morelia spilota mcdowelli

Species Common Name WHEATBELT STIMSON PAIR (PROVEN BREEDERS) - $400 PAIR O.N.O - CAN SELL WITH ENCLOSURES ($250 EACH INCL. HEATING AND LIGHTING). PILBARA STIMSON PAIR (HAVE NOT BRED BUT PROBED AND DEFINITELY A PAIR) - $450 PAIR O.N.O - CAN SELL WITH ENCLOSURES ($250 EACH INCL. HEATING AND...

This Australian Snakes forum is for serious discussions pertinent to specific species, their husbandry requirements and their behaviors only. It also offers folks the opportunity to share pictures of their animals and setups. As such, any further threads along the lines of, "What type of...

As I have written before, I have adopted a 7 year old Darwin Carpet Python from a friend about 4 weeks ago. He is great but I lack confidence retrieving him from the enclosure and want to know how I might be able to improve in this. I tend to stuff about when getting him out and waiting for...

G'day folks, Well I went away about a week ago and left my yearling coastal carpet in the hands of my father, who is good with snakes, but he noticed upon me leaving something wasn't the same, anyway, long story short, the scales on the top of her head between her eyes etc seem all mangled, all...

Species Common Name Coastal Carpet Python Age Nearly 12 months. Quantity Available 2 Bred By Myself General Description Up for sale is the last pair (male/female) of possible het. Axanthic coastals from the 2012/2013 season. Produced from a 66% x 66% pairing – the parents are the...

What's a good size enclosure for a fully grown Coastal Carpet Python. ( 2.0m - 3.0m) ?

Species Common Name Coastal Carpet Pythons Age 6 years Quantity Available 1 pair Bred By Brad Walker General Description Nice breeding pair of Lined Coastals. Produce nice lined offspring. Location Windsor / Richmond NSW Willing to Freight? would prefer local sale although happy to...

Species Common Name Coastals Age 12 months Length Quantity Available 18 Bred By Me General Description ALL SOLD.. I have 18 coastals hatched Feb 2013. There are five hypos in the clutch. All are eating. Most are ferocious eaters. Want them gone as a group. Price is $400 firm for the...

Hey everyone, Im about to finish my cabinet enclosure conversion for my woma python and im thinking about making an out door enclosure/aviary for my eastern bearded dragon and getting a couple of water dragons and maybe a turtle with a large pond. The aviary will be 4mx4m or bigger. So i was...

Hey all :) I've seen a bit of stuff written and said about "nippy" breeds of snake. Coastals tending to be one that's frequently mentioned, I have a 3year old coastal who is most definitely NOT nippy, nor have I met another nippy coastal, that being said I've never handled a hatchie. Just...

Hello, I have had a couple of coastals now from my region coming into care with the same issues: extreme bad body condition (skinny and dehydrated), and have no teeth, and I dont mean broken out and regenerating but there gum as smooth as a baby butt no sign of blood no sign of any...

I thought i'd make a post for everyone out there who are looking forward to a new hatchie this season. It's around that time of year when lots of clutches are hatched and approaching their first feeds/sloughs. Who else out there has made contact with a breeder and are eagerly awaiting the...

My Jungle hadn't eaten since 23/6/13. Last time (17/11/13) I tried to get he/she eating again I offered a Rat/Chick/Mouse but still no go. Unfortunately I never got to see if I could get him/her eating again - passed away on 19/12/13. I'm not sure if overheating was the issue or that was just...

G'day guys and gals! New member here and thought i would drop in and say hello and show off my new m/f coastal pair, Chuck and Taylor :) I have only skimmed through the forums but have already picked up so much useful info and some pretty handy tips and tricks to make mine and their lives a lot...

hey all :) Ive just recently purchased a male and female pair of what i was told by the seller were coastal pythons but on the paperwork it says they are diamonds. could you guys please put my mind to rest and ID these two for me? appreciated in advance.

Hi all, I was called to a house to remove a coastal carpet python that had entered a guinea pig hutch (the day after the night of the 45 degree day Brisbane had a couple days ago). Upon arriving, the snake was dead and had been for a few hours or more, and without any human interference, I...

Hi My name is Jane and I live 2 n half ours north west of Brisbane,(out bush :) lol I've been watching this web site here for about a year and finally logged on. I have had My licence for a coupe of years but only this year got My first snake, But like most cool things We can't stop at one, ha...

hi, i have had a childrens python for 10 years, just putting that in here so you dont think im a total newb. my wife and i adopted a coastal carpet snake from the rspca and all my past experience with snakes i ahvent seen behavior like this new snake is presenting, im not sure if she is just...

I found an old fishtank that i have and the measurements are 35cm by 21cm ! would this be a good starter tank for a coastal python, and when do i switch tanks? I am aware of the cracks in the glass and will have them repaired thanks !

Species Common Name Brisbane Coastal Carpet Python Age 5 yrs Length 6-7 ft Quantity Available 1 General Description Super friendly when out of enclosure, eats anything offered, great shedder, not power fed for optimal health. Only selling due to moving overseas. Location Sunshine...

Hi, my girl (in the pic) was sold to me as a coastal python but i looked at the movement advice papers and it is writen down as she is a darwin python (morelia spilota variegata) so i dont know which she is and if she is a coastal what do i do with all the paper work?

Hi all, I have been always fascinated by snakes, and its about time I should get one as a pet! I have never owned a snake, or rarely handle snakes, but i know not to grab from the head, and most rules for handling snakes to not tick them off. Two snakes I have in mind is the Coastal Carpet...

