Jungle Carpet Python

[jefrow]

I'm looking into getting a JCP and i was wondering the pros and cons of keeping them or anything else that a care sheet doesn't tell you. any info would be good.

[jefrow]

well it doesn't have to be a jungle carpet exactly. it can be an IJ or anything other kind. i know someone on here has to have some carpet pythons.

[Clementine_3]

Can't think of a con really.
I have 2 IJ's and they are both great snakes. They are usually out, draped over something or just hanging out on a ledge or hide top. They are curious and like to come out and be handled (well...who knows what they really like) and explore. They are good eaters (one was a PITA going from mice to rats but she's good now) and are easy to care for.
Yup, get one and end up with more!

[jefrow]

alright thanks. i really been wanting to get one but i just wanted to learn more about them and caresheets only tell you so much. so they are pretty active?

[gman8585]

http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_u...v=PnS-os4HCKoI have a baby jungle carpet, I love it. It's kinda like a ball python that it hides a lot where it was raised in a tub. But probably when it gets older it won't be so shy. It is very nippy but recently calmed down alot. I handle him everyday with gloves except the two days after feeding. They look very cool with the cat like eyes and patterns. Mine isn't even a year old so he will calm down when he gets older. I would recommend them if you own other snakes, but not as a first snake. If its young,you'll have a lil snake that bites a lot. http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_u...&v=PnS-os4HCKo

[gman8585]

Oh yea my JCP is a great eater also.

[gman8585]

http://www.australianaddiction.com
WWW.moreliapythons.com
http://www.acreptiles.com/carpet_python_care.htm

[dragonboy4578]

I have owned JCP's in the past and always found them to be great snakes. The ones that I have had seemed to be a little nippy when I first got them, but to be fair the breeder that I got them from did not have time to handle them much. The ones that I had never hid, and did calm down nicely. They always seemed to be out, and man did they eat great for me. Anything that you put in there cage they would eat. Down the road I will get one or two again.

[mainbutter]

Pros of carpet pythons:
- great eaters
- perfect range of sizes among the subspecies
- great handlers
- ease of care (with possible exception for diamond carpet pythons)
- locale-specific and pure subspecies available on the market
- morphs of a variety of price ranges available on the market
- active
- They PERCH!
- less common than ball pythons and corn snakes
- majority of breeders focus on selective breeding rather than simply pairing the cheapest morph available with the cheapest adult female available, resulting in high quality offspring available throughout the market

Cons:
- ummmmmm...?
- sometimes purity of locales/subspecies can be difficult to prove

[OhhWatALoser]

Carpets are my most fun snakes to play with and show off to people, the only con I can think of, is their pretty expensive for morphs, compared to say a ball python. but I picked up my jungle for 100 bucks lol, and he turned out to be a bright yellow gem.