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sexing a retic, can you go by the size of the spers like you can with burms? i just picked up a male het albino tiger to go with my female het albino tiger.
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Jessica and David Spendolini
JND SERPENTINES

OUR BABYS:
1.0 Tiger Retic (ONYX)
0.1 Lavender Albino Retic (CITRINE)
1.1 Het Albino Tiger Retic (RUBY and SCAR)
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 (ANGEL)
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)

with retics, as well as burmese. I have seen adult male retics with spurs smaller than female retic spurs. I have also seen male burmese with this spur configuration as well. This is rare, but it does happen. Back in the 80's I had a male albino burmese with a normal size spur on one side and no spur at all on the other side. If in any doubt, probe to verify.

Kelly

thank you. I was going to get him probed this weekend just to be sure.
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Jessica and David Spendolini
JND SERPENTINES

OUR BABYS:
1.0 Tiger Retic (ONYX)
0.1 Lavender Albino Retic (CITRINE)
1.1 Het Albino Tiger Retic (RUBY and SCAR)
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 (ANGEL)
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)