Hello to all,
I have prior experience with Kingsnakes, Cornsnakes, and Ball Pythons. I'm ready for my next snake and I am really interested in Carpet Pythons. Should I seriously consider these snakes or should I possibly look into another large boid before taking on one of these babies? Any opinions? Thanks.
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WBoom0415
Jul 18, 2005 09:51 AM
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AustHerps
Jul 18, 2005 11:40 PM
Carpets are great as a first snake - and you sound like you have more than enough experience. If you want, go with an Irian Jaya, or one of the other smaller localities of carpets.
ryanm00
Jul 19, 2005 02:41 PM
I wouldn't really call carpets "large boids", they're really more an intermediate size (avg ~6-8 feet). Their husbandry is really easy, they're very forgiving of mistakes, they usually have a great feeding response, and they generally tame easily. I'd say you should go for a carpet *before* you get another large boid.
As a general rule, if you want a smaller carpet get an Irian Jaya/West Paupan, if you want a larger carpet get a coastal, and jungles are generally right in the middle.
ryanm
