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my female tiger went off feeding and wondering why. she is about 2 years old and 11ft long . temp and hum. is fine. last week end it was her feeding time and she would not eat . she just ducked her head and hissed . i took her out the next day and she moved around like normaly and acted fine she drinks her water and moves around alittle in her cage but most of the time she stays in a ball under the heating lamp
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Jessica and David Spendolini
JND SERPENTINES

OUR BABYS:
1.0 Tiger Retic (ONYX)
0.1 Lavender Albino Tiger Retic (CITRINE)
0.1 Het Albino Tiger Retic (RUBY)
0.1 Normal Retic (EMERALD)
1.0 Albino Burmese Python (Deuce)
1.1 Western Hogg Nose (CARMELLO and Mocha)
1.0 Amazon Tree Boa (TOPAZ)
1.0 Guyana Red-Tail Boa (TITO)
0.1 Dumerial Boa (MARIA)
1.3 Columbian Boas (CRUZ, ZENA, STAR AND PRINCESS and carrie)
0.1 Pastel Columbian Boas (ROSE RED)
0.1 Argentine x Columbian Boa (MARIA)
1.2 Het Albino Columbian Boas (CAPONE, BABY AND DIXIE)
2.0 Central American Boas (SNIPER AND CHANCE)
2.2 Ball Pythons (ZEUS, SYRUS, SERINE AND AALIYAH)
1.0 Pit Bull (MASON)
1.0 Green Iguana (REX)
0.1 Leopard Gecko (DIAMOND)

She might want a boyfriend but isn't it a wee bit late for that?

i thought so too. but is she a little too young she only 2 yr and i thought they have to be at least 3yrs . but i have no male for her yet i've been looking for one for her . i was going to try the bateater project but the burm that i picked up the dealer said it was a male but he looks like a she so i'm going to get him check to make so .
this is her my tiger het albino

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Jessica and David Spendolini
JND SERPENTINES

OUR BABYS:
1.0 Tiger Retic (ONYX)
0.1 Lavender Albino Tiger Retic (CITRINE)
0.1 Het Albino Tiger Retic (RUBY)
0.1 Normal Retic (EMERALD)
1.0 Albino Burmese Python (Deuce)
1.1 Western Hogg Nose (CARMELLO and Mocha)
1.0 Amazon Tree Boa (TOPAZ)
1.0 Guyana Red-Tail Boa (TITO)
0.1 Dumerial Boa (MARIA)
1.3 Columbian Boas (CRUZ, ZENA, STAR AND PRINCESS and carrie)
0.1 Pastel Columbian Boas (ROSE RED)
0.1 Argentine x Columbian Boa (MARIA)
1.2 Het Albino Columbian Boas (CAPONE, BABY AND DIXIE)
2.0 Central American Boas (SNIPER AND CHANCE)
2.2 Ball Pythons (ZEUS, SYRUS, SERINE AND AALIYAH)
1.0 Pit Bull (MASON)
1.0 Green Iguana (REX)
0.1 Leopard Gecko (DIAMOND)

Retics and Burms have to be at least two years old and of heavy body weight to breed.
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Christine
Tails With Scales Reptiles
Looks, brains, and venom . . . . how do I stay single?

my burm has good body wieght but i don't think my female retic does i like to wait , but i heard that retics can get tired of the same food all the time i'm going to try to feed her a good size g-pig and see what happens .
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Jessica and David Spendolini
JND SERPENTINES

OUR BABYS:
1.0 Tiger Retic (ONYX)
0.1 Lavender Albino Tiger Retic (CITRINE)
0.1 Het Albino Tiger Retic (RUBY)
0.1 Normal Retic (EMERALD)
1.0 Albino Burmese Python (Deuce)
1.1 Western Hogg Nose (CARMELLO and Mocha)
1.0 Amazon Tree Boa (TOPAZ)
1.0 Guyana Red-Tail Boa (TITO)
0.1 Dumerial Boa (MARIA)
1.3 Columbian Boas (CRUZ, ZENA, STAR AND PRINCESS and carrie)
0.1 Pastel Columbian Boas (ROSE RED)
0.1 Argentine x Columbian Boa (MARIA)
1.2 Het Albino Columbian Boas (CAPONE, BABY AND DIXIE)
2.0 Central American Boas (SNIPER AND CHANCE)
2.2 Ball Pythons (ZEUS, SYRUS, SERINE AND AALIYAH)
1.0 Pit Bull (MASON)
1.0 Green Iguana (REX)
0.1 Leopard Gecko (DIAMOND)

Only once have I ever had a "picky" eater among my Retics and it was a female P.P. (Prehistoric Pets) tiger. She was bit of a pain in that she was strictly a rat feeder and it took some serious trickery on my part to get her to take rabbits or g-pigs. But everyone in the gang was veracious in their feedings regardless.

You may want to head straight into bunnies instead of g-pigs if you're concerned about a Retic being picky. This way when you get them to be BIG snakes (like 15-18 foot), and there is no way 1 or 2 large g-pigs will be enough, you've already got them set for very large prey like a 7-12lb bunny. So if the snake is really picky it's a bit of a bi*$h to get them to change again from g-pigs to bunnies. And for some oddball reason (in my experience) when snakes change from rats to bunnies they put on size quick!!! Not just length but girth also. So bunnies may be a best bet.

Again this is all in my opinion /experiences.
Good luck and nice looking kids (aka snakes )
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Christine
Tails With Scales Reptiles
Looks, brains, and venom . . . . how do I stay single?

thank you for your advice and i was thinking about doing bunnys , i'll try that and see what happens thank you agian
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Jessica and David Spendolini
JND SERPENTINES

OUR BABYS:
1.0 Tiger Retic (ONYX)
0.1 Lavender Albino Tiger Retic (CITRINE)
0.1 Het Albino Tiger Retic (RUBY)
0.1 Normal Retic (EMERALD)
1.0 Albino Burmese Python (Deuce)
1.1 Western Hogg Nose (CARMELLO and Mocha)
1.0 Amazon Tree Boa (TOPAZ)
1.0 Guyana Red-Tail Boa (TITO)
0.1 Dumerial Boa (MARIA)
1.3 Columbian Boas (CRUZ, ZENA, STAR AND PRINCESS and carrie)
0.1 Pastel Columbian Boas (ROSE RED)
0.1 Argentine x Columbian Boa (MARIA)
1.2 Het Albino Columbian Boas (CAPONE, BABY AND DIXIE)
2.0 Central American Boas (SNIPER AND CHANCE)
2.2 Ball Pythons (ZEUS, SYRUS, SERINE AND AALIYAH)
1.0 Pit Bull (MASON)
1.0 Green Iguana (REX)
0.1 Leopard Gecko (DIAMOND)

She has the age and the body weight. She very well might be looking for some love. Some go a little earlier than others. Some take 3 years to be ready, some take 2, some take 4 or 5. They are all different.

Female retics dont breed at 2 years old. Just be patient, she will eat again, sometimes they just go off food.