0.1 Irian Jaya Carpet

Got this beauty for free from a breeder friend of mine. She's a naughty little snake, very defensive.

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Very nice! She's really pretty and naughty little IJ's are fun. Tell your friend I like free too! Congrats.

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Oh,she's beautiful! Are there some IJC that will allow themselves to be held, or are they usually all pretty defensive?
she's gorgeous. someday I want one...

Well usually they tame down with handling but for the first year i wouldn't completely trust it.

Bump....no love for morelia on this site it seems.

Cool looking snake! My cinnamon ball python is just as feisty! I see that strike pose anytime I'm cleaning or watering. Not to uncommon for young snakes in general :) Good luck!

Regards,

B

I love me some carpets. I have two with more on the way I hope. My first baby is working on hatching as we speak. Will be fin getting to experience the difference from those fiesty young ones to the sweet heart adults. I spose thats better than the other way around :D

Nice IJ!
I have one as well. She is a little cage defensive, but that might be because I don't hold her much...but once she's out she's fine.

She's just a jumpy snake regular handling will calm her down I give it about 3 weeks before I take the gloves off and handle her bare handed. Ive already tried that method and have a bunch of holes in my hand.:D

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"OH HAI YOU! WHATS YOU THINK YOU DOIN?!?!"

haha sorry thats the first thing I thought of when I saw that pic

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No! You cannot have my waterbowl! It is mine!

Hehehe. Cute little thing. Hope the nippy/defensive stage passes for you.

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"OH HAI YOU! WHATS YOU THINK YOU DOIN?!?!"

haha sorry thats the first thing I thought of when I saw that pic

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AHAHAHA ROFL that's funny i think im going to turn that into a picture.

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No! You cannot have my waterbowl! It is mine!

Hehehe. Cute little thing. Hope the nippy/defensive stage passes for you.

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Just after 2 days she starting to calm down she was biting me every time i tried to switch her over to my other hand. She just started to slither around after 10 minutes of handling and check things out, no striking or S'ing up. Just a curious snake, hope this behavior continues to progress as such.

Some newer pictures of her out in the sunshine for a few minutes while I snapped some pictures.
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Wannabe Chondro:D
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Great pictures and awesome snake. I'm definitely jealous.

Oh... she's gorgeous... I want...

What kind of setup do you have her in? I am thinking about getting one. Looks similar to a bp setup right now, I have seen setups like a bp tub but with a stick in it ... confirm or deny .. :)

My male JCP was insane when I got him. He was lunging at me from across the room, haha. He was just a scared little snake. I left him alone for the first couple of weeks, now he has calmed down (5 months later). I found after I picked him up if I just walked around with him in my hands he would be more interested in the surroundings than me. He is a handful when he is out, not biting or lunging, but he is very curious and likes to move fast :) He is nothing like my Ball who is a couch potato.

She is beautiful out in the sun. Free sounds like a good deal to me any day haha. I wanna add some more snakes to my collection like this lol I wouldn't know where to start ha

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What kind of setup do you have her in? I am thinking about getting one. Looks similar to a bp setup right now, I have seen setups like a bp tub but with a stick in it ... confirm or deny .. :)

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Confirm. They are semi-arboreal, so they will spend alot of time hanging out on any branches or shelves offered. Here is a photo of my IJ in his 105 quart tub. The next project that I have planned, after I finish the tank that I'm currently working on, is to remove his branch and install some PVC perches for him, which should be alot easier to clean and disinfect.

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My male JCP was insane when I got him. He was lunging at me from across the room, haha. He was just a scared little snake. I left him alone for the first couple of weeks, now he has calmed down (5 months later). I found after I picked him up if I just walked around with him in my hands he would be more interested in the surroundings than me. He is a handful when he is out, not biting or lunging, but he is very curious and likes to move fast :) He is nothing like my Ball who is a couch potato.

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Carpet's are definitely curious snakes that's why I like em more than balls, but you can't beat some of the BP morphs.

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Confirm. They are semi-arboreal, so they will spend alot of time hanging out on any branches or shelves offered. Here is a photo of my IJ in his 105 quart tub. The next project that I have planned, after I finish the tank that I'm currently working on, is to remove his branch and install some PVC perches for him, which should be alot easier to clean and disinfect.

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Can't beat PVC when it comes to cleaning, im buying some of that F10 disinfectant and see how that works, but I have to get updated pictures of this IJ girl she's coloring up.