And I also have heard the same. But with more in depth research - I have found this mostly applies to WC dwarfs or early generations(F1-F3) of captive bred dwarf brums. In addition this may depend on how the owner cares for them. As I also heard of captive bred dwarf brums which are being described as "tame" and handleable.I've been told dwarf burms tend to be more flighty and high strung than full size burms. Kind of like the same thing I hear about SD retics.
In terms of size for dwarf brums (progschai) - pure(100 %) dwarf brums tend to range - between 4-6.5 feet on average. An exceptionally large female may be up to 8 feet long. Most pure dwarf males are about 4-5 feet. While the pure dwarf females tend to be about 5-6.5 feet. At 7 feet a pure dwarf brum is considered to be above normal in size. By comparison - the Half Dwarf(50%) brums are larger - with males averaging 5-6 feet in length, Females typically averaging about 7-8 feet. Half dwarfs are known to reach 9-10 feet in length.