2019 0.1 Rockhampton Coastal Carpet Python Progression

Thanks y’all! I’m so damn tempted to pull the trigger on another already. Brisbane or Palmerston locality jungle would fit in great over here


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Thanks y’all! I’m so damn tempted to pull the trigger on another already. Brisbane or Palmerston locality jungle would fit in great over here


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Don't discount the Bredli!!

I'm totally digging them these days!

You'll do something cool, I know it!

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Don't discount the Bredli!!

I'm totally digging them these days!

You'll do something cool, I know it!

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Bredli are on the radar too! Also Inlands... something about Brisbane and Jungles though.


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Glad she is doing great with the handling! All those sound like great options for your next carpet....you should just get one of each. ;)

Just weighed in at 77grams. Doing wonderfully with handling too.
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Not to be forgotten!
What a beauty!

Looking great.

So glad she’s calming down for you and so nicely.

Yafe still hisses at me occasionally when I go to pick him up (or touch him w the hook), but he has never struck. He’s gotten real calm with handling too.

Looking good!!! I'm glad handling is going well too :gj:

Freshly shed last night, so new pics today. Handles like a dream now compared to 6 months ago. The headstamp on the Rockhampton locality is incredible as well as the naturally axanthic looking coloration.
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Totally digging that head!!

she is absolutely gorgeous <3

Love the head pattern, colours look so cool after her shed

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Hey brother, how's this girl doing?

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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Oh yeah, they can surprise you! They actually prefer a bigger prey item. Kenny was eating 2 Rat pups when he turned one (just for reference), he could have eaten a Weaned rat at that point but I was finishing the remainder of rat pups.
Don't mention pink mice, I have 80 of them and no one to eat them.

Glad that she has calmed down for you. Hugo is getting there, slowly but surely. MM4L

That's awesome!!! I'm glad she's handling so well for you!

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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.

This is a hood thread. Beautiful snake and the perfect example of working with a carpet enough and properly to get it used to handling.

Although some may not calm down ever I find it rare.

As far as feeding, I tend to go with larger, less frequent meals.

I’m also big on variety. Feeding exactly the same thing for 20 years can’t be healthy so mixing rats, quail, small rabbits and a G-pig or similar is at least a varied diet.

JM has 2 exciting animals close in age. I’m looking forward to updates and comparisons.

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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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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Looking great. Happy Birthday 🎉

Happy B-day Sally Jo :bday:

Happy Birthday SJ! And joy to the proud Papa!

Upped this little girl to a 23qt tub recently. Spends even more time off the ground it seems now. Lots more room to stretch out and move. She’s going to be a lot of fun in a display enclosure
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She looks great J!!

Looking hella good!!!

I always dig the contrast on the ”Rock”👍. Those starter enclosures are really nice as well.

I’m looking forward to the display caging when the time comes.

Pretty little thing

Just weighed in at 108grams and has moved on to rat fuzzies recently. She and my female Brisbane will be working through those until they can take down rat pups and some large mice leftover from the boas. Looking a little dark/dull in her light banding, we may be headed for a shed soon. Always a little huffy/hissy getting her out of the tub but she’s a doll once in hand
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Fresh skin on this growing girl today. Starting to develop some black speckles in her lighter banding in some places. High contrast as always and still can’t get enough of that head pattern
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Contrast City!

She’s going to look incredible at 6’. Sally Jo!
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She's really pretty looking.

Damn JM, she's getting some insane contrast. Looking good.

Thanks y’all! I swear every shed her blacks are blacker and her lights are lighter.
[emoji869]Morelia Mafia 4 Lyfe[emoji869]


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Oh yeah, she's a hottie fa sho!

MM4L

Sally Jo just looking fine as she does.
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Nice!
Looking longer every time you post!

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Nice!
Looking longer every time you post!

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Little bit of forced perspective in this pic but she’s definitely growing a lot. She and the brissy female took their first rat pups last night. Looked like big meals until they got them down. Not nearly as big a lump as expected.


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Little bit of forced perspective in this pic but she’s definitely growing a lot. She and the brissy female took their first rat pups last night. Looked like big meals until they got them down. Not nearly as big a lump as expected.


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They can handle a lot.

I'm due to order another EXPENSIVE shipment from Layne Labs. At least that's what I'm ordering for now. I didn't expect the Bredli to eat the same sized prey as the others here. He's growing rapidly and he's draining my supply.

This month or next will wrap it up for feeding the boa until April, and I think the big coastal will get a long break too.

The royal,,,, well, she's got her own gig so whenever she's hungry I feed her.

Your crew is looking great JM!

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They can handle a lot.

I'm due to order another EXPENSIVE shipment from Layne Labs. At least that's what I'm ordering for now. I didn't expect the Bredli to eat the same sized prey as the others here. He's growing rapidly and he's draining my supply.

This month or next will wrap it up for feeding the boa until April, and I think the big coastal will get a long break too.

The royal,,,, well, she's got her own gig so whenever she's hungry I feed her.

Your crew is looking great JM!

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Thanks dude!

I’d maybe look into Cold Blooded Cafe again if you haven’t already. Depending on what sizes you need I’ve found them to be one of the best deals around.


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Thanks dude!

I’d maybe look into Cold Blooded Cafe again if you haven’t already. Depending on what sizes you need I’ve found them to be one of the best deals around.


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I've not heard of them.

I'm looking at large rats, large quail and probably 1-2 pound rabbits for the next order.

I'll have at look at the Cafe when the time comes.

Sally Jo shed out today, weighed in at 143grams, and is the most annoying snake in the world to get to sit on a scale hah! Can’t believe she weighed 29grams last November when she got here.
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The contrast is getting better every time I see the ROCK!!

They all look longer each time I see them too.

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The contrast is getting better every time I see the ROCK!!

They all look longer each time I see them too.

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Thanks brother! She’s every bit of 3’ now. About the same length as the female Brisbane but a lighter frame. She moved into her first grow out enclosure last night too.
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This young lady has been here for a full year as of today! She’s currently hiding and don’t feel like bothering her so here’s a pic from last weekend perched on her humid/coco husk hide
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This young lady has been here for a full year as of today! She’s currently hiding and don’t feel like bothering her so here’s a pic from last weekend perched on her humid/coco husk hide
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Great contrast and really a nice score for you.

These are much better times compared to the "old days" when we were chatting about another species.

It is good to see you happy and relaxed!

Boas and carpets hit the spot!

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Agreed Gio! Good post and good times ahead for jmcrook. I hope the "old days" are in the distant past.

I wish I had gotten into both species sooner.

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Great contrast and really a nice score for you.

These are much better times compared to the "old days" when we were chatting about another species.

It is good to see you happy and relaxed!

Boas and carpets hit the spot!

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The “old days” are officially two years behind me in a couple weeks.

So much better, more enjoyable, more relaxing, less demanding, and just all around positive experiences with boas and carpets.

Morelia Mafia and Boa Brigade for life!


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Boa Brigade! Rock on. Love it.

You’ve got awesome critters Crook and you’re raising them splendidly! MM4L and BB4L!