Handle-able?

[ThEmAdHaTtEr]

Are carpets handle-able? No matter how much I read on them, I cant find one thing about it! No pics with hands in them either..Well, thanks!

[Zoe]

Yepperz they are!
Babies can be nippy, but most can be quickly tamed down with frequent and gentle handling. All of mine are puppy tame. JCPS tho tend to be nervous.

[ThEmAdHaTtEr]

Sweet! I might think about getting one, they hard to care for? I would imagine that they require high humidity...

[Zoe]

Hi,
They are pretty easy to care for! Depends what SSP you get, but I find Irian Jayas to very simple and fun to keep. I spray them 3 or 4 times a week and it enough.!

Check out www.moreliaspilota.com for more info, and there are almost more caresheets in the "links" section.

I like IJs the best because they are best for tempermant (except coastals, but those get very big, 10ft+) are a mangeable size (4-6ft) and are very pretty!

Good luck finding one, I'm sure you will be very happy!

Zoe

[liquid_mage]

Actually I posted some pictures of my friend handling my carpet python when I first bought her about 4 months ago. I handle my carpet python 3 or 4 times a week. She was a bit nippy for the first 2 weeks I had her. She hasn't even hissed at me let alone bite me in the last 3 months. I am very happy that I chose a Carpet Python for my first snake. She is fun to handle, a great eater, likes to climb and will actually sit on her hide as much as she hides in it.

Good Luck

[PoiSoNouS]

Mine are sweet as angels.. ;)


She loves to get out and crawl orver my arm...

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[JIMI]

I so so love Canada. ... anyways. ..

I think I have some pics of me handling an IJ too.. lemme check.

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I only put my hand there for kinda a size reference but as you can see he could care less, even though I'm touching his tail (tail shyness is one of the things that takes a little more time to overcome.)

[J_Riley]

Wow, look at Mary! :D

[Pythonian]

LOL yea.. Mary is pretty famous around here for the "Wow, look at Mary!" comments on the forums.

Mike

[PoiSoNouS]

hey its not at me you have to look at its the snake ! :)

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I just love the new icons ;)

[snakemann87]

lol, I agree I've only seen babies be nippy at the herp shows, and of all the morelias, I'd say the best bet is also the IJ, they're pretty and easy to care for. no comment on mary either.:)

[ThEmAdHaTtEr]

Thats awesome, im seriously considering getting one if I can get the money..What about enclousures? Any of you have pics of them? Thanks for the support guys!

[PoiSoNouS]

The tank on the white desk is for the smallest one

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And the blue one on this pict is the enclosure for the adult male

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[ThEmAdHaTtEr]

sweet, I just want something pretty similar in care to a Ball I guess..(With more aboreal-ness). Just something I can handle and something easy to care for...Anything else I should know before I start on the parents? :D Thanks poison.

[JIMI]

The ball python of the morelia world, or even better, has got to be the Irian Jaya. They tame quickly, rarely go off feed, accept large meals and are easiest to switch to rats when the time comes. And quite simply put, the GTP is the only other Morelia you will find that beats out the dramatic and awesome colour changes an Irian Jaya goes through in the first few years +.

Carpet pythons are an amazing species from a greatly desired Genus (Morelia)... and Irian Jayas are like the crown jewels.

JIMI

[ThEmAdHaTtEr]

Awesome, but that means Im going to have to do something with my Leo..I have him in a glass 25 tall with a sliding screen top. Should I knock out the glass front and put in mesh for air exchange and whatnot? How much would an Irian Jaya cost? What about at a herp expo? Im VERY un educated with aboreals, But I know chameleons need an all mesh tank. Well, thanks for the feedback guys! I should have pics pretty soon if I'm lucky.

[JIMI]

you could pick one up at a herp show for $250-$300 if you're lucky... double lucky since irians are a rare find at herp shows. best bet is from a breeder. $300-$350

[monitor boy]

i would have to say my most favourite carpet python is a coastal just because they are very calm and the size is the issue about them but if you have the room you won't have a problem at all. if a cage is the problem you should think about building one just because i find it more convenient in size and much cheaper

monitor boy

[liquid_mage]

Originally posted by ThEmAdHaTtEr
Awesome, but that means Im going to have to do something with my Leo..I have him in a glass 25 tall with a sliding screen top. Should I knