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#1665774
Charlystarly
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 Jungle carpet
I am getting a jungle carpet in a month maybe longer. I already no how to handle and feed snakes in general, but i don’t no to much about carpets apart from they get to about 6ft. I was wondering if any of you could give me any good advice that would be soo helpfull.
Thanx.
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03/18/08 01:39pm
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#1665862
Ambiguous666
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Message To: Charlystarly In reference to Message Id: 1665774
Jungle carpet
have you looked at the caresheets on here? and looked up other info on the web?
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03/18/08 02:55pm
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#1665878
Chezequerz
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Message To: Charlystarly In reference to Message Id: 1665774
Jungle carpet
for the notice of others i live in the same house (her older brother) and will oversee the temperatures and humidity in the set up ive kept reptiles for 12 years and have currently got a royal python and guyanan red tail boa but have kept about 4 species of lizard and a terrapin so i will be able to help with set up needs
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03/18/08 03:12pm
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#1665906
Charlystarly
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Message To: Ambiguous666 In reference to Message Id: 1665862
 Jungle carpet
yeah i have looked at them briefly apart from breeding and temps that my brother will do for me.
i no how to care for, handle and feed snakes as i have said and by brother has a hatchling of his own anyway so it’s no problem with food.
soon all the tanks will change because of growth.my brothers water dragons are moving to another house.(their at my nan’s and their moving to my mum’s) the ball is going into the lizards old tank, the red tail boa is moving to the ball’s and then the tinniest tank(hatchling tank) will be the carpets.
it’s a bit confusing.
in short version all the snakes tanks are upgrading.
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03/18/08 03:38pm
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#1665953
Trentiusmaximus
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Message To: Charlystarly In reference to Message Id: 1665906
Jungle carpet
Ok, JCP 101. They can get to about 6 feet sometimes a little more but never usually past 7.5 feet. Young pythons are born nippy, so be prepared to handle the snake often to reduce its chances of biting. They never need to be fed more than large rats as adults. Hatchlings 10-18 inches can be kept in a 10 gallon tank, yearlings 18-30 inches should be moved up to a 20 gallon or larger, juveniles 30-48 inches should be 30 gallon minimum, Sub-adults and adults (48+ inches) should be kept in a 40 gallon breeder tank minimum. The 40 gallon is just okay for an adult python. I recomment 60+ gallon semi arboreal cage or at least a terrestrial tank with a minimum height of 18 inches. Feed appropriately, once every 6-8 days (hatchlings through juveniles) 7-12 days (adults eating medium to large rats) food items shouldnt be much wider than the largest part of the snake. Temps bewteen 80-90 degrees are appropriate. Basking area recommended but optional. Under Tank Heaters UTH’s work fine but decrease the amount of time the snake spends outside of its hides. 1 hide area minimum, 2 is better (one for hot end of tank, one for low end) but i have 3, an extra for the center. You said somethings about breeding? They become sexually mature at around 3 years of age. Anyway, great snakes, if you tolerate their first reaction to bite then you will be very content with this snake as a pet.
good luck
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03/18/08 04:03pm
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#1666000
Charlystarly
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Message To: Trentiusmaximus In reference to Message Id: 1665953
Jungle carpet
Again my brother is sorting out temps, humidity, sizes and feed so none of the measuring is really relevant to me. we have a 10 gallon tank, a 30 gallon and the next will be bought specially when we need it. I have fed snakes before and am not really scared of being bit. i horse ride and horse’s hurt alot more so somehow i think i can put up with a snake’s bite! this is MY first snake where as, as my brother said, my brother has owned reptile’s for 12 years. I may breed when it is pretty much fully grown and it’s not at someone Else’s house.If i do breed(i want a female but I’ll have what ever I’m given/is there) I’ll go and buy a opposite sex of the one i am getting.
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03/18/08 04:35pm
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#1666074
Charlystarly
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Message To: Charlystarly In reference to Message Id: 1666000
 Jungle carpet
When i say ’feed’ i meant my brother supplies it not literally feeds it.
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03/18/08 05:31pm
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#1666157
Trentiusmaximus
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Message To: Charlystarly In reference to Message Id: 1666074
Jungle carpet
I am not trying to make is sound like you dont have everything covered. Your original post asked for information regarding carpet pythons. I included so much detail because other people who may not know as much as you do about these snakes could use this post as a source of information.
Like i said, good luck.
(in a friendly way you know?)
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03/18/08 06:11pm
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#1667167
Charlystarly
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Message To: Trentiusmaximus In reference to Message Id: 1666157
 Jungle carpet
yes i no that it’s in a friendly way but i no about snakes i was just wondering about the tanks(the height) some people say that it’s not a necessity, does the height make it a better place to be(i no they climb)for them?
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03/19/08 11:25am
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#1667367
Trentiusmaximus
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Message To: Charlystarly In reference to Message Id: 1667167
Jungle carpet
No, i dont think height is too important at all. Some people consider jungle carpet pythons to be tree snakes, which they are not. Hence "Carpet." Where do you find flooring carpets? On the ground of course. So carpet pythons are primarily terrestrial. They do climb some but not much. You will never find them at the top of trees in Australia. When they decide to climb in the wild they dont get much higher than 20 feet. People who would argue this point sometimes keep their carpets in an arboreal vertical cage with limited floor space. Of course the snake is going to climb. What other choice does it have? People who keep theirs in very short tanks will say that the snake wont climb at all. Same reason, there is no space to climb. So, vertical space is not too important, but you should have it. I wouldnt put an adult in a cage any taller than 4 feet. Allow the snake to have a minimum of 8 inch clearance from the ground and youll be just fine. Feel free to make the cage as large as you want as long as you have an appropriate amount of floor space.
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03/19/08 02:45pm
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#1667760
Charlystarly
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Message To: Trentiusmaximus In reference to Message Id: 1667367
Jungle carpet
thanks. i don’t need alot of info at the moment because i’m buying it as a hatchling but it’s still good to no what i’m getting myself into.
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03/19/08 06:44pm
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