I know they are not technically giants, but they are close enough.

[FIEND_FO_LYFE]

Hey guys,
I know its been awhile since ive been on here poking around. I hope to be getting back into the swing of things, poppin' up here and there a little more. ANYWAYS,
Just figured id snap a few pics of my female SD retic. My pair came from Travis Kubes, and are the real deal 100% pure. Not some dwarf local.
Dont worry, they get enough food. I just cant get them to grow!! lol

Without further adieu....
My 08' 0.1 SD retic "Genesis"






(The day i received her)


Maybe no the best photos in the world, but they show her size a little. I have fairly large hands and arms, so it may make them look a tad smaller.

Thanks guys.

[Skittles1101]

She is awefully pretty!

[DellaF]

She is really nice. I love her pattern. Thanks for sharing.

[dragonboy4578]

Very cool. I can't wait to see them get bigger.....

[FIEND_FO_LYFE]

Thanks everyone!

Very cool. I can't wait to see them get bigger.....

They wont be getting too much larger. SDs stay quite small. They will get much thicker, and a tad bit longer, but still micro compared to mainlands.

lol

[Simple Man]

I'm really contemplating a true SD. A guy in Oregon just south of us has some imports he's been working with since 1999. I'm so tempted to pickup a female. Thanks for sharing the pics!

Regards,

B

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

Very cute! I have a pair also. Did the breeder tell you the locale? I'd be sure to get that info and keep it for future knowledge. In case you breed them in the future. There are really only 3 SD locales and 2 of them are the very tiny ones that look like yours. People who breed the true SDs and preserving the line ate becoming harder to find.

Yours is adorable! I wish I could handle my male that way but he's a little crazy lol.

[Russ Lawson]

Very cute! I have a pair also. Did the breeder tell you the locale? I'd be sure to get that info and keep it for future knowledge. In case you breed them in the future. There are really only 3 SD locales and 2 of them are the very tiny ones that look like yours. People who breed the true SDs and preserving the line ate becoming harder to find.

Yours is adorable! I wish I could handle my male that way but he's a little crazy lol.

The exact island the original super dwarf retics came from was never disclosed, which is why they were given the name super dwarves (as opposed to an island name). Other insular locales like Kalatoa had super dwarf added to the name after this because they stay similar sizes. I'm pretty sure Travis Kubes is working with animals from the original super dwarf line, so there's no way to properly tag an island name to them.

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

Greg Bryant is also working with them and I purchased one of the original imports from him which came in 5 years ago. In reality, it's impossible to guarantee exactly which island that any original SD came from since they were gathered from more than one place, but only one name was generally put on the papers.. The Kayaudi, and Kaolotoa (SP?) are believed to be where the smallest SDs came from. Honey Island locale coming in second as far as size. All others are dwarf.

[FIEND_FO_LYFE]

Very cute! I have a pair also. Did the breeder tell you the locale? I'd be sure to get that info and keep it for future knowledge. In case you breed them in the future. There are really only 3 SD locales and 2 of them are the very tiny ones that look like yours. People who breed the true SDs and preserving the line ate becoming harder to find.

Yours is adorable! I wish I could handle my male that way but he's a little crazy lol.

The exact island the original super dwarf retics came from was never disclosed, which is why they were given the name super dwarves (as opposed to an island name). Other insular locales like Kalatoa had super dwarf added to the name after this because they stay similar sizes. I'm pretty sure Travis Kubes is working with animals from the original super dwarf line, so there's no way to properly tag an island name to them.

Greg Bryant is also working with them and I purchased one of the original imports from him which came in 5 years ago. In reality, it's impossible to guarantee exactly which island that any original SD came from since they were gathered from more than one place, but only one name was generally put on the papers.. The Kayaudi, and Kaolotoa (SP?) are believed to be where the smallest SDs came from. Honey Island locale coming in second as far as size. All others are dwarf.

Actually Russ is 100% correct on this.
Kayaudi, Kaolotoa, and the Honey Islands are all dwarf retics also.
Pure SDs islands have never been disclosed. Yes all three of those localities stay extremely small, but are not technically SDs.
Travis has been working with PURE SDs. Which is why i went with his. Ive seen so many people selling local retics as pure SD lines, when they are just the smaller dwarf locals.

Thank you Russ for posting that, because many people do not know that.
Thank you Foschi, my male is just as sweet as she is. They usually try to eat me the second they see me, then are just quite flighty, but mellow down within the first minute or so of handling.

Thanks again for the comments.