Few Questions...

....about carpet Pythons...

Are They Good Display Animals??

Are they that much secretive as ball or they more curious and active Animals ??

I know that different sub species vary in size... Which one is a smallest one... ??

And if I will consider one...
Will 40gallon breeder tank 36long x 18 wide x 16 tall be sufficient or I'll need bigger cage in future ??

Thanks In Advance.

They are great display animals! Mine rarely use their hides and like to hang out on their ledge or on top of their hides.

I don't have BP's but can say Carpets are curious and active. Mine seem to 'watch' what's going on, they are very aware of their surroundings and like to come out. They aren't nuts active like my son's Corn but they don't just sit there either!

Irian Jayas are the smallest. My male is 6' and my female is not quite 5 1/2', it should be the other way around but no one told them that.

I keep mine in Boaphiles, 4' x 2' x 18". They use every inch of that space.

They are great snakes and I think everyone should have at least two. lol

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They are great display animals! Mine rarely use their hides and like to hang out on their ledge or on top of their hides.

I don't have BP's but can say Carpets are curious and active. Mine seem to 'watch' what's going on, they are very aware of their surroundings and like to come out. They aren't nuts active like my son's Corn but they don't just sit there either!

Irian Jayas are the smallest. My male is 6' and my female is not quite 5 1/2', it should be the other way around but no one told them that.

I keep mine in Boaphiles, 4' x 2' x 18". They use every inch of that space.

They are great snakes and I think everyone should have at least two. lol

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Thanks for info .. Can You post Pictures of your Animal.. and enclosures... (if You can post one when You handle one that will give me visually better perspective about size)

OK so...it's only me and it's not easy trying to take pictures of a snake on the go! Since I have no shame I will share what I ended up with, I mostly got everything but the snake so yeah... :rolleyes:

This is Ira, he's the 6' fella :)

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y10...242282x640.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y10...0_181738-1.jpg


And here is his cage, it's all glare-y but you can sort of get an idea.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y10...452640x267.jpg

:O looooooooooooooooong.... but they looks handle-able hmm i think i hunt one for myself and use for beginning spare 32 qt tube in my ball rack.. and later i order Vision or RBI cage up to size :D
Thanks :gj::gj::gj:

I've been using Anthony Caponetto's care sheet as my guide.

http://www.acreptiles.com/main/index...=81&Itemid=140

Hmm i actually checked This Animal Plastic "Carpet Cage" and I like it very much... so I believe I made decision...

Let the Carpet Hunt Begin !!!!:taz::taz::taz:

about a month ago i traded my ball for a 07 carpet at the raleigh reptile show because i wanted a bigger snake. Mine is a 07' male costal carpet. they are the biggest carpets and he will average out somewhere between 8-10'. He makes a great display snake. he is not always out but most of the time hes out on his branch. when i have him out he is very active and curious about everything. He is right at 6 or 7 ft now and i have him in a 75 gallon tank and it is perfect for him.

Yes they make GREAT display snakes! I keep adults in 4x2x2 AP cages with shelves, flexwatt heat.

My '10s are in 2 foot tall exo-terras. I set 'em up as tropical planted vivariums with hydroton/screen for drainage and a few inches of substrate. I also used epoxy glue to glue some half-circle (small pvc pipe piece cut in half) perch holders, and use two horizontal perches at different heights, along with mopani wood as lower "furniture".

The hatchlings get hides, and often use them. They are not shy like ball pythons, and will just as likely be out. Around 2 years old or so I find carpets stop using hides as much, and I stop providing them shortly after upgrading them to adult sized cages.

How Big Jaguar and Jaguar crosses get?? some of that stuff is insane.. I love yellows and black but some pink/orange black stuff like Jaguar x Irian Jayas is really nice too...:O

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How Big Jaguar and Jaguar crosses get?? some of that stuff is insane.. I love yellows and black but some pink/orange black stuff like Jaguar x Irian Jayas is really nice too...:O

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My lovely 05 female jag is 10 feet long now and somewhere between a baseball and a softball in width.

but i really wanted to chime in and say that i really feel a 3ft cage with less than 18in height is too small for an adult, except maybe a small male.

also, mine don't even use their hides unless they're gravid or in ecdysis, but they really utilize the full length of cage for the temp gradient, thus i don't believe small cages are suffificient.

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Originally Posted by Aes_Sidhe

....about carpet Pythons...

Are They Good Display Animals??

Are they that much secretive as ball or they more curious and active Animals ??

I know that different sub species vary in size... Which one is a smallest one... ??

And if I will consider one...
Will 40gallon breeder tank 36long x 18 wide x 16 tall be sufficient or I'll need bigger cage in future ??

Thanks In Advance.

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They make good display animals but that also depends on what you consider a good display animal. Carpets won't neccisarily hide as much as other snakes might and can be more active, but even active sankes you need to remember still aren't always moving around a lot. If you want something that will be out for you to see they will do that, but if you are expecting them to be moving around a lot, you will get some activity but not a ton of it.

They are extremly more active and visable then a bp though.

IJ's are usually the smallest carpet but Jungles aren't that large of a snake either.I have seen some adult IJ's that seem huge compared to adult jungles because they tend to be thicker even though they are shorter.

Some care sheets will say that a 40 breeder tank will be good for an adult Jungle or IJ but it isn't. A 4 foot tank would be good but I even had to move my coastal to a 5 foot because there jsut wasn't enough room in the 4 footer for her.

THey can make a really good snake, but remeber they can be quite nippy at first so make sure that is something you will be able to deal with.

To answer your questions, they are VERY different from a Ball Python! Mine is quite curious, almost always hanging out on his branches, and immediately pops out to say "hi" when I open his tub. Apparently some of them can be nippy as babies, but luckily mine never went through that phase... he's always been very mellow, and has only bitten me once (totally my fault / stupid feeding error). Also unlike the BPs, he is an excellent feeder, never refusing a frozen mouse even while in blue. And he just loves to KILL those dead mice, taking his strike & coil very seriously - LOL. :D

In terms of size, the Iryan and Jungle Carpets stay manageable, and boys tend to be smaller. I have a male Jungle, and expect he won't get bigger than 6-6.5 feet. Right now he's only about 18 months old, and still small but growing fast... he lives in a 28qt Sterilite tub, with 2 branches (they love to perch), a homemade hide, and a ceramic water dish. Simple setup, but he seems perfectly content in there. They really are great snakes, so I would highly recommend getting one!

I just shared photos on another thread, but here's my boy, Kipling:

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/IMG_0019.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/P1050266.jpg

You can see part of his tub here... the branches are usually propped against the hide, but he knocked them over earlier.
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/P1050271.jpg