What's the attitude of your SD retics?

[Wes]

As the new morphs come out, I feel some of the bigger breeders are trying to downplay what it's like owning one of these giants. The word 'dwarf' implies something that they are not. A full grown SD is still a BEAST of an animal, even compared to a full grown boa. If you 'slow grow' or 'maintenance feed' a male I suspect based on no experience that it will be hungry all the time and try to eat your face. I think hook training is key. There are a number of safety precautions that probably make it easier - but a lot of times when I see videos or hear people speak about the truth of keeping them, they're pretty wild.

When I have the space and funds for a huge reptile, I'm getting a tegu or monitor. They're smart, diurnal, and fun to watch inside their enclosure. After a certain size, huge snakes can't really come out and 'hang out' so then you're just feeding it and watching it sleep.

I disagree, a 100% SD will max out at about six feet and be considerably smaller than your average BCI, and just like any snake, some will be calm, some will be feisty, and some will like to move. I do agree that hook training is important but no more than it is with a couple of my carpets.

I think I am going to take a video of my amel and het amel this afternoon so you all can see what 2 well fed 50% SD retics look like and act like at almost a year and a half old.