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    Re: First Time Morelia Owner, and I have some ?s

    Quote Originally Posted by PeteV View Post
    Those look ...............Unfortunately, he is afraid of his own shadow and won't eat outside of his ARS70 rack tub. This ...............
    That is fine. You don’t want to move your snake(s) out of their living quarters to feed. Forget what those Petco pamphlets say about feeding and what Uncle Jimmy told you what he did in the 70s.
    The one thing I found that you can count on about Balls is that they are consistent about their inconsistentcy.

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    Lizzy, 2010
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    2.0 Common BI Boas, Punch, 2005; Butch, age?
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    Re: First Time Morelia Owner, and I have some ?s

    Welcome to the Morelia club! They can be really rewarding animals, and yes, great eaters!

    Yafe, my Albino Darwin/IJ hybrid Carpet, mixes his time between his two perches and his hides. He likes to hunt from the perches and scope things out at night, but during the day, it's 50/50.

    He does move around quite a bit and unless digesting, likes to use different temperature zones. He will likely not get over 5 - 5 1/2 feet and his 4X2' of floor space is great for him. He enjoys having perches at different heights, temperatures, and front to back. Sometimes he's across both, sometimes, he's in a corner, and occasionally he's in the middle of one.

    He's never soaked, but I keep humidity spot on for him as he got lost by fed ex and came with a full blown RI. He's been all better for a while now, but I want to be safe. Not sure if other types of carpets soak more, or only if humidity is off.

    Your temps seem fine on the hot spot, and cool side can be 77-80F. I keep mine about 79-80F.

    What else?

    They can handle big meals. Yafe is about 4 1/2 feet now and 530G or so. He eats small rats (60-70G) every other week (2X a month). If your guy is 10 years old, he can probably easily eat every 2-3 weeks.

    I've heard, especially as adults, they can go off feed at times, but Yafe has not. Also, when they eat, as you've learned, they are aggressive strikers and eat anything willingly.

    Anything else, just ask.

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    Re: First Time Morelia Owner, and I have some ?s

    Congratulations on your new carpet! They're awesome snakes! It sounds like your temps are good and kudos on the first successful feeding. I agree that the RHP should be sufficient without the UTH. As far as enclosure sizes go I like a good combination of floor and vertical space. The 36x24x18 is a good fit for now and either of the 4 footers will work later. A 4x2x2 is a really good size for most adult carpets imo but bigger is very cool too. Only one of my carpets is active inside his enclosure. Most of them are usually perched on a branch or shelf and all but one will use their hides. I started out with colubrids, that I later rehomed, so I still have some of mine in T8s and T10s with shelves in them. Those are adequate but I plan on upgrading them after I get caught up on my 8ft enclosures for my Olive and Scrub pythons. Best wishes with the new addition. Share pics when you can!
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    Re: First Time Morelia Owner, and I have some ?s

    Quote Originally Posted by Reinz View Post
    That is fine. You don’t want to move your snake(s) out of their living quarters to feed. Forget what those Petco pamphlets say about feeding and what Uncle Jimmy told you what he did in the 70s.
    I would never move an animal to feed, I don't buy animals from Petco and I don't have an uncle jimmy. I meant that I can't upgrade him from his quarantine rack to a bigger cage without causing him to go off feed. So the cage that was ordered for him is now probably going to Wally the Carpet. I have never had anyone in my entire life (42yrs old) recommend to me to feed outside of the enclosure. I'm sure it must happen because i read about it all the time, and someone mentions it in every thread . Snakes in captivity still think they are wild even though they aren't. You want them to think their home is a good place to find food.

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    Re: First Time Morelia Owner, and I have some ?s

    Quote Originally Posted by PeteV View Post
    I would never move an animal to feed, I don't buy animals from Petco and I don't have an uncle jimmy. I meant that I can't upgrade him from his quarantine rack to a bigger cage without causing him to go off feed. So the cage that was ordered for him is now probably going to Wally the Carpet. I have never had anyone in my entire life (42yrs old) recommend to me to feed outside of the enclosure. I'm sure it must happen because i read about it all the time, and someone mentions it in every thread . Snakes in captivity still think they are wild even though they aren't. You want them to think their home is a good place to find food.
    Apologies, my misunderstanding!

    We get sooo many folks coming here asking about feeding separately from their enclosures.
    The one thing I found that you can count on about Balls is that they are consistent about their inconsistentcy.

    1.2 Coastal Carpet Pythons
    Mack The Knife, 2013
    Lizzy, 2010
    Etta, 2013
    1.1 Jungle Carpet Pythons
    Esmarelda , 2014
    Sundance, 2012
    2.0 Common BI Boas, Punch, 2005; Butch, age?
    0.1 Normal Ball Python, Elvira, 2001
    0.1 Olive (Aussie) Python, Olivia, 2017

    Please excuse the spelling in my posts. Auto-Correct is my worst enema.

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    Re: First Time Morelia Owner, and I have some ?s

    Quote Originally Posted by EL-Ziggy View Post
    Congratulations on your new carpet! They're awesome snakes! It sounds like your temps are good and kudos on the first successful feeding. I agree that the RHP should be sufficient without the UTH. As far as enclosure sizes go I like a good combination of floor and vertical space. The 36x24x18 is a good fit for now and either of the 4 footers will work later. A 4x2x2 is a really good size for most adult carpets imo but bigger is very cool too. Only one of my carpets is active inside his enclosure. Most of them are usually perched on a branch or shelf and all but one will use their hides. I started out with colubrids, that I later rehomed, so I still have some of mine in T8s and T10s with shelves in them. Those are adequate but I plan on upgrading them after I get caught up on my 8ft enclosures for my Olive and Scrub pythons. Best wishes with the new addition. Share pics when you can!

    Thanks for the info. I looked at your "crew" thread and you have a really beautiful and diverse collection!

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    Re: First Time Morelia Owner, and I have some ?s

    Post up some pics, OP! Morelia mafia goes pretty strong these days, join in on the fun


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    Re: First Time Morelia Owner, and I have some ?s

    I tried, they are either the wrong format, size, etc. I ran out of patience and gave up LOL!

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    First Time Morelia Owner, and I have some ?s

    Quote Originally Posted by PeteV View Post
    I tried, they are either the wrong format, size, etc. I ran out of patience and gave up LOL!
    Just use the tapatalk app. Super easy, works just about like attaching a pic in a text message
    https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tapata...ms/id307880732


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