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  1. T

    Weiight/Size of your Pythons...

    I know there are probably a few threads like this but I thought I'd start a more recent one... I'm mostly interested in MDs/Jungle/Coastal Sizes to compare since that's what I own and/or will do very soon. But feel free to put up the weight/size of any of your Pythons if you like. I'll start...
  2. davobmx

    Classic "I Knew a Guy" Stories. share your best

    been a few threads before but feel like a fresh one, share your best "i know a guy" stories. keep them short blunt and hilarious. heres mine. had a guy post on one of my facebook pics of my carpet saying, "awesome snake, i know a guy trying to sell a boa constrictor for $200 cause it wont eat...
  3. R1MAN

    Diamond Python hatchies $100 only

    Species Common Name Diamond Python Age 4 months Length Hatchie size Quantity Available 6 Bred By me General Description Great little hatchies that are feeding strongly and shedding well. All of them all handle fine. Prefer pick up only at this stage but will freight if...
  4. tasdevil

    Nano Exo Terra ...escape proof ????

    I have a nano exoterra that I use keep small skinks, it is empty now so I was thinking of placing my 2 month old diamond python in it. However, I was told that this type of enclosures is not advisable for small hatchlings, because they will just escape. I checked the gaps at the front door and...
  5. tasdevil

    Baby Diamond Python ID

    Just bought my first diamond python, but I'm not sure if it is 100% pure. Do you suppose guys this baby ( around 2 months old ) is pure and not a hybrid.... [OriginalHostedIMG]http://www.palacio.ph/other_pics/diamondpython.jpg[/IMG]
  6. P

    Which Python best suits my needs?

    Hi. I'm new here and I'm looking for a pair of Pythons which can live in the same tank of around 1.5 meters long which is the size of the hides I have created where designed for. My tank is 2m W x 80cm D x 80cm H with 3 hides, live climbing vines, pool (40lt water filtered water with a water...
  7. mad_at_arms

    Victorian DSE Regulatory Impact Statement:- New gecko species

    Hi Guys no doubt most of you have heard that/had a chance to review the DSE's recently released RIS (Regulatory Impact Statement). It is a utter disappointment that the submissions for new gecko species: Nephrurus wheeleri, Oedura filicipoda, Saltuarius cornutus and Carphodactylus laevis have...
  8. geckoman1985

    Getting aggresive diamond python

    Hi guys I might be getting a 7foot diamond that was a rescue. I will be buying it from sofar who I have just joined. I have meny years working with reptiles including ones that bite I don't care about being bitten I just what to know what are my chances for getting it to calm down. I have done...
  9. congo_python

    Today's Rescue and Relocate of a beautiful 7-8ft Diamond python

    Relocated this big beautiful wild diamond today from Springwood (Blue Mountains ). It was very healthy, no ticks that I could see and was very docile to handle. Pics of the catch and release ( crappy Iphone pic's thou )
  10. H

    Rainforest/hinterland diamonds.

    So i have noticed a lot of people lately trying to sell intergrades as rainforest diamonds, hinterland diamonds or hinterland carpets. Is this a new trend people are using to try and flog intergrades or is this an old trick i haven't noticed until now? An intergrade is an intergrade, i don't...
  11. SnakeRanch

    Pure Gosford Diamond

    Pure Gosford locale Diamond Python with its next brightest sibling. What will it look like when it matures?
  12. L

    Do carpet pythons go after eggs?

    Hi all, My duck is sitting on a clutch of 14 fertile eggs, and pretty much all of them have embryos. Just wondering if Coastal Carpet Pythons eat eggs, or will seek them out because their is a fair few around here (Just last week one was sun baking on top of the duck shed). I would hate to think...
  13. vjungle

    High yellow diamond python

    Species Common Name DIAMOND PYTHON Age 5 Year+ Length Approx 6ft Quantity Available 1 Bred By General Description High Yellow female diamond python. Feeds and sheds without issues. Handles quite well. This python would be great for any breeding program or pet on display. She...
  14. harlemrain

    Has anyone ever done this?

    Hi All, So received an email from the NPWS Wildlife Licensing and Management looking for the placement of about 6 reptiles in my area and want to know how many/if I would be interested in having one. It doesn't say where they've come from only that placing them back into the wild is not...
  15. D

    Buying a snake

    Hey everybody, I'm looking to get a snake in the near future. I would greatly appreciate some info for caring for a snake (enclosure setup, feeding requirements, and especially temperaments). the attached pic will be its enclosure :) Cheers! Dylan.
  16. G

    Skin ID

    Hi again.... We've had a few snakes shedding their skin on this tree - I call it the shedding tree now! Hope somebody can identify the skin ....I'm thinking Python as there looks to be some pattern on the back, but will leave it up to you guys to id it.... thanks again Ps- northern nsw...
  17. tahniandshae

