NARBC 2007 Pictures!

Great pics. What size does the dwarf reach?

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Originally Posted by Blu Mongoose

Great pics. What size does the dwarf reach?

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I'm just not sure. I thought that dwarf retics were around 12-13 ft, but from the conversation the sellers were having, It may be more like 15 ft?

I'm a bit confused by how big a dwarf retic and a super dwarf retic is supposed to be. Also, I know some of the genetic morphs are being crossed into the smaller retics, so size is probably still a bit variable.

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Originally Posted by Schlyne

An unsual Dumeril's boa (pic could have been better :(
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/571...specialcr0.jpg

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Dang It! Now I have to find one of those. Did the guy have more of those of offspring from that snake? Do you know who he is. I always want snakes but I would buy a pair of those, as in like right now. Wonder if that pattern is reproducible and genetic or just something kind of freakish that happens from time to time, anyway it is very cool.

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Originally Posted by Schlyne

I had to tweak this picture a bit. It probably doesn't do the snake proper justice. It was a gorgeous dwarf retic of some kind.

http://img80.imageshack.us/my.php?im...rfreticbz9.jpg

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That's actually a Dwarf Albino Genetic Stripe Retic that we now own. She was originally produced by Brandon Boeke and we ended up getting her along with her parents. I'm hoping to breed the adults again this year.

From everything I've heard/learned about the Dwarf Retics, they usually range in size from anywhere between 10 up to 15 feet or so with 12 to 13 feet being average. I know that sounds big but definitely still a dwarf compared to 20 to 25+ feet!

The parents that produced the female Dwarf Albino Genetic Stripe are normals that are DH for Albino Genetic Stripe. The male is about 9 to 10 feet long whereas the female is closer to 13 feet long.

Super Dwarf Retics range in size from as small as 5 feet at maturity to 9 or 10 feet for a really large female. We have a female Super Dwarf that is about 4 years old and she's approximately 8 feet long. Jumbo rats keep her pretty content. She's roughly the same size as some of our big Colombian Boas.

I know there have been some baby Super Dwarves produced that only weighed around 25 to 30 grams upon hatching which is about 1/2 to 1/3 the weight of most hatchling Ball Pythons!