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30-Jul-07, 11:51 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jun-07 Location: Melbourne Gender:  | | |  spotted State: VIC
Hi, I am looking at getting a spotted python.
Had arranged with a supplier however the deal fell through.
This will be our first reptile and we have two young children.
Would value any suggestions or alternative thoughts.
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30-Jul-07, 11:58 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-06 Location: NT Darwin Age/Gender: 24  | | | |
I'd suguest a MD or any of the spotted, blond mac, or childrens, if your looking at size and and loving calm nature go for the smaller pythons as the last 3 but it you want an all round placif animal that grows to 2 meters I'd go for a MD, MD's can also be cheaper to buy and they grow pretty slow. you really need to go in and choose it with the kids as well and handle a few, they all have different personalities. same goes for any first snake. where do you live?
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30-Jul-07, 12:00 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-06 Location: NT Darwin Age/Gender: 24 | | | |
but with any hatchy can be snappy untill they've gotten used to you of cause, so for a already taimed snake I'd get a yearling or a lil under a yearling just to be sertain
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30-Jul-07, 12:10 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jun-07 Location: Melbourne Gender: | | | |
Hi, thanks for the reply. we live in Preson, Victoria.
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30-Jul-07, 12:27 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-06 Location: NT Darwin Age/Gender: 24 | | |
not sure of any breeders around there but if you want to check out http://www.reedysreptiles.com/ and talk to Ponybug in here they may be able to refer you to someone closer to you and give you more advice.
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30-Jul-07, 12:42 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: Between here and there. Age/Gender: 31 | | | |
I just got my first snake a Murray Darling, and love him to bits.
I got him from an SA breeder but they do frieght.
I can see him being my first but not my last..
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30-Jul-07, 04:54 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jun-07 Location: Melbourne Gender: | | | |
How long do the Murry Darlings grow and at what rate?
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30-Jul-07, 06:17 PM
|  | Reptile Addict Subscriber | Join Date: Jun-06 Location: Port Adelaide SA | | | |
I have a spotted and a childreni, they are both fantastic, great handlers and good temprement, but I think the spotted would be better.
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30-Jul-07, 10:51 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-07 Location: typical melbourne Gender: | | | |
try up market pets (next to the vic market) or you could travel to Glen Waverley and try amazing amazon they are good and have a great range of reptiles . bought a coastal from them fantastic snake
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