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You are spot on about not rushing Retics and letting them do their own thing. You really got to be patient with them cause they do get spooked easily no matter how long you have had them. As sweet as they are they will bite you in a second and I don’t like my animals being stressed
You know, I beg most people would NOT have shown a video where their snake bowed up on them. They wouldn't want to show that side of behaviors. YOU did the RIGHT THING by leaving that very teachable moment IN the video!! Good job! That must does your honest intention to teach us about handling reptiles. Especially 10+foot long reptiles than can eat us!😅 you are an excellent Teacher Mr..... I don't know your name. I'll just call you Coach. Naaaw.. how about Sensai? Too fancy? Ok, how 'bout Sir? Too formal? 🤔 Hmmmmm I'm going to have find out who you are. Bye!😊
I agree about having a little fear lol. I think if you lose that fear that’s when you’re in trouble. Before I got my Jampea retic I had kept balls, boas and a few burms. None of them compare to the work I had to put into my retic Sweet pea. Sadly I had to give her away to someone that had a retic collection when Covid hit and I couldn’t comfortably afford to keep her. I had originally gave her away once to another person. He had told me he had experience with burms. Turns out he wasn’t as experienced as he thought. He was too scared to feed her. And she had lost a lot of weight. So I had to take her back. Then about a month later I found her that good home. They had over a dozen other retics. Some a lot bigger and they bred their own feeders. So she got back to a healthy weight pretty quick. People that have never kept them don’t realize how alert and smart they are. Plus they can grow very fast. Mine would shed like clockwork. Literally go into shed after every second meal lol. When I got her she was about 20 inches. Being a jampea she was always thinner than a mainland. But when I gave her away she was a little over 12 feet long. She put on most of her size that first year. Grew like a weed! Over the next few years she had gotten a few feet longer but mainly filled out more. I miss her. She had an insane feeding response lol. But once she broke out of it she was good. Like doctor jekyll and mr hyde lol. I swear she would go from being so fierce to being so sweet at the snap of a finger. But I still would never take my eye off her. Being one of the dwarfs she was constantly moving and trying to go up. They’re definitely for the experienced keepers only.
More videos similar to this need to be produced, retics by far are the mostly mistakenly purchased snake by newbies, and it only hurts the snake after just a short time of being in a new home having to get moved again because owner realized they can't house something this large
If you get them as hatchlings and handle them with frequency they become puppy dogs but definitely a snake that requires a lot of responsibility and care for. This species does require high level of handling and awareness of the animals behavior to help avoid accidental bites from feeding response and they will have their days when they are not in the mood to be bothered and trust they will let you know. Be mindful that this is a snake that will make a huge mess when it comes to maintenance wise they will shit everywhere and when they urinate it is a lot of urine and it smells horrible 😅. Retics have at times a bad habbit of being pushers which means they will mutilate their faces because they don't feel comfortable with the environment or other factors that can induce that type of behavior not all of them do it but its pretty common place for them to do it and when it happens be prepared to have veterinary expenses headed your way. These animals are highly intelligent and can figure things out pretty fast which makes the species fun to work with because of that. When they get big into maturity be mindful with males they can become aggressive due to high hormonal levels during mating seasons. To be honest I've had more bad experiences with boas biting me than any python species hands down. None of my retics or burms ever bitten me.
I am all for retic pythons, but I just don't like how big they get compared to enclosure sizes people keep them in. I've got a ball python I spent a lot of time with and I found the best way to bond with them it's just carry them around and let them smell everything and follow where they point. Dedicating a lot of time I have seen a lot of stuff that indicates once a snake is comfortable that they tend to want bigger than suggested enclosures. I've had a family member with a dwarf retic too and they're pretty goddamn smart and way more engaging than my ball. Enclosures like this guy has is comparable to being trapped in a coffin. I am a firm believer if you're going to get a snake that big you need to dedicate a whole room to the thing as an enclosure.
Some people have that concern, I always suggest that people look at how snakes live in the wild, they aren't ranging animals like mammals. When you see them out roaming they are either hunting or regulating their temps...otherwise they find the tightest places they can to live where they feel secure, which are typically smaller than the enclosures we use. What we may think is comfortable from a human perspective isn't always whats comfortable to a different species.
How often did you handle this guy? I have a male fetid who, and I hate when people say puppy-dog "tame" , but he is my bud and I handle him often. Behind the cobra these snakes are extremely intelligent
My retics, Burm and boa get handled at least once a week on average, my burm several days a week, my big male retic a bit less and my female retic a couple times, same with my boa. They are all pretty easy to handle although the male is generally resistant to come out, but once he does he's like a 2 year old, lol. My biggest problem is just having space in the winter, summers I take them outside but all my space inside is taken up by enclosures, and my mammals are upstairs so I don't take them up there...can't wait to get more space!
