thing... but still... feeding a large retic becomes a costly affair relative to smaller snakes

[Ryan Pye]

I have 3 adult burms, now these are great animals, but as tame as they are, they all feed just as aggressively as retics, I have been struck at several times in a feeding response, and it does take expereince to handle a truely big snake striking at you. Just make sure you really research and commit to your projects, cause in some cases with snakes that big without true knowledge you could really get hurt..or worse.

[Reticsrule]

thx for the info

[ydnic]

yeah..thats cute 'i`m in high school and i like big snakes'

Reticsrule - I agree with you these are beautiful animals I think the least of your concerns right now is if it will bite you. You need to be thinking about what type of home you can provide for a possible 25ft eating machine. Most younger people don`t realise that these animals aren`t just cool. Can you picture dragging around a 200+ pound snake on all the things your going to do in your late teens early 20`s? College, travel....ect

I can tell you that you really need to evaluate what 'when I get a little older' means

I was very influenced by my father to get into reptiles at the young age of 9. However I did leave the hobbie from the age of 18 to the age of 23 because I had other things to do.

Just some friendly advice reticsrule...

[bistrobob85]

ydnic is right. You could consider getting a Super Dwarf Retic, which is much smaller and less dangerous for you and everybody around...