Hi guys -- First python

[uberkyle]

Hey everyone,

I got my first python about 6 weeks ago, he is a Childreni named Needles.
I've got him in a 7litre clicky with some ventilation on the sides. I've got breeder's
choice as a substrate, a water bowl on the cool side, a couple of dowels through the
tub with some leafy vine wrapped around it that grows outside. He's got a rock on
the warm side and a toilet roll on the cool side.

I've got a Habistat temperature thermostat and a 4watt (I think it's 4) heat mat in between
some ceramic tiles. I also have a dual probe thermometer and keep the warm
side at a max of 33 degrees (drops to about 29 - 30 before warming up again),
and the cool side is usually around 22 - 24 degrees, sometimes a little lower depending
on the room temperature (20 at lowest).

I feed him pinky's every 4-5 days, and he has recently shed for the first time.

Just wondering if I'm doing everything correctly?
I want the best for this little guy.

I was also wondering when I should move him up to bigger mice?
He has been pooping the pinky's out after only about 2 days.
I also wanted to know when it would be suitable to move him
into a bigger enclosure? And what size it should be?

I know I wrote a novel but if someone has some input I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks!

- Kyle.

 

[grannieannie]

Hi Kyle, Welcome, sounds like your little guy is going to be a very happy little snake. I've got a stimmie, so basically the same as yours. My Barrie will be 4 yrs old at the end of this month and is about a metre long and weighs 700 gms. I've had him 3 yrs. My guy eats adult mice and poos about 2 days after a feed, so I think that's normal. Bazz was bigger than your boy when I got him so someone else will tell you about when to house him differently etc...but I'm sure if you've done research you'll learn lots too. There's a great little book called..... Keeping Children's Pythons, by Greg Fyfe & Darren Green, it's just a little paper back, but with lots of good info. Anyway good luck.