With all these positive aspects there is no doubt why these serpents are popular as pets.
Full grown darwin carpet python.
This bulb should be protected with a bulb guard and controlled by a good quality thermostat.
Morelia spilota commonly referred to as the carpet python or diamond python is a large snake of the family pythonidae found in australia new guinea indonesia and papua new guinea bismarck archipelago and the northern solomon islands.
Carpet pythons require a warm basking area but a near constant air temperature.
Carpet pythons get fairly large when they are full grown.
These radiate heat but produce no light.
Many subspecies are described.
Though they are hardy you have to make sure that their basic requirements are met with.
They can weight up to 33 pounds 15 kg.
These semi arboreal snakes are highly adaptable with a lifespan of around 25 years in captivity.
A basking area of 88 o f and cool end of around 85 o f is created using a ceramic night bulb.
Carpet pythons make an ideal pet.
They are non venomous quiet require minimal maintenance have minimal odor fairly docile and feed a maximum of once per week.
Itis lists six the reptile database seven and the iucn eight.
Our adult pair of coastal carpet pythons.
36 inches by 18.