Hey guy's I am wanting to know what is the best type of bedding for my 2 year old coastal carpet python. She likes aspen, I have had her on desert sand and she loved it but recently I changed it to bark and she seems to hate it because she doesnt like going into her hide as much. I live in...

I produced a clutch of Jungle eggs this year that have turned out to have some quite unusual patterning going on. I wanted to make this thread in hopes of gathering some information from those who have produced similar clutches, or others that might have more of an insight. A bit of a back...

Lets see what you have !!!! All species and ages . Please give age and species , so we all know what it is :):D

I got a coastal carpet python in July and couldn't stop him from eating at first. He grew so quickly I had to get him a bigger tank. He ate the first two weeks in the new tank and winter hit and he stopped eating. It's now been two and a half months since his last feed, I try every week. He...

hey guys, i hear a lot of talk about people bathing there snakes. is it recommended or beneficial in any way? and if so is there anything special needs doing, water temps, depths etc...

I dont understand on the Reptiles Down Under website when advertisements have 60% hypo or 100% het. Also how do these calculations work? :D

I have had a little visitor last night eat one of my 100g feeder rats. I know legally that I have to not touch it but was wondering what I should do. I am going to release it in my yard but is it safer for the snake to stay on heat for a dat or two before I release it since it can hardly move.

So, my spotty had 13 viable hatchies, they are all in 1 litre tubs with paper towel a water bowl and plenty ov ventilation..... They were hatched a week ago and look healthy and move about.... most sleep alot, 3 go into strike-a-matic as soon as I take the lid off. Today I warmed up some pinky...

Python and large enclosure for sale $300 Species Common Name Coastal Carpet Python and her large enclosure Age 3.5 Length 2m Quantity Available 1 Bred By N/A General Description: For sale is my coastal carpet python and her large enclosure (enclosure is 1.2 meters long- 1.5 meters...

Dying Hatchlings :( Hi guys, my julatten eggs hatched on the 28th dec (53 days in), I checked on them and noticed so much condensation built up that the 3 eggs on the very bottom of the clutch were about 1cm in water, it must have happened in the last couple of days as i always checked on them...

Hi Everyone, Just thought I'd say hi as I am new here and have spent the last few months doing my research into owning my very own snake *excited*. I have browsed these forums before and finally thought I might become a part of your awesome society :) For starters I have never really owned my...

I am looking to move my Coastal Carpet Python from my parents house in Queensland down to Melbourne, but I am unsure about how to go about this. Are there specific companies or precautions I need to use or can I just package him up and courier it down?

I had heard of woma tail wagging but my girl just never did it. Now, at nearly 12 months, she has started to do it. . It's not just a little wiggle either. lol. It cracks me up watching her get so excited. My brother's diamond goes bright pink on her underside when she knows food is coming...

Hey guys, I'm taking a week off at the end of January, And I was after some ideas on places to go. I'm going on my own, I don't drive so its all public transport and on limited funds. But I'll be damned if I'm going to sit at home and waste life away! This will be My first ever solo trip. So...

Age about 6 weeks Length appropriate Quantity Available a few Bred By me General Description These are from an albino Darwin and striped coastal mating. Some display some partial nice striping and all could produce some nice albino hatchies when bred together. Non feeders are not...

seems like a lot of breeders are slitting eggs these days and was just wondering why. ive bred hundreds of babies over the last few years from coastals, bredli diamonds, woma and blackheads and have never had to slit an egg. so why the popularity in doing so. if they don't hatch out by...

Hi all. I'm struggling with the temperatures and heating of my enclousure. I'll state all that I have. This final setup was made after talking with the store that sold me the terrarium and also my vet. My snake is a male Morelia Spilota mcdowelli with about 1.60m and a weight of 1.5 kg...

Hi, My name's Pete. I live in Brisbane's southern suburbs and I have today entered the world of snakes. Got myself a young Coastal Carpet Python. Never had snakes before, however I have handled a few on occasion. One thing I have noticed over the past few days - since I have been researching...

Here we have the first caramel albino hatched this year in Australia. this is also the key to producing a moonglow.

By popular demand here are some pics of some yearling hypo coastals, (once again, as yesterdays thread seems to have magically dissapeared). Have a couple of clutches of these critters cooking at the moment.

Hi all! Please feel free to move this if I'm posting in the wrong forum. I have just brought a Proserpine and a Cape York and I'm a bit confused for documentation purposes their scientific names in particular the Cape York .

I just had my Spotted out tonight who I tend to let curl around my neck to hang out for 10 minutes or so. Tonight he started squeezing and it actually became quite tight and it got me to wondering at what size it's a good idea to have a second person around in case this kind of thing happens...

Hey all, Well my 'baby' coastal carpet python is just over a year old and just over a metre long now, she has been in a roughly 60cm wide/40cm deep/40cm tall URS enclosure up until now, I was wondering whether with coastals I can move her up to her final enclosure or should I move her up to a...

Hey guys, What's the size of your adult Jungle Python? Also how often and how much do you feed them with rats?

I bought this python from a reputable breeder who was recommended to me by several people. It was sold as a Coastal but I havnt seen another like it. It is very yellow. Does anyone have a coastal similar to this? Is it even a coastal?

hi I was wondering if it was possible to use those puppy toilet trading pads as substrate for a coastal carpet or not.

Just a couple of pics from a recent Herp outing. Please share your own pics if you also went on the outing? - - - Updated - - - Can anybody id the reptile in the last pic? ;)

Hi Guys, I have only posted in the introductions area mainly because i didn't own any snakes yet, i am in the middle of building a DIY enclosure preparing for a purchase next year. But today i was looking on gumtree under the " Reptile " section ( as i do ) and i came across a advert for a "...