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MDT
06-23-13, 01:03 PM
Got home to find this guy just shed, so I thought I'd take him out for a bit of exercise...

http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh572/mtucker66/IMG_0112_zpsf0829ee1.jpg (http://s1252.photobucket.com/user/mtucker66/media/IMG_0112_zpsf0829ee1.jpg.html)

http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh572/mtucker66/IMG_0114_zpsa69e27b7.jpg (http://s1252.photobucket.com/user/mtucker66/media/IMG_0114_zpsa69e27b7.jpg.html)
smy_749
06-23-13, 01:10 PM
Wtf, you have a diamond too? Beautiful diamond and a SD retic, what else do you have that I want?
MDT
06-23-13, 01:21 PM
:)

I've really downsized. I'm sticking to carpets and just getting into retics the way I want to.
I have my coastal female, a beautiful female JCP, and the male diamond. The retics are the female 50% Jamp, and the 50% SD male....those guys are both small...it'll be a while on them. Stay tuned...I have something else in the works that should be in my collection in about 10 days :)
smy_749
06-23-13, 03:43 PM
:)

I've really downsized. I'm sticking to carpets and just getting into retics the way I want to.
I have my coastal female, a beautiful female JCP, and the male diamond. The retics are the female 50% Jamp, and the 50% SD male....those guys are both small...it'll be a while on them. Stay tuned...I have something else in the works that should be in my collection in about 10 days :)


Tell me it and ruin the surprise
Jules1618
06-23-13, 03:51 PM
I want!!!!!
rocknhorse76
06-23-13, 04:13 PM
Wow, what a gorgeous diamond! Jealous...
Donnie
06-23-13, 04:34 PM
He's looking great, I really like him
franks
06-23-13, 05:55 PM
Mesmerizing animal MDT. I am jealous.
MDT
06-23-13, 06:11 PM
Thanks all for the kind words...It's really amazing how their pattern is so captivating.
RyanReptile
06-23-13, 06:23 PM
Very nice!
Derek Roddy
06-23-13, 07:18 PM
Smokin Diamond. Who produced him? Love the high white's.

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MDT
06-23-13, 07:49 PM
Derek, thanks dude....he was a Steve Kelley snake, 2010.
marvelfreak
06-23-13, 08:06 PM
You have my Dream snake a Black and White Diamond i am so jealous. He is freaking stunning.
MDT
06-23-13, 08:14 PM
I've posted this one before, but this will be his girlfriend when she's big enough. She's about 230 gm now.

http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh572/mtucker66/IMG_0080_zps6cfb5ec2.jpg (http://s1252.photobucket.com/user/mtucker66/media/IMG_0080_zps6cfb5ec2.jpg.html)
smy_749
06-23-13, 08:17 PM
Sorry MDT, but after you post the diamond, nobody wants to see any of your other snakes. Just more of the diamond. How did he look as a baby? (nice jungle, i'm just messing)
MDT
06-23-13, 08:48 PM
I just got the diamond a few months ago. Kurt Finnegan (Finnegan's Exotic Collectables) got him from Steve Kelly. He was letting some of his stock go..."Leo" (the Diamond) was one he was letting go. He really has/had some stunning Morelia specimens. It looks like he's doing some Ball python stuff now as well.
Concept9
06-24-13, 07:17 AM
Very, very nice diamond. :)
sweatshirt
06-24-13, 09:17 AM
Beautiful snake :D
franks
06-24-13, 04:36 PM
Im with smy... More pics please.
Theweinz
06-24-13, 04:57 PM
Ok, I just put diamond python on my want list! What an incredible snake. How old is he?
Terranaut
06-24-13, 06:03 PM
More pics please. Very nice... both of them ;)
MDT
06-24-13, 09:17 PM
Ok, I just put diamond python on my want list! What an incredible snake. How old is he?

My understanding he was a 2010 hatch.
Here he is with a 33 inch snake hook for reference.

http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh572/mtucker66/IMG_0116_zpsc6d6742b.jpg (http://s1252.photobucket.com/user/mtucker66/media/IMG_0116_zpsc6d6742b.jpg.html)
Amadeus
06-24-13, 09:28 PM
Very slender. I like to see a snake with a more "healthy" weight =]
smy_749
06-25-13, 04:22 AM
looks healthy to me. very nice mdt. when you purchasing a mate?
MDT
06-25-13, 06:04 AM
Lol! I'm not sure I can afford a mate for now :)
He is a very healthy weight. This is a lean, muscular snake.
Amadeus
06-25-13, 09:44 AM
looks healthy to me. very nice mdt. when you purchasing a mate?

Lol! I'm not sure I can afford a mate for now :)
He is a very healthy weight. This is a lean, muscular snake.

I meant that your snake is a healthy weight =]

The wording probably sounded a little funny, sorry.
MDT
06-25-13, 09:50 AM
no worries Amadeus....I thought you meant it looked healthy :)
Nick V
06-26-13, 05:59 PM
Such an amazing snake, diamonds are pretty high up there on my wish list.
shaunyboy
06-26-13, 09:23 PM
Very slender. I like to see a snake with a more "healthy" weight =]

^^^^^

i'm NOT being cheeky mate...

the FIRST thing i learned on Diamond keeping was.....

a FAT Diamond is a DEAD Diamond

The Diamond Python is different from the rest of the Carpets,not being kept correctly caused a lot of deaths in the early years of Diamond keeping

keepers came to learn that...

over feeding led to fat over weight Diamonds dropping dead ( i only feed mine 6 months of the year )

re other Diamond husbandry problems...

Diamond Python Syndrome,usually shows signs/symptoms at around 3 to 8 years of age,where all their bones start to go brittle and break,leading to death or euthinisation,due to them not being able to eat (broken jaws).....the general thought on it is,that Diamonds require UVB lighting as lack of it may cause/contribute to DPS

re feeding...

imo Diamond Pythons should be kept LEAN and MUSCULAR

ALL the keepers i know and research ive done,suggests you should only feed your Diamonds 6 month of the year

re cooling cycles...

most keepers i know,also give them a yearly cooling cycle,a period with night time lows of 50F, reduced basking times,reduced UVB time, winter light cycles...keeping Diamonds too hot,also led to premature deaths in the early years of keeping

imo Diamonds are a different shape than the other Carpets,imo a very muscular snake

to the op
he's looking great mate

i love how bright crisp and clean his white is,imo he's quite long for his age

i look forward to updates,as he's going to be good looking adult

cheers shaun
MDT
06-26-13, 09:26 PM
Shaun...as always, I appreciate your advice and guidance. Many thanks Brother!
smy_749
06-27-13, 05:24 AM
Diamonds are a in a league of their own, and you could honestly say they actually have some difficulty to keeping them aside from keeping humidity and temps right like most 'intermediate species'.

Now for my question, how do you treat husbandry with diamond crosses? 80% diamond for example? Is it the same, or less, or none ?
red ink
06-27-13, 05:30 AM
Diamonds are a in a league of their own, and you could honestly say they actually have some difficulty to keeping them aside from keeping humidity and temps right like most 'intermediate species'.

Now for my question, how do you treat husbandry with diamond crosses? 80% diamond for example? Is it the same, or less, or none ?

Like any other carpet mate... the percentage in all the people I know that have them have never been a factor in shifting their husbandry to mimic pure M. s. spilota.
smy_749
06-27-13, 09:21 AM
Like any other carpet mate... the percentage in all the people I know that have them have never been a factor in shifting their husbandry to mimic pure M. s. spilota.

Wow thats strange especially since they are high percentage diamond. Learn something new everyday.