I have been working with various species for about 9 years and i am thinking about adding a dwarf retic to my collection can some one tell me how big does a dwarf get and how big does a super dwarf get and also how are thier temperments is one more mellow than the other?
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dwarf retic vs super dwarf retics
dumsnballs
Mar 14, 2005 12:51 PM
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worldsocold
Mar 19, 2005 04:35 PM
Dwarf=Small
Super Dwarf=Super Small
To be honest im not to sure but i know there exactly what the name says dwarf, Most retics in general are very tame now from the years of captive breeding so i think you can assume your Captive born and captive bred Super Dwarf and Dwarf are going to be tame and if not tame they wont want to kill you every second they get.
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Pat
1.1 (100% het albino) Retics
1.1 Coastal Carpet Pythons
ProReptiles
Mar 19, 2005 10:35 PM
Generally, there is a large (excuse the pun!) size difference between the two. To avoid a long drawn out discussion, I will state that there is ALWAYS exceptions to every rule, especially when discussing sizes and other events that are not totally within our control….but the accepted rule of size is:
Dwarf Retic = 10' - 12' (full grown; or less)
Super Dwarf Retic = 6' or under (a TRUE Super Dwarf - fully grown)
As an example to the "outside" of the rule generalization, one of our Dwarf Retics, a fully grown Jampea female (about 7 years old), is just under 14' and NOT tame by any standards!
Another two examples are our Dwarf Albino Retics, the female being 11' and the male coming in at just under 7' (a hair under tip-tip), of course males are normally smaller in size.
~Sean~