If was unusual to your personal touch would recommend in that scenario taking the stand inside out as it stumbling around could have also triggered that fear response. I like to use scent training with mine. the hook makes for a good cue theyre about to be held. with lower prey drive I enjoy using sandalwood or other scent they may be near when finding an ambush spot to sit at. might not recommend that profile of smells for retics but great for my BP. still plenty of others that could work even clickers if loud enough. also add the disclaimer that scents need to be used carefully for consideration to their respiratory system.
Personally, the biggest snake I would get is a boa constrictor. I feel like retics are just too much for most people, especially when they get bigger than 10ft. I see people getting them at reptile shows on impulse and honestly, I don’t know how or where they end up.
I spent a very short time deciding what first snake I wanted. A Ball Python. Perfect size! I decided against anything that gets longer than 5-6 feet. I don't want to manage a 15 foot long, 200 pound snake! I want to be able to carry mine around and transport it with ease. I don't understand why anyone would want such a long & heavy snake!
Mine will do that as well, all species I have will go off food at one point or another for a few weeks from my hognose to the retics. I don't stress it unless I see multiple issues like going off food and losing weight and any other erratic breathing-behavior. If none of those things are present I would just keep offering every week or two and they always start eating again.
I've been told before handling the snake that you should, if you have the opportunity, to hold a rabbit or a rat. Get your hands smelling like something they enjoy swallowing down. They will be more willing to come towards you for an interaction. 😂. Great video. Just found your channel. Can't wait to see more.
Oh that will make them more willing, lol. I'm guessing that was tongue-in-cheek, but for those reading, it is not the preferred technique to handle food before handling snakes, ya may get got, lol.
Hi, I'm not sure if you'll see this or not, but do you take vacations? Do they tend to be extra defensive if you return after a few weeks? Just wondering because I'm currently fostering a young retic (I'm guessing a little under a year old). She's so sweet that I've been researching to see if I could safely keep her permanently. However, my husband and I would still like to do family vacations sometimes (possibly trips that may last up to 3 weeks at a time once or twice a year). I know some animals can be very reactive if their primary handler is gone for an extended period. I would pay a couple pf people to check in on her as well as my other animals, but would an extended absence like that damage her relationship with us? Would I be starting from scratch on building trust every time I took a trip?
I've not seen absence damage any relationships with retics. Often they will chose to be left along for weeks and then just fall right back into handling as normal. I have heard of snake caretakers abusing the snakes while the owners were gone and the animals being wigged-out when the owner comes back so ya do have to be careful who the person is watching them.
Love all your videos, Tim! My husband and I are getting our first Dwarf Retic (he is a Goldenchild and we will be naming him Darrow Au Andromedus, after one of our favorite booke series' main characters). So we've been soaking up your vids and Garrett's from Reach Out Reptiles (which is where we are getting him from) and find this immensely helpful, so thank you! Love seeing your big girl out on this one, she is so pretty and it's so cute when she's looking around..knocking things off your shelves..haha. I have two questions after watching this video! The first is, what do you have in the little tank in your living room?? 😁 And the second is, do you have any other resources that you would recommend for learning about reticulated python care (books, youtubers, online blogs/guides, whatever!) Thanks much, and much love! 💕
Cool beans! You guys are gonna love that retic after some time bonding :-) if ya mean the small enclosures in my office there's an Aru green tree python and a tank with 3 rough scale green snakes, the living room enclosures have the adult male boa imp., a crested gecko and leopard gecko :-) everyone else lives downstairs. Except the 2 pet rats, 2 prairie dogs and hedgehog that's also upstairs :-)
@@IntrepidExotics So have you started charging admission yet? ^_^ I get asked that by my friends every time I get another snake, haha. I didn't know you had all those little guys! That's so neat
@@IntrepidExotics Haha yeah, I get that. I'm learning which of my peeps are not fans since I began keeping them myself. But I have been able to get some people interested by showing them pictures of my cute baby snakes and it's a great feeling. That's why I love reptile RUclipsrs, because not only are ya'll passing on great, educational info, but creating a safe space for people to enjoy reptiles who otherwise would be scared or repulsed by them. So many folks seem to change their mind about how 'evil and scary snakes are' when they have the opportunity to see what it's actually like having them and how beautiful and wonderful they are
But I am self taught I've been teaching myself and each in myself and I've been doing pretty good I think yes I believe in a healthy fear the animal can hurt you the animal's instinct is to hurt you you have to build that bond but but I would like to just have somebody to chit chat with about it more and I would love to show you my animal
My male used to do that, a few days after a meal he would jump at everything that moved and he just mellowed out one day...which is good because hes strong enough to mess himself up now slamming the glass.
