Quote Originally Posted by reptileexperts View Post
If you go for a pure SD male, you can keep him in a 36x18 footprint just fine. Only if it's pure though. Any mainland influence at all needs to be accounted for. Since mainland can give way to larger snakes, all size considerations have to be taken with a grain of salt.

A 50% SD Male should stop around 7-8 ft, however, there are plenty like mine that are 10'

A 50% SD Female should stop around 9 ft, however, Bob Clark even has 12+' females that are 50% SD crosses

Jampea is even sketchier. These guys come from an island where they have access to heavy food about once a year. This causes them to have a lot more growth potential than other retics when fed heavily, or even normally. 16' females are on record for pure specimens. As are 9' females. . . . and 13' males! I have a 50% Jampea Goldenchild though, who turns 2 in a little over a week. He's only 8 ft and hasn't shown any growth in length. So it does vary. But my 62.5% Jampea Purple Albino female, is pushing 13-14' at 3.5 years old.

There is no rules that can state with much certainty what you'll face with husbandry wise with a retic of SD / D crosses. Pures are some what more reliable however. So if size is a concern, ensure you go with a pure locale, and ensure the locale matches your need (Kalatoa, honey island, Korampa, etc).
Wow! A 10ft 50% SD!!!!! Do you think there would be smaller sizes for SD retics that are f2+ vs f1