Thinking about D'Alberts...Any thoughts

Any White-Lipped Python owners out there? I am thinking about getting a pair. Any experiences good or bad would be great to hear about.

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Originally Posted by fattielumpkin

Any White-Lipped Python owners out there? I am thinking about getting a pair. Any experiences good or bad would be great to hear about.

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I had a black phase male and he was hands down the nippiest snake I've ever owned. He didn't like being held and it was not uncommon for me to take him out, handle him for about three minutes and then have him randomly start striking.

...and no he wasn't on the mean end of the D'Albert's scale - he was pretty representative of his species.

You are never going to "tame" a D'Albert's as you would a ball, a bci or any other pet snake. Additionally, the strike itself is much worse than you would experience with other pet snakes.

The husbandry conditions are a little more advanced as they have specific humidity and temp requirements and are not as forgiving as some other species.

They are pretty nippy!
More of a display snake then a handleing snake.
They are very pretty though if you get some experience with a hook and dont mind getting bit evey now and then go for it!

They are very nice looking snakes, but the added size and attitude compared to a ball, you would wanna take into the matter.

Yea they do get quite big..
BUT I have seen a 9ft black phase white lipped python that was tame!
But not all of them are.
These remind me of scrub pythons
they are very similar.

I have three adults. One male that I have is very tame, he has never struck at me, and I would let anyone handle him. My female isn't too bad, I can handle her but I wouldn't be surprised if she bit me. I have another male that strikes at me frequently. I would suggest that if you get one that you pick up a young CB animal if possible and work with it as you raise it up.

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Originally Posted by jluman

I have three adults. One male that I have is very tame, he has never struck at me, and I would let anyone handle him. My female isn't too bad, I can handle her but I wouldn't be surprised if she bit me. I have another male that strikes at me frequently. I would suggest that if you get one that you pick up a young CB animal if possible and work with it as you raise it up.

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Are you planning on breeding them??

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Originally Posted by bonheki

Are you planning on breeding them??

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Hopefully :) I put them together for a few days last week but didn't see any courting or breeding yet. I just started cooling my snake room though. I think they'll need a little more time with the cooler temps to get them in the mood.

Ohhh awsome!
Hope to see some babys soon :D

black phase are known to be more easily tamed than the golds, but neither are going to be like a ball or whatever... if you get hatchlings that are feeding real well it's definitely a possibility to acclimate them to 'handleable' status.

I found my pair breeding tonight. This is the first time I've seen them locked up so I'm pretty excited. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z...p_breeding.jpg

Very Nice!! Congrats on the lock! Hope she goes for ya.


Cheers,
Kat

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Originally Posted by jluman

I found my pair breeding tonight. This is the first time I've seen them locked up so I'm pretty excited. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z...p_breeding.jpg

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that is so awesome!!! hope it works out! WLP's are my absolute favorite boid!

Those are beauties.. A few years back I saw a pair of babies in the store and wanted to get into it but.. they bit me so many times and took off like a racer. Do they mellow out when they get older? I have only seen one adult in person being handled over a decade ago.

Good luck with those.

The pair above has bred a few times, and the female has stopped eating. I'm feeling pretty good about her being gravid. She did latch onto my arm today, I can confirm that they have lots of teeth!

I keep a D'Albertis' python and have to say that the reputation they have hasn't been warrented with my young male. They are lightning fast and do strike quicker than you can blink but I've been bitten once and then was when he missed his food item, they have the most teeth of any python so the bite will leave a mark. If you get a true CB youngster and spend enough time with it then there's not reason at all for it to not calm down one thing I've noticed though once you've established a bond with the animal and have a regular handling routine don't break it, go an extended period without handling this species and you'll be back to square one.

Here's a couple pictures of my Leiopython Albertisiii - Northern White Lipped Python.

http://i39.tinypic.com/dr313.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/16b0djc.jpg

If you want a good site reference for this underrated species pm me, or pm me if there's anything more you wish to know.

Lovely looking snakes! I was just reading about them yesterday and was wondering why I hadn't seem more around....now I understand why :taz: :P