Drawf Reticlated Python breeders

Does anyone know of any drawf reticlated Python breeders, That is reputable.

Dwarf or super dwarf? Daniel Solis at reptileave.com or @reptileave on Instagram makes some amazing retics of all sorts and sizes. I think he may have some dwarf/sd anery stuff at the moment but not sure if he's sold them yet. Got my super dwarf Kalatoa from him and she's like a dream come true


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Thanks for the suggestion. I Looked at his sight. I don't see any drawf retic's listed. He does have some very nice mainland Reticlated pythons though.

Yeah I don't know how often he updates the website. I'd check out his Instagram if you're on there or just shoot him a text. He's pretty quick to respond.


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Also vital exotics has a decent selection of dwarf and super dwarf


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Matthew Martin at Monster Kru in Minnesota.

Has anyone here bought a retic from Slither Ink from NC? I was looking at buying from him but I wanted to get some feedback first

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Has anyone here bought a retic from Slither Ink from NC? I was looking at buying from him but I wanted to get some feedback first

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I have not but I wouldn't hesitate to.

I talked to him at repticon, and he seems to really care about his animals. He was willing to talk to me for quite a bit too. I had a very good impression of him.

Is there any particular reason you would recommend him?

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Is slither inc still Sampson Pruitt? The guy cares about his animals, but a lot of questionable activities revolve around him so I'd play it careful. Now, if Aubrey is running things now, I wouldn't hesitate.

Kris from Vital is a good place, Daniel Sollis is pretty good as well. I have a 75% Jampea tiger het anery poss het snow from him that is 2 years old now and still only 5' as a female who eats xlarge rats weekly. So his lines are true. I won't have any retics this season as we've focused on our hots since they are much easier on space for breeding. We will still be pushing two dwarf / SD projects in the next year as one of our high end females will be breed ready in another 12 months (Phantom Sunfire het Genetic stripe dwarf). I would avoid prehistoric pets for dwarf stuff. But you may also check out the snake pusher - Stephanie laumeyer. I cant recommend her enough. A great breeder and a personal friend. Her retics have the best attitudes hand down from any that have come through our collection and stock.

Cheers

Yeah it's still Sampson. Can I have some more details on his questionable behavior? I was going to go with him since he's so close to me and his animals seemed very healthy and calm.

Why is prehistoric pets bad for dwarfs?

I'll look into Stephanie but I would really rather interact with the snake before buying it. I'm also looking for a very specific retic, a female dwarf goldenchild or motley/tiger goldenchild that has good temperament, as I would be keeping her as a pet

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Yeah it's still Sampson. Can I have some more details on his questionable behavior? I was going to go with him since he's so close to me and his animals seemed very healthy and calm.

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http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1089889/

You can be the judge for yourself. He's done his time, but animal cruelty must always be considered when considering a breeder.

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Why is prehistoric pets bad for dwarfs?

I'll look into Stephanie but I would really rather interact with the snake before buying it. I'm also looking for a very specific retic, a female dwarf goldenchild or motley/tiger goldenchild that has good temperament, as I would be keeping her as a pet

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Prehistoric preached a few years ago that they breed their mainland females at 10' and how you can obtain smaller retics by feeding them slower and breeding them sooner type of thing. They mix a lot of things in their genetic bags that aside from morphs your true combinations of dwarf and superdwarf may be a mystery. It may even simply be a mainland that was bred small. Just a note as buyers beware.

I'll keep in mind what happened, though 15 years is a long time, and people change.
I definitely don't want to get random/unknown genetics with a retic, so I'll be avoiding prehistoric pets. I also don't agree with breeding them so young to purposely stunt them. Who knows what that does to them long-term

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I did not know about samsons past. That's disgusting. I'll avoid him in the future. Daniel solis is a reputable breeder, but doesn't have any pure super dwarf or dwarf babies available right now. Please read up on the super dwarf and dwarf stuff if your looking for small. The only true super dwarf morph is anery. Learn about percentages and the way the breeders label them. It can be very misleading. Avoid prehistoric pets.

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The only true super dwarf morph is anery. Learn about percentages and the way the breeders label them. It can be very misleading. Avoid prehistoric pets.

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Ask for the parentage also, their SD percentages, and who produced them. Provenance is just as important in the SD retic world as it is in the locality boa world.

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I'll keep in mind what happened, though 15 years is a long time, and people change.
I definitely don't want to get random/unknown genetics with a retic, so I'll be avoiding prehistoric pets. I also don't agree with breeding them so young to purposely stunt them. Who knows what that does to them long-term

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Had it been once ok, but it was unfortunately twice which makes it a reoccurrence.


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Ah, I didn't see the second time mentioned. I'll likely avoid him in the future. As far as I can tell he's the only retic breeder around here so it seems like I'll have to order online.

