Thanks for the info on the gophers!

I've always really liked carpets but their size kind of steered me away from them. I've heard of the females reaching 10 feet. I didn't know that the different subspecies had such a large drop in size. Do females get larger than males like in most pythons? Also, is it true that the young carpets have really weak tail bones like GTP's? You really made me want a carpet. Thanks!