I need a bigger snake..

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Originally Posted by reptileexperts

Come on now Amanda, don't be so angered by this terminology . . . You know VERY well that dwarf blood keeps em small, just need a lot more than 25% ;-)

I had a 25% Kalatoa (Super Dwarf) 12.5% Jampea (Dwarf) mix female, and she was 12' after 2 years, and still not done growing as of yet.

Then again, I have 50% SD stuff that stays around 7.5' but this is F2 . . .
I have an F1 male 50% SD Tiger who is just over 10' . . . and its a male . . .

I just sold my platinum who was 50% SD female, she's 2 and a half years old, and she was 11'! It's extremely variable. BUT There are options like pures that will get you in a manageable size range. Pure Jampea males should not exceed 8' (unless you push them in food!). Pure Super Dwarf Males don't exceed 6', but they also wont eat too big of meals.

I'll throw a hat out there for Woma Pythons. They are fun and mine ate jumbo rats without hesitation (adult female). Boas are nice because they metabolize food quite slowly, so you have time in between feedings. But if you want something different . . . Scrub pythons can be fun ;-) but also quite large. . .

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SUPER Dwarfs, yeah...but regular dwarf blood is SO variable, that it's hard to say they'll ONLY get to be a certain size ;P I also think that Zazz's grandpa, who was a pure jamp, was somewhere around 14ft...

Basically, if you can't handle the size, don't do dwarf. Super dwarf at best ;P

Dwarf has the potential to go big (Jampea) but does not have to :cool:

all I hear is "blah blah blah, I'm a dirty ho, blah blah"
:p
just kidding, of course. I guess part of it could be due to sooo much mixed blood that it's hard to tell what really is dwarf

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Originally Posted by iPanda

Yeah, Dwarf just refers to the locale of the retic =] VERY misleading...I wish they'd not use that term, but meh.

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Correction to myself: Dwarf CAN refer to the locale, but does often refer to the size. Confusing as fuh. 14' IS dwarf compared to 22'...but still huge ;P

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Originally Posted by iPanda

Correction to myself: Dwarf CAN refer to the locale, but does often refer to the size. Confusing as fuh. 14' IS dwarf compared to 22'...but still huge ;P

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Guess the terms big or small are all relative. In the realm of bps anything retic is going to be big sd or not! :)

It's true XD

How about a dumerils or Madagascan ground boa? They get big enough to handle them but not too big and they're not too common(especially the Madagascans). A blood python would also be a good option. I'd say not a super dwarf retic because while they're longer they're still pretty thin. A regular dwarf or a half dwarf might work though. Yellow anaconda maybe? They can be a bit larger than a red trail but not to big, then again there's the issue with that law... Angolan pythons aren't too common and they're a bit bigger than balls but I don't know if they're quite big enough for a jumbo rat.

^ I was thinking yellow anaconda too or blood pythons since they don't get really lengthy just super girthy


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Look into the Liasis genre. I been obsessing over these myself and probably going to be my next snake.
Macklot's pythons are a nice medium size from what I heard (6 - 8 ft) and the main subspecies of olive python is quite big (8 - 13 ft) but not gigantic like a mainland retic. Their care is supposed to be quite straightforward as well. If there's one con, which may not even be a con for some people, is their food aggression, which is supposed to be just as intense as a retic.
There's also white lipped pythons (6 - 9 ft) if you're feeling adventurous and can provide humidity for their rather thin skin.

Prehistoric Pets has Normal Super Dwarfs for $475. right now.