I'm definitely aware of the localities of dwarf and super dwarfs, which is why I was impressed by Sampson at the show. He gave good details on both the parent's size and genetics and the % SD/d of the snake I was looking at, and gave me a good estimate of her size in adulthood. I just can't trust an animal abuser to treat their snakes well.

I'm not looking for anything tiny, around the 8-12 ft mark fully grown, so I'll keep an eye out and try to get info on various breeders. Is there any other retic breeder to avoid? Any you would recommend?

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Travis Kubes was the best in the industry for super dwarf work. He put everything into his animals but sadly when legislation changed he took a different path. Jason Reed out of Texas is excellent and works with the same lines as Travis. Kris at vital exotics is a great and trust worthy guy but only get % above 50 from him as his 32.5% stock will likely get larger than most anticipate.

Sampson is a smart guy. His brother is very good as well (Aubrey). I did one deal with Sampson early on before I knew his past. But my deal was merely a buy out of an auction he won (paid the winning bid since he didn't really want the snake after an agreement with him).


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He seemed very intelligent and knew his stuff but multiple counts of dog fighting is too serious of animal abuse for me to trust him with a future pet of mine. Sure I could get a great snake, but I could also end up with a traumatized one that needs major work.

Can someone ship a retic out of Texas? I know they can't be brought in so I'm not sure if it goes both ways.


Would that be 50% dwarf or super dwarf?

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Either. Whichever direction you want to take it. Retics can be shipped out of Texas as long as there is a usark pre ban membership attached which is Jason. Ryan Parker just hatched out some interesting super dwarf stuff as well though. Something else to keep in mind.


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There's a lot of drama surrounding Travis now. Erik alevado has some 50% sd stuff for sale in the dwarf and Super dwarf classified group on Facebook. Shannon Smith has a genetic stripe female for sale from 10 foot and 6 foot parents.

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There's a lot of drama surrounding Travis now. Erik alevado has some 50% sd stuff for sale in the dwarf and Super dwarf classified group on Facebook. Shannon Smith has a genetic stripe female for sale from 10 foot and 6 foot parents.

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I have an adult SD tiger from Travis back in the day. Just saw all the mess that Kubes is involved in or not but indirectly yada yada..... Ugh. Such a nightmare all around.

Erik listed his snakes on fauna as well. He's been trying to sell them for a while. High endurance Herps I believe is his username. He has a couple siblings to my snakes that he's selling.


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Travis Kubes was the best in the industry for super dwarf work. He put everything into his animals but sadly when legislation changed he took a different path. Jason Reed out of Texas is excellent and works with the same lines as Travis. Kris at vital exotics is a great and trust worthy guy but only get % above 50 from him as his 32.5% stock will likely get larger than most anticipate.

Sampson is a smart guy. His brother is very good as well (Aubrey). I did one deal with Sampson early on before I knew his past. But my deal was merely a buy out of an auction he won (paid the winning bid since he didn't really want the snake after an agreement with him).


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I recently viewed a SD/Dwarf Tiger that I'm very interested in buying from Kris at Vital. It is listed as having 37.5% SD and 43.75% Dwarf. Now, when you say to only get above 50% from Kris when looking for smaller retics, is this 50% taking into account the SD% & Dwarf% combined? or just SD? I am comfortable with a snake that could potentially hit the 9-10 ft mark considering it doesn't attain much girth.

Just SD. Dwarf can throw some big ones in the mix. Stay with a male though and you'll keep under your target.


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I recently viewed a SD/Dwarf Tiger that I'm very interested in buying from Kris at Vital. It is listed as having 37.5% SD and 43.75% Dwarf. Now, when you say to only get above 50% from Kris when looking for smaller retics, is this 50% taking into account the SD% & Dwarf% combined? or just SD? I am comfortable with a snake that could potentially hit the 9-10 ft mark considering it doesn't attain much girth.

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Sounds like the brother to my snake.

I just bought one there with the exact same percentages.

Tiger male SD X Dwarf. Hatched June 1st 2016.

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Sounds like the brother to my snake.

I just bought one there with the exact same percentages.

Tiger male SD X Dwarf. Hatched June 1st 2016.

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How is the snake? Got any pictures? I'm really thinking of buying it.

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How is the snake? Got any pictures? I'm really thinking of buying it.

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Quite a few pictures. "Welcome Wallace" thread and "Quick To Settle In" thread here.

He's been great. Few moments of defensive behavior during a cage clean which was post shed and post meal.

Otherwise pretty nice.

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Quite a few pictures. "Welcome Wallace" thread and "Quick To Settle In" thread here.

He's been great. Few moments of defensive behavior during a cage clean which was post shed and post meal.

Otherwise pretty nice.

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Great. Thanks. I'll check those threads.