Advice On Young Jungles

[Kailden]

Hi ... this is my first post here and firstly, thank you for all the good advice and help on this forum.

I recently got 2 Jungle Pythons, both around 3 months old (1 male, 1 female) - being kept separately.

Both have a habit of constantly sleeping day and night - occasionally coming out for a few minutes then heading back to their hide boxes.

They've both fed well 4 days ago.

I'm just wondering how long it usually takes before they pass their food?

And is it normal for them to be sleeping so much? (I'm a night-owl and haven't noticed them out much at night, although they venture out for a couple of minutes so long as the lights are out).

They both seem fairly calm although I haven't tried to handle them yet. I want to make sure they're settled properly first.

They're in small click-clacks, about a third on a thermostat controlled heat mat, with an average temp of 28-30oC.

Any advice greatly appreciated

 

[wranga]

id bump the heat up to 30-32deg. they normally pass their feed in 4 or 5 days. jungles are nocturnal, so its common that they will sleep through the day. their young snake so a small bit of activity is probably tiring for them. they will become more active as they get older

 

[schizmz]

yes mine were very timid at 1st to..they grow out of it and become curious eventually.thats when the love nips start hehe

 

[Paulie]

hey mate,
i just got my baby jungle. she took 2 weeks to relieve herself. if its worrying you just give them a little soak in some warm water, check with thermometre as not to exceed 32. that should help them as i just bathed mine and straight away she did her deed. seems a bit low on temps as suggested. and mine doesnt usually come out until 2-6 in the morning unless shes hungry.. hope it helped
Paulie

 

[Kailden]

Thank you - that's reassuring.

I guess I'm just being paranoid because they're new and I want to make sure everything's good