Re: 2019 0.1 Rockhampton Coastal Carpet Python Progression
Love the head pattern, colours look so cool after her shed
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2019 0.1 Rockhampton Coastal Carpet Python Progression
She’s doing great and Monday is her first birthday. Going to bump up to weaned mice and rat fuzzies soon. I thought fuzzies would be too big right away so got some rat pinks on my last feeder order and quickly realized she could take 2-3 of those no problem.
Going to give her and the Brisbane an extra pink here and there with their regular meals over the summer so as not to waste a 25ct bag of pinkies. Not a huge deal if they don’t get used though.
As for handling and temperament, she’s a doll now. Hasn’t even postured at me in quite some time. I can just scoop her right up if she’s not on her perch
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Re: 2019 0.1 Rockhampton Coastal Carpet Python Progression
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She’s doing great and Monday is her first birthday. Going to bump up to weaned mice and rat fuzzies soon. I thought fuzzies would be too big right away so got some rat pinks on my last feeder order and quickly realized she could take 2-3 of those no problem.
Going to give her and the Brisbane an extra pink here and there with their regular meals over the summer so as not to waste a 25ct bag of pinkies. Not a huge deal if they don’t get used though.
As for handling and temperament, she’s a doll now. Hasn’t even postured at me in quite some time. I can just scoop her right up if she’s not on her perch
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Awesome her temperament is so good now. Yafe is a joy (aside from the occasional hiss when I touch him with the hook) and similarly, is really good when handled now and easily is picked up when not on one of his perches.
The not so fun part is trying to pick him up off a perch, especially the back one. He lets me gently unwind him, sort of, but he's strong, and usually grabs the front perch instinctively, as I pull him off the back (again - gently). Once out, he's a dream now.
Regarding the size of prey. They can handle and actually do well with bigger meals. I've heard up to 15-18% of body weight which is insane compared to say, a boa. Yafe is 500G now and easily eating 60-75G small rats. Literally gobbles them up with zero issue. When they are young and eating less nutritious prey, it's probably even more important to give decent sized meals.
I never fed Yafe more than one food item at a time, but fed weekly for a while and large prey items. Once on weaned rats, I switched to every two weeks. Not sure I had to do that, but he's now, at almost 3 years old, really beefing up and coming into his own. Remember, he lost 2-3 months of regular food intake because of illness when I got him, so he might be a little behind. He's no worse for the wear though. Don't necessarily go by Yafe's weight as a guide though because he is IJ/Darwin, and they are both much smaller than Coastal Carpets.
Keep up the good work and keep us posted.
Re: 2019 0.1 Rockhampton Coastal Carpet Python Progression
hApPiE(Approximate)bUrPhDaEy yesterday for Sally Jo. Pics on Mike Pennell’s FB business page, Python in a Pear Tree, shows this clutch coming out of their eggs 5/25/19. Doing great here and will move into her 23qt tub sometime soonish.
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Re: 2019 0.1 Rockhampton Coastal Carpet Python Progression
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Looking great. Happy Birthday 🎉
