This insular retic is a true dwarf!! They stay small and they grow SLOW!! Jampea’s are distinct from other retics in appearance and are typically a blue gray with limited yellow and a silvery eye. Females breed at 7' and males around 4.5 - 5'. Maturity in females is 3 years. The nice thing about this dwarf is that their limited size creates the opportunity to breed this into other morphs to produce mini designer retics. The dwarfs we have originate from the Jampea island chain and Kayuadi island. I find these two localities to be very similar and almost interchangeable in some cases. We have to rely on the origin notes of the shipper to class them.

We also have a unique striped female that is very odd and has minimal pattern. She has unusual striping with none of the normal saddling or banding. Her head is very hypomelanistic and white/yellow, she is unlike anything we have ever seen. We note that dwarfs are smaller and slower growing than their larger counterpart but the can still grow (females) to 12'+ if desired. Our largest female is 15', she eats like a monster and this translates into growth. We hope to breed our best female to a Borneo Bateater to create some dwarfish Jungle Retics in the future.