Mareeba carpet python

Yup we now have another tank in the flat :roll: , except this one isn't full of water ,
we've adventured into the world of herpitoligy ( snakes)
She's not even 12 months old and easily is longer thean 2.5 foot long( her birthdays the day before christmas- how kool's that)





She eats like a pig and is rather friendly( good thing for the snake )
J

WOW

She's a stunner

Wayne and I were gonna have his corn snake that he had left with his ex, this was pre fish. Anyhoo, the day before we were collecting it, we rang to confirm the arrangement and she was "shocked" and said she'd forgotten and had given it away!! Yea, right

So instead of the snake Wayne want's fish. And here we are 3 years (ish) later

Cheers Angi, the maintenance on this tank is damn site easier than the tanks with fish - only needs cleaning every few months , pick out the poo's one by one and feed her once a week .
Awesome temperament though we had her out the tank and crawling around one of our mates kids head the other day.
J

MMmmmmm Dinner time.
Here's the wind up ,

And the mouse is away.






J

love snakes eating...so weird!

Was that a live mouse? I've just caught 12 in the garden and taken them up to the rape fields to release them as they were eating everything in the garden.

Unleash the fury
Yeah it is good fun watching her eat , the mates all like to find out when she's having a feed - to come around and watch the fury

And june : nope , not a live mouse - frozen from the shop and killed humanely ( I guess ?), were staying away from live foods to try and keep aggression down , she does get handled quite a bit so it's beneficial for her not to be striking at your hand when you go to pick her up.

J

Fantastic. Not for me but I can appreciate a beautiful animal and what a good way you are caring for her.

lovely reptile but i prefer to keep pets that i dont have to worry about if they get out when I am in bed.. waking up to that in the bed could short live my time...lol..