As a couple of you probably saw on another thread, I've dusted off my plans for bringing home a carpet python and have been feeling out what it would take to set one up properly. I feel like I'm spinning my wheels when it comes to housing, however, and would appreciate feedback from the experienced Morelia keepers here who have actually raised a few babies.
For background: my original plan is/was to house said baby carpet in a mid-sized (3-4') PVC enclosure. In theory, I would be able to keep them in half of the divided enclosure as a hatching/juvenile, the full enclosure as an adolescent/young adult, and then move them on to a decked-out permanent display enclosure (think 4'x2'x4' to 6'x2'x4') when they're old enough. Both of my other snakes have responded very well to top-down heating and lighting (either a RHP+T5 UV or Deep Heat Projector+T5 UV combo), so I'd like to give the carpet the same. Height for climbing is also a must.
I've since run a budget for kitting such an enclosure out, and all I can say is!
So, before I throw down my money, I figure I'd check in with the experienced keepers here and see how y'all actually housed and raised your babies. Did you use racks? Some sort of stand-alone cage? Were there things you did that you would no longer advise? I'd like to do my best for whatever carpet I bring home, but I'm wary of trying too hardas well.
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