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And this is mate, hopefully they will succeed in producing for us, these are amazing pythons to work with. Any feedback would be appreciated, thanks.

Michael

Excellent snakes. I wish they stayed just a little smaller. Good luck with them, it would be cool to see more of these in collections. Tom

I sold out my Timors in order to get further into the ball market. The timors were a Joy to work with and I will be getting back into them down the road! Those look like some bigger then average adults?! I've been real tempted to pick up a pair of sub-adults from underground as they have some c.b.b. lookers right now! I'll tell you they eat like no tomorrow and just don't grow LOL. Good luck on breeding them as it's a hit and miss thing as far as I know. Kind of makes breeders mad but then again when they hit, it's the greatest feeling in the world! Good luck with this pair!
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Despite the lack of information published on this species, i have heard from many individuals that this snake is very slow growing. I have a male timor which i purchased around 15 weeks ago, it was 12 inches then and is now pushing 22. i love my timor and hope to get him a mate someday. do you know if there is any relationship between local and the variation in the banded/speckled patterns of these guys? thanks, Adam

Only 22 inches?! What and how often were you feeding him? Mine were from the same clutch and were also purchased at that size. I sold them awhile back and they were both over 2ft. The female regurged 2X and she had about 2-3 weeks off. And still caught back up! Then again I had them on rats, are you using mice? At 24 inches they were taking small rats no problem.
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yes, 1 f/t large mouse 2x a week. i was just expecting less growth since everyone i have talked to who has owned the species says they are very slow growers.

If you switch them over to rats they grow much faster! I actually got to see some growth while I had them. at 24-26 inches you could put them on small rats.
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Very nice snakes.

I've been thinking about adding one to my collection. Overall, they seem fairly uncommon but the people who do own them typically have positive comments regarding the species. What do you (or any other owners) find most appealing about them?
Also, with regard to temperament/behavior, which python species would you say they are most similar to?

from what i've experienced, dispite what many people suggest, this snake is not arboreal. the only time that mine goes up on his branches is when he is startled. mine spends most of the day in his hide box and comes out during the night hours. this species is very easily startled and is quick to get away from you, unlike most other python species. some people say they have a habit of defecating when handled, but i have not experienced this... possibly because mine was a captive born specimen. once handled for a minute these snakes calm down and have great dispositions. mine has never once tried to bite me. they have a very unique coloration (yellow, olive, and brown banding) with their pattern concentrated on the posterior portion of their bodies, they do exhibit some irridescence in the correct lighting as well, however nothing like an olive python. disposition is something like a macklotts/dunns python... they're very fast moving pythons, and can be squirmish at first, but as i mentioned, they calm down very quickly. their closest relatives include retics, and in my experience, regarding disposition, these two snakes are quite different. i have worked with quite a few different species of pythons but diamonds, carpets, and timors are at the top of my list. i hope this helps.

My Experiences:

These guys eat like No tomorrow although they still grow pretty slow. My pair was rarely caught on the ground "highly arboreal", they would sit like chondros over the branches I had in there (lots of branches). I didn't provide a hide box as if an animal is eatting and doesn't seemed stressed they why do they need one? At night you had to be a bit more careful as those seemed to be feeding times (although I was never bitten). Think of them as a calm scrub. Still very flighty and nervous, they just don't try and bite everything in sight. They don't like to be restrained when handled. Mine never sprayed me with musk or anything of that sort. As always c.b.b. are much better then c.h. or w.c. animals.
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I think that's one of the nicest Timors I've ever seen. Best of luck !
Paul Edwards

She is pretty nice and quite friendly as well.

Michael