Super Dwarf Retic

Hillsberry · 03-12-10, 06:06 PM

How large do super dwarfs get around. I read 9 to 12. And someone told me 6ft. So I am not sure which one to believe

marvelfreak · 03-12-10, 06:39 PM

Dwarf get up to 14 feet i believe. Super dwarf get up to around 8 feet if i am not miss taken. Willow would be the one to ask. She the only person i know that has one.

cmp944 · 03-12-10, 11:05 PM

Marvel thats the same info that I have on them. The super dwarfs reach sexual maturity right around 5 - 6 feet.

Waiting for Willow as well.

Hillsberry · 03-13-10, 12:02 PM

Yeah thanks guys!

Will0W783 · 03-13-10, 01:58 PM

Haha, thanks cmp944! Yes I do have a super dwarf female retic. Her name is Baby, and she's full grown (4 years old) at around 8 feet. Super dwarfs reach 6-8 feet and dwarfs tend to max out around 12-15 feet. I love Baby dearly, but I doubt I would want a retic much larger than she is. She is very friendly but has the typical retic feeding response. She's flown out of her cage 2-3 feet multiple times when she smells food and accidentally got me on the forearm once. She let go immediately, but it still hurt like a son of a gun and bled like mad. I can't wait for them to start breeding lavendar albino super dwarfs- as far as I know only the normal coloration is currently bred in the super dwarfs but albinos are available in regular dwarf. A super dwarf will run you around $300 for the most part- I got Baby from a guy off craigslist whose girlfriend was making him sell her so she cost almost nothing. She's gorgeous, smart, curious, and very impressive. I would love to get a male for her once I move and have more space.

Hillsberry · 03-13-10, 02:06 PM

I love the lavendar albino retics. I would love one of these guys some day. Wish they didnt get so big. But I bet soon the super dwarf will come in all different colors.

Will0W783 · 03-13-10, 02:07 PM

Don't know. There aren't many people working with the super dwarf, because there is such a market for the full-size retics. But in another 5-10 years anything is possible.

Hillsberry · 03-13-10, 02:13 PM

Ugh! I wish the didnt get so big. Love the big guys but I dont know if I would have the space. Maybe when I am older.

Will0W783 · 03-13-10, 02:14 PM

You definitely do NOT want to get a retic or burm until you have had experience. I would say not until Raven is full-grown and you are ok with her size. You also cannot ever handle a snake larger than 8 feet long by yourself.

Hillsberry · 03-13-10, 04:58 PM

Yeah I know. I would never get one yet! My mom thinks Raven is going to get big. Lol. And I know they arent just some snake you go out and get.

Freebody · 03-13-10, 06:31 PM

yes there is already super dwarf albinos out on the market, i amost bought one of henry pioruns 100% hets off him a 2 years ago but i went with the reg dwarf albino istead for the same price but he sold them already and is getting or of the retic breading due to BC starting to ban the selling of large snake here like where i live,i can own them still but for how long till they take my rights away...who knows

. he may be able to point you in the right direction in findine a super dwarf albino or where he got his bloodline from.Henry Piorun Reptiles-Canadian Reptile Breeder

Will0W783 · 03-13-10, 08:12 PM

Oh wow, thank you so much freebody! I had no idea someone was already making them!! Whoo-hoo, I may have to save up for one!

Hillsberry · 03-13-10, 08:40 PM

Get one Kim! Then you can breed them. Well if you get a male then you can breed them! :P

Freebody · 03-13-10, 09:56 PM

no problem at all

nice looking snakes eh
did you see hes breeding albino carpet pythons? i got to hold the 2 hets hes breeding with when i was there he was selling them at the time for $10 000 each .... they were first discovered and documented in 1990 and thos snake will be some of the worlds 1st captive bread, trully amazing stuff can wait to see the real thing not just the het i seen.

Hillsberry · 03-13-10, 10:02 PM

Albino carpets no I didnt see them