Yellowtail
Very Well-Known Member
My roughies must be from a different planet. Never shown the slightest aggression and apart from my albino Darwins they are the only snakes I have no worries putting my hands in there to clean, change water bowls etc, problem free feeders, quite gentle taking rats off tongs. They do have long teeth that could break off if they did bite but they show no aggression at all. They don't grow as big as most carpets and provided they have suitable perches and ledges they are content and like their close relatives GTP's happy to stay in their favourite spot. (unlike GTP's they prefer to coil up on top of branch forks or rock ledges rather than wrap around a branch)
I keep temps up except for a short period of slightly cooler nights mid May - August, they come from a coastal area that stays warm all year and have evolved accordingly. They tend to refuse food for a longer period pre-shed and unlike some other snakes do not gorge so you have to feed them accordingly with smaller rats and a bit of variety like quail and keep them trim to suit their arboreal habits. When handled mine tend to wrap tightly around an arm and not explore around like some carpets.
I keep temps up except for a short period of slightly cooler nights mid May - August, they come from a coastal area that stays warm all year and have evolved accordingly. They tend to refuse food for a longer period pre-shed and unlike some other snakes do not gorge so you have to feed them accordingly with smaller rats and a bit of variety like quail and keep them trim to suit their arboreal habits. When handled mine tend to wrap tightly around an arm and not explore around like some carpets.