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| technomacleod |
Posted - 28/04/2013 : 19:34:43
Well today I went to get a new snake with an intention of another corn!
However I came back with this gorgeous girl!
A Carpet Python! (No idea of coastal or jungle!)
She's currently on aspen as they had no orchid bark which I shall be going pets at home for tomorrow! Currently in she's in shed aswell! Here's some pics
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| 20 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| technomacleod |
Posted - 01/05/2013 : 08:46:34
Thanks guys only ever used mats so its a new thing to me :) shall do abit of research onto it and get something ordered! |
| Auld Baldy |
Posted - 01/05/2013 : 00:16:34
Same as Donnie but a 100 watt. Remember, will also need a guard for the lamp.  |
| Donnie |
Posted - 30/04/2013 : 23:08:36
In my LX36 I use a 150W ceramic on a habistat pulse stat. |
| Moppet |
Posted - 30/04/2013 : 22:38:50
She's gorgeous |
| technomacleod |
Posted - 30/04/2013 : 22:19:17
Thanks! It'll be a few weeks till she moves into it as I'll need to buy the stuff such as bulb and new stat
Any suggestions that you use at all? |
| Donnie |
Posted - 30/04/2013 : 22:08:37
She should be ok in the 3' viv with lots of cover in there. I would go with a ceramic (guarded of course) on a pulse stat as a mat will not bring the ambient temp up at all. |
| technomacleod |
Posted - 30/04/2013 : 20:03:33
Just won a 3ft viv on eBay for £10.50 do you think she's too small or if I fill it with branches and hides she would be ok, she's about foot"ish" in length from a quick glance?
Also would you suggest heatbulb or mat?? |
| smart bunny |
Posted - 30/04/2013 : 19:32:43
Congrats! Look forward to post shed pics :D |
| Donnie |
Posted - 30/04/2013 : 19:09:01
quote:
Originally posted by Auld Baldy
Go for it Donnie. You have never lived until you have picked up a stuffed Carpet from the feeding tub and hoiked him back into the viv.
Your a braver man than me Auld  |
| Auld Baldy |
Posted - 30/04/2013 : 03:32:42
Go for it Donnie. You have never lived until you have picked up a stuffed Carpet from the feeding tub and hoiked him back into the viv. I did when Vambo was on regular feeding with rats. Mice at the moment are just to get the juices going and take a bit of jiggling but when he goes ... he GOES!
Hope to get some decent meat back onto him again after doing well last year. |
| Donnie |
Posted - 29/04/2013 : 23:43:52
She should be fine on a rat pup, carpets will take large prey items so if it looks a bit big don't worry too much about it I am sure she will be fine. Just make sure it is nice and warm before you offer. |
| technomacleod |
Posted - 29/04/2013 : 22:48:55
She's currently on mouse fluffs so would you suggest rat pups for a first feed with me? I've ordered some orchid bark as thats what i was suggested when i bought her and ordered some as soon as i got home! because as of tomorrow I'm house ridden for a few weeks because of a knee operation so Internet ordering it is!
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| mjpeters |
Posted - 29/04/2013 : 21:58:49
Luscious reptile |
| Simon74 |
Posted - 29/04/2013 : 21:51:00
Lovely snake,carpets are my fav
Mine was a little nippy for a couple of weeks so I used a thin glove to get us used to each other
He calmed down very quick as far as eating goes mine will eat rat pups or fluffs and is not fussy at all
Enjoy |
| technomacleod |
Posted - 29/04/2013 : 20:10:09
Thank you! :) |
| Donnie |
Posted - 29/04/2013 : 18:41:51
There is no right or wrong way to do it but I would do things a little different to Auld. I would get him on rats as soon as possible and then once taking rats never feed a mouse again. Coastals are not as bad as say jungles but all carpets can get a taste for mice and be hard to switch over to rats (it will take a hell of a lot of mice to feed an adult carpet). My coastal was not a problem but one of my jungles has been a pain switching over and had a rat for the first time last week since January. I would also feed inside the enclosure and not in a separate tub as the last thing I would want to do is try and move a carpet that is in feeding mode. My carpets will be hanging around most of the time and will take their rats hanging and not let them touch the substrate and as I use large sized orchid bark then even if it does touch (my rats are always fed soaking wet) the chance of ingestion is minimum due to the size of the bark. |
| lupi lou |
Posted - 29/04/2013 : 18:26:27
beautiful snake |
| technomacleod |
Posted - 29/04/2013 : 16:37:34
Thanks for your advice and help! Care sheets can only give you so much it's better to get off owners!
I've got 2 separate containers one for my corn and one for the python for feeding!
Ah I'm doing it all from my iPhone so didn't know that can I change it on photo bucket when I upload them? |
| Auld Baldy |
Posted - 29/04/2013 : 16:22:31
PS, meant to say to keep the photo sizes down to about 800 pixels wide. The ones you have posted could fill up a double monitor. Makes for side scrolling to read the posts. |
| Auld Baldy |
Posted - 29/04/2013 : 16:18:42
I've just recently coaxed Vambo onto large mice to get him started after going on a diet since christmas. He was on 100+ gram small rats and took them regularly .. then just stopped. Possibly it is seasonal but during the year he'd go into hunting mode as soon as he smelled grub. BTW, it is better to feed outside the viv in a spare tub as they tend to get a bit athletic with their constricts. The saliva can make the prey a bit sticky and can pick up a lot of substrate.
Aspen, beech or orchid bark can all be used. A big enough water dish will maintain a decent humidity.
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