@@IntrepidExotics That gives me hope that mine will kill that habbit. You do a good job at communicating with her. I got so use to staying on my toes like how you were doing I felt confident enough to get a rock.
I love my big beautiful baby I've had him almost 6 months hes about 14 months old and hes pushing damn near 10' already and and that's why I would like to talk to you a little bit Not really needing anything just kind of wanna chat
Hey I’m a snake owner. You said it’s not a bad encounter. You’re scaring me as far as owning a retic. It’s bad because you’re scared. It’s one thing of being cautious but your scared. My python is from Brian she’s very docile. If I get a retic I want one generations in like my ball python. More docile each generation with proper handling. I never seen Brian approach a fed retic like this
Just to ensure I understand what you're saying; you have a ball python and don't have large constrictors? You do understand that this is geared towards helping new keepers read their animals, right? Brian may be more fun to watch but you don't learn much about handling if it's not broken down into individual behaviors, it's not at all about fear, it's about being thorough about details. I would claim if this video makes you afraid of retics than you're in the right track because they are to be taken seriously, now comes the process of educating through that fear and building competence and confidence if you intend to get one in the future. Just to put your remarks about fear into context I used to care for hundreds of adult retics including some wild caught and some individuals 20' + daily, hundreds of initial interactions a week, and taken some nasty food response bites-wraps from snakes 16'+. If you honestly think I'm scared of a snake I raised from a baby simply because I make a slow paced video to show behaviors and chose not to act like a clownish used car salesman for entertainment purposes I would simply point out the difference between reptile education and reptile entertainment. I demonstrate cautious handling as it's geared towards newer keepers, experienced large constrictor owners are likely put to sleep by half my content and that's fine, they aren't the ones most in need of help. Maybe check out more of the retic content and see if more examples help.
Hello to Kenya! It must be awesome to live out there with such a cool diversity of wildlife! I have never worked with African Rocks before, I do plan to get at least one when I expand. I am finding I enjoy working with animals that are notoriously difficult more and more as the ones I have here are so easy to manage now. Definitely looking forward to expanding and doing some series on calming defensive snakes through the whole process with each individual. Thank you for the question!
@@IntrepidExotics I really like your videos. I am into hobby many years , I have seen many such videos and your videos are not clickbaits but just very informative and nice filmed .. there something... like humility ... thank you..
@@koprivnik I definitely try to stay humble, these videos go out to the world and there are a great many more skilled keepers out there that I can learn from so I stay open.
Okay so I finally dove into retics last year and I gotta ask, do your retics pee on you? I have one girl &I'm convinced she makes it a mission to pee on me lol 😆
Haha! Man, when I first brought my female home she was a piss machine. I would even wait for her to do it in her cage before handling and she would still open the floodgates on me. After awhile though she just stopped, I think it's just a matter of age and they hit a certain comfort level because she hasn't dont that in a good year or more. Oddly enough my male never has, nor any of my other snakes for that matter now that I think about it, only my female retic
@@IntrepidExotics same! I have 3 retics but only 1 girl, she's the only one that does it, even after she goes in her cage, I'll take her out for cleaning and she'll go for round 2 right down my leg lol . I hope stops before she gets bigger lmao I don't need that problem.
Um touching her over and over like that will get any snake a response like that my Burmese pythons were the same way if you keep petting them like that they would give a reaction like this. But yes Reticulated pythons shouldn't be bought by New people owning snakes not even Burms should be because they still get big but not as big as retic's.
I cant seem to find the comment anymore, but on one of your videos you stated that you "dont consider someone experienced with reticulated pythons unless theyve been wrapped by a full sized female". I was a little surprised to hear you say that because it goes against the main messages of your channel about being safe and taking proper precautions. It also suggests that proper precautions dont work, even though they do. Can you elaborate on what you mean by your comment? It kinda seems like you are almost encouraging people to get wrapped by large snakes so that they can be "experienced" like you.... just seems like a dangerous comment that serves no purpose other than encouraging people to be bitten for your approval. Just my 2 cents.
