Awesome NEW Retic Photos from Vital Exotics!

[jclaiborne]

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

[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.

[jclaiborne]

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.

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)

[OctagonGecko729]

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 .

[jclaiborne]

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 .

So maybe not the best for a kiddo then.

[Elmodfz]

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.

[Vital Exotics]

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.

[Jazz]

Wow, gorgeous animals!

[NYHC4LIFE8899]

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

[Reinz]

Magnificent!

Thank You