Jampeas - how big do they really get and what are they like?

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Jampea is the largest and is under a grey area as to whether or not it is a dwarf. Some stay small some grow large. They are strictly dependent on food intake amount IMO. I have talked about it a lot in previous threads a lot and it's worth mentioning again. On the island on Jampea it is a bird breeding colony. This is their food for the year and is only in abundance for a few months out of the year. They are adapted to handle less food intake than other retics. When people slam them with food at a young age they get big. They are essentially mainland. But they don't grow as hefty. So still a dwarf in a way.

I have a 2 almost 3 year old 75% Jampea Tiger het anery poss het snow female that has been fed slowly and I mean slowly. Never to the point she was thin. But to the point she was never sitting on heat for days trying to digest. She's only 6-7 ft right now. My 50% f2 Jampea purple albino who I fed to raise as a breeder who turns 5 in march, she's every bit of 14' and 75-100lb.

My male golden child 50% Jampea from a 14' mom pure Jampea, only reached 10' and about as thick as 4" across. The perfect size snake IMO.

The key take home is. With Jampea. There are no guarantees.


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Excellent response Cody. Your biology background shows here.

I've mentioned seasonality when discussing the feeding of boa constrictors. Gus Rentfro and Vincent Russo have always stated boas were not designed to eat year round as they follow a seasonal pattern, often of feast and famine. Your point about migration in this thread echoes the same. While it is true retics are very large or can be, they don't have to be total monsters all of the time. There are obvious variables involved but your advice here is perfect IMO.

Every one of your retics, even your big ones are beautifully lean and healthy looking.

Captivity and human feeding schedules play a big role in total size of these animals.

I'd like to see some video updates when you have time.