What kind of carpet is this?

[ShaneSilva]

Girlfriend picked this up at a show yesterday. She knew I've been wanting a carpet python for a while and it was a much appreciated surprise.

[ShaneSilva]

She was told it was a Jaguar coastal but from what I'm seeing online looks more like a jungle?

[Reinz]

Unless you know the actual parents lineage, their is no way to know for sure.
All we can do is guess, which just that, guessing.

You may get a varity of opinions from folks..

I'm sure most would agree that there is a Coastal bloodline there along with something else.

Regardless, you have a nice looking Carpet for sure.

[ShaneSilva]

Thanks reins. I'm new to the world of carpets and the only reason I was hoping she was a coastal is just for the size. I'm a retic guy and love larger snakes. But her temperament is awesome and she's so sweet I'm getting attached pretty quick. I see more carpets in my future

[Alicia]

She's lovely! Yep, she's for sure not a jag, but I too am seeing a lot coastal. She may be all coastal, she may be a mix. Like Reinz says, there's no way to know.

Mix or not, carpets are fantastic. Congrats!

[ShaneSilva]

Thanks. I'm just hoping she gets nice and big for me!(:

[xcjumper]

Looks a lot like my coastal but agree with Reinz..there's no way to know if the breeder didn't tell you. She's beautiful!

[Gio]

Thanks. I'm just hoping she gets nice and big for me!(:

Like the others have said, it is impossible to know what you have without locality data from the breeder.

I have a coastal mutt that looks like this.



Her mother is almost 10 feet long and father is 7-8 feet.

My girl is pushing 7 feet at 3+ years old. I think she'll top out at 8+ feet.



Almost ALL carpets can hit the 6 foot mark with no trouble at all. The largest of the carpets are the southern coastals from the Brisbane area. There are jungles that also hit 8 feet, Bredli that can rival the big coastals, and are very large diamond pythons.

Even the supposedly smaller darwin carpets can hit over 8 feet. Carpets can take HUGE meals and don't require the cautious feeding that boa constrictors do. However you don't want to over do it, and that goes for about any snake. I've seen some depressingly heavy retics that are fed for size and not overall health and longevity. I plan to keep my boy healthy but lean. I just bought a SD/Dwarf male Tiger reticulated python and am hoping he is every bit as entertaining as my coastal mutt. I'd like his end size to be 8-10 feet.

THE COMPLETE COASTAL CARPET PYTHON by Nick Mutton and Justin Julander is an excellent book to read if you want to delve into carpet python research.

My carpet is a pure joy to keep and at this stage, my most entertaining captive.

Carpets do get long, and they can get thick but they tend to be lighter bodied because they are semi to highly arboreal.



I can't imagine seeing anybody that actually has one, not fully enjoying one.




Does this look big enough?

Anyhow I'm sure your carpet has some coastal in it. Most mixes here do.

[ShaneSilva]

Congrats on your new retic. I'm sure you won't be disappointed. Thank you for your informative post. You have a good looking carpet as well . I got to play with an 18 year old coastal at a show a while back and knew I had to have one. I was hoping she was a coastal but how ever big she ends up getting she's awesome and I'm very satisfied with her.

[EL-Ziggy]

Very nice carpet Shane.