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I am new to trhe forum, but had a blood about 6 years ago. I think it was wild caught or I just didn't know enough about them, because it was a terror. I have decided to retry my hand at bloods. Can anyone here tell me about size difference between males and females? I am proably going to get an 04 sumatran blood from NERD.
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0.1 bearded dragon (Kalypso)
1.0 ambanja panther (Neptune)
1.0 leopard gecko (Balaram)
0.2 ball pythons
0.0.1 blue tounge skink
0.0.1 red tail boa (Ra)
0.0.1 jungle X coastal carpet python (Loki)

Hey,
Rather than go into a whole disertation on the subject as there is so much already written on the subject of size here and disposition; suffice it to say that, adult blood females are larger than their male counter parts and can get to be as large as 6-7 feet and weigh as much 25-40 lbs. However, a more realistic weight, that is, one that is healthy and that can potentiate a better breeding outcome, would be something in the area of 12-25lbs for a full grown female. (The heavier weights are for females that are longer, 5-6 ft, hence the proportional weight increase). Males get to be 5-5.5 feet and weigh as much as 20-35 Lbs. These are rough lengths and weights and can vary from animal to animal and feeding schedule and type of food item.

Their disposition can also vary accordingly, depending on whether the animal is wild caught or cbb. With any luck and some smart buying and proper research on your part, you'll only buy from a reputable breeder or dealer and get only the best animal possible. With wild caught bloods you are adopting a whole host of problems and baggage that as a first time blood keeper you don't want to deal with right off the back. Start with a cbb blood and one that is well adjusted and feeding with all the proper cage and history records to prove it available to you.

Check out Kara, from Nerd or ProExotic for the best available bloods. And of course there is also, VPI.
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thanks for the info. I think I am going to get one from Kara at NERD
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0.1 bearded dragon (Kalypso)
1.0 ambanja panther (Neptune)
1.0 leopard gecko (Balaram)
0.2 ball pythons
0.0.1 blue tounge skink
0.0.1 red tail boa (Ra)
0.0.1 jungle X coastal carpet python (Loki)