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04-Jul-08, 04:37 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jun-08 Location: Newcastle, Australia Gender:  | | |  Breedig Children's Pythons
Hi everybody,
I have a few questions about Children's Pythons.
1. Do they climb much?
2. Do they need much humidity, if any?
3.What is a good way to heat there enclosures?
4. Do they need UV lights?
5. How old do they need to be to breed?
6. What substraight is best for them?
Any help would be appriciated, thatnks.  |
04-Jul-08, 05:02 PM
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Any help at all?
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04-Jul-08, 05:29 PM
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My one loves to climb.....
lol thats all i can contribute, prob depend on size for breeding
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04-Jul-08, 06:25 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-08 Location: Ipswich, Queensland Age/Gender: 13 | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by fraser888  Hi everybody,
I have a few questions about Children's Pythons.
1. Do they climb much?
2. Do they need much humidity, if any?
3.What is a good way to heat there enclosures?
4. Do they need UV lights?
5. How old do they need to be to breed?
6. What substraight is best for them?
Any help would be appriciated, thatnks. | 1. Not much, but if branches are available, they will use them.
2. You don't need to worry about humidity like you would with a Gtp.
3. Ceramic heat lamp.
4. Snakes do not need UV.
5. 2.5-3years, same as all snakes.
6. Marine carpet, Aspen snake bedding, newspaper. Do not use sand for any pythons, except for Woma's and Black headed pythons, the sand can cause infections in the sensing pits and in scales....
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04-Jul-08, 11:09 PM
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Thanks guys.
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04-Jul-08, 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted by trouser_snake6 1
6. Marine carpet, Aspen snake bedding, newspaper. Do not use sand for any pythons, except for Woma's and Black headed pythons, the sand can cause infections in the sensing pits and in scales.... | What made you come to this conclution? I doubt anybody spacifically keeps womas or blackheadeds on sand. I'd be more inclined not to keep them on sand as they're more expensive then say... a spotted or somthing. I definatley don't keep nor would I keep aspedites on sand.
Childrens can be breed at 2 years if you're good to them in the first 18months (food wise).
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04-Jul-08, 11:33 PM
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fraser please use the search button. There should be heaps of good info on this site about childrens.
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05-Jul-08, 08:27 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-08 Location: Ipswich, Queensland Age/Gender: 13 | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by No-One What made you come to this conclution? I doubt anybody spacifically keeps womas or blackheadeds on sand. I'd be more inclined not to keep them on sand as they're more expensive then say... a spotted or somthing. I definatley don't keep nor would I keep aspedites on sand. |
Well sorry....
I was just pointing it out. Not like I did something wrong.
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05-Jul-08, 09:57 AM
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I acturly once used reptile sand for my CCP, it really look as if it didn't like it. It would always try to stay off it, and I kind of know why now.  |
05-Jul-08, 10:39 AM
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bump What heats do they need in the hot and cold ends?
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05-Jul-08, 10:45 AM
|  | O.o°•Sunshine•° o.O Subscriber | Join Date: May-07 Location: Hunters Hill-Sydney NSW 2110 Gender: | | |
I'm also too researching for a Childreni The Basking spot should be 32-35C.And cool end should be around 24-27C
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05-Jul-08, 10:49 AM
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Yeah cool thanks, also does anyone recommend a good thermostat that is kind of cheap? I like the look of the Microclimate 300 but it is so expencive......
