The longest I ever had a retic was about 14 years and he was 14 foot. I had a 17 foot tiger retic for 6 years, but he was like 12 foot when I got him. That old female was a friend of mine and that was the biggest I have ever seen in person and ever worked with. The current one probably will not get past 16 foot like her mother. Time will tell, she just messed her mouth up striking the glass and sides while I was feeding her, have to find a better way to approach her as she goes into a wild feeding mode and hits grabs everything in sight sometimes hurting her mouth or folding her teeth under her jaw. Poor snake. She is ok though.







>>Frank, so what's the oldest and longest retic you've seen kept in captivity? Was the 30-year-old, 25-foot female the biggest you've dealt with? (I'm wondering how big your current gal is likely to get... )

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>>I really do like the look of retics but my husband is firmly against me getting any large snakes. (The blood python was the closest to "big" I could get and I'm thrilled to be getting her....if she ever arrives!)

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>>>>She was hatched out by a friends friend sometime in 1998/99 and she is about 13 foot.

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>>Renee

>>1.0 BRB (Loki)

>>2.0 amel & anery corns (Foxfire & Daguerre)

>>0.1 blood python (Duchess, arriving later this month)

>>1.1 Cats (Nightshade & Cuzzy)
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