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Hello.
Was wondering what cage size and setup is required for younger Jungle Carpets. I know the adult cage size and setup.....that's the easy one for me.
I'm just not sure what the requiements are for younger ones.
I have an 18" JCP housed in a Ball Python setup.....Sterilite box with belly heat tape on a rack. The cage does have a perch, but she never gets on it. She's always in the hide on the heat tape. My room temps are 78-80 degrees and the belly "hot spot" is about 90 degrees.
Basically, I'm wondering what size and type of cage you use and the length of the snake being housed in that cage.
Also, to get your JC to stay out on the perch, is the only way by having an overhead heat panel to create a basking spot?

Sorry for the noob questions......I'm a Ball Python guy quickly falling for the Carpets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks,
Tomsey

I use 'arboreal' tubs for juvie jungles.
(Somewhere between 2-3 feet long....12-18 inches wide/high)

As for getting it up on it's perch, try to use branches instead of dowels (if that is what you are using). They like a broader more complex perch than a chondro. Tweak that until the little whipper snapper likes it, and I bet it never comes back down.
Good luck!!!
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Mark Davis
New Paradigm Herpetoculture
Captive Bred Morelia
404-438-2135
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Thanks for the reply.
While in these tubs, at what temps do you maintain them......room temp and a basking spot (if any)??
Would the snake be okay staying in the branches most of the time without a basking spot if the room was say.....80 degrees?
Thanks for your help.

Tomsey

>>I use 'arboreal' tubs for juvie jungles.
>>(Somewhere between 2-3 feet long....12-18 inches wide/high)
>>
>>As for getting it up on it's perch, try to use branches instead of dowels (if that is what you are using). They like a broader more complex perch than a chondro. Tweak that until the little whipper snapper likes it, and I bet it never comes back down.
>>Good luck!!!
>>-----
>>Ben Team
>>Mark Davis
>>New Paradigm Herpetoculture
>>Captive Bred Morelia
>>404-438-2135
>>chondro776@yahoo.com

80 is not an adequate basking temperature. 90 would be far more appropriate. This is not to say your snake would get sick and die at 80, but it is far cooler than I would shoot for.
Conversely, I strive for a rather cool ambient temp (low to mid 70s). I want to see the animals move and actively thermoregulate.

Are you using a rack, or just individual tubs? Perches are important, but access to sufficient heat is perhaps the single most important factor in their maintenance (IMO).

If you are using a rack, the heat tape and a quality thermostat should make this easy enough to accomplish.

If you are using loose tubs, then consider cutting a hole in the lid/replace with aluminum screen/use a dome light. (Check through the cage forums to get instruction on this).

Rock on.
-----
Ben Team
Mark Davis
New Paradigm Herpetoculture
Captive Bred Morelia
404-438-2135
chondro776@yahoo.com

>>80 is not an adequate basking temperature. 90 would be far more appropriate. This is not to say your snake would get sick and die at 80, but it is far cooler than I would shoot for.
>>Conversely, I strive for a rather cool ambient temp (low to mid 70s). I want to see the animals move and actively thermoregulate.
>>
>>Are you using a rack, or just individual tubs? Perches are important, but access to sufficient heat is perhaps the single most important factor in their maintenance (IMO).
>>
>>If you are using a rack, the heat tape and a quality thermostat should make this easy enough to accomplish.
>>
>>If you are using loose tubs, then consider cutting a hole in the lid/replace with aluminum screen/use a dome light. (Check through the cage forums to get instruction on this).
>>
>>Rock on.
>>-----
>>Ben Team
>>Mark Davis
>>New Paradigm Herpetoculture
>>Captive Bred Morelia
>>404-438-2135
>>chondro776@yahoo.com