im a first timer

[DANIEL619]

does anyone have advice for a first time diamond python owner

 

[Jay84]

Sometimes they arent as placid as people would like to think!

http://www.aussiepythons.com/forum/australian-snakes-37/tagged-and-bloody-115026

 

[JAS101]

its not if you get tagged , its When you get tagged . i learnt that .

 

[derekm]

does anyone have advice for a first time diamond python owner

Talk to breeders if possible. Check the web for care sheets, what you can buy and what you may need to build or have built, and general info. Search this site for existing threads about diamonds and their husbandry. Buy or borrow some books. (Australian Reptile Keeper Publications will have a good starter book and"Keeping and Breeding Australian Pythons" edited by Mike Swan more detailed.) Take notes, start to develop a level of trust for common advice provided by acknowledged experts, and build up a list of ideas on how you think you should proceed. When you have a good understanding of the basic requirements, and have also seen some contradictory advice that may confuse you, then post specific questions here. If you take that approach, you will get detailed and specific responses from people who know their stuff and have years of experience.

The problem with asking a very general question is that someone effectively has to write a book to answer you fully - and those books have already been written.

 

[mysnakesau]

Diamond pythons are very special snakes. Not really any less hardy than other carpet pythons but paying attention to their set-ups and needs, I believe, are more crucial. Its debatable whether they actually need UV lighting but they seem to be more prone to brittle bone disorders later in life, that other pythons. They are sensitive to too high heat and humidity. But eh, bit of fresh, warm sunshine hasn't hurt anybody.

Do your homework. Research them - but don't just research carpet pythons in general. Also find stuff that relates just to the diamonds. If you think you can handle them, and look after them, as adults, then you're almost there.

 

[DANIEL619]

does anyone know how to make a thread i forget:|

 

[mysnakesau]

:lol: go to the section you want and click on "NEW THREAD" somewhere towards the top left of the page.

 

[DANIEL619]

thank you

 

[DANIEL619]

i cant find it

 

[lizardracer]

this is your thread....LOL

i think Jay84 has an diamond for sale and it NEVER bites......hang on.....j/k

 

[kensai]

Where in Australia are you?

 

[m_beardie]

they are great snakes generally placid and can be quite stress if handled TOO much when they are young.

 

[buck]

Research!!!!!!!!!! When you think you have done enough do a little more. They differ from other snakes with their husbandry requirements. Generally speaking, you want to aim for 25degC in the middle of your temperature gradient. If your hot end is getting to 30deg it's getting a bit too warm.
From my experience they are pretty much like most other Morelia as far as their handling is concerned. You get good and bad with every species and sub species.

 

[DANIEL619]

are you asking me kensai