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    Question White Lipped Python questions? (read in!)

    Considering a White Lipped Python in the... far future, when I move into my own house. This one definitely won't be arriving anytime soon, contrary to what I said about Dumeril's Boas... and then I got one at the Reptile Super Show. The main reason being that I share an apartment with a roommate, and I literally don't have much room left + I don't think she would approve of having yet another larger snake in the apartment. So I'm being real this time when talking about "the future"! I promise.

    So some questions about them- some answers might be obvious, but I'd just like to hear some expanded thoughts in general.

    I'm wondering how many years it takes for them to mature to adult length?

    Can someone provide a more informative link to their husbandry, care, housing, etc? I've found a couple, but very basic stuff... and I like to have more than one reference.

    I've heard that they're very willing to chomp down on humans (lol). Will I need to invest in a hook? How many White Lipped Python owners actually use a hook?

    Is handling them daily a reasonable effort to tame them down?

    How tame is "tame", for these guys? aka how often per month would the owner be struck at?

    Are they prone to being picky eaters/easy eaters?

    Does the general prey size to girth rule also apply, or should they be taking larger meals? As an adult... for example, 8 feet, what type and size of prey?

    Outside of stalking faunaclassified, does anyone know good breeders of Southern White Lips (black phase) where we can obtain them?
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    i saw this beautiful pair at an expo yesterday.





    a breeder/vendor from another table came over and bought this feisty female.



    they were from an Idaho based breeder - Molecular Reptile. here: http://www.molecularreptile.com/Both_Leio.html#black

    i don't remember the breeder that bought the female but i have his card somewhere. he also specialized in aboreal pythons.
    RIP Mamba
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    Those pics of that White Lipped on AX01's Show thread got my attention.

    What a cool snake!
    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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