Good question, thanks for asking! I'll elaborate as best I can. One thing about our animals is that, even though they can be safe and we take precautions to stay safe with them they can still surprise us; we can still make mistakes that could cause even the best animal to get ahold of us. I tend to think it's a keeper's responsibility to be prepared to deal with a bite-wrap at any time and be capable of helping anyone else out of that situation; just like many other things it's difficult to truly understand what it's like and what to do until you've experienced it. I would definitely never encourage anyone to take a bite, and frankly "encouraging people to get bitten for my approval" suggests a level of narcissism I've never been close to achieving. I do my best to present facts independent of opinion as much as possible, and the fact is that a huge part of owning large constrictors is to be prepared for worst case scenario, and any reasonable person who has an 18 foot snake wrapped around them would prefer to have someone that actually knows how to safely get that animal off and has done it before than someone that hasn't, that just being objectively rational and has nothing to do with anyone's emotional response to the statement. Trust me, if this had anything to do with my ego I have a lifetime of impressive, badass feathers in my cap I could stick my chest out about regarding much tougher things than working with reptiles. It's not about anyone "meeting my approval", it's about being honest with new keepers when I say you don't truly know what it's like to manage a large snake bite-wrap until it's been experienced and it's simply a consideration of keeping responsibly. I've seen the first bite completely scare people away from keeping retics forever that thought they were ready for them. Again, I appreciate direct questions :-)
@@IntrepidExotics I think the fact that we are having this conversation at all shows that your comment can easily be misinterpreted. I still think suggesting someone isnt experienced because they havent been bitten by a big one is a risky and irresponsible thing to say. Especially given how impressionable and irresponsible young people already are. You clearly dont have an issue with saying things like that, and thats fine. I just don't agree with saying that sort of thing. Especially on a platform like this. I don't think its the right message.
@@alexcrowder1673 I never once said "You're not experienced if you've never been bitten", that's a fallacious oversimplification of a larger point. For every sensible thing said there will always be someone that misconstrues it; honestly or otherwise. Doesn't change the fact that if someone is going to keep a snake that can get 20ft long they damn well better know how to manage them, ESPECIALLY when it matters most, i.e. an emergency. The fact remains also that if you've never taken a bite-wrap from a huge snake you have no idea how you will actually react and how it will affect you emotionally which is by definition a lacking "an" experience, not lacking "any" experience. That's the message and I stand behind it regardless of who may disagree with it on a basis of someone's potential hypersensitivities alone. I think part of this particular discussion should also be; How many large snakes have you raised-cared for that were 16-22 ft and have bitten you or someone in your vicinity that you had to react to and safely remove-contain the animal? It almost seems personal to you and maybe what you hear is "He's saying I'm not experienced because I've never been wrapped-up, how dare he?" when any rational person simply understands that in ANY endeavor knowledge and experience dealing with emergencies is essential experience.
@@IntrepidExotics You did say that. Im not sure why you are only now flip flopping. Based on your comments this seems much more personal to you than me. Have a nice say sir.
@@alexcrowder1673 It is quite personal when someone refuses to have an honest engagement and refers to clarification of the deeper meaning of the topic as "flip-flopping". You may wish to re-read what I wrote until the meaning becomes clearer instead of insisting there's no other interpretation than your own. If you simply want to argue, ignore clarification or just veil a complaint as a legitimate question I'm sure there are places more well-suited to that end.
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You are spot on about not rushing Retics and letting them do their own thing. You really got to be patient with them cause they do get spooked easily no matter how long you have had them. As sweet as they are they will bite you in a second and I don’t like my animals being stressed
You know, I beg most people would NOT have shown a video where their snake bowed up on them. They wouldn't want to show that side of behaviors. YOU did the RIGHT THING by leaving that very teachable moment IN the video!! Good job! That must does your honest intention to teach us about handling reptiles. Especially 10+foot long reptiles than can eat us!😅 you are an excellent Teacher Mr..... I don't know your name. I'll just call you Coach. Naaaw.. how about Sensai? Too fancy? Ok, how 'bout Sir? Too formal? 🤔 Hmmmmm I'm going to have find out who you are. Bye!😊
Really good video. Thank you for all the content!
