Scrub python anyone?

[saikrett]

just wondering if anyone has aver seen a scrubby in captivity. I plan on getting one when i'm 18 and upgrade my license. I've only seen them at gosford and on herp trader.

[NoOne]

I know a couple of people who have them. Not bad snakes, don't know hwta they would be like to keep, the ones i've seen were a bit snappy but not that bad.

[africancichlidau]

Yes indeed they can be snappy alright and have a fair sized appetite too

[Stevethepom]

i knew a bloke in wellington (out by dubbo) who had a pair of scrubbies, he would dress up in his motorbike leathers, helmet n all to remove his scrubbies from the cage come cleaning time

kinda makes my gloves insignificant huh

cheers
Pom

[africancichlidau]

STP, my dear boy, your gloves will NEVER be insignificant

[Greebo]

I have seen some in captivity.

[jake0476]

i dont know anyone personally that has them but ive heard they can be a bit of a handfull at times, anyway good luck with your mission and i hope you succeed.

[raptor]

had a male about 20 yrs ago, and known a few other people that have had 'em. They are best described as territorial & unpredictable. Downright evil would be another good description! That said, they are a beautiful animal & I'd probably get another one! Be prepared for a very big,strong, & willful snake though.

[Already_Gone]

I know someone who has one... and she says that hes just a big puppy dog...

[NCHERPS]

I have kept Scrubbies in the UK, never had Kinghorni, although a friend had some yearlings.
They can be a handful, although I had some great tame ones, that were CB and brought up from hatchlings.
They have great charactors, and seem very alert whenever you enter the viv, confidence is the key with these, along with patience in the early days, they are not always aggressive, but I would deffinately buy them from hatchlings, and tame them up from that size.
Great snakes in my opinion, you just to have plenty of room for when they grow up!
Neil

[Alexahnder]

Anthony Stimson had one at the easter show this year and that one was really quiet

[Gregory]

Ya don't wanna give too much info away Greebs.
Keep it all close to your chest mate.

[pythonss]

hi saikrett.

i just copy and pasted this from another thread that was a while back..

captive care...we found that the more room you could give them the better they were to keep. they can be very highly strung as young animals but once you get some size on them a good majority of them will become very relaxed. however if you have one with a bad attitude as an adult they can be very scary.

they do get beyond the 14 foot mark in captivity very easly and there appitite will match there lenght..lol
we feel that the metaboloism of scrubbys would have to be one of the fastest of any python which seems to keep them hungry most of the time.
they come from tropical climate so like there enclosure nice and warm
wild ones in australia are found in both very humid and fairly dry areas so humidity dosent seem to have a great bearing but i would keep the humidity above 50% myself.
they are highly aboreal so must have the climb space in a enclosure and prefer to use elevated hides. the hides can be anything really we have used pvc pipe, parrot boxes, logs, and the hanging baskets that are used for plants.
they are a lean python in the wild and should also be like that in captivity we feel. but saying that over feeding a scrubby can be hard to do and we have not seen many over weight scrubbys in captivity. with maybe the exception of a older animal that is still being feed a young growing animals diet. they will eat nearly anything that is offered as adults.
if kept in a large enviroment they can be kept in mulitupuls with very little problem..
hope that helps some.
cheers paul.

there is also more to the thread under Australian snakes forum
with the tital Scrub python question..

cheers paul.

[earthmother]

http://www.anhs.com.au/ames.htm speaking of scrubs....look at this one found in 1997. worrell found them first years before.
please tell me if this worked...i dont get this new fangled stuff.

Mudmum...heh

[Artie]

Yeah, it worked, you're sooo clever, :wink: