So I have an extra ARS 80 series tub available in my rack and I'm looking for something that will eventually eat a full size rat to take care of my older breeders and rats that get too big for my ball pythons. Anyone have experience with super dwarf retics? I saw a regular reticulated python on Craig's List for about half of what he paid, still a baby snake, but since it's not SD I'm hesitant to get it. I need a snake that I can handle by myself once fully grown since I don't have any helpers up here in the mountains where I live.
I found one online that I really like from Bob Clarke, it's a female albino SD retic for $850, is that a good price? I just sent him an e-mail to ask him what percentage of SD in the snake and asked to see photos of the parents. I heard that you should ask the percentage of SD in the retic? And some that I see are a percentage of super dwarf / dwarf / mainland... Some say it's impossible to have a pure SD in various morphs, do you think this albino could be pure SD? I'm more of a ball python guy and never really looked into retics before, but I've seen a few videos on YouTube and it looks like I could handle something like this by myself once it reaches full size. I'm going to start with a female just in case I decide to breed them down the road, I'm guessing a male would mature faster if I picked one up down the road and could breed a bit sooner if I had a fully mature female.
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