I agree about having a little fear lol. I think if you lose that fear that’s when you’re in trouble. Before I got my Jampea retic I had kept balls, boas and a few burms. None of them compare to the work I had to put into my retic Sweet pea. Sadly I had to give her away to someone that had a retic collection when Covid hit and I couldn’t comfortably afford to keep her. I had originally gave her away once to another person. He had told me he had experience with burms. Turns out he wasn’t as experienced as he thought. He was too scared to feed her. And she had lost a lot of weight. So I had to take her back. Then about a month later I found her that good home. They had over a dozen other retics. Some a lot bigger and they bred their own feeders. So she got back to a healthy weight pretty quick. People that have never kept them don’t realize how alert and smart they are. Plus they can grow very fast. Mine would shed like clockwork. Literally go into shed after every second meal lol. When I got her she was about 20 inches. Being a jampea she was always thinner than a mainland. But when I gave her away she was a little over 12 feet long. She put on most of her size that first year. Grew like a weed! Over the next few years she had gotten a few feet longer but mainly filled out more. I miss her. She had an insane feeding response lol. But once she broke out of it she was good. Like doctor jekyll and mr hyde lol. I swear she would go from being so fierce to being so sweet at the snap of a finger. But I still would never take my eye off her. Being one of the dwarfs she was constantly moving and trying to go up. They’re definitely for the experienced keepers only.
More videos similar to this need to be produced, retics by far are the mostly mistakenly purchased snake by newbies, and it only hurts the snake after just a short time of being in a new home having to get moved again because owner realized they can't house something this large
Great job and thank you for showing us the step by step "working" with the snake👍👍 awesome video🤓👌
If you get them as hatchlings and handle them with frequency they become puppy dogs but definitely a snake that requires a lot of responsibility and care for. This species does require high level of handling and awareness of the animals behavior to help avoid accidental bites from feeding response and they will have their days when they are not in the mood to be bothered and trust they will let you know.
Be mindful that this is a snake that will make a huge mess when it comes to maintenance wise they will shit everywhere and when they urinate it is a lot of urine and it smells horrible 😅. Retics have at times a bad habbit of being pushers which means they will mutilate their faces because they don't feel comfortable with the environment or other factors that can induce that type of behavior not all of them do it but its pretty common place for them to do it and when it happens be prepared to have veterinary expenses headed your way.
These animals are highly intelligent and can figure things out pretty fast which makes the species fun to work with because of that. When they get big into maturity be mindful with males they can become aggressive due to high hormonal levels during mating seasons. To be honest I've had more bad experiences with boas biting me than any python species hands down. None of my retics or burms ever bitten me.
Beautiful snake bro and informative video 🔥💪🏽💯🤘
I am all for retic pythons, but I just don't like how big they get compared to enclosure sizes people keep them in. I've got a ball python I spent a lot of time with and I found the best way to bond with them it's just carry them around and let them smell everything and follow where they point. Dedicating a lot of time I have seen a lot of stuff that indicates once a snake is comfortable that they tend to want bigger than suggested enclosures. I've had a family member with a dwarf retic too and they're pretty goddamn smart and way more engaging than my ball. Enclosures like this guy has is comparable to being trapped in a coffin. I am a firm believer if you're going to get a snake that big you need to dedicate a whole room to the thing as an enclosure.
Some people have that concern, I always suggest that people look at how snakes live in the wild, they aren't ranging animals like mammals. When you see them out roaming they are either hunting or regulating their temps...otherwise they find the tightest places they can to live where they feel secure, which are typically smaller than the enclosures we use. What we may think is comfortable from a human perspective isn't always whats comfortable to a different species.
Good stuff. Hope your channel takes off!
Thank you! If there's anything specific ya would like to see let me know and I'll add it to my list of upcoming vids!
@@IntrepidExotics I’d like to see a full snake collection video. I’m in “cobra city”NC 😂 what about you?
@@3421958 Ahh, Greensboro area here. I dont have a lot but I intend to cover the room in a couple weeks
I would love a video on what you do when she refuses to go back home at all cost 😁
Thanks for the video
Our pleasure!
Hello! What's in that little enclosures on the table behind you ? A baby Green Tree Monitor perhaps? One of my most favorite monitors!!
How often did you handle this guy? I have a male fetid who, and I hate when people say puppy-dog "tame" , but he is my bud and I handle him often. Behind the cobra these snakes are extremely intelligent
My retics, Burm and boa get handled at least once a week on average, my burm several days a week, my big male retic a bit less and my female retic a couple times, same with my boa. They are all pretty easy to handle although the male is generally resistant to come out, but once he does he's like a 2 year old, lol. My biggest problem is just having space in the winter, summers I take them outside but all my space inside is taken up by enclosures, and my mammals are upstairs so I don't take them up there...can't wait to get more space!
If was unusual to your personal touch would recommend in that scenario taking the stand inside out as it stumbling around could have also triggered that fear response. I like to use scent training with mine. the hook makes for a good cue theyre about to be held. with lower prey drive I enjoy using sandalwood or other scent they may be near when finding an ambush spot to sit at. might not recommend that profile of smells for retics but great for my BP. still plenty of others that could work even clickers if loud enough.
also add the disclaimer that scents need to be used carefully for consideration to their respiratory system.