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05-Jul-08, 11:49 AM
|  | Reptiles Galore Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Redcliffe, Queensland Age/Gender: 18 | | | Hi, I have quickly answered all of your questions, I haven't been keeping reptiles for long, roughly 19 months so I've basically answered them with information that I have either read on here or have learnt from experience. Quote:
Originally Posted by fraser888 1. Do they climb much? | When I got my frist snake ( Stimson Python ) I asked the same question, as I had been told by alot of people that generally snakes from the Antaresia species aren't real climbers and prefer to spend the majority of their time on the ground. I have noticed that my Female Stimson Python likes to use her branches, she'll climb around and do her thing, While the Male Stimson Python isn't at all interested in the branch at all - He is more interested in getting around the light cage cover and falling off  I have even tryed to move the branch closer to the cage cover so he can use it to get off, however nope he'll still fall off it. He mainly climbs on the cage cover when he's in the females enclosure for breeding purposes, Then she'll help him get down. Quote:
Originally Posted by fraser888 2. Do they need much humidity, if any? | I don't believe that any of the species from Antaresia require certain humidity levels ( Depending on where you live, when the snake is in the shedding cycle you will sometimes have to mist them a little to help them shed, But like I said - Depending where you are the the natural humidity that is in your area this might not be required ) I don't have any form of humidity set up for my reptiles, however I am in Queensland so it can be quiet humid anyway. Quote:
Originally Posted by fraser888 3.What is a good way to heat there enclosures? | There will be a couple of factors that you need to consider before selecting the type of heat source you will need. Example: 1. If you get a hatchling or juvie snake you can set them up in a click clack with a heat mat under 1/4 of the click clack. Or, another option would be to use a heat cord ( I have a heat cord set up for my yearling Bredli ) Either way works quiet well - However if you decide to use a heat mat just keep an eye on it, I noticed that the 1 that I had was starting to burn out, there was a little burn hole starting to form in the middle of it. I threw out the heat mat and changed over to heat cords. 2. If you plan on purchasing an adult snake there are a couple of heat source items that you could buy. I personally use Ceramic Heat Emitters (inside a cage cover) I find that these work well - They emitt no light at all so they're perfect for day and night cycles, however if you plan to look at your snakes at night time you might want to consider having the snakes in a room that will also light up the enclosure. I have tryed Infrared (IR) globes before, however they didn't last long with the thermostat that I was using, they would die within a week so I found that the ceramic heat emitters were the easiest option in my case. Some people like to have 2 different types of heat sources in their enclosures, Some people have both a Day and Night heat source - The day time heat source is generally a white coloured light (so it almost looks like sun?) and the night time heat source is generally either red or blue ( both of these lights work well and wont disrupt the snakes day and night pattern plus you'll be able to see the snake at night time) Quote:
Originally Posted by fraser888 4. Do they need UV lights? | The "U.V Lights" required for reptiles is 1 large debatable subject, everyone has an opinion on that - so, I will not comment. Quote:
Originally Posted by fraser888 5. How old do they need to be to breed? | Generally when the snake reaches a decent (adult) size so depending on how you feel the snake in the first 18 months, Breeding ages can be anywhere from 2.5 years to 3.5 years all depends how they fed when younger. At the moment my Stimson Pythons are breeding, The female is 4 years old and the male is 3 years old. Quote:
Originally Posted by fraser888 6. What substraight is best for them? | This is another debatable subject as what works for 1 person might not work for others. The easiest option would be to use: News Paper or Paper Towel - Both are cheap and easy to dispose of and you always generally have them in your house. I have been keeping snakes for roughly 19 months now and I have used a few different types of substrate. 1. The first substrate that I used was Breeders Choice, however I didn't like the look of it and sometimes there can be what appears to be metal shavings in the pellets. 2. I then moved ontop News Paper, I didn't really like using this as it seemed kind of boring, however it was effective and easy to clean etc. 3. I then moved on to Marine Carpet, when I bought some it was roughly $30p/m I used it for a couple of months however you allways need to have spare pieces for when you clean the enclosure as you have to scrub it to remove all bacteria etc. 4. Paper Towel - I use this in all of my enclosures and click clacks, it's not expensive easy to replace and maintain plus I have noticed that my snakes like to hide inbetween the layers of the paper towel. Chris
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1 - Yearling Male Morelia spilota (Zorro)
2 - Yearling Morelia bredli (George and Martha)
2 - Adult Antaresia stimsoni (Zoe and Zac)
2 - Juvenile Aspidites ramsayi (Rick N Donna)
2 - Hatchling Morelia Spilota Cheynei (Tarzan and Jane)
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