    Diamond python juveniles $250

    Species Common Name diamond python Age 2 mths Length Quantity Available a few Bred By me General Description hatchies available from exceptional parenting. high yellow, beautifully marked animals. placid nature, feeding on fuzzy mice. 1st 2 pics of parents, next...
  18. ronhalling

    One for the Purists

    Ok i want to first say i am not encouraging or condoning this behaviour so please do not create a fecal storm of righteous indignation. Ok that out of the way, I play online poker with a bunch of guys from the U.S.A and only recently they have found out i am also interested in herps, and in...
  19. vjungle

    Diamond Python female. HIGH YELLOW

    Species Common Name Diamond Python. HIGH YELLOW Age 5 years Length Approx 6ft Quantity Available 1 Bred By n/a General Description Female diamond, I had this girl from hatchie. Feeds and sheds without any issues handles quite well. This is a beautiful high yellow diamond...
  20. BIGBANG

    weight gain on bredli?????

    hey guy have a question on weight gain on bredli, i feed mine to a fairly consistant diet of 15-20% by weight of snake every 14 days, but i do feed 10% every 7 days tho just works out easier with food size and they are all weighed every month, but i am concerned that my bredli are graining to...
  21. M

    Python ID?

    style="width: 100%" |- | align="center" valign="top" style="border-collapse: collapse" | style="width: 600px" |- | align="center" valign="top" style="border-collapse: collapse" | |- |- Hi, Found this little guy in the garden this morning and just wondered if its native for the area...
  22. A

    Advice Needed: Unlicensed Owner of blue tongues.

    Hi all, I have recently aquired my first diamond python hatchling, I am licensed but one of my mums work friends sons has 2 bluetongue lizards which apparently arent being taken care of properly and want to give them to me for free so they go to a good home. I have never met the current owner of...
  23. H

    Wanted High Yellow Male Rainforest Diamond Python

    Im after a male High Yellow Rainforest Diamond Python with great pattern and a good temperment to eventually pair up with my female below. Would prefer around a yearling. PM me with a photo if you have something i may be interested in willing to pay for freight if its what im after. - - -...
  24. J

    Do Pythons need to be cooled for Winter???

    Hi all I've read just about everything on here about cooling and feeding in Winter and I have no plans of breeding and I still want to play with our Pythons during Winter..So I guess the the question is do I keep the same temps in Winter as I have in Summer and do I feed the same in Winter as I...
  25. D

    Snake not eating please help

    Hey guys i have a diamond python about 11weeks old it hasnt had a fed for about 3-4weeks since i picked it up from the breeder. Im feeding it defrosted pinkys ive pierced the head with a pin so he can smell it, ive heated it up with a hair dryer, ive put it in a container then in warm water, ive...
  26. H

    Time between buying and selling

    I bought a new enclosure for my Diamond python today. I didn't realise buy the Bredli python they had in it, actually came with the enclosure. I know there is a 6 month waiting period before you can sell animals but I'm just wondering if there is a way around this? Im happy to keep it but I...
  27. A

    Help hybernating my diamond

    My diamond is now 4 years old and i have never hybernated him. I was thinking i should start this year. Can anybody give me some advice on how to go about doing it, what the temperatures should be, when i should give him his last meal any anything else i need to know???
  28. davobmx

    Holding 4 elapids and once to Catch Rabbits?(video)

    dono what to say about this really, other than Nuts Catching Wild Rabbits using Snakes: BAREHANDED Rabbit hunting - YouTube
  29. jordanmulder

    Local herping

    Some reptiles from around Newcastle and the hunter region. I don't like a lot of these photo's so excuse them I will eventually get some better shots of these reptiles... In addition to the species I have presented in this post I have also seen quite a few skinks... I haven't taken the time to...
  30. veenarm

    1x Diamond Python (Yellow) with Enclosure (Dalbarb)

    Species Common Name Diamond Python Age 2 1/2 Length 1.2m -1.4m Quantity Available 1 Bred By Pete (Reptiles Inc) General Description Lovely yellow diamond python, We are unsure what gender because she probed to 7-8 scales (middle of the <5 >10 rules) - but I have never seen any sperm...
  31. H

    How common is DPS

    I have had my diamond python since i was 12 and i am now 16. 12 year old me treated my diamond python at the time like any other carpet and kept ambient air temps at around 30 degrees and last year i read something about diamond python syndrome and that diamonds need to be kept cooler than the...
  32. montysrainbow

    Do you know when your snake is about to shed?

    My coastal has the same routine every time. He starts to hide more gets the milky dull skin, eyes go blue, hides some more then 2 weeks from 1st to last sign he sheds :) he also holds in his poops from the last feed and is always starving and thirsty straight after lol and poops within seconds...
  33. G

    diamond python housing

    hi.. hoping for some advice what size enclosure would you recommend for housing a trio of diamonds and is height more important than length as i am aquiring a trio shortly :D ...
  34. IloveMYdiamond12

    New vivarium for my diamond

    So i thought id post a pic of my new diamond python vivarium & accessories :) What do yous think ? And let me kno if you find something wrong. Ps. I did buy a new heat globe yesterday but i got home and it didnt work so ill take it back today. but thats why theres a little tiny one for now :(
  35. Dutchy88

    A good first aborial snake??