Great video, thanks!
Awesome content
Personally, the biggest snake I would get is a boa constrictor. I feel like retics are just too much for most people, especially when they get bigger than 10ft. I see people getting them at reptile shows on impulse and honestly, I don’t know how or where they end up.
I just bought a baby retic from a reptile show last weekend. That being said, I've had snakes for 27 years, including an 11-12ft burmese python.
Nice vid. Berry helpful!
Great vid, thank you!
4:47 LOL!
I spent a very short time deciding what first snake I wanted. A Ball Python. Perfect size! I decided against anything that gets longer than 5-6 feet. I don't want to manage a 15 foot long, 200 pound snake! I want to be able to carry mine around and transport it with ease. I don't understand why anyone would want such a long & heavy snake!
They can be easier to manage than people think :-)
Can you do a video on giant boa constrictors.....what to know.......because I have a 7 foot Boa that hasn't eaten in over a month
Mine will do that as well, all species I have will go off food at one point or another for a few weeks from my hognose to the retics. I don't stress it unless I see multiple issues like going off food and losing weight and any other erratic breathing-behavior. If none of those things are present I would just keep offering every week or two and they always start eating again.
@@IntrepidExotics thanks
Great response to this comment @intrepid exotics
I'm considering a retic, but its going to be a super-dwarf (from a reliable breeder) for sure!!
SD retics are probably the best pet snake hands down I think :-)
I've been told before handling the snake that you should, if you have the opportunity, to hold a rabbit or a rat. Get your hands smelling like something they enjoy swallowing down. They will be more willing to come towards you for an interaction. 😂. Great video. Just found your channel. Can't wait to see more.
Oh that will make them more willing, lol. I'm guessing that was tongue-in-cheek, but for those reading, it is not the preferred technique to handle food before handling snakes, ya may get got, lol.
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Hi, I'm not sure if you'll see this or not, but do you take vacations? Do they tend to be extra defensive if you return after a few weeks? Just wondering because I'm currently fostering a young retic (I'm guessing a little under a year old). She's so sweet that I've been researching to see if I could safely keep her permanently. However, my husband and I would still like to do family vacations sometimes (possibly trips that may last up to 3 weeks at a time once or twice a year). I know some animals can be very reactive if their primary handler is gone for an extended period. I would pay a couple pf people to check in on her as well as my other animals, but would an extended absence like that damage her relationship with us? Would I be starting from scratch on building trust every time I took a trip?
I've not seen absence damage any relationships with retics. Often they will chose to be left along for weeks and then just fall right back into handling as normal. I have heard of snake caretakers abusing the snakes while the owners were gone and the animals being wigged-out when the owner comes back so ya do have to be careful who the person is watching them.
Love all your videos, Tim! My husband and I are getting our first Dwarf Retic (he is a Goldenchild and we will be naming him Darrow Au Andromedus, after one of our favorite booke series' main characters). So we've been soaking up your vids and Garrett's from Reach Out Reptiles (which is where we are getting him from) and find this immensely helpful, so thank you! Love seeing your big girl out on this one, she is so pretty and it's so cute when she's looking around..knocking things off your shelves..haha.
I have two questions after watching this video! The first is, what do you have in the little tank in your living room?? 😁 And the second is, do you have any other resources that you would recommend for learning about reticulated python care (books, youtubers, online blogs/guides, whatever!)
Thanks much, and much love! 💕
Cool beans! You guys are gonna love that retic after some time bonding :-) if ya mean the small enclosures in my office there's an Aru green tree python and a tank with 3 rough scale green snakes, the living room enclosures have the adult male boa imp., a crested gecko and leopard gecko :-) everyone else lives downstairs. Except the 2 pet rats, 2 prairie dogs and hedgehog that's also upstairs :-)
@@IntrepidExotics So have you started charging admission yet? ^_^ I get asked that by my friends every time I get another snake, haha. I didn't know you had all those little guys! That's so neat
@@HeartsScales Nope, maybe if I get a bigger place opened up I will, but there doesn't seem to be too many people around me who like snakes! lol
@@IntrepidExotics Haha yeah, I get that. I'm learning which of my peeps are not fans since I began keeping them myself. But I have been able to get some people interested by showing them pictures of my cute baby snakes and it's a great feeling. That's why I love reptile RUclipsrs, because not only are ya'll passing on great, educational info, but creating a safe space for people to enjoy reptiles who otherwise would be scared or repulsed by them. So many folks seem to change their mind about how 'evil and scary snakes are' when they have the opportunity to see what it's actually like having them and how beautiful and wonderful they are
But I am self taught I've been teaching myself and each in myself and I've been doing pretty good I think yes I believe in a healthy fear the animal can hurt you the animal's instinct is to hurt you you have to build that bond but but I would like to just have somebody to chit chat with about it more and I would love to show you my animal
13:52, what will you do if she chose to be defensive and come right at you?
highly unlikely
2 days after a meal my retics and burms go nuts. Walk right past the cage and smash.
