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Female Marble Super Dwarf Reticulated Python CB23

Reticulated Pythons are one of the largest species of snake. They originate in Southeast Asia on the mainland and local islands.

We categorise Reticulated Pythons as Mainland, Dwarf, and Super Dwarf. Dwarf and Super Dwarf Reticulated pythons are from the smaller islands with less food. They grow smaller as adults than mainland reticulated pythons.

Reticulated pythons are one of the most intelligent species of snake. The name ‘Reticulated Python’ comes from the snakes ‘Reticulated’ or net-like pattern.

There are many myths about reticulated pythons’sizing’ up their owners as a food source. This is one of many fallacies. Reticulated pythons eat small mammals such as rats, rabbits, and some small cattle in the wild.

Reticulated Pythons are one of the largest species of snake in the world, with record lengths reaching up to 24 feet. This is extremely large for a reticulated python; we prefer to keep our females around 16–18 feet and our males around 7-9 feet at adult size. You should monitor your reticulated pythons size and provide a sensible feeding schedule that prevents overfeeding. Overfeeding causes extremely large and often overweight snakes, which can cause health problems, so we recommend small and often. For information about feeding, please contact us.

Dwarf and Super Dwarf reticulated pythons generally become smaller than retics at adult size, although we keep our breeder males at a similar size as our dwarf and super dwarfs. Naturally, females are larger, although they do not have to be huge to breed. Pushing reticulated pythons past 15 feet is not always necessary, and with sensible feeding, even retics can remain a manageable size for us all.

There are a number of genetic lines that have been developed over many years. These genes that naturally occur in the wild. There are still unknown genes being discovered in the wild. This is ever changing and our breeding plans alter to include new morphs as we breed these genetic bloodlines into our collection.

For advice on enclosures, feeding, breeding, genetics and anything else about , Dwarf or Super Dwarf reticulated pythons, please contact us.