It is built! 4x3x2!

Can't wait to getting it filled up with climbers and hides and shleves!

What are the best ways to heat. Currently have a reptile radiator to move from his old Viv, and was thinking of adding a large heat mat up the side for a bit of extra heat. Or would I be best to add a heat lamp so he can bask higher up!

Thanks!

Hi, I have a young Coastal Carpet python male.

He's growing well, and at the moment I'd say he's probably 3" or slightly less?

He's currently in a 48x16x24" enclosure, and I'm going to be changing his enclosure soon to a wooden one.

The options I have are 48x24x24" or 48x24x31"

Despite the similar size, there's a somewhat big price difference between the two enclosures.

Since this isn't his final enclosure, just one he'd likely be in for 2-4 years, I'm thinking about getting the 4x2x2 tank - especially since it'd save me quite a bit of money I could use for decor and equipment.

But I wanted to get some opinions - would a 4x2x2 tank be fine for a young Coastal for this time, when eventually he'll be upgraded to a final 7-8ft enclosure?

Or would it be better to get the slightly taller tank now, since he might spend up to 4 years in it.

[Not from the US.]

This might seem like a dumb question but do people let their snakes free roam inside and/or outside, if so how do they not feel like it will get lost. Like I feel that the snake will just escape or get stuck and if have to ravage through my house

She’ll have a basking spot and a cooler spot but what should the base temp be (I’m an OCD over thinker I just wanna be safe I want her to be comfy, healthy and happy especially it being winter rn)

Lots of logs and branches for her to hang out on since she NEVER is on the ground, I used 3 plastic tubs hidden around as hides so I can pop the lids off and access her, which is a big problem I have in her current setup; she hides inside a log and I have to poke at her forever to get her to come out, so I reckon this will be much less stressful. LEDs will span the whole length, and theres 2 halogens for heat and a UVB strip. In the bottom left there is a hole drilled that will have a fan pointing in, and the hole above the basking spot (top right) will have a fan pulling air out. Eventually it will be planted but Im moving in a couple months and am gonna wait till after that to plant :)) so so excited, Ive been slowly working on it since March!

I has a hat

I bought an enclosure off someone the other day and I just noticed that the cable going into the heat lamp was tied tightly into a knot to hold it up. I strongly advise against tying flex cable tightly. Every cable has a bend radius that’s advised for when it has electrical current flowing through it and that far exceeds it and could lead to undesirable outcomes that the house insurance won’t cover. I’m an electrician by trade so this is coming from a place of knowledge and experience.

As an alternative I’ve used a cable tie and a more generous loop to hold the heat lamp up. The heat won’t be enough to affect the cable tie but the flow of current won’t be impeded by sharp bends.

The following is a bit of a tangent but it’s kinda related.
It’s far from ideal that these kinds of fittings kinda force people to have to disconnect and reconnect them to get the cable through a tiny hole. I wish they had slim plugs that could fit through small holes while making it easy to disconnect and reconnect. That would remove room for error and the connections could all be soldered at the factory for a safer and more foolproof device.

I picked up a female Caramel Zebra carpet python 6 days ago. She took her first meal for me yesterday with no issues and is already moving all over her enclosure at night. She’s still pretty defensive, though, and will strike whenever I interact with her or the enclosure.

She has definitely calmed down since I first got her. At first she would basically spam strike every time I opened the enclosure. Now she’ll usually only strike if I move my hands too close or too quickly. She has also started coming up on her own to tongue flick my hand and fingers before moving away.

My question is about handling. Should I be removing her from her branches and handling her normally, or should I take the branch out with her on it and let her stay perched while I “handle” her that way? This is my first arboreal snake (I grew up around reticulated pythons but never cared for them myself), so I’m much more used to ground-dwelling species like blood pythons and ball pythons. I’d like to know the best approach before I start working on socializing her.

My second question is about feeding. The breeder had her on pinky mice, but I’ve read that many people start young carpet pythons on larger prey or feed prey that’s around 10% of the snake’s body weight. I haven’t weighed her yet because she’s still pretty skittish, and I don’t want to stress her out unnecessarily. Should I move her up to a larger prey size, or keep her on pinkies for now?

Hello everyone!

I have been a long time reptile keeper and have finally decided that it was time to get an app. The problem, I am not satisfied with any of the apps that are currently on the market. Between missing features for the free ones, and having to pay a subscription fee for the ones that have all the features I want, I never found a solution.

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Features

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What devices will this work on?

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Links

App Current Release

Discord

Ko-Fi, for donations

My gf came up with Ambrosia because of the golden tint and eye color. Any suggestions are also welcome. This will be our first carpet and we couldn't be more excited.

Just relaxing with my baby boy

Nice walk now a relaxing time

My brother has been completely neglecting and has abandoned his snake so Im taking over care of her but Ive got no idea where to start!

I completely cleaned everything as nothing had ever been cleaned and got her new bedding.

Im a little worried as the heat pad isnt actually heating up through the bottom much and if she may need a new cage, whether it be for her size or a better set up with a heat lamp.

She's at least 3 maybe even 4, he was feeding her 1 adult mice every week or maybe 2 weeks Im unsure, is this the right amount of food? How should I proceed in upping her food amount if I have to at all?

Any and all help would be greatly appreciated!

1.Bredls I hope to eventually breed and create a black/cream line.
2. Murray darling standout I’m keeping back.
3. NSW (Moree) locality of Murray Darling (Female).
4. Gammons Ranges Carpet python pair.
5. Pilliga (NSW) Murray Darling Carpet python.

Regarding this, how is the temperament of your boys??

Hi everyone. I’ve had a male jungle carpet python since the end of 2021 and I am curious if you all think he is undersized? I feed him small rats ~every 2 weeks currently

Hey guys

Moving my carpet Python into a new bigger arboreal Viv over the next week or so.... Show me your set ups so I can steal all your good ideas!!!! 🤣

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Thanks Snakeys!

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Measured her for the occasion and she's 7 feet now. She just shed too, look at that sheen