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varanid
at Fri Feb 6 20:11:27 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by varanid ]
Well, no idea on the wife. Mine tolerates my hobby so long as it doesn't bankrupt us or totally take over the house. Of course I've had some of my snakes longer than her :D
but yeah, retic as first snake? I dunno about that  I'd call myself somewhat experienced around snakes and retics have still had a learning curve for me. I'd look into maybe boas, or other mid to large sized snakes--carpet pythons come to mind, or maybe savus....there's a fair amount of 5-10 foot snakes out there.
If you're die hard set on a retic of course, nothing we say will stop you. If that's the case what can I say? Buy CB, Bob Clark and Retic Ranch are good places....be ready to find a source of feeder rabbits or pigs BEFORE he gets that big. Rats are easy enough to get, fewer places sell rabbits, pigs or goats. Be ready for an insanly fast growth. My normal male that I just got I've had like 2 months and he's shed 3 times. And I dunno about the cage size for sure yet, my only near adult is a dwarf male, 5' or so. He's just in a 50 breeder with some modifications to it. The other dude's in a 4' vision until he gets a bit bigger (which won't take long). Swear to god he eats like a racer--all the time whatever'll fit down his gullet.
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RE: Newbie - No snake yet - Questions - varanid, Fri Feb 6 20:11:27 2009