superdwarf retic viv or tub?

[chrisgard]

hi guys, got my first retic a few weeks ago, normal phase sd retic female from bob clark reptiles, its about 2ft long and hasnt eaten since ive had it, (although it has only just shed so would hav been in shed from when i got it) .

i have her setup in a 2ftviv on orchid bark with a hide at each end, and corkbark in a few corners , the temps are about 92-94 under the reflector bulb and on the cool side about 80 with the nighttime drop remaining at 80

but im worried because it hasnt eaten yet and im not really liking the whole viv thing starting snakes off, i thought it would be a good idea at first but now im thinking about putting it in my rack that i keep my royals in, their daytime hotspot temp is about 91 dropping down to 84 at night which i think is fine for a retic, please correct me if im wrong?

its just i think if i put her in a small tub with a humid hide and very basic setup i can monitor her behaviour and temps and she can regulate her humidity alot better than my spraying of the viv,

please give your opinions because im very new to the retic game


chris gard

[Darren25]

Does it feed on frozen? Most US imports are fed live.

[chrisgard]

i think it was fed live but retics have good fedding responses im told and i have always had no problem with royals who i thought were very finnicky,

[Darren25]

If it was fed live you'll have to work on converting it to frozen, won't happen over night, or the other reason could be down to the weather.

[snakehead]

i gota retic off bob,was live feeder 08,drove it 250mile and with in 2 hours she ate,and has dobne on every occasion after,think urs will be fine,just get ur rat real warm n alot of jigglin around wiv it n fingers crossed,mines in a rub by the way

[royal1]

Originally Posted by snakehead

i gota retic off bob,was live feeder 08,drove it 250mile and with in 2 hours she ate,and has dobne on every occasion after,think urs will be fine,just get ur rat real warm n alot of jigglin around wiv it n fingers crossed,mines in a rub by the way

exactly the same with my retic just left the mouse on her ceramic dome for 15 secs to make it really warm and she took straight away

[Dextersdad]

Our live fed retic went to frozen in a jiffy. No probs.

[jonny cichla]

hi mate" temps are ok" 92 hot 80 cool mine goes down to 77-78 night
iv noticed my retics are almost always on cool side" the retic will eat when hungrey enoughf " could try putting humid box in there" and before going to bed put rat heated slightly into hide box" then lights out"
some retics like to feed in secure darkness come morning its probley gone

[Rain]

I kept my Kayauadi retic in a 50l rub for ages, with no problems, so its no issue to do so, but then I've now got 3 out of 4 in vivs, and all still feed fine.
TBH, I wouldnt worry about the feeding just yet, they feed when they are hungry enough, they're fairly reliable, infact, I've only ever had one missed feed with the kayauadi in the last year

[Frasereptile]

is she on defrosted now?