Coastal Carpet python???

I got this from craigslist as a coastal carpet python is that what it looks to be to everyone else? I'm not sure so I just wanted to check with those who would really know so when people in public ask me what im carrying around i can give them the correct answer. Below is my new addition and some pictures of his enclosure and him. right now hes on three pinky mice a week, should i keep him on this for a few weeks or next week move up to one fuzzy? He's still a bit nippy but i already know with a few minutes of daily handling he'll be just fine.:

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I'd move him to rats as soon as possible. If he doesn't switch you are going to go through a LOT of mice per feeding when he gets bigger.
He looks great, congrats!

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Originally Posted by Clementine_3

I'd move him to rats as soon as possible. If he doesn't switch you are going to go through a LOT of mice per feeding when he gets bigger.
He looks great, congrats!

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Oh trust me I know about that lol, I just have to find a store that sells rat pinkie/fuzzies might end up just going to rodentpro.com

Ya, my silly Jungle took 6 weeks to switch over. He would eat a Pinkie rat but not a fuzzy?? Even though he was quite capable of handling a fuzzy. And he likes it when I offer it to him horizontally, not dangling from the rats tail. Picky little SOB! LOL, The way he reacted when I first started with rats you would think I was offering him a radish or an onion.:) Don't give up! Great looking snake by the way.

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Originally Posted by Big Dave

Ya, my silly Jungle took 6 weeks to switch over. He would eat a Pinkie rat but not a fuzzy?? Even though he was quite capable of handling a fuzzy. And he likes it when I offer it to him horizontally, not dangling from the rats tail. Picky little SOB! LOL, The way he reacted when I first started with rats you would think I was offering him a radish or an onion.:) Don't give up! Great looking snake by the way.

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Thank you im not. I brought two bags of pinky mice from Petco and im down to one bag. After this last bag of pinky mice im going to this store near me, they sell live baby rats so he'll be on rats in no time hopefully he takes him with no problem we'll see how this goes.

It's impossible to know what he is for sure unless you have parentage info going back to founding wild caught animals, but he sure looks like a coastal intergrade to me with a bit of diamond influence.

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Originally Posted by mainbutter

It's impossible to know what he is for sure unless you have parentage info going back to founding wild caught animals, but he sure looks like a coastal intergrade to me with a bit of diamond influence.

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Thank you.

also, would you happen to know what size he/she will max out at? (I know i have to keep in mind that both sexes max out at different sizes.

Congrats on the pick up he is gorgeous

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Originally Posted by kylesreptiles

Congrats on the pick up he is gorgeous

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thank you.