I find that White Lips are mostly terrestrial, preferring a really moist low hide box. They are inquisitive and roam the enclosure often, but never do they perch in the sense of an arboreal species. The can be flighty as juvies but settle down as adults. I've never seen a white lip that wasn't cage aggressive, not saying they aren't out there. Cage aggression doesn't make an aggressive snake. My pair are both very cage aggressive and will strike at the glass. That itself can be very intimidating, but once out of the enclosure my male becomes a puppy dog. The female is a tad more aggressive, I wouldn't put my hands in front of her face when she's out, but she is handleable, just don't startle her. i wouldn't call them flighty at all, as juvies sure, but as soon as they reached maturity, they'd rather just find a nice corner and coil up. As far as conditions, I keep mine at 80F, unless I'm attempting to breed them. I keep them on newspaper with an styro hide box, in the box I keep wet mulch. This species likes it wet, the higher the humidity the better. I've had white lips end up in a "dry shed" when the humidity is at 70%.

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• experience with White Lipped Pythons? - amarilrose, Fri Jul 28 20:03:50 2006
• RE: experience with White Lipped Pythons? - rcgray, Fri Jul 28 21:30:34 2006
• more questions - amarilrose, Sat Jul 29 08:42:41 2006
• RE: more questions - philllll, Sat Jul 29 11:49:23 2006
• RE: more questions - bendig, Sat Jul 29 12:14:57 2006
• RE: more questions - rcgray, Sat Jul 29 12:59:09 2006
• well, maybe someday - amarilrose, Mon Jul 31 18:39:25 2006