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I picked this cute girl up at the F.I.R.E. show this weekend. She is doing great, ate for me the day I got her. I've got her set up in a 20L for now. I was able to find a couple care sheets on the species, but I was just wondering who has much personal experience with them... Do you mist the tank? I read a couple places that they are water pythons and was wondering if humidity is important to this species.

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1.0 Spotted Python
1.0 IJ Carpet Python and 0.1 Jungle Carpet
0.1 Ball Python
0.1 Macklot's Python
1.0 Variable Kingsnake

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1.0 Spotted Python
1.0 IJ Carpet Python and 0.1 Jungle Carpet
0.1 Ball Python
0.1 Macklot's Python
1.0 Variable Kingsnake

She's a beauty!

If you can find something for a savu, I think it's pretty much the same for the macklot.

I think day temps should be around 78° - 90°F, and nighttime around 72° - 78°.

I think they require 'moderate' humidity, so depending on where you live, you may not need to do anything additional...

//Todd

I live in florida, so the humidity around here is high as it is, especially this time of year. (It's been raining pretty much every day lately.)
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1.0 Spotted Python
1.0 IJ Carpet Python and 0.1 Jungle Carpet
0.1 Ball Python
0.1 Macklot's Python
1.0 Variable Kingsnake

I use big water dishes, that take up abot 1/3 of the floor space, like a small cat litter box. They like to climb so I also have branches and hide areas. For breeding I use a standard sterlite with a 2 inch whole cut in its top. When not breeding I use 1/2 of a large flower pot.

P. S. You should never feed a new snake!
Water yes food no.
Give them a day or so to calm down. And do not hold them for the first few days.

These snakes have thin skin and do not like to dry-out or be strethed by being pulled on. You do not want condensation in the cage, but it should not bee too dry, so control the humidity with Plastic ovet most of the top. Adjust the amount of open space as needed to control condensation, you should have none.

It is best to feed defosted frozen or risk live food damaging their skin. I feed every 4 to 12 days and use food that is about 1 and 1/2 the size of the thickest part of the snake when the food is wet and squezed dry with a paper towel. It is better to feed several small items rather than one large item!

Thanks for the info. I have found mine does not use the hides i provide for her, she has been burrowing instead. I will get a correct sized piece of plastic for the top of her cage. I fed her a stunned hopper the first time. I actually tried giving it to her live first but she was not interested... I stunned it and put it in front of her face and she took it right away. I will be feeding her stunned or thawed from now on.
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1.0 Spotted Python
1.0 IJ Carpet Python and 0.1 Jungle Carpet
0.1 Ball Python
0.1 Macklot's Python
1.0 Variable Kingsnake

My Savus burrowed a lot when they were very young. But when they started getting bigger, they spent more time actually under hides or perching. Now they pretty much hide all day and perch all night. Now I typically feed them when they are perched, which seems to make them pretty happy. I suspect they eat a lot of birds in the wild.