    I've got plenty of lizards and I'm thinking about getting a python of some sort but I want it to be aborial because most of my lizards are ground dwellers can anyone suggest a good first aborial snake??
  36. F

    Illawarra Reptile Society Show, this Sunday 10th March 2013

    Hi All, Just letting everyone know about this weekends monster show at Kembla Grange Racecourse, Kembla Grange. Will be a fantastic family friendly day. Come and support the Reptile Clubs. We proudly sponsor some great animal groups and these shows allow us to do that. Devil Ark Symbio Zoo...
  37. Twiggz

    Wanted: Hatchling diamond python

    Looking for good coloured hatchling diamond pythons. Reasonably priced and preferably somewhere around Sydney or the South Coast. PM if you can help.
  38. Ryderthefrog

    Sand as substrate for diamond python?

    I was just on Instagram and saw that someone had a photo of their little diamond python with sand as the substrate. It looked like washed play sand. I was just wondering if its a suitable substrate and if I should tell them to get kritter crumble or astro instead but I don't want to get my facts...
  39. P

    Question about my diamond python

    Hi all pretty new to this wonderful hobby but I have a question about the Diamond Python . I have a 12 mnth old Diamond had it for about 2 months today I meet a fella that's lives near me who has Diamonds also he asked about my set up I told him I run a heat mat at night and a uv light 2.0 for...
  40. A

    Reptile Rookie! Diamond Python Enclosure Size & Questions

    Hi everyone! This is my first post on AussiePythons so I'm a bit new to all this. I've always loved snakes and I was recently given a tank by a friend (see attached pic). It has sliding doors at the front and the size is 50cm X 2 feet X 1 foot. I really want to get a Diamond Python so I was...
  41. S

    New Diamond Python

    Good Morning All :) i am a new owner of a Diamond Python. "she" was approx 5 months old when I bought her. i've had her just over a month now and couldn't be happier. she is the most docile snake! she has never bitten me. she's a great eater and she's growing really well! she grew in length...
  42. D

    Eoi - high yellow rainforest diamond

    Species Common Name Norther rainforest Diamond python Age 1 year Length Appropriate for age Quantity Available 1 Bred By Me General Description Very high yellow female 1 of my hold backs. feeding very well on med mice she is very healthy and is colouring up beautifully not a...
  43. pyalda

    quick question HIDES

    sorry about this, just have to know do hides go above the heat matts. if they do they how will my snake get UV. cheers
  44. P

    Diamond Python Female

    Species Common Name Diamond Python Age 6 years Length 8 foot + Quantity Available 1 Bred By Me General Description She is a great breeder that is very quiet, Feeding on medium rabbits or large rats. Location Emerald QLD Willing to Freight? Yes Contact Details...
  45. S

    Diamond python

    i recently fed my diamond python a fuzzy mouse and for the past few days after feeding she has been aggressive and very active, she has kind of got a little bit more milky but i might just be seeing things because she hasn't been hiding at all, every time i walk past she comes right up to the...
  46. NicG

    2yo Diamond Pythons

    Species Common Name Diamond Python Age 2 years old Length Small to appropriate for age Quantity Available Three General Description - DxS13 ... Definite male, is a twin, so is the smallest - ExS15 ... Definite male, was originally a hold back, so has been fed a bit more...
  47. S

    Baby Diamond

    I fed my baby Diamond python for the second time and this time she has been very aggressive and active since i fed her for about 3 days now is she still in a feeding mode? is she going into shed? or is she just hungry and i need to up her feeding?
  48. Gibbo240

    Diamond Python

    Species Common Name Diamond Python Age 4 Length 5 foot Quantity Available 1 Bred By General Description Looking to sell my Diamond Python 5 foot long, He is roughly 4 yrs old and has beautiful markings. Feeds fine and has no problems with shedding its skin. He has also never bitten...
  49. GeckPhotographer

    Coastal NSW Herping.

    Coastal NSW, some common fauna and some flood oddities. So the past few months have been pretty hectic. Lots of herping, a herping conference, more herping,... more herping. Somehow I've ended up with a few photos from various trips I haven't put up yet and I decided to do all the trips here...
  50. C

    Breeding my stimpson Pythons!!!

    Hi I have a breeding pair of stimpson pythons and they are five this year! They have bred for the past two years having eight eggs then six but I only bought them just after last time she laid her eggs:o:o:o My quesstion is how do I go about breeding them they live together in a 3ftx2ftx2ft tank...
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