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I've been searching for a GTP in the NSW Sydney area for a while now but I can't seem to find any besides those who will freight and I've heard that some of them scam. Is there any reputable breeders around here or any legitimate websites I can find one off? Preferably neos as well

hello!! so i have a just over 4 year old coastal carpet python who’s hasn’t eaten for just under 3 months now. she’s always been a great eater and has only ever refused food for short periods at a time mostly when coming into shed. she’s still super active, drinking water and going between...

It has been a week since i got my new ridge tailed monitor and today he finally started coming out of his hide and exploring his tank. now that he is finally starting to get comfortable when should i start the trust building exercises? And if there is any tips out there for gaining the trust of...

Hi all, My Stimson I've had since hatchling (now 1.5 years old) is due a new enclosure (120×60×45). This will be her third encloser. After reading through a number of posts I seem to be much more of a beginner than I thought 😅. I haven't been worried about her humidity levels all too much...

I used to feed my SwCarpet python on a piece of newspaper, but that stuff is getting pretty rare these days so lately it's been a piece of paper towel. Fed him an adult rat just now and checked to see how he was going with it after 5 minutes or so , only to see the paper towel going down the...

Just wondering what others do for wintertime temps. I know many people leave heat on overnight, and many don’t provide any heat at night. My jungle python is currently sitting at 16° at 12am tonight which is freaking me out, I’m looking into thermostats but haven’t gotten him a new one since his...

Hi first time owner here. my 4 month marble children’s python isn’t interested in his food. His last feed was a pinkie, on 8/3/24 by the seller, and then was shipped to me 13/3/24. I’ve tried feeding every 3-5 days since, pinching the tips and braining the pinky and then warming up in warm...

Hi! I'm having trouble finding any information on this company. Apparently they're a canberra pet supplies store who make custom pvc enclosures? If I'm being honest they seem too good to be true. A pvc enclosure with built in electronics for $300? I don't know...

I have an albino Darwin carpet python, she’s just under two years old and hasn’t eaten in about eight months, we’ve been consistently offering her various sizes of mice but she shows no interest in them, her heating was unfortunately quite erratic for I few months due to being off grid with...

Gday thanks for reading my 1st thread i hope to get a few responses. My name is Jordan (17yr) and imp interested in looking after reptiles, snakes specify and i was hoping if anyone had some advice on anything or anyone good to talk to around the Central highland area

Hi there, I’ve had my Murray Darling for about 3 years (got him from a pretty dodgy pet shop). He’s been absolutely amazing, eats great, super friendly, sheds are amazing etc. he does go off food for a few of the cooler months of the year but vet has informed me that’s pretty normal. He’s...

Hi everyone, My banded knob tailed gecko has laid two clutches of eggs recently and while the latest clutch looks pretty good, the first is not doing well at all. As you can see in the images, the one on the right is caved in and has gone moldy and while the other is keeping its shape, it is...

I’ve had my marbled children’s Python since March (it’s now nearly July) - she ate 2 days after bringing her home from the breeder, and again a week or so later. We tried to her feed again another week later, she refused but then shed. Since then she has refused every feed. It’s been nearly 12...

I have a 3-4 month old Children’s Python I’ve had her for about a month now at home! I have her in a 2x2x2 enclosure. She settled in nicely she feed the second day I got her , then the week after that then about four days after that I offered her another pinky which she feed as I read that a...

Hey all, Ive noticed my juvenile Childrens Python has begun shedding however she has shed in parts and not one big piece. I keep the temp at about 28-29°C with a heat mat at about 31°C throughout the day and drop it too about 24-26°C at night. The humidity was at 48% today but usually sits up...

Hi, I’m trying to set up the heating for my enclosure before my snake arrives but I’m having trouble and am stressing about it. She will be roughly 4mo, childrens python. She will be in a 7.9L click clack with aspen, leaves and two hides and a water dish. At first I got a heat mat, last...

