Could anyone either post the address to a good spotted python caresheet or tell me the basics of their care? Recommended tank size, humidity, and temps are my main concern at the moment.
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Spotted basics
Jeff B
Aug 05, 2004 05:08 PM
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markg
Aug 07, 2004 05:09 PM
I've kept a couple of rescues/unwanteds of spotteds and children's pythons. All were easily accomodated and were problem-free animals, not to mention the fact that the yearlings and adults were very sweet-tempered snakes. They feed like mad dogs.
I kept them with overhead heat lamps in the cages, at temps ranging from about 75 deg F on the cool side and to about 90 deg F close to the heat lamps. For humidity, I misted them during the drier season when the ambient humidity was low. It helps to have some clay pots which you can moisten in the cage if your area has low humidity. The snakes will hide in the pots too. These snakes do NOT need high humidity like more tropical snakes, but they do appreciate moderate humidity and a misting or soak once in awhile.
One thing about these guys - they can climb just about anything and wedge themselves into small crevices. Make sure you have no fluorescent light fixtures where they can get into where the electrical connections are. Other than that, they are super easy and are very tolerant of occasional husbandry mistakes.
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Mark 
