Is it more ethical to breed smaller species of retics and boas ?
Since larger species require more strenuous needs and capacity ?
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I will answer for the boa side of it. I personally think that boas are snakes that can be kept in a responsible way by most people. I own 5 boas and a corn snake right now…and if I am honest, the corn snake and boas have the same size enclosure. Are you referring to a specific level of their care or are you saying them in all are more strenuous to care for? Because honestly boas are very easy to take care of and don’t require any complex care. Yes, they require a bigger enclosure (4x2x1 or bigger), but by no means is it a large enclosure.
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Nah just enclosure size referring to huge boas and pythons that require allot of space
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I don’t work with the big animals because of physical issues, but I don’t think breeding them is a question of ethics because of their size. It may be a question of ecomonics, and I guess you can connect some dots to make an economic challenge into an ethical one.
Animals of any size can be kept ethically. Unfortunately, they can also be kept in poor conditions at any size.
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With Retics, the dwarfs and super dwarfs are a locality based, not species. They’re all the same species. The biggest difference is just they are polymorphic changes. smaller snakes that bred to smaller snakes and such.
You can still end up with a massive snake from a SD locality when breeding. That’s why the two I purchased were older 7 year old snakes. I physically am unable to care for a larger snake and needed them to stay under 9ft.
I don’t see an issue with it as long as the animals are properly cared for and the animals are generally sound.
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Everyone breeds for different reasons. I breed for a hobby and only for what I like. As I am my best customer. 
I do like bigger snakes, so I always say go big or go home. I am not a fan of dwarf snakes, so I try and breed for more color and bigger boas. I have had retics, and I love the big ones. They are impressive and tame when taken care of properly.
I feel I have housed them well over the years. I also let them out in my house and outside to explore with my supervision.
Here are a few of my snakes I have owned over the years.
Theses two are not mine they belonging to my late friend Jim Gaspar. You just have to love big retics. Very old pictures of me.
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