Thinking of getting another carpet python.
I have been thinking lately about getting another carpet, I was thinking about a Diamonds, Irian Jaya, Coastal, or maybe a Tiger (dont really know the price on the tiger). Has anyone ever delt with any of these?
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I have a young coastal - it's a bit mellower than the JCP of the same size, eats like a champ and has that cool knucklehead.
What do you have now? JCP?
Want me to move this into Morelia?
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Originally Posted by Smulkin
I have a young coastal - it's a bit mellower than the JCP of the same size, eats like a champ and has that cool knucklehead.
What do you have now? JCP?
Want me to move this into Morelia?
I have a big (well not that big) female diamond x jungle carpet. Sure you can move it, I wasnt too sure where to put it.
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All I can tell you is that diamond pythons are pricey. Over $1000.. but man are they GORGEOUS. Definitely on my 'future time when I have more money' list. ;)
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honestly i've seen plenty of diamonds for well under $1000 (especially males)... and believe me i've looked at every one i could find in the last 4 months. that said, i ended up getting a nice, pure mcdowelli (coastal) - the cheapest of morelia. one thing i can tell you is this is the most aggressive snake i've ever handled (good thing for me he's only 18-24" long)! that's just this one though... and i'm confident he'll mellow out.
personally, the more i look at coastals the more i like them. they're large, hardy, have a nicely shaped head (that's the number one asthetic quality i look at in snakes), and eat like there's no tomorrow. this spring i'm going to get a female hypo jaguar (i have the name of the breeder somewhere) to breed this one with... i can't wait.
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It may have been a pair price I was thinking of on the diamonds.. $2500. Still, not an inexpensive animal.
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Wow I didnt know diamonds were that price, mine is diamond x jungle and she was only $100, why would someone breed a Diamond that is worth more to a jungle that is not that high? I was considering maybe getting a carpet from Reptilicus Reptiles.
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Diamond pythons are fabulous looking, but the diamond x jungle crosses I've seen look much more like a jungle carpet.. they lose that special something that the diamond has. I honestly don't know why they breed those hybrids.
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I don't know much about the prices as we don't buy.
(I can give you an estimate on their vet bills thou..lol)
But as for temperment all the carpets we've had in were basically the same.
The adult female diamond, the adult coastal, and the adult female jungle all were mellow. I wouldn't allow the kids at the educational shows to hold them out right but they are allowed to touch the backs while I am holding the snake.
The babies we've had (coastals, and jungles) have been the same, a bit nippy but calm down with familiarity and routine.
Which ever you may decide let us know.
Thanks
Rusty
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I thought I had already posted this pic (sorry - losing it in my dotage)
Both our coastal and jungle juvies fit the "nippy" stereotype.
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Diamonds are so expensive and they make hybrids because they get DPS (Diamond python syndrome) and they are extremely hard to raise in captivity and they dont usually live long, no one really knows why though.
Carpets are great though, i have a JCP and he is awesome.
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I have a Diamond x Carpet and shes around 4 years old, I know some people who have diamonds x carpets that are 10+ years old. Mine is extremly easy to keep, shes eats like a horse and has never tried to bite, so how are they extremly hard to raise?
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Pure diamonds are hard to raise in captivity because some of them don't live long due to dps.
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Originally Posted by worldcupkeeper
I have a Diamond x Carpet and shes around 4 years old, I know some people who have diamonds x carpets that are 10+ years old. Mine is extremly easy to keep, shes eats like a horse and has never tried to bite, so how are they extremly hard to raise?
ever heard the term 'hybrid vigor'??
most hybridized species (everything from mammals to herps) eat more, get larger, and may act differently than their derived species.
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So is "DPS" (Diamond python syndrome) the same as " JUADS" (just up and die syndrome)?
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I have a pair of IJCP's and they are pretty laid back. The male started out as a little nippy until he realized he was going to be handled anyway, and 'I wasn't going to eat him".
I've never had any problems with either one of them.
