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| The Jungle Carpet
Python has one of the smallest ranges of all Carpet Pythons.
They have incredibly bright yellow and black colouration. |
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| Natural Location: |
Queensland, Australia |
| Average Lifespan: |
20 - 30 years |
| Estimated Size: |
4' - 7' |
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Young
Jungle Carpet Pythons can be fed weekly, giving them
pinky mice or small rats. Adults can be fed adult mice and
large rats. If you Jungle Carpet Python is large enough, they
can be fed small rabbits as well. Feed them frozen then thawed
food, as live rodents can seriously harm your snake. Always
provide water, in a large and heavy container. Clean the water
every day. |
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Provide
a heat gradient for your Jungle Carpet Python ranging
from 75 degrees F to 85 degrees F. Keep the lights on a 12
hour cycle. Night time temperatures should be kept around
70 degrees F. UVB lighting is not needed, but flourescent
lights, as well as incandescent bulbs, are recommended. Keep
the humidity level around 65%. |
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A 40
gallon aquarium style tank will suffice for an adult Jungle
Carpet Python, but larger is always best. Provide them
lots of branches for climbing, as this species is aboreal.
As with most snakes, hide boxes must be included, but they
are better when elevated. For ease of cleaning, use newspaper
or reptile carpet as a substrate. You can also use potting
soil or peat moss though. |
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