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Hi-

I've been thinking about getting a Kayuadi (the dwarf with the redder eyes) for a couple years now. My question is- how will I know if a hatchling being offered on kingsnake is actually a dwarf and won't grow into a hulking 20 ft giant that I don't want?

Thanks-
Brenda

you can always help yourself by buying from a reputable breeder. i just got this pair of dwarf tigers from steeve gooch. our transaction was flawless. and if you look at the enclosed pics you can see that he has wonderful animals.

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Spider

Mmmm! Those are beautiful! Sometimes I think that nature will never cease to take my breath away.

"I've been thinking about getting a Kayuadi (the dwarf with the redder eyes) for a couple years now. My question is- how will I know if a hatchling being offered on kingsnake is actually a dwarf and won't grow into a hulking 20 ft giant that I don't want?"

eye color is not a good indicator... even in ones that are pure. the reason being is that all the island retics share a similar variety of markings and eye color... such as jamps, kalaotoa super dwarfs, kayuadi super dwarfs, and madu super dwarfs.

some people sell offspring that are 50% dwarf but the babies really dont look like the pure dwarfs... if you see one that is pure you will know what it is... there is no mistaking it.
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Reticulatus.Net

This is my female Jampea:
See her color /pattern, and you can kind of see he eye(s). Her eyes are not full silver (but pretty close) but they aren't the bright orange like the mainland Tics.

This is my male Bali. Bali's are not a true dwarf but they are said to be the smallest of the mainland species of Tics. This little boy is a CBB snake is 6 years old and is only 8 foot.

So in these two you can totally see the difference in their color /patterns, and eyes. They are the same length.
I hope these helped a little.
Thank you for looking.
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Christine
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