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03-31-13, 08:47 AM
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Question about my new retic.
I got my new reticulated python a week and a half ago. He is very well tempered and completely non agressive. The problem I am having is that everytime I get him out, which is almost daily, he urinates on me. Is this something I should worry about or will this eventually stop.
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03-31-13, 08:55 AM
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Re: Question about my new retic.
He's probably freaked out that you keep pulling him out.
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03-31-13, 08:59 AM
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Re: Question about my new retic.
Hook train him, it will help a ton. Hes male I'm assuming?
The more you support his body, the less he will be freaked out (for the most part)
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03-31-13, 10:14 AM
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Re: Question about my new retic.
Thanks for the imput.
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04-01-13, 05:28 PM
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Re: Question about my new retic.
If it's stress stimulating him, it will stop. However, it is possible that what stimulates him to let go is the gentle massage-effect of being handled - my retic really preferred to do his business about ca 15 minutes after being taken out, any chance he got (my mum still hasn't forgiven me entirely for her formerly white bedspread), and most of my other snakes also (if there's something due) tend to do it as a response to moving and being handled. Compared to many popular breeds, I think retics tend to both drink and pee quite a bit, too.
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04-01-13, 06:00 PM
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Re: Question about my new retic.
He wont necessarily grow out of it, my male is well past 10 feet now and he still paints the walls with urates.
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04-02-13, 02:45 PM
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Re: Question about my new retic.
Good to know. I got him out today for about half an hour. Let him rest on my shoulders and had no incidents. Guess we will see what happens.
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04-02-13, 03:05 PM
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Re: Question about my new retic.
Do you know how retics bite btw? sometimes its bite and release, but males tend to slash.... gruesome bites. If you don't trust an animal I HIGHLY advise keeping him away from your face.
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04-02-13, 04:02 PM
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Re: Question about my new retic.
Whos pic is that?
Ouch!!!!
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04-02-13, 04:48 PM
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Re: Question about my new retic.
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Originally Posted by stephanbakir
Do you know how retics bite btw? sometimes its bite and release, but males tend to slash.... gruesome bites. If you don't trust an animal I HIGHLY advise keeping him away from your face.
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That must have been one big retic!
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04-02-13, 05:23 PM
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Re: Question about my new retic.
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Originally Posted by stephanbakir
Do you know how retics bite btw? sometimes its bite and release, but males tend to slash.... gruesome bites. If you don't trust an animal I HIGHLY advise keeping him away from your face.
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And that's why you don't handle males during the breeding season. Those combat bites suck.
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04-02-13, 05:58 PM
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Re: Question about my new retic.
it was a smallish male (bite from a friend) Combat bites suck... that snake was way smaller then you think it was.
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04-02-13, 06:24 PM
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Re: Question about my new retic.
wow that's a nasty one, looks like the snake bit wrapped around and pulled back with out letting go of the bite or something? last time my retic bite me she opened her mouth and gently released her teeth from my skin, I think I love my girl that much more now after seeing what she could have done to my arm.....
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04-02-13, 06:44 PM
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Re: Question about my new retic.
I've never heard of a female combat bite, as far as I know only males do it. That being said females are capable.
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04-03-13, 06:07 AM
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Re: Question about my new retic.
Thanks for the heads up on the biteing.
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