My male used to do that, a few days after a meal he would jump at everything that moved and he just mellowed out one day...which is good because hes strong enough to mess himself up now slamming the glass.
@@IntrepidExotics That gives me hope that mine will kill that habbit. You do a good job at communicating with her. I got so use to staying on my toes like how you were doing I felt confident enough to get a rock.
@ReptileNerd When I have guests come over it's difficult to explain to them what the snake is doing lol. It'll scare the crap out of people.
Do retics still bite even if they mellowed while being handled? I'm planning on getting one on my birthday on april 4
Well, it has everything to do with the handler and how secure the animal is really. What experience do ya have with large snakes?
I love my big beautiful baby I've had him almost 6 months hes about 14 months old and hes pushing damn near 10' already and and that's why I would like to talk to you a little bit Not really needing anything just kind of wanna chat
Sure thing, we can catch up on the intrepid FB page DMs, my schedule is erratic but we can play phone tag there till we link up
Hey I’m a snake owner. You said it’s not a bad encounter. You’re scaring me as far as owning a retic. It’s bad because you’re scared. It’s one thing of being cautious but your scared. My python is from Brian she’s very docile. If I get a retic I want one generations in like my ball python. More docile each generation with proper handling. I never seen Brian approach a fed retic like this
Just to ensure I understand what you're saying; you have a ball python and don't have large constrictors? You do understand that this is geared towards helping new keepers read their animals, right? Brian may be more fun to watch but you don't learn much about handling if it's not broken down into individual behaviors, it's not at all about fear, it's about being thorough about details. I would claim if this video makes you afraid of retics than you're in the right track because they are to be taken seriously, now comes the process of educating through that fear and building competence and confidence if you intend to get one in the future. Just to put your remarks about fear into context I used to care for hundreds of adult retics including some wild caught and some individuals 20' + daily, hundreds of initial interactions a week, and taken some nasty food response bites-wraps from snakes 16'+. If you honestly think I'm scared of a snake I raised from a baby simply because I make a slow paced video to show behaviors and chose not to act like a clownish used car salesman for entertainment purposes I would simply point out the difference between reptile education and reptile entertainment. I demonstrate cautious handling as it's geared towards newer keepers, experienced large constrictor owners are likely put to sleep by half my content and that's fine, they aren't the ones most in need of help. Maybe check out more of the retic content and see if more examples help.
Have you ever worked with Africa rock pythons? That's what we have here in Kenya 🐍
Hello to Kenya! It must be awesome to live out there with such a cool diversity of wildlife! I have never worked with African Rocks before, I do plan to get at least one when I expand. I am finding I enjoy working with animals that are notoriously difficult more and more as the ones I have here are so easy to manage now. Definitely looking forward to expanding and doing some series on calming defensive snakes through the whole process with each individual. Thank you for the question!
@@IntrepidExotics thank you. I would love to one day come and see the beautifully patterned reticulated pythons.🙏
If you going pick it up have to do it right away !!she will relax then
Sometimes, sometimes it helps to give them time to figure out what's happening
5:05 i think she got startled because of that mini table/hide of her?
nah, she's just energetic
regards from Czech republic... great video... all steps explained..
Hello, and thank you!
@@IntrepidExotics I really like your videos. I am into hobby many years , I have seen many such videos and your videos are not clickbaits but just very informative and nice filmed .. there something... like humility ... thank you..
@@koprivnik I definitely try to stay humble, these videos go out to the world and there are a great many more skilled keepers out there that I can learn from so I stay open.
You have hair now hahaha
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Sup man I still would like to talk to you I have one
Okay so I finally dove into retics last year and I gotta ask, do your retics pee on you? I have one girl &I'm convinced she makes it a mission to pee on me lol 😆
Haha! Man, when I first brought my female home she was a piss machine. I would even wait for her to do it in her cage before handling and she would still open the floodgates on me. After awhile though she just stopped, I think it's just a matter of age and they hit a certain comfort level because she hasn't dont that in a good year or more. Oddly enough my male never has, nor any of my other snakes for that matter now that I think about it, only my female retic
@@IntrepidExotics same! I have 3 retics but only 1 girl, she's the only one that does it, even after she goes in her cage, I'll take her out for cleaning and she'll go for round 2 right down my leg lol . I hope stops before she gets bigger lmao I don't need that problem.
