Just picked up a Jungle Carpet Python - major rescue case

5 years..wow.

He's a good looking snake though.

Great job on getting and taking care of him! I'm still jealous tho... :P

Thanks :D

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Originally Posted by MiniJ83

Handsome snake, glad you took him in.

JCPs can eat much larger prey than you'd think. A snake that size could easily be taking weaned rats, or even small rats.

Good luck.

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A carpet python that size would have NO problem taking small rats, and that's probably what I'd be feeding. I'm 99% confident it would have no problem with eating medium rats (I'm just talking about ease of the eating process of course). Carpet pythons can eat HUGE prey relative to their girth. Again this is just what they are capable of and not what is recommended for average weekly feeding for food intake.

Medium rats for that little itty bitty thing? Maybe we are talking about two different sized rats here, but mediums are fairly large, 130-200 grams. That little guy shouldnt start out with that size in my opinion.

He looks thin OP, but keep in mind most snakes dont keep a firm layer of fat between the muscle and skin like humans. It's generally deposited in the body cavity next to organs. Feed him appropriate sized meals, make sure he doesnt have any internal parasites, and don't let him get fat. :gj:

Ya I know he's not supposed to be BP sized, or hwat have you, but I have never felt the sides of a snake like his.. (well he's not quite so bad now with 2 good meals in him).
He had not much muscle mass at all. The first time I held him there was no muscle for movement. Now he has more grab to him, and feels like hes got a little muscle.

We are up to small rats (comparable to large adult mouse) for the next feeding and are going to stick there for QUITE awhile!

beautiful JCP, glad to hear he's a sweetheart. great job on the rescue. I got mine cause the guy said he was too nippy for him. turns out the guy was just too scared to handle him and give him the time and patience needed to calm down and become docile. but great find

Congrats. I am in the process of adopting my 1st Jungle myself and am both anxious and nervous about doing so. These are a totally different breed than the Balls I am accustomed to, that's for sure. I'm also very concerned for this snake's health as I have very high doubts he was taken care of properly by the current owner who inherited it after a breakup with her boyfriend.
Anyways, it's great to see another python rescued and being nursed back to health. Looking forward to more updates!!!