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Can somebody please list the species of pythons that move around and don't hide during the day.

I have a stimmy who comes out about about 4:30 every afternoon and is tucked up in bed when we come out in the morning.

I would love a snake that is out and about during daylight hours.
 
How old is your Stimmy? Its just displaying normal behaviour but you could possibly only offer day time heat in a spot away from its hide, then it may be forced to come out and bask through the day. Of course there are a few other factors to consider before deciding to do this, the main one being the age of the snake, if its still a young snake, less than 12 months it would be best to maintain 24hr heat.
Bushman has suggested diamond python and would agree with that, mine come out practically everyday and bask but theyre not overly active, just out basking.
 
My Murray Darling is always out, only goes into his hide after a feed (usually). Not sure if that's just an individual thing, but I can sit and watch him for ages while he climbs all over the light cages, rubs himself all over the glass, and puts himself into a hunting position for all of half an hour before deciding to again climb the light cages and fall off them with a thud. (not a huge drop, but he's a heavy bugger) LOL
 
How old is your Stimmy? Its just displaying normal behaviour but you could possibly only offer day time heat in a spot away from its hide, then it may be forced to come out and bask through the day. Of course there are a few other factors to consider before deciding to do this, the main one being the age of the snake, if its still a young snake, less than 12 months it would be best to maintain 24hr heat.
Bushman has suggested diamond python and would agree with that, mine come out practically everyday and bask but theyre not overly active, just out basking.


He is just coming up to 12 months.
I know it is his natural behaviour I don't really want to tamper with it. I just thought that perhaps there was a non - nocturnal species
 
My darwin is nearly always out and about but yeah id go diamond.
 
my diamond is always out in her water bowl.
dont mean to go too far off topic but if a snake sits in its water bowl often then it could be that theres something wrong , if it doesnt have mites or anything else like it then being a diamond and taking your location into consideration i would be inclined to say the temps are too hot for too long ( any idea on the ambient temps ?) , their a cool climate snake and prolonged exposure to warm temps can cause problems down the track
 
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If you want an active snake during the day have a look into a species of colubrid like a keelback or common tree snake. Both very active diurnal species so will fit what you want quite well without disturbing them.
Cheers Cameron
 
dont mean to go too far off topic but if a snake sits in its water bowl often then it could be that theres something wrong , if it doesnt have mites or anything else like it then being a diamond and taking your location into consideration i would be inclined to say the temps are too hot for too long ( any idea on the ambient temps ?) , their a cool climate snake and prolonged exposure to warm temps can cause problems down the track
theres nothing wrong with her she just loves water. I don't have any heat in her cage as it's warn enough without it and she gets natural sunlight being next to a window.
 
theres nothing wrong with her she just loves water. I don't have any heat in her cage as it's warn enough without it and she gets natural sunlight being next to a window.

Natural sunlight into a reptile tank can make temps soar.
 
Thanks for the suggestions.
The Common Tree Snake sounds lovely.
I wouldn't be after it for a handler so a lovely looking GTS may be the way to go.
 
Interesting comments re Stimson's and afternoon. Mine is certainly mostly an afternoon guy - and often is active for a few hours in the evening. But today, when I went out to see him at 7am this morning, he was out and about and full of energy. So the rules don't always apply. Most python species are semi-nocturnal in the wild. Hence the big cat-like eyes.

GTS would definitely be more active, as they are more diurnal species, but care is not as easy as a Stimmie (or so I'm told)???
 
Elliott is 11 months old, and sits squeezed up between the top of the background and the lid from dawn until dusk - the CHE isn't too far away and he seems comfy there (until he gets too big for that spot). If I want to socialise him, I need to get him on the move - generally at dusk. Looking forward to his next feed to see if I can entice him down from his snuggly spot - his last feed he took the mousie airborne!
 
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