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While looking in the other forum, I see that there are currently two "dwarfs" for sale (Mikes, and one in canada). Is this common? I've been watching this forum for a year or so and have not seen this before.
I am waiting on my interstate permit to get my 05 male from NC (I'm in Ohio) and it just happens to have a small tail (sort of like the others). I'm gonna guess that my 05 male MAY be a dwarf???
Any thoughts??
Steve

I should also mention that I will not breed my small tail male. He will be a pet.
Steve

In that case you will LOVE him just the same!
It is kind of nice to have an Indigo in a 4' neodesha cage.
Mike

I had a female dwarf. It clearly couldn't have reproduced. It actually couldn't even shed on it's own completely and needed assistance at some level every time she shed. On the other hand, it was every bit an indigo with the same observant behavior, motion and feeding behavior... it just didn't grow beyond 2 feet. I gave the one I had away to someone who was not interested in having anything but a pet.

I suppose if someone wants to pay for a non-breeder, they can. I did that with a pure breed dog once. That dog was worth every penny. I would have had to pay double for one that was "breeding" quality.

I think that with most snakes, a non-breeding quality animal should be the type of snake that is adopted out or sold at a reduced price. With the deserved popularity of indigos, even non-breeders have some value. If one is content to NEVER breed the animal, a dwarf is probably fine.

Just my thoughts on it.

Doug T
Doug Taylor Reptiles

I'm the one in Canada with the dwarf one for sale. I paid 2500$ in September for a pair and the breeder declared us they where perfect snakes, perfect in everyway. When i opened the bag at the airport, i hit my head on the wall. We bought(imported) 6 snakes, 2 came with little tails and all snakes had scars. The breeder seem not as fast to compensate for those 2 "perfect" snakes as he where to take our money.
Justin

Hey Chuck
Were both of the small tail snakes dwarfs (4')? Like I said earlier, the male I'm getting has a small tail and I'm trying to guess if he will be a 7 footer or a 4 footer.
I'm hopeing to raise a 7' monster but will be more than happy if he ends up as a 4 footer. I'm just happy to be getting one.
I am getting a very good deal on him and no matter how he turns out, will be a non breeder.

Thanks for your time
Steve
ps. it's been 66 days since permit app was sent in. I did talk to Ms. Davis and she said that she had it and needed to put it in the computer and to expect it in a few weeks!!! Isn't the gov. something???

Beautiful Gilas!!!

I hear ya on that one Justin & I'd be perfected contented to 'out' this guy over the entire internet that shipped them over here. I guess he felt if there was an ocean between us we wouldn't be trying to get money back or replacements. I liked the way 'his camera was broke so he couldn't take pics' Hell had I been selling animals for $6000 US $'s I'd have bought a cheap digcam on plastic & paid for it after the sale had went thru or borrowed a friends at the very least. It's just a case of buyer beware. If anyone in here wants to know who this guy IS email me privately.

I guess I lucked out in the deal with a 6'10" male, who (knock on wood) eats like a rottweiller & bred all 3 of my gals & is a nice red faced to boot!!! But I saw pics of the others, couple of them looked as if they'd got massaged with a weedwhacker!!!

Have a good one guys

Dean