new water python

[kalashnikov]

i just got a baby water python. i have a general understanding of there care but would feel alot better to hear from people who have had this species on there requriments thanks in advance.

[ed4281]

There is a great caresheet located in the forums. They can be a little tricky to care for but fun. A friend of mine had one her name was Evil Incarnate and she lived up to that name, but that was a while ago and she was wild caught.

[kalashnikov]

awsome thanks im brand new to this siite so i dident know they had care sheets. but i hear alot of them are mean and alot are nice but i got a little cb baby so he seems pretty docile.

[ed4281]

Well good luck and welcome to the forum.

[navygamer]

I have had my male Water Python for 5 or 6 years now. He is a very secretive snake and gets stressed out very easily. Had to move his home into my bedroom where my its much quiter. As for handling he has an excellent temperment. He has never lunged or threatened me at all. Just very active more like a colubrid than a python think it has do with stress. He does love his water though he has a large cat litter box for a water dish that he soaks in every day otherwise he stays in his hide rock all the time.

I have noticed mine every year gets hungry weekly gets fat and then will go 6 months without eating. I wonder if that has to do with the fact that they are and the only migratory snake in the wild. Once yours is an adult I'd like to hear about yours feeding habits.

Keith

[kalashnikov]

do u know any way of sexing them without probing or popping he is pretty little but he has a long tail and spurs. rite now i got him in a exo terro just tempory im i dnt like these but just trying to think what to get him cage wise im thinken a 20 or 30 gallon for now until he gets a little bigger and just cover the top i also got a fogger that i plan to use for a little bit ever day and im thinken bout a moss or coco fiber substrate let me know id this sounds good its good to hear from people who have been sucessfull with them not to many people keep them and i just want to make sure i dont miss anything.