Mine did it until she was about 6-7 ft then she finally grew out of it. I did learn the hard way not to let her on the bed, lol.
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Um touching her over and over like that will get any snake a response like that my Burmese pythons were the same way if you keep petting them like that they would give a reaction like this. But yes Reticulated pythons shouldn't be bought by New people owning snakes not even Burms should be because they still get big but not as big as retic's.
I say no to this because I’m 12 and built like a stick but i like the :)
I cant seem to find the comment anymore, but on one of your videos you stated that you "dont consider someone experienced with reticulated pythons unless theyve been wrapped by a full sized female". I was a little surprised to hear you say that because it goes against the main messages of your channel about being safe and taking proper precautions. It also suggests that proper precautions dont work, even though they do. Can you elaborate on what you mean by your comment? It kinda seems like you are almost encouraging people to get wrapped by large snakes so that they can be "experienced" like you.... just seems like a dangerous comment that serves no purpose other than encouraging people to be bitten for your approval. Just my 2 cents.
Good question, thanks for asking! I'll elaborate as best I can. One thing about our animals is that, even though they can be safe and we take precautions to stay safe with them they can still surprise us; we can still make mistakes that could cause even the best animal to get ahold of us. I tend to think it's a keeper's responsibility to be prepared to deal with a bite-wrap at any time and be capable of helping anyone else out of that situation; just like many other things it's difficult to truly understand what it's like and what to do until you've experienced it. I would definitely never encourage anyone to take a bite, and frankly "encouraging people to get bitten for my approval" suggests a level of narcissism I've never been close to achieving. I do my best to present facts independent of opinion as much as possible, and the fact is that a huge part of owning large constrictors is to be prepared for worst case scenario, and any reasonable person who has an 18 foot snake wrapped around them would prefer to have someone that actually knows how to safely get that animal off and has done it before than someone that hasn't, that just being objectively rational and has nothing to do with anyone's emotional response to the statement. Trust me, if this had anything to do with my ego I have a lifetime of impressive, badass feathers in my cap I could stick my chest out about regarding much tougher things than working with reptiles. It's not about anyone "meeting my approval", it's about being honest with new keepers when I say you don't truly know what it's like to manage a large snake bite-wrap until it's been experienced and it's simply a consideration of keeping responsibly. I've seen the first bite completely scare people away from keeping retics forever that thought they were ready for them. Again, I appreciate direct questions :-)
@@IntrepidExotics I think the fact that we are having this conversation at all shows that your comment can easily be misinterpreted. I still think suggesting someone isnt experienced because they havent been bitten by a big one is a risky and irresponsible thing to say. Especially given how impressionable and irresponsible young people already are. You clearly dont have an issue with saying things like that, and thats fine. I just don't agree with saying that sort of thing. Especially on a platform like this. I don't think its the right message.
@@alexcrowder1673 I never once said "You're not experienced if you've never been bitten", that's a fallacious oversimplification of a larger point. For every sensible thing said there will always be someone that misconstrues it; honestly or otherwise. Doesn't change the fact that if someone is going to keep a snake that can get 20ft long they damn well better know how to manage them, ESPECIALLY when it matters most, i.e. an emergency. The fact remains also that if you've never taken a bite-wrap from a huge snake you have no idea how you will actually react and how it will affect you emotionally which is by definition a lacking "an" experience, not lacking "any" experience. That's the message and I stand behind it regardless of who may disagree with it on a basis of someone's potential hypersensitivities alone. I think part of this particular discussion should also be; How many large snakes have you raised-cared for that were 16-22 ft and have bitten you or someone in your vicinity that you had to react to and safely remove-contain the animal? It almost seems personal to you and maybe what you hear is "He's saying I'm not experienced because I've never been wrapped-up, how dare he?" when any rational person simply understands that in ANY endeavor knowledge and experience dealing with emergencies is essential experience.
@@IntrepidExotics You did say that. Im not sure why you are only now flip flopping. Based on your comments this seems much more personal to you than me. Have a nice say sir.
@@alexcrowder1673 It is quite personal when someone refuses to have an honest engagement and refers to clarification of the deeper meaning of the topic as "flip-flopping". You may wish to re-read what I wrote until the meaning becomes clearer instead of insisting there's no other interpretation than your own. If you simply want to argue, ignore clarification or just veil a complaint as a legitimate question I'm sure there are places more well-suited to that end.