Awesome NEW Retic Photos from Vital Exotics!

Amazing animals!!! I love the colors and looks of these guys. Roughly how big (lenght and width) do male SDs get.

Depends on the percentage of SD blood but youd be suprised how little it takes to keep them small. I'd say a 50% SD male would expect to be 7-8ft max, pure (100%) SDs being 5-6ft. Pure SD females being 8-9ft.

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Originally Posted by OctagonGecko729

Depends on the percentage of SD blood but youd be suprised how little it takes to keep them small. I'd say a 50% SD male would expect to be 7-8ft max, pure (100%) SDs being 5-6ft. Pure SD females being 8-9ft.

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5-6 ft sounds managable...what about thickness? Are we talking as thick as an adult ball or slimmer? Every video I see of retics they are constantly darting around, I assume this would be true for the SDs as well, do they every calm down or is this always going to be an active snake? I have a 5 year old son and I don't want to bring any snake into the house the he wouldn't be able to handle (with constant supervision of course)

At 5-6ft they are not much thicker then some large colubrids.

Yeah, all retics move a lot, the SDs are rumored to move more but I do not have any personal experience with them. Retics are a handful even at 2ft ;).

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At 5-6ft they are not much thicker then some large colubrids.

Yeah, all retics move a lot, the SDs are rumored to move more but I do not have any personal experience with them. Retics are a handful even at 2ft ;).

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So maybe not the best for a kiddo then.

The eyes on the ultras are mental. They are just like black holes, really cool. And the GC 100% het looks proper evil with that bright orange eye lol.

Thanks for all the compliments guys.

OctagonGecko729, thanks for answering the questions correctly for these guys.

Here is a quick rundown on general SD/Dwarf sizes:

The % of Dwarf and or SD that makes up the genetics and feeding regiment is a large factor for all the smaller sized bloodlines (Sd's and Dwarfs), with a good medium line feeding program (every 7-10 days) expect the following:

50% and higher Dwarfs: Males 6'-9', females 8' - 12'
50% and higher SD's: Males 5'-8' and females 6'- 9' and they stay more slender than most python species also.

Most of my dwarf males are in the 7'-8' range and Dwarf females around 10-11'

Most of the SD breeder males are around 6' and females around 8-9'.

Go here for photos and info all my available Dwarfs and SD's: http://www.vitalexotics.com/reticulated-pythons/

Hope this helps and let me know if you have any other questions.

Retics especially SD's and Dwarfs can make great pets for teens and adults, but I would not recommend them for any young children. They move a lot (which is why many people like them) and they can have a slightly more "edgy" personality when it comes to kids handling them.

Wow, gorgeous animals!

The SD snow and mooching are sick!! Def digging them

Magnificent!

Thank You