Recently noticed small lacerations on the top both left and right lip of one of my female green tree frogs. The other 2 do not share this problem however, the female with damage is constantly jumping at the top mesh of the enclosure which seems to be the cause of the issue. There also appears to...

Hi all, I'm Mik. I'm an Aussie in my late 20s, and I've loved snakes since I was little thanks to my dad (he never had any but always taught me they weren't to be feared but to be respected). I decided to join here because I've wanted a snake for ages but never actually put in the proper...

Hi guys, I live i Adelaide and I’m struggling to find egg crate light diffuser. I’ve found some places online that will ship it but as it’s a bulky item I’d prefer to not ship it if I don’t have to. Anyone know anywhere I can pick some up from or any good alternatives?

Ive got a 45x45x60 Exo Terra for my green tree frogs. I’m looking to change from using infrared as a heat source to a heat mat. It seems like heat mats use on/off type thermostats over dimming. I’m looking for recommendations on thermostats and possibly also heat mats. I’m in Adelaide so not...

My Murray Darling (around 3 years old, Male) stopped eating after shedding in June. Before then he was a great eater never missing a feed. Since then he’s only had one large rat in August and hasn’t seemed super interested since. I was wondering when I should start trying to feed him again as...

So I’ve seen a lot of places on the internet where people say that they prefer to feed their frogs or lizards in a different set up to their ‘home’. Do you guys think this is a good idea? What should the feeding enclosure contain?

Hi again guys. How do you guys keep your tanks humid without also flooding them with water? I’m getting a little sick of manually emptying out the water in the tank the hard way. I was wondering if anyone had any good ideas for a long term thing or if everyone just drills drains into them. I’m...

Only noticed tonight that my snakes heat lamp had blown, I have no idea how long he has been in the cold for. He’s fine thankfully, and I replaced the bulb immediately and he is currently basking. Much more active and moving around. But this bulb I’m pretty certain is a lower wattage than his...

Hey guys. I know there’s a mega post for this but I never got an answer and I’ve emailed a whole heap of vets who do exotic animals only for them to say they don’t do amphibians. Does anyone know of any vets that do do amphibians. Preferably south or east. I would like to keep them in a small...

Hi guys, thinking of making my own frog tank later down the track wanted some ideas on how to make it. It would need to be relatively waterproof so I’ll probably make some of it from PVC board? But I’m not really sure how to go about the doors as I quite like the front opening doors my Exoterra...

Hi there, I have a Murray Darling Python and I’ve noticed some indentations and marks on his scales. He is eating well, sheds perfectly and seems generally happy but I am concerned about his scales. They look like scratches/indentations and there seems to be patches of odd scales. I haven’t...

First time snake owners. Thought we were doing really well, now not eating and has patch of broken scales near neck. Here's her history... dob 19/12/21. Shed 5/1/22. Pinkie fed by breeder Jan 6, 9, 16, 18, 19. We picked her up 21 Jan. Breeder gave us the tub she had been using. Took pinkies...

Hi there, I have a 2 year old Murray Darling. He’s been doing really well, good sheds, eating great, pooping etc. Today I saw he had his mouth open like he was yawning. There’s been no signs of sickness or anything like that and he seems his usual self. Is this normal (it’s the first time I’ve...

Last night my snake escaped her enclosure (pressumibly through the hole the thermostat goes in). As a quick fix to stop escapes we put blu tac to fill the hole while thinking of a proper solution. This morning she had tried to escape again waking up to her having blu tac all one side of her face...

Hi, so I have just bought my new Stimson hatchling, And he came home a few days ago but was in shed, now he’s finished his shed, I want to know the best way to get the pinkie mice ready to eat for him, like what the actual process is from start to finish, from taking it out of the packet...

Hi, so im a new reptile owner, i have a T+ Stimson Hatchling, but in his enclosure i have him on the paper towels, and hes spilt water on the paper towel but hes also in shed and he travelled yesterday to get him to my home, i dont want to stress him out by getting him out to change the towel if...

