super dwarf retics?

[mainbutter]

How much do we know about "super dwarf" reticulated pythons? I can't find too much info on them, which islands they are from, how old the oldest ones in captivity are, and how much we truly know about their full adult size..

Anyone want to shoot me some links to places that have good info on them?

[Jyson]

Its very hard to actually find info on them. When I did research on them it took me the longest time to find anything. Unfortunately, I lost alot of the links to that info when my computer crashed.
Here is one link I found, Garrick Demeyer use to have a really good page on them, but he is in the mist of redesigning his site.
http://www.constrictors.com/Collecti...tedPython.html

For the most part, they grow to 6 - 7 feet. Females have the capability of growing to 8 feet. When I was doing research I ran into alot of disputes about their size, for the most part they seemed to be confusing them with dwarfs, and with SD x Dwarfs. And some even made accounts that couldn't be right since SD retics weren't in the US for that long. Along with that some were even feeding them too much causing them to grow larger(8 feet), and thus adding to the dispute.

There was this web page I found, where I believe Steve Gooch did a feeding experiment on them, it was pretty imformative about how they can grow larger if being fed too much, and how the mainland, dwarf and SD retics had anatomical differences, (in the face and snout.) Which further concluded that they were actual subspecies, and were not selectively bred to be small, which at the time I am guessing was a controversy?

My best advice is to just keep researching, all the good info on them is actually pretty hard to find, I did about 6 months worth of it before I decided to get mine.

Hope this helps

[Jyson]

Here is an excellent link I found on them http://www.a1pythons.com/info_superdwarf.html

[mainbutter]

Thanks!! These guys totally look like they're going to make my "want" list.

[Jyson]

Thanks!! These guys totally look like they're going to make my "want" list.

Not a problem, you are welcome.

I hope so, we need to get the word out on these awesome lil guys!

[nixer]

the superdwarf female i got from bob clark from the original pair he had grew to 12' i think someone botched their measurements. i dont have the snake anymore

[Jyson]

the superdwarf female i got from bob clark from the original pair he had grew to 12' i think someone botched their measurements. i dont have the snake anymore

Are you sure they were pure super dwarf?

[nixer]

Are you sure they were pure super dwarf?

yes and another guy had one here which was 14' both came from clark through wilbank's both at tinley show

[Jyson]

yes and another guy had one here which was 14' both came from clark through wilbank's both at tinley show

I am not sure about that, without any history on them I am not sure what to say. Imo they sound more like dwarfs and not super dwarfs. Bob Clark does have super dwarfs that aren't that size at all.
Here is one of his
http://mahn001.tripod.com/imagelib/s... Brooding Eggs

[Jyson]

Here is another link that may explain that (specifically in the 3rd paragraph)
http://mahn001.tripod.com/id2.html