Kyle R. from PA, questionable KS ad

thats funny texting to ask why you dont THINK they are sd's.

because they arent

That's was why I didn't want to text him that info. I didn't want to give him any ammo to use to scam someone with.

Originally Posted by Wolfy-hound

For those that know little about "dwarf" retics, could you point out why you know they are not dwarfs from the ad?

I keep and have bred pure super dwarf reticulated pythons. I can tell you that visually a pure superdwarf is a proportionately more slender animal than a mainland retic. Also, the "lines" in the pattern on a true superdwarf are considerably thinner than in a mainland retic (the black is a lot bolder on a "normal" retic). The pattern on the neck is also more broken up on a true super dwarf retic than on a mainland retic.

Real super dwarf retics are locality animals that come from a series of islands that hatch out tiny (35-60g) and max out from 6-8ft in length full grown. Whether or not an animal is a "dwarf" or "super dwarf" has nothing to do with how quickly it has grown. You cannot say that a retic is a "dwarf" because it has grown slowly (that often just means that its underfed).

So is this person selling mainlands as SD's, a member on this site? He would have a better chance of selling them if he would have just called them "Hets" lol
Jim MacDonald aka pythonjim

Originally Posted by herbivorous

I keep and have bred pure super dwarf reticulated pythons. I can tell you that visually a pure superdwarf is a proportionately more slender animal than a mainland retic. Also, the "lines" in the pattern on a true superdwarf are considerably thinner than in a mainland retic (the black is a lot bolder on a "normal" retic). The pattern on the neck is also more broken up on a true super dwarf retic than on a mainland retic.

Real super dwarf retics are locality animals that come from a series of islands that hatch out tiny (35-60g) and max out from 6-8ft in length full grown. Whether or not an animal is a "dwarf" or "super dwarf" has nothing to do with how quickly it has grown. You cannot say that a retic is a "dwarf" because it has grown slowly (that often just means that its underfed).

Real good info there.

did you let this person know you posted a BOI so they could respond?

Yes I did April