Jungle Python Setup Suggestions

[mjcarpentry]

Hey Everyone,

So me and the little flower have been doing heaps of research and have to come to the conclusion that we are going to get a jungle in the future. I was hoping someone could help me out and let me know what an ideal setup would be in regards to height width temps and where hides should be located. Really want to do this right so any suggestions would be great.

Thanks

 

[Lawra]

Do you think you'll buy a hatchie or adult? I recently bought an 8 month old hatchie (soooo tiny!!!) and made a click clack for him/her if you'd like to see a pic.

 

[mjcarpentry]

Yeah was thinking about going the hatchy with a click clack but was just getting some pointers for when its bigger lol. Wanna make sure I know exactly what I'm getting into lol. Thanks lawra

 

[Ramy]

I'm a big fan of having the plan for the adult before you get the hatchie. You think you have time, and then it grows up so quickly.

I mostly keep my carpets in 4x2x2 foot (WxHxD) enclosures. They're climbers, so you could easily change that up for a taller enclosure, I wouldn't go shorter. I like basking heat from above and plenty of branches to set up a basking points. My basking points tend to be approx 15-20cm away from the heat. Basking temps gets to no more than 35 degrees, I tend to set the thermostat to 29 near the basking site (probe on a side wall), and know that the basking site gets hotter. I use a infra-red gun to keep an eye on temps.
This basically allows me (for example) to have a hide on the floor of the left side, and a basking spot at the top of the right side. They vary their body temperature by varying how much is under the basking spot, and they spend plenty of time at the cooler end once they've warmed up. In a wooden or well insulated enclosure, it'll keep heat in better. I like glass, so I get less of an ambient temp (and a higher electricity bill).

It's hard to have a temp gradient for a hatchie in a click-clack, I used a heat-rope under 1/2-1/3 of the container, set to about 30deg (28 for diamonds), though you can go a little higher. They move off the warm spot if they want to, giving them the gradient. Click-clacks are easy enough to set up, you can use the 7L sistema containers, and there will be threads about them if you search the forum.

 

[Virides]

As most people go with sliding glass style enclosures, when you get to the stage of getting the glass you will need finger grips so that you can open the panels. We sell a variety of designs and what would perfectly suit this setup is our Spilota - The Spilota (Large)

 

[Lawra]

As most people go with sliding glass style enclosures, when you get to the stage of getting the glass you will need finger grips so that you can open the panels. We sell a variety of designs and what would perfectly suit this setup is our Spilota - The Spilota (Large)

I haven't seen these before; they're awesome!!!

 

[Ramy]

I make my own handles. Can't go past home made for the level of satisfaction. Not that mine are quite that pretty, they've gotta be durable for a couple of my heavier doors.

I'm possibly going to try for something fancier for my smaller tanks. We shall see.

 

[Lawra]

I make my own handles. Can't go past home made for the level of satisfaction. Not that mine are quite that pretty, they've gotta be durable for a couple of my heavier doors.

I'm possibly going to try for something fancier for my smaller tanks. We shall see.

Could you please post photos? I've never tried to make my own handles before.

 

[Virides]

they've gotta be durable for a couple of my heavier doors.

While I understand you would like to make your own, if you are wondering how durable our finger grips are, the adhesives we use are extremely strong and you would be hard pressed to remove them from normal use. Also the printed effect of this particular grip has had the ink chemically bonded into the acrylic and cannot be rubbed off.

 

[mjcarpentry]

Thanks ramy for that detailed response exactly what I was after. Thanks mate. Think we are starting to go off topic a little here hahaha love the handles and will def invest in a couple.

 

[Ramy]

While I understand you would like to make your own, if you are wondering how durable our finger grips are, the adhesives we use are extremely strong and you would be hard pressed to remove them from normal use. Also the printed effect of this particular grip has had the ink chemically bonded into the acrylic and cannot be rubbed off.

Sorry, wasn't meaning to knock your workmanship. I like a little more to grab onto for heavy doors, and i'm a hobby-ist.

Thanks ramy for that detailed response exactly what I was after. Thanks mate. Think we are starting to go off topic a little here hahaha love the handles and will def invest in a couple.

MJ, there's some good ideas in the DIY section if you're into making your own enclosures. One popular method is finding second hand cabinets/bookcases/etc and adding doors and lights for pythons. You can get quite a bit of height and a frame to work with, and even a cabinet underneath.
I bought a lot of my enclosures from a store in Canberra, as they were good value for the size (and I didn't feel like making a glass enclosure myself). I've often found that petshops stock more of the smaller enclosure sizes, so sometimes you have to get creative or look a little further to find bigger enclosures.