hey all i have been reading alot about Diamond python syndrome and alot off people believe that it has alot to do with heat... My diamond is only a hatchy in a click clack with warm end 28 and cool end 24 how long should i keep the heat mat on... 24/7 while he is a hatchy or just for a few hours a day...
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tenacres1100
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24/7 for a hatchie
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Heating for Diamonds really comes down to experience, I couldn't recommend "cool raising" a python to a first python owner, even if it was the correct way to raise it. At least in Syndney, Diamonds need little to no heating, feeding only on warm days, but as hatchlings you may need to heat them to get them eating well, then as yearling drop the heat right off, just feeding them a few times a year (ie when ever their willing to eat during warmer weather), this may take several years for the animal to reach good size, but IMO is a better way to raise a cold climate snake.
As JasonL said, keep him warm 24/7 until April 2010, continue feeding weekly until then.
When April approaches you may find that he will lose his appetite, my yearling diamond has fed fantastic and NEVER refused a feed up until last week, so towards the end of May I will reduce her basking time from 4 hours to 2 hours, reduce her photoperiod (UV tube) from 6 hours to 4 hours and will continue this til the start of September, then I will increase the basking hours back up to 4 hours and the UV back up to 6 hours, only then will I offer her a feed. Then I will continue feeding weekly during spring and summer all the way back to April, then the process starts all over again. Most experience people say to feed your diamond every week until they are 2 years old or so, then feed them randomly every 2 weeks or so as they approach adulthood.
Hope this helps
When April approaches you may find that he will lose his appetite, my yearling diamond has fed fantastic and NEVER refused a feed up until last week, so towards the end of May I will reduce her basking time from 4 hours to 2 hours, reduce her photoperiod (UV tube) from 6 hours to 4 hours and will continue this til the start of September, then I will increase the basking hours back up to 4 hours and the UV back up to 6 hours, only then will I offer her a feed. Then I will continue feeding weekly during spring and summer all the way back to April, then the process starts all over again. Most experience people say to feed your diamond every week until they are 2 years old or so, then feed them randomly every 2 weeks or so as they approach adulthood.
Hope this helps
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