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04-Jun-04, 06:09 PM
| | Seller | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Sydney | | | | 4ftx4ftx2ft would be perfect, and would be big enough for a pair, IMO
As far a climbing, Diamonds are arboreal snakes and like climbing equally, boy or girl.
Who the heck said only boys like climbing, just rubbish. |
04-Jun-04, 06:25 PM
| | Seller | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Sydney | | | | one of my enclosures, 1m20wide and1m10 high |
04-Jun-04, 06:39 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Feb-04 Location: victoria australia | | | | and how much would a 4ftx4ftx2ft cost
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i might be getting a NT carpet python
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04-Jun-04, 07:03 PM
| | Seller | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Sydney | | | | Don’t know the prices in Melbourne, it would be better (cheaper) to have it maid for you by some one.
But as mentioned, you really don’t have to worry about that for a long long time as yet. |
04-Jun-04, 07:09 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Feb-04 Location: victoria australia | | | | i was told my diamond python could live in my 2ft tank for 3 years is this true
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i might be getting a NT carpet python
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04-Jun-04, 07:24 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Mar-04 Location: Brisbane | | | | Thats stupid.
Where is this source of crappy information you have come across.
If it is a person then I suggest you change subject matter when you talk to them.
If your diamond is eating well then it will outgrow the 2 foot tank when it is around 12 months old.
1200x1200x600 would be a good size enclosure for it ultimatley.
I had my 7ft long Atherton girl in an enclosure this size and it worked well. |
04-Jun-04, 07:44 PM
| | Seller | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Sydney | | | | Basically, going by length of enclosure, the absolute minimum would be halve the length of the snake, mind you I personally would prefer 2 thirds of the snakes size as minimum and don’t forget; they are arboreal and like the hight even more.
So 2 years, being a rough guess, would be maximum and it’s time to change.
It really depends how you feed, and how fast your Diamond grows.
As a general rule they don’t have heating 24/7 like other carpets, (maybe the first year) and don’t get fed every week (mine don’t anyway) and will therefore grow a bit slower. |
04-Jun-04, 11:45 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Feb-04 Location: victoria australia | | | | ok i read one of the care sheets i have it says a minimum size is 1200x600x600 that still gives plenty of room to climb and i read diamond python should not be grown to fast they take 4 to 5 years to reach maurity they say every 7 to 10 days they should be feed unless its one or 2 rats every 2 weeks but mines a bit small to take rats she could eat rat pinkies but thats it
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05-Jun-04, 12:08 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-04 Location: central coast N.S.W. | | | | Spotted, I've gone 1200 wide 750 high & 600 deep with most of my enclosures. It's partly a space thing. I can have 2 enclosures on top of each other & a shorter enclosure underneath for hatchligs etc.
But if you'r talking 1 snake then thats different you can go to town. But this hobby has a habit of growing.
I'm planning to get a big B***ger of a second hand wardrobe & convert it for my diamonds . That way you're getting 1500-1800 (5'-6') high. You can put glass in the door panels or mouse mess for on a deck or balcony. Just some ideas. |
05-Jun-04, 01:04 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-04 Location: Brisbane | | | | mines out of the container but for interests sake, how long can a hatchling stay in one of those click clack containers, and then what size should it move into? |
05-Jun-04, 09:03 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-03 Location: sydney | | | | i kept hatchlings in a 2ft aquarium for 12 months then in a 4x3x2ft enclosure for 3 years then they go out in an 6x8x3ft avairy with two others.
and i feed my adults once a month ecept in winter when i don't feed them at all. | | |
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