Start of (another) new project!

I think for every BP project we added this season, we've added a non-BP one too. This is actually a joint project with a friend, and is more of an experimental one than anything, because these guys are pretty difficult to breed. Here's a couple shots of him after he settled into his new home.

Marv the Moluccan Scrub (Morelia clastolepis)
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http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4...pike/Coils.jpg

He is very calm (not your typical scrub) and is pushing 7 ft right now. I'm excited to find him a woman and then try to figure out what makes these guys tick (or spend many years ripping my hair out from lack of fertile eggs :oops: ) Thanks for looking!

-Evan

They look great! Good luck.

Wow! He's beautiful!!! What a serious, handsome face he has!!

Holly yellow full of teeth snake man.

wow Evan! nice!

Very Nice, be sure to keep us up to date on the progress

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Originally Posted by JLC

Wow! He's beautiful!!! What a serious, handsome face he has!!

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I know, I love the large scales on his head, and his eyes are awesome!

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

Holly yellow full of teeth snake man.

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Yeah, I'm really glad he's so calm. I've never dealt with a large angry scrub, and I never hope to. Long strike range + big teeth = not very fun! Mols don't get near as large as the bar-necks though, usually staying under 10'. That's another reason I wanted to work with these guys, they are much more manageable as adults and don't need near as large cages. The more morelia I get, the more I want!! They are just awesome!

-Evan

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Originally Posted by Evan Jamison

I know, I love the large scales on his head, and his eyes are awesome!



Yeah, I'm really glad he's so calm. I've never dealt with a large angry scrub, and I never hope to. Long strike range + big teeth = not very fun! Mols don't get near as large as the bar-necks though, usually staying under 10'. That's another reason I wanted to work with these guys, they are much more manageable as adults and don't need near as large cages. The more morelia I get, the more I want!! They are just awesome!

-Evan

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Is he pretty active? WHat size cage is he in now? What size would you say an adult female wound need?

Wow, very nice. Good luck with your project. If nothing happens you still have a stunning and calm scrub, luckily.

very nice evan. never seen one before..

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Originally Posted by Pork Chops N' Corn Bread

Is he pretty active? WHat size cage is he in now? What size would you say an adult female wound need?

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He's pretty content to just chill out on a perch most of the time. He is currently in two Neodesha 2' cubes linked together, but will likely be moved to a 4l'x2d'x2h' soon. One of the unique things with scrubs compared to most pythons is that the males get larger on average than females. Most captive females I know of are under 9', with some males reaching lengths of about ten. A ten foot Mol would be fine in a 4'x2'x2' with a couple perches running the length of the cage, though you could spoil them with a little more length or height. Now remember these guys are very slender, not at all like terrestrial boids like burms and retics. They are even more slender than JCPs as adults, and a 9 footer could fit into a hide that a 3000 gram ball would have trouble squeezing into.

-Evan

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Originally Posted by Evan Jamison

He's pretty content to just chill out on a perch most of the time. He is currently in two Neodesha 2' cubes linked together, but will likely be moved to a 4l'x2d'x2h' soon. One of the unique things with scrubs compared to most pythons is that the males get larger on average than females. Most captive females I know of are under 9', with some males reaching lengths of about ten. A ten foot Mol would be fine in a 4'x2'x2' with a couple perches running the length of the cage, though you could spoil them with a little more length or height. Now remember these guys are very slender, not at all like terrestrial boids like burms and retics. They are even more slender than JCPs as adults, and a 9 footer could fit into a hide that a 3000 gram ball would have trouble squeezing into.

-Evan

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Do you know any breeders with any for sale? Have you found any good sites for care of them besides VPI?

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Do you know any breeders with any for sale? Have you found any good sites for care of them besides VPI?

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You won't find any CB, as they have only been bred a handful of times in the US. A couple US breeders did actually get viable eggs that went full-term this season, but I can guarantee you that all those were spoken for long ago. Juvies and sub-adults are imported fairly regularly, so they pop-up now and then. This site has some good info. He is one of the few breeders that has successfully reproduced these guys worldwide, and the translation from german to english pretty good.

-Evan

Looking good Evan! Another solid reason why we need to come see your set up one of these days!!! I have a couple southerns myself, I sure love the scrubs, and the mols sure have cool colors!!! Keep us posted, and hopefully sometime soon we can work something out so that we can meet up with you sometime.


later,
Ben

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Looking good Evan! Another solid reason why we need to come see your set up one of these days!!! I have a couple southerns myself, I sure love the scrubs, and the mols sure have cool colors!!! Keep us posted, and hopefully sometime soon we can work something out so that we can meet up with you sometime.
later,
Ben

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I didn't know you had scrubs too Ben, but then again, what don't you guys have? I see you added angolans to the collection now, nice!! Chris is a great guy, we got our bredls from him. Now I really need to come and see your stuff!!

-Evan

Very nice Mol Evan!!!! I wish you the best of luck!!!