2019 0.1 Rockhampton Coastal Carpet Python Progression

[miatb]

she is absolutely gorgeous <3

[richardhind1972]

Love the head pattern, colours look so cool after her shed

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[RickyNY]

Hey brother, how's this girl doing?

[jmcrook]

She’s doing great and Monday is her first birthday. Going to bump up to weaned mice and rat fuzzies soon. I thought fuzzies would be too big right away so got some rat pinks on my last feeder order and quickly realized she could take 2-3 of those no problem.

Going to give her and the Brisbane an extra pink here and there with their regular meals over the summer so as not to waste a 25ct bag of pinkies. Not a huge deal if they don’t get used though.

As for handling and temperament, she’s a doll now. Hasn’t even postured at me in quite some time. I can just scoop her right up if she’s not on her perch


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[RickyNY]

Oh yeah, they can surprise you! They actually prefer a bigger prey item. Kenny was eating 2 Rat pups when he turned one (just for reference), he could have eaten a Weaned rat at that point but I was finishing the remainder of rat pups.
Don't mention pink mice, I have 80 of them and no one to eat them.

Glad that she has calmed down for you. Hugo is getting there, slowly but surely. MM4L

[Craiga 01453]

That's awesome!!! I'm glad she's handling so well for you!

[dakski]

She’s doing great and Monday is her first birthday. Going to bump up to weaned mice and rat fuzzies soon. I thought fuzzies would be too big right away so got some rat pinks on my last feeder order and quickly realized she could take 2-3 of those no problem.

Going to give her and the Brisbane an extra pink here and there with their regular meals over the summer so as not to waste a 25ct bag of pinkies. Not a huge deal if they don’t get used though.

As for handling and temperament, she’s a doll now. Hasn’t even postured at me in quite some time. I can just scoop her right up if she’s not on her perch


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Awesome her temperament is so good now. Yafe is a joy (aside from the occasional hiss when I touch him with the hook) and similarly, is really good when handled now and easily is picked up when not on one of his perches.

The not so fun part is trying to pick him up off a perch, especially the back one. He lets me gently unwind him, sort of, but he's strong, and usually grabs the front perch instinctively, as I pull him off the back (again - gently). Once out, he's a dream now.

Regarding the size of prey. They can handle and actually do well with bigger meals. I've heard up to 15-18% of body weight which is insane compared to say, a boa. Yafe is 500G now and easily eating 60-75G small rats. Literally gobbles them up with zero issue. When they are young and eating less nutritious prey, it's probably even more important to give decent sized meals.

I never fed Yafe more than one food item at a time, but fed weekly for a while and large prey items. Once on weaned rats, I switched to every two weeks. Not sure I had to do that, but he's now, at almost 3 years old, really beefing up and coming into his own. Remember, he lost 2-3 months of regular food intake because of illness when I got him, so he might be a little behind. He's no worse for the wear though. Don't necessarily go by Yafe's weight as a guide though because he is IJ/Darwin, and they are both much smaller than Coastal Carpets.

Keep up the good work and keep us posted.

[Gio]

This is a hood thread. Beautiful snake and the perfect example of working with a carpet enough and properly to get it used to handling.

Although some may not calm down ever I find it rare.

As far as feeding, I tend to go with larger, less frequent meals.

I’m also big on variety. Feeding exactly the same thing for 20 years can’t be healthy so mixing rats, quail, small rabbits and a G-pig or similar is at least a varied diet.

JM has 2 exciting animals close in age. I’m looking forward to updates and comparisons.

[jmcrook]

hApPiE(Approximate)bUrPhDaEy yesterday for Sally Jo. Pics on Mike Pennell’s FB business page, Python in a Pear Tree, shows this clutch coming out of their eggs 5/25/19. Doing great here and will move into her 23qt tub sometime soonish.




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[Gio]

hApPiE(Approximate)bUrPhDaEy yesterday for Sally Jo. Pics on Mike Pennell’s FB business page, Python in a Pear Tree, shows this clutch coming out of their eggs 5/25/19. Doing great here and will move into her 23qt tub sometime soonish.




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Looking great. Happy Birthday 🎉