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I should add that some bloodlines do get quite big. I have some friends that had a male & a female IJ that were believed to be one fof the first wild caught IJ's or one of the first captive born. They were both about 16yrs old & both were huge! They were gorgeous (they both passed away not too long ago).
My Coastal female is from smaller bloodlines, which is good, because I now live in a city that does not allow snakes longer than 10ft. |
I won't be breeding Carpets anytime soon. I will be pairing Jezanna & Daray (both are possible het Granite) & I just saw a Jungle Jag(very cool!) , & will probably pair Aradia with Tyr when she's big enough. It will be a few years before my girls are ready to breed.
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Ok now I'm going to have to start doing my homework on carpets. Nothing can beat the beauty of corns to me but personality wise I'm really digging the 2 pythons that I have so far. Corns are like the jittery crackheads of the snake world while pythons are more like laid back potheads. Lol!
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Ah, but wait til you hold a Carpet Python, & see their awesomeness...you'll be hooked.
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So full grown what is the largest prey they need? I had pet bunnies so I just can't bring myself to even think about getting any snake that needs to snake on thumper.
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My Jungle eats med rats right now. He might grow big enough to eat large rats. I imagine that large rats are *generally* the prey size that they eat (or a couple rats if they get huge).
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Ok gotcha! Don't think I've seen carpets at the local show but can't say I was actively looking either.
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https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-4...8/DSC_0008.JPG And I had to put the 'Kiss' up again https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Q...2/DSC_0010.JPG GTP should not be handled until they are past a year old... Their spines are very easy to damage so any handling needs to be careful and gentle... And a year old snake that has never been handled can be quite eventful when you have to be careful at the same time... LOL Quote:
GTP are quite boring... They make you panic with their vivs and husbandry... Panic with their food (you haven't had poop questions until you have had a GTP).. Just generally on tenter hooks all the time... Carpets on the other hand are like nails... User friendly and it's hard to get things wrong... Plus they sit like a GTP, so win win..... JMHO. |
Very cool! My can't be handled much statement was in regards to hurting their spine although I can imagine that a snake who wasn't handled much in their first year may not be the friendliest.
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I somehow missed these last two responses...sorry.
I have a feeling that I too, will prefer the Carpets, even after I (someday) get a GTP. I kinda figured I would end up getting one "token" GTP & it would be a display snake. We shall see. I would love, love, love one that looks like Rocky Gravely's "Flint"!! |
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