How can you tell by looking at a retic if it's a Jampea dwarf or a normal gonna-get-HUGE retic? I don't have much expierence with them and was wondering just what to look for, if anything.
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Visual difference between normal and dwarf?
BRYAN139
Aug 08, 2005 12:52 PM
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wangtastic
Aug 08, 2005 05:12 PM
From what I've seen Jampeas have a higher number of dorsal blotches and you can usually tell them apart. Though the adult size is pretty hard to guess. I've seen some huge retics from Jampea and some real small gonna-get-huge normals.
Jim123
Aug 08, 2005 07:23 PM
They sure can get large. Like I have mentioned before, I own a female that is 14' another that is just a hair short of being 15'. My male is smaller then the females as all males are. Mine are purebred Jampeas with no tiger or albino blood in the mix. Back to your question there is a noticeable difference in the way the black appears in the pattern. In retics outside the Jampea and similar island localities the black is only one scale wide. In other mainland retics the black is two, three, or more scales wide. Hope this helps.
Jim
