Albino Lav. Tiger Retic

[The Snake Guru]

Well here's some Updated pics of Barnabas the male lavender albino tiger retic, freshly shed from last night and absolutely glowing! LOL He's got a funny little pale head and the rest of him just pops with color. Pretty neat little guy.

~B~

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r157/thesnakeguru/Barna4.jpg

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r157/thesnakeguru/Barna5.jpg

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r157/thesnakeguru/Barna6.jpg

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r157/thesnakeguru/Barna7.jpg

[Insanebunneh]

I kind of want to steal him, but I'm not so much of a python fan. Your specimens are turning me around though.

[The Snake Guru]

LOL.....well I don't know if I would advise that, he's gaurded by a 14 foot female that doesn't like visitors! LOL

Yeah I've got boas than I do pythons, but are a few that really interest me, retics for one have turned into one of my favorite species to work with.

Glad you enjoyed the pics!
~B~

[TailsW/Scales]

Why Brad???? Why???
Why do you have every snake I want????????? lmao

Gorgeous boy you've got there.
I like the white headed Retics. They put an interesting twist on their colors and patterns.

[The Snake Guru]

RFLOL....must just have good taste I guess! LOL

Yeah he is rather unique, from what I understand he's also a het. for Clark Phase, apparently he carries the gene for the Clark Phase White Albinos, obviously that isn't proven since he's too young to breed but that is what I was told from the guy who bred him.

~B~

[reptilenut4sure]

how big is this guy?

[The Snake Guru]

He's just a hatchling, only a few months old....hitting about 24 inches now.

~B~

[reptilenut4sure]

He is really nice. I want a Retic really bad, but I dont think I can house him when he gets huge. Looks Good tho. Grats

[The Snake Guru]

Thanks man!
RFLOL....and you are going to what with your new Burm? Even though retics may get longer, they stay a lot less heavy than Burms, just food for thought . LOL

~B~

[reptilenut4sure]

Damn you shouldn't have told me that. but I heard that you need certain floor space for the length. So wouldn't a Retic need more room?

[TailsW/Scales]

Not really no. As Brad says yes Burms can get BIG. I personally have owned some huge Burms. My largest Burm was 17' long and 200+ pounds. She was eating huge rabbits or small pigs. Remember most snakes will grow to exceed caging if they are fed a lot.
My Burm female has put on two feet in the last 2.5 months.

A good average size for a Burm as an adult is between 11' - 19' with a varying weights. I guess basically what I am trying to say is yes a Burm can (and has) reach Retic lengths but will have twice to three times the girth /body weight.

[The Snake Guru]

Well personally I think that burms and retics should have a lot of room, so I would treat both species the same. Retics are much more active than Burms too.

~B~

[reptilenut4sure]

Thats all good info, I might get a retic in a while. Must have alot of room to house more than one retic or burm. I noticed that you had a cage that was 12 feet by 6 feet or close to there. I would have to have somthing around that size for a retic wouldnt I?

[The Snake Guru]

Personally I would go the big for both the Retic and the Burm.

~B~

[reptilenut4sure]

Cool, Thanks. I will still get a retic in the upcoming months.

[TailsW/Scales]

A good rule of thumb for caging is add at least two square feet of space for every one foot of snake.

So for a 6' Retic have a 9' long cage. The demensions of one of my cages are
10' x 3' x 3' . For my Retics & Burms this seems to work great.

Does this make sense?

Dear God I hope so. Makes sense in my head. lmao

[The Snake Guru]

LOL, makes sense yes, but to small for my tastes! LOL

~B~

[reptilenut4sure]

Thats good info at least 2 feet per foot of snake. There was one place I read that said it should be 3/4 of space per foot of snake. I thought it seemed kinda small. I knew a guy that kept 2 burms 13 foot female and a 15 foot male in a 75 gallon aquarium. Both in the same aquarium. Tried to get him to make a bigger cage for them, but he ended up selling them.

[RIBBIT]

Thats Got To Be The Most Beautiful Python Ive Ever Seen

[The Snake Guru]

Well thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the pics!
~B~

[CHRIS]

That guy is awsome
Chris

[The Snake Guru]

Thanks man, yeah he's pretty neat. Little persnickity but what youngster isn't!? LOL

~B~

[t&a]

Very nice :eek:
tony

[The Snake Guru]

Thank man! glad you enjoyed
~B~