Dwarf Retics...

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Originally Posted by djslurp1200

I don't really want a giant...although I know boa's can get pretty big...I just want the next step up from my Ball pythons while still having a decent temperment... I'm not trying to raise a monster...Just a healthy animal a little bigger than my balls but nothing bigger than 10ft...

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Most of the B.c.Imperator that get over 9' are over weight from what I have seen. B.c.i. fed a meal a little smaller than their girth every week once they are a few years old seems to be a pretty good feeding schedule to keep their weight on without them getting obese.

There are plenty of 9' 60 or 70# boas, but like it was already said, they are usually overweight.

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Originally Posted by djslurp1200

Seeing the last few recent threads and the pictures of the beautiful retics I remembered someone telling me about a dwarf retic... What's the "going" price and avg. size of a "normal pattern" dwarf retic?...Male. :)

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if you are still looking at dwarfs i cant stress enough that you go with a reputible breeder. i have 3 15-17 ft "dwarfs" that people bought but got scammed into a normal retic so they give them to me. hey dr satan, are you coming to florida anytime soon? im overly swamped with green annies burms,and retics over 10 ft that retard people buy and end up giving them to me. free of charge no adoption fee,just a good home :)

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Originally Posted by stangs13

How long have you had your balls? Are balls the only species that you have kept? Have you kept any large constrictors? Retics arn't good "2nd snakes". Even dwarfs.

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Why not?

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Originally Posted by uro1001

if you are still looking at dwarfs i cant stress enough that you go with a reputible breeder. i have 3 15-17 ft "dwarfs" that people bought but got scammed into a normal retic so they give them to me. hey dr satan, are you coming to florida anytime soon? im overly swamped with green annies burms,and retics over 10 ft that retard people buy and end up giving them to me. free of charge no adoption fee,just a good home :)

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Yeah, I don't think I'm going to be getting a retic... I've thought about it more and more and I would just so much rather invest the money into another ball python morph.

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Originally Posted by djslurp1200

Yeah, I don't think I'm going to be getting a retic... I've thought about it more and more and I would just so much rather invest the money into another ball python morph.

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i think that is a very responsible and mature thing to do :) also i see your in florida if you ever come up to jacksonville i have a nice norm 9ft retic that you can handle and it may give you the feeling of a dwarf retic and prepare you in the future if you want one:)

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Originally Posted by uro1001

i think that is a very responsible and mature thing to do :) also i see your in florida if you ever come up to jacksonville i have a nice norm 9ft retic that you can handle and it may give you the feeling of a dwarf retic and prepare you :)

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I feel it's honostly "the'' Mature/Responsible thing as well... At this time It would just be stupid to buy a retic or anything larger than a ball python at the moment right now... Atleast not until I get a house.

definetly. that save one more giant snake from going into the shelters as welll:)

I think that is a great idea for now. Do take up uro1001 offer though and go handle the retics if is somthing you think you might want to own in the future personally I think anyone intresting in owning one of the giants should have to have some experience with them before they purschase them, and its great that those that own them now are willing to share their expericne with others we really must do all we can to stop this massive dumping of large snakes into the wild were they don't really belong and the best way to do that is through educuation and personal expeiance in hanldling them. Best of luck with your future choices in snakes, I would definatly consider a bcc or bci as an intermediate step don't think our home would be the same without ours.

Well I've had experience with adult red tails and a buddy of mine that I hangout with alot has a couple retics...6ft & 12ft...his are rather docile and haven't striking or anything...I really admire the retics, although after thinking about it more I dont' think I'll be purchasing one anytime soon. I think I'd rather have a Boa though if I was going to get anything other than a ball for my next snake. And I'm definetly not for dumping snakes into the wild or into shelters...Every animal I purchase or own is going to be taken care of for the duration of it's life by myself...It just doesn't make us responsible herpers look very good when the irresponsible people release their pythons and boa's in the wild or dump them into shelters because they can't handle their adult size...

So many people purchase these animals as well thinking they can also just give them to a zoo when they reach adult size...that's just ignorance.