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26-Jul-04, 08:17 PM
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I have had my Murray Darling hatchling for about a week now and he is great. He has eaten as soon as a mouse was offered. He has never struck at me even with my clumsey grabbing at him and trying to get him off his branch. He will pull away if he is unsure but dosent hiss or act tough. He is perfect for a first time snake owner. I hope this tranlates to when he is older and about 6 foot bigger 
A couple of questions:
1. How often would you recommend getting him out and handling a young snake to make him as placid as can be? Once per week?
2. How many days after they have eaten should you handle them?
3. What are the QLD carpets (coastal) like in temperment? How big do they get?
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26-Jul-04, 08:33 PM
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1- You can handle your MD almost every day or second day. Just for a few mins every day. Careful not to hadle him for too long though as they can get stressed, which isnt good.
2- The general rule in that you are able to handle your snake about 24hrs after it has been fed. Some people like to wait a little more though, especially after a big feed.
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26-Jul-04, 08:45 PM
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A long time ago a fella told me to handle young snakes twice a day for about 20 minutes each time. He said it would help them to "tame" very easily and quickly. I've done this with quite a few snakes now and it seems to work. With one exception. (A Schitzo Water, but I blame Magpie for that one). :wink:
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26-Jul-04, 08:56 PM
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A Schitzo Water, but I blame Magpie for that one.
| the funny thing is... mine who don't get handled at all cept for cleaning are all getting quite tame (one exception  )
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26-Jul-04, 09:15 PM
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Hey Bigguy, I've found Bredli really quiet too but I've got one that you bred this year that stills pretty full on. She's only young & a real nice snake. She's so full of piss & vinegar that's it's funny. I always first put a hook in with all my snakes & I do handle her every few days. But if I make a fast move bang she's off (strikes). After I do handle her she stays coiled ready back in the enclosure.
Am I doing the right thing with her? Will continued handling help her cool down over time?
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27-Jul-04, 11:11 AM
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2. How many days after they have eaten should you handle them?
| It depends on the size of the snake etc. Sometimes you can give a small snake a small meal and there is probably no problem handling the next day, but sometimes when I've fed large meals to large snakes, they have still have very large food lumps 5 or so days later, and I'd never handle in that condition. I handle my snakes so rarely that it's unusual for me to handle within a week of a snake eating (some of my snakes have gone over a year without being picked up, I just clean their enclosure when they're in a hide etc). But on the other hand, when I separate snakes for feeding, I 'handle' them a few hours later when putting them back in their enclosure. Quote:
3. What are the QLD carpets (coastal) like in temperment? How big do they get?
Thx
| I've found that "coastal" carpets are generally pretty good but can vary a bit, possibly because there is such a huge variety of snakes that are called 'coastals', anything from nth qld to nth east NSW. I find that hatchling Brisbanes are usually snappy but will tame down extremely quickly with as little as two or three handling sessions of 20 mins or so. Yes, exceptions etc as with any other species... Mine are brilliant handlers that never bite anything that doesn't smell like food, and my hatchies usually tame down before they're sold, just from the amount of handling required to pick them up to clean their tubs. (The occasional one seems to get a bit stroppy after being probed though!)
As for size, my male is just under 10ft (3m) and my female is a little over 10ft, most don't get this large, I'm not sure if mine are big because of genetics or because I spoil them They didn't grow much at all in their first year though (fed very little).
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27-Jul-04, 11:49 AM
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My theory is that most will calm down over time if looked after. I have owned a number of carpets that came to me a feisty adults, mostly from homes where they were underfed and generally not well looked after. Over time they have all settled to be good handlers. Some more than others but I can now handle all of them without fear of being bitten.
Actually the coastal I am now likely to let young children handle had one of the meanest dispositions when I got her. She is now one of my best handlers and very gentle.
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27-Jul-04, 03:29 PM
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I just received 4 coastal hatchlings from Darwin and they are so placid. I took them from bag just hour ago and no once they atempt snap at me. I find that unusual for young hatchling disturb by transport.
I have them from snakes NT. $100 each include transport.
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27-Jul-04, 05:22 PM
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$100 each include transport.
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27-Jul-04, 06:54 PM
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That is ben's price. I think he have some more for sale.
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27-Jul-04, 06:58 PM
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He nearly ALWAYS has them
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01-Aug-04, 05:43 PM
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It all depends on the individual nature of each animal. I have a really placid coastal carpet but it still turns occassionally. i have met a bredli that only wanted to bite everything and a diamond that just wanted to curl up.
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01-Aug-04, 10:57 PM
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slatey u got any pics of them coastal hatchlings? i am interested in them, and am wondering if i should buy some
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01-Aug-04, 11:30 PM
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well i'm a first time snake owner and i have a North-western carpet python AKA a darwin carpet python and he/she is the best thing, he/she sits on my shoulder and is so comfortable and its only just gone 5 months old
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02-Aug-04, 08:39 AM
|  | Sponsor | Join Date: Jul-03 Location: Outside your window | | |  I was always under the impression that diamonds would never bite,but one of the funniest things ive seen while buying a snake happened with a not so friendly diamond.I hope you remember this story aswell bob,i watched a fella & his mrs(that were purchasing a trio i think of diamonds)pick up prospective snake,it then decided to bite him a coupla times then turned & tagged the mrs on the umm chest.You advised him to grab closer to the head in which he complied real slowly & got tagged another coupla times.  .After that we went into look at your spotteds i asked if i could look no probs,he decided to pull out a draw with out askin & stuck his thumb over the lip,then whack maccy attached n wrappin finger lol.
cheers popp
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