Temperament
Carpet Pythons are not recommended for beginners, they have very aggressive personalities especially when they're wild caught. If you're going to handle one, use caution if it's your first time and pick it up gently and slowly from below it's belly and not above! Carpet Pythons do have the ability to hurt a human with a bite. Although not recommended they can still be good beginner snakes to those who educate themselves thoroughly.
Venomous
NO
Lifespan
15 - 25 years in ideal living conditions.
Size
60 - 108 inches fully grown.
Weight
25 - 33 Pounds
Morphs
- Jungle
- Coastal
- Centralian
- Irian Jaya
- Darwin
- Diamond
- Coastal
- Centralian
- Irian Jaya
- Darwin
- Diamond
Habitat & Temperature
Ambient temperature of 80 - 85 degrees F.
Basking surface temperature of 88 - 93 degrees F.
Basking surface temperature of 88 - 93 degrees F.
Humidity
40 - 65%
Where To Purchase?
Carpet Pythons are slightly more difficult to find at your local pet stores but are readily available at most reputable online retailers.
Feeder Sizing
Carpet Pythons can generally eat 1 - 1.5x the widest part of there body without any problems. However if your feeding 1.5x it's girth it's recommended that you make your feedings less frequent. Be careful of what you feed your snake as certain rodents can have green belly, mites and other diseases if they aren't properly raised & euthanized before packaging.
Available Premium Feeders:
We offer premium zoo quality veterinarian raised feeders such as Rats & Mice here in Canada but there are many other reputable suppliers if your located outside of the country.
Available Premium Feeders:
We offer premium zoo quality veterinarian raised feeders such as Rats & Mice here in Canada but there are many other reputable suppliers if your located outside of the country.
Feeding Frozen Vs Feeding Live
Feeding a Carpet Python live rodents can be dangerous and is not recommended. Captive bred snakes specifically don't gain the instincts that they normally do in the wild and are much more susceptible to injury. If you leave live rodents in an enclosure with a snake that isn't hungry it may even get eaten by the rodents themselves. Live rodents also carry potentially dangerous diseases and pathogens that frozen rodents are much less likely too. Lower temperatures help kill and prevent growth of disease which is why it's not only recommended to use frozen for your snakes health but also for your own.
