Not sure what this question means Warwick. My guess is that you keep them at whatever temps you like, and see if they thrive over a decade. There truly isn't much difference between the needs of Diamonds or Darwins (or any other pythons for that matter), but some have niche requirements, such as extra cooling over winter for the more southern ones. My point was that colour and patterns evolve over many generations. If humans interfere with clades that would otherwise never come into contact with each other, I don't think the resulting colours & patterns can give you any definitive info on their management.
Jamie
anything that's a Diamond cross can be kept like the other Carpets,imo Pure Diamonds need completely different husbandry mate
also i would not go with the above quote of " keep them what ever temps you like,and see if they thrive over the next decade ",imo it's not very scientific or great husbandry advice
pure Diamonds need kept different to all the other Carpets mate
over here in the UK 10 or 15 years ago,people who kept Pure Diamonds the same way as other Carpets,had their Diamonds dropping dead on them at an age of 3 to 6 years,it is thought in general folk were keeping them too hot,and not giving them yearly cooling cycles,that contributed to the sudden deaths
we found giving them basking light times reflecting the season,also a correct cooling cycle from their 2nd year on,cured the sudden death of them,and i know of no cases of Diamond Python Syndrome,since the husbandry was improved
we also only feed our Diamonds 6 month of the year,as we found a fat Diamond usually led to a dead Diamond
re cooling cycle
1st of September last feed,give them 4 weeks to clear the gut
1st October drop the basking and UVB times down to 2 to 3 hours per 24 hours,no heat at night,but i like to set a small heat mat on a stat set at 50F,to give them something to curl up on should the night time temps drop too far,imo 50F upwards at night is no problem and can help with fertility
start to heat them back up end of January,offer prey February
introduce males to females for breeding mid January onwards
regards the months,please remember i'm on the opposite side of the planet,so our winter is your summer
cheers shaun