Yafe - Male Albino Carpet Python

[dakski]

Yafe is stunning & I love his name too! How long is he? And how long is he expected to ultimately get? Didn't take you long to decide & I can see why.

Thank you Bogertophis! He is 22-24 inches right now. He will be between 5-6.5FT, but not super thick bodied like a BP or a BCI. It didn't take long. Once I decided on a Carpet, the decision was pretty easy. Yafe is stunning and is supposed to have personality and temperament to boot.

I'm not sure how large Yafe is but those hides look a little big for a yearling. Other than that you should be all set D. I usually keep my hot spot at 88-90 but a couple of degrees either way won't hurt. Ambient temps of 78-82 are fine too. Mine get down to as low as 70 during some winter nights. They're pretty hardy snakes.

El-Ziggy, agreed on the hides. I already switched out the one on the right (cool side) with one half its size (round). Much more floor space now as well. I kept the one on the left side, but it's full of paper towels. I use that size for Solana at 28G (as well as small hides - have 6 in there now as she's in a 3X2') and she loves it with all the paper towels in there. She gets snug in the corner curled up with the paper towels. I'll see if he likes it too. If not, I'll get another small/medium hide.

Appreciate the knowledge that they are hardy. I am a pretty good and meticulous reptile keeper, however, he will be my first Carpet. Glad he's a yearling and not younger.

5AM and I am already having trouble sleeping; it's mere hours now.