What Carpet Python ?

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ut being that its only 4ftish.. do you think turned into 2 ft by 2ft. will suffice for a carpet.. i know i see lots of long tanks that are about 4 ft long.. but only a ft high...

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A 2x2 is way to small for a full grown carpet. I just got a JCP male and hes in a 4x2x1 which i feel is just above the minimum for a carpet. A big female coastal might even need a 6x2x1.

As for the original post, i just got a great looking JCP male from Steve at SEK exotics. He has great carpets. He is selling some on fauna right now. He has alot of 09 JCP's and then some diamonds also. But if you have the cash an IJ jag would be awsome. Or a diamond. JCP, diamonds, and jag crosses are my favorite. IJ's are last on my list but i would still love to have a nice one. :D

Even an average sized adult IJ male (smallest adult carpet) would really need at least a 3x2x1 IMO, if not bigger.

ya i was going to just divid it for when its small.. and then give the carpet the big 90gal tank thats 4 feet, but just over 2 ft high.... and get a smaller encloser for my BP... but i just wasnt sure i see a few people with average sized carpets in well not so big or long enclosers.

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I'll go ahead and throw this out there: Don't leave out coastals or coastal jags for consideration either![/QUOTE]

what he said...

I don't have any experience with other carpets but I'll just say my JCP is one gangster mofo. He's left me breathless more than once on the live feeds and has never required a vet visit.

I took him once just for the heck of it for a "wellness" check. He crapped all over the floor from the vet's probing fingers. The vet suggested we do a "fecal" since we were in such luck as to have a sudden supply. I said O.K. and, surprise, the tests came back positive for coccidia.

There was much discussion about possible risks and dubious treatment regimens. Given that he had no symptoms we decided to just keep an eye on him. He's been trucking along fine ever since.

Some pets have to be taken care of and some pets carve out a living on their own with a little help from their owners. My JCP is definately one of the latter.

So, I have to ask... what's wrong with the Irian Jaya? Seems everyone has them last on the list, and I was actually thinking about getting one. Is it just a matter of value (since they're the cheapest), or something we should know about them? :confused:

IJ is at the top of my Carpet list for this year. Aside from the albino that I'll likely *Never* have. And maybe a Jungle Jag.

what is the cheapest to most expensive for carpet pythons... etc.... thanks dont mean to barge in on your post just thought this would be a helpful question cause im looking at them as well and i just was wondering the price variation

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Originally Posted by PyroPython

IJ is at the top of my Carpet list for this year. Aside from the albino that I'll likely *Never* have. And maybe a Jungle Jag.

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An IJ is just about the top of my list, too - I like their coloration, and the fact that they don't usually get to be more than 4-6 feet long appeals to me. I keep bouncing between that and a brazilian rainbow boa. IMO the BRB is prettier (I'm a sucker for that crazy iridescence they have), but they hide a lot, whereas the carpet, while perhaps less stunning to look at, will be seen a lot more. I can afford to be wishy-washy about it for now, though, as I don't have the space for another animal at the moment anyway, but once I do, it'll be a tough choice between them.

Personally, I'm not interested in jags or jag crosses, simply because they have a very similar wobble/spin condition to spider ball pythons, and it's just my personal preference not to keep animals that have that type of condition. I don't want to start a debate about it (that's been done to death), but it is something the OP should be aware of if s/he is considering some variety of jag.

The thing with IJs are they got popular, everyone started producing them and lost a lot of value now...

As for the OP-you can get nice coastal jags for $350-400 shipped right now if you look in the right spot, or wait bc snakes will be hatching soon...I honestly think a jag is worth it, they are awesome.
Also my diamonds are really cool, pretty mellow (crazy feeding response) and stay pretty slender....Then again jungle/jags turn out beautiful, bill stegall has one for sale right now for $650 on kingsnake, looks great..Jungles are awesome, but if you want nice yellow you're going to pay, plus they can be very tricky sometimes getting to eat rats...Coastals and bredli (bredli more) are the most forgiving of the carpets...Diamonds need to be kept a few degrees cooler than the other carpets and hatchlings are going down a little more (u can find them for $500-600 in the right spot)...

Heres a couple pix for reference-

My 08 female coastal jag-I got her Dec of 2008, she was taking rat pinkies (no bigger), and as of today she is on small rats...I've never powerfed her or anything.
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...d/P1090693.jpg


and heres my 2007 female diamond, around 6 feet long/2000 grams, eating large rats.
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...d/P1090780.jpg