Dwarf Retics:
These snakes are small by normal retic standards. My albino breeder male is about 9 feet long, this sounds bigger than it really is, he still uses one of the small "Rubbermaid" tote boxes for a hide box and is fed one large rat every 2 weeks. The female shown above on the left is a dwarf het albino. She is now 7 years old and is roughly 10/11 feet long, although heavier bodied than the male. This is her third year of production and she is shown with her eggs laid earlier this February. Again, she is fed mostly a diet of rats and occasionally 2 pound rabbits when they are available. The adults are housed in 2'x3'x6' cages, they have proven to be some of the easiest snakes I have ever looked after and tried to breed, they are a real joy to work with.
Shown on the right is an albino baby just after it's first shed and before it's first meal, he weighed in at 74 grams. This was an average weight for the babies I checked. This is much smaller than a normal sized baby retic which can weigh in well over a 100 grams.
Dwarf Reticulated pythons have been one of the most rewarding projects I have worked with, they grew quickly and were easy to breed. I just love my Retics! Granted these are not for everyone, but if you like retics, dwarfs are the way to go. They are big enough to be impressive but stay a very manageable size, are easily handled and don't require a room sized enclosure! As an investment snake they hold great potential, there are very few albino dwarf retics available in Canada and they should hold their value for many years to come. Combine that with the potential of crossing with other morphs like a sunfire for example. You really can't go wrong. Imagine a Sunglow retic, Wow!
