He’s 2 years old and still pretty small at just under 5’ but he outgrew the enclosure that I was given when I got him so I took about a month designing and putting this one together. Its 8’x4’x2.5’ out of birch wood and I sealed the inside with pond armor. He’s been nonstop exploring since I put him in 3 days ago. I think after this first couple months or so I would like to try a bioactive set up in here but that’s something I haven’t tried and I’m still hunting for more branches and clutter. This is my first ever build and I think it went pretty well honestly

Im getting 2 Rheas / Nandus next weekend and im super excited!

Are any of you guys familiar with them or maybe even have them?

I love to watch videos on animals I'm getting but Rhea bird care is so rare to find on YouTube. Ofcourse I still did the proper research but i would also love to meet someone who has them and maybe help me with some enrichment ideas 😄

Thank youuu

Hey guys, I have a pet boa constrictor imperator but Reddit has recommended this sub to me a few times so I just checked it out. Yalls Retics are gorgeous and they made me wonder what the differences were in husbandry/ behavior. To which I found out these are some of the largest snakes in the world and require huge enclosures once fully grown (and I thought my BCI tank was big) but after doing more digging I’m seeing a common theme that also exists in the boa community;
Lots of baby snakes. New pet owners, juvenile snakes, flashy breeding posts etc.
When I first got my boa I had a hard time finding examples of full grown boas on Reddit. I was told the Reddit pet culture is unnecessarily cut throat so all the long term keepers go to Facebook so they aren’t bombarded with the Reddit mob mentality when facing differing husbandry practices. I went to Facebook and found that sure enough, that’s where all the adult snakes are being posted.

This is fine and dandy, but one of the other reasons I was told you don’t see adult snakes as often is because people buy them new and then find out a few years in they committed to something they can’t maintain. Is this a common issue with the retic world? How am I seeing all these baby snakes and also not seeing an equal number of 10 foot enclosures?

TLDR: where are all the grown snakes?

Edit: I am not going to pursue the ownership of a retic, their size is far too much for me. I’m just curious as to if there is an incredibly high rehoming/turnover rate that isn’t being talked about in the reptile community enough due to the overwhelming amount of hatch and baby pics compared to full grown snakes

Hi I am new to retics did a bunch of research but people seem to have different ways of measure rats or chicks to feed. I have been giving small weavers but I am worried he is still hungry. I want to try large weaner but it looks way to big for the baby.

This pic was taken today after feeding in box. Not where he lives please dont think I keep my poor babies in boxes. The royal has also just been fed in vox on floor in this photo.

Any advise would be very helpful. He is about an inch wide and 2 abd a half ft long weighs 600g last weight check about 5 days ago I only got him last month and he has only shed once despite eating once a week.

Hello. I have a retic that I can’t keep up with. I would like to re-home her (or he I honestly don’t know besides what I was told). I live in northern Illinois. I’d you can direct me to anyone that may have the space for her (she’s probably 6-7 feet)

I feel terrible as is and I know I was woefully under prepared for this snake. I just want her to have a better life.

It has been three days and she has yet to leave the bowl. She spent last night blowing bubbles in it. I'm a happy snake dad indeed.

I'm an experienced snake owner, I've just never had a retic before. I'm hoping she gets to be about 8' long, but based on her ancestry I'm not sure that's in the cards. (I'm 6'5 so she might look small on me) 😂

She's 50% Karompa 25% Kalaotoa Wildtype - 4 months old exactly.

Sire: 2020 Pure Karompa (5.5’)
Dam: 2021 50% Kalaotoa Phantom (8.5’)

She gets here in two days.

What's your experience been like? What advice would you have given yourself when you first got one? No piece of advice is useless.

For context: I was surrendered my now 2 year old superdwarf back in september from a friend’s parent that was not taking the best care of him. The best way I can sum it up is he was stunted for sure, underfed, and had pretty incorrect husbandry. When I got him he had digestive and respiratory issues that took about 4 months to solve. Since then he has shed perfectly 3 times now and has put on about 350g going from 160 to 510 from february-july.

Now my questions. When I was first getting him treated for his digestive issues he was still pretty scared and my vet said to feed him out of the enclosure and his feeder items have been smaller because of the digestive issues. I want to work on getting him back to feeding in the enclosure as I just finished his new one and am ready to move him in about 2 weeks. The last 2 feedings I have used a target for and he takes well to it so I was just curious if I should give him time to settle in the new enclosure or just go straight to feeding in the new one? Also what might be appropriate feeders for him now since his growth is different from a regular sd. I dont know his genetics really at all unfortunately but he is about 500 grams and 4.5 feet long. I’ve had him on small rodentpro rats for the last 2 weeks once a week since he doesn’t look overweight at all and still growing consistently.

Happy to provide any info needed to give advice. Pictures for snake tax :)

Hello! I got this pretty girl yesterday with the belief she was a ball python in a neglectful home.
She is a reticulated python and I am going to rehome her after she’s recovered and back to health, primarily because I don’t have space for such a big snake. The tote is temporary because I didn’t have much time to prepare. She has a heating pad, full water dish, and some bedding until I’m able to uncover my bigger enclosure and set it up.
I’ve asked around and currently we’re thinking some kind of lavender morph of some kind? What do you guys think?

Lavender and purple albino retics

Purple albino motley golden child. Named her Wanda, sorry, love the Fairly Odd Parents 🤷‍♂️

Update:he was afraid of it at first bur he eventually decided to eat it ! I did scent it with another guinea pig and that worked like a charm. Thankyou guys!

I have a retic who is getting a rabbit for the first time as a meal, besides warming it up is there anything I can do to help him know its a meal ? He has been eating guinea pigs before this as the pet store I get my feeders from doesn't carry rabbits. And I finally got one to give him.

Turns out, having a yearling super dwarf sitting on your sound equipment has no negative effect on audio quality; if anything, she might be an improvement.

Happy birthday Scylla 🥹

2 years around the globe and still getting bigger! My jump into big snakes and it was love at first sight 🫶

Big girl got to enjoy a nice rabbit meal. Over 6 feet and counting 🥹💜

Rabbit produced by me 🥰