Hey guys and gals, So I have a diamond python called Snoot whom I love very much. Snoot is about 1yr and 8 mths old. I’ve learnt recently that Snoot is quite small for his/her age and that Snoot is underweight so I’ve started feeding him bigger mice, (Wheener mice) which Snoot gobbles down...

So I’ve been using a reptile one heating lamp bulb and it just blew (only 3 weeks of having it). After reading reviews apparently this is super common with all reptile one bulbs. Does anyone have any recommendations for good heat lamp bulbs? I use a heat mat as well of course but would like the...

Hi, So i am due to get a new reptile soon, A Stimson Python to be exact Which will be hatched next month i think? so ready to pick up around christmas time, but from my understanding they need to be in a smaller enclosure for the warmth, I was going to buy 2 enclosures, 1 for when i first...

MatthewKeating submitted a new resource: WANTED Jungle Carpet, well established hatchling, early to mid december - wanted to buy Read more about this resource...

Hey everyone, First of all I want to thank everyone for all their help with my incessant and likely silly questions. You have all be a great help and I have enjoyed my time here so far. Secondly, I am in the process of buying everything I need to house and raise a snake. And I would like to...

Hi all, My name is Matthieu, I'm in Melbourne and I've always wanted a pet snake. There is nothing more frustrating for me than people who intentionally or unintentionally abuse their animals because they are ignorant or because they want to join the latest fad. This has lead me to be...

My diamond python (5yrs, male) won’t eat. He at first starting being a bit weird with his food a couple times in a row- being interested and striking but guarding before eating, or not eating until I left the room or turned out the light. He’s never had problems with eating before this. But...

Hi there, I’m a first time snake owner with a 7 month old Stimsons Python. He was feeding relatively well for the first 3-4 months. He’s shed twice (both clean full sheds) and the last shed was just before winter. Now I haven’t been able to get him to eat for almost 3 months. He shows interest...

Hi all, first time snake owner here. I have a roughly 8 month old Children’s Python, I have had it for around 5 months. It always handled well and only tagged me once when I scared it. A few weeks ago I went to pick it up to handled it, but it was around feeding day and it mistook my finger...

I got a new enclosure for my nearly 1 year old spotted python and she was exploring and somehow ended up getting herself through the lid clip (I’ll attach photo- hard to explain) on the roof of the enclosure. She seemed a little stuck but managed to really slowly pull herself all the way...

Occasional lurker, first time poster. For about 2 weeks now my Central Australian Carpet Python (5 years old, 1.5m long) has been showing strange behavior. It started with insistent face/chin rubbing along the walls, but not to the point where there was visible damage to the snake. Then it...

Hey guys This is my first reptile it’s a roughly 8 month old jungle python. Everything up until this point has seemed fine, it’s been eating properly and I just upgraded it’s food to weaner mice and earlier today he had first one and ate it fine however I’ve just looked in the tank before...

Hi guys! I'm setting up a new terrarium for my Darwin carpet python August and the last thing i need to add now is substrate. All the pet stores were recommending aspen bedding but I'm pretty sure that's not a good thing to use? I would really like a more natural looking substrate anyway, if...

Hi, im looking for a bredli hatchling, i live near Coffs Harbour, NSW

Hey guys! My housemate and I are considering getting a pair of thick-tailed geckos - both 3yr old males. (Won’t be housed together, don’t worry!) Neither of us have any experience with geckos however we’ve both kept pythons and I’ve got a beardie. We’ve both been doing as much research as we...

hey everyone, i'm getting a baby Bredli python in a month or so and was wandering if anyone could help with the general husbandry (i've done my own research just wanted to get more opinions)

Hi all, I have had my Children's Python for almost a year (purchased as a hatchling) and it has recently shot up in size, and so I need to get a new enclosure. My current enclosure is 60 x 40 x 45, and based on the last shed (of which was a few days ago) the snake is around 60 cm. I was...

and ideas on what is better for a nub reptile owner???