New Female Jungle Carpet Python! :D

Hello everyone. Great news today! My Female JCP came in from StarPythons this morning. She is so fierce. Came flying out of the bag and striking at me. Love her attitude! I will be posting pictures once she comes out of quarantine and eats her first meal. I'm super excited!

Congrats on your new noodle! Can't wait to see pictures as I love carpet pythons. :)

Awesome, congrats!

Carpets are the best! Congrats on the new addition! Can't wait to see pics.

JCP, great decision, and congrats! Looking forward to seeing her. :)

Thanks for all the replies! The person who told me to get a snake hook is a life saver. She is so fierce! As soon as I walk by, she coils up and follows me around. She doesn't want to go into her hides for some reason, so for now she's just been sleeping on her perches. She did poop during the night so I had to clean it out. She was not happy about me poking around in her tub. I sure hope her feeding response is as strong as she is fierce. Absolutely love her attitude so far.

Sounds like you're off to a great start! In my opinion, JCPs are probably the most beautiful snake there is.

Looking forward to pics.

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Thanks for all the replies! The person who told me to get a snake hook is a life saver. She is so fierce! As soon as I walk by, she coils up and follows me around. She doesn't want to go into her hides for some reason, so for now she's just been sleeping on her perches. She did poop during the night so I had to clean it out. She was not happy about me poking around in her tub. I sure hope her feeding response is as strong as she is fierce. Absolutely love her attitude so far.

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Most Morelia species are very different from BPs; much more confident and curious, even as babies. Many don’t hide much at all. My bredli is always perched out in the open.

Can’t wait to see pics of your new JCP! Congrats on the addition!

Yeah, I can tell! I wonder, can they fully digest a meal while perching? I hope that she finally goes into her warm hide when I feed her.

Exciting.
I like the attack during the unbagging process.

Doubt you will have feeding issues with that attitude.

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Yeah, I can tell! I wonder, can they fully digest a meal while perching? I hope that she finally goes into her warm hide when I feed her.

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Mine goes into his hide after eating but is out the next day.


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Oh, ok. Thanks for the info!

I have the opposite feeding problem with my JCP than I do with my BP. She will eat anything, anywhere, at anytime. Seeing her strike, coil, and feed from her skyhide definitely doesn’t get old. I’ve already toned down her feedings to every two weeks.

As as others have mentioned, my JCP spends most of her time hanging out in the open. If she is in her hide, she usually pokes her head out and starts to look around when I come into the room. The only time she hangs out in her hide for an extended period is when she is shedding.

I suggest handling your JCP now before they start to get some size. My girl is still very defensive and, now that she’s got a little bit of size, it makes it a little more intimidating. To be honest, I’ve been a baby about it lol.

Good luck!

Quite fascinating how confident they are. Also, they're ability to climb is probably one of the coolest things I've seen a snake do. My BP eats anything, anywhere. I really hope she's the same.
I will definitely start handling her once she eats a meal or two. Thanks!

Quick little update. Ordered some food for her which should be arriving shortly. She's quite active at night and sleeps during the day. All normal. Recently, I've heard that carpet pythons NEED an overhead lamp for heat instead of a hot spot with a hide. Is this true? I've done a lot of research but only recently I've heard of this as a must. Any answers are appreciated. Thanks!

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Quick little update. Ordered some food for her which should be arriving shortly. She's quite active at night and sleeps during the day. All normal. Recently, I've heard that carpet pythons NEED an overhead lamp for heat instead of a hot spot with a hide. Is this true? I've done a lot of research but only recently I've heard of this as a must. Any answers are appreciated. Thanks!

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False.

As long as they can get to a place with correct temps they are fine. Many carpet Pythons breeders keep their animals in rack systems with heat tape etc, especially young animals.


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Like most animals they will adapt to whatever is available. As long as you provide a safe, reliable heat source that works for you and her, you are good to go.

Good to know! Thanks!

***BIG UPDATE***

So, a week passed and the mice I ordered finally arrived. I decided to feed to her that night and thawed out her mouse for her. When I went in to feed her she took the mouse instantly. I decided to leave her alone while she ate. I checked in half an hour and the mouse was on the floor. I reheated the mouse and tried again, and she grabbed it again. This time I looked, and her problem was that she couldn't find the head of the mouse so after around 10 minutes she just dropped it. I don't know what I can do to stop this. Any help is appreciated.

Also, I had to clean out her tub because the mouse bled out and ruined her newspaper. This gave me some time to handle her. She was VERY unhappy about that, and when I got her in my hands she started biting, peeing, and wiggling really fast to get away. She calmed down a little bit after a minute of but was still very alert. Hopefully it will get better.

Thanks!

A few things to consider.

1: If she took the mouse give her more time to eat. Leave her alone with the prey item for at least a few hours if not overnight. If she doesn't eat try again in 1-2 weeks.

2. She can find the head of the mouse. Sometimes it just takes them a little longer or they'll even eat tail first. Snakes have been eating prey for millions of years. This isn't something we have to teach them .

3. Cleaning her tub and/or handling her while she's in a feeding mode will cause her stress and she may even strike at or tag you. If you're going to discard the prey item that's fine but I'd wait until the next day to clean her tub or handle her.

4. If the mouse burst or was bleeding heavily it may have been overheated. Be careful there.

5. One missed feed is no big deal. Better luck next time. ;)

I did leave the mouse overnight and took it out in the morning. Sorry for not clarifying. I think the blood was from her biting the mouse but maybe I'm wrong. I cleaned the tub in the morning too, so I don't think that she was in feeding mode. She's definitely interested because she does coil and constrict and then try and find the head. Are you sure that I should wait 1-2 weeks to feed again? Thanks.

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I did leave the mouse overnight and took it out in the morning. Sorry for not clarifying. I think the blood was from her biting the mouse but maybe I'm wrong. I cleaned the tub in the morning too, so I don't think that she was in feeding mode. She's definitely interested because she does coil and constrict and then try and find the head. Are you sure that I should wait 1-2 weeks to feed again? Thanks.

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My bad Danya. I may have missed some of the details. If any of my snakes refuse a meal I make them wait at least a week or two before offering again. In the winter I only offer food every 4-6 weeks and if they miss a meal they have to wait until the next feeding cycle. I want them to be extra hungry, and hopefully more inclined to eat, the next time they see food. A few weeks off feed is nothing. They can go for months without food sometimes. My albino carpet was kind of hard to get going with food when I first got her. She'd take a meal and then go 3-4 weeks without eating again. Once I started only offering food every 3 weeks she started eating more consistently. After she was on track I started feeding her a little more often. Now she eats whenever/whatever I feed her.

Great news everyone! Wednesday night I tried feeding her again and this time she ate it without a problem! What's weird is that she hasn't went into her warm hide and instead is just sleeping on her perch. I'm really happy that she ate and I'll start handling her tomorrow(maybe)! Thanks.

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Great news everyone! Wednesday night I tried feeding her again and this time she ate it without a problem! What's weird is that she hasn't went into her warm hide and instead is just sleeping on her perch. I'm really happy that she ate and I'll start handling her tomorrow(maybe)! Thanks.

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Keep in mind that nothing is engraved in stone.

My two JCPs have different behavior habits.

Esmarelda never used a hide at all until I installed a Skyhide. But she mostly will perch or coil in her water bowl.

Sundance will not use his Skyhide or any other hide. He spends most of the time on the ground or in the water bowl with minimal perching.

Every now and then both will seek out a heat source after eating, but not usually.

I just try to provide options and let them do their thing. :)

Great to know! I've never actually seen her use any of her hides. She prefers to be at the highest point of her tub. Thanks!

Quick little update on the handling. Everything went quite well to my surprise. This time I just let her sit on her hook while it was in my hands and let her make all the decisions. She was actively moving around the hook and she did move around my hand a little bit without striking or coiling. I put her back into her tub and it was done. Really glad it went well. :)

Congrats on a non stressful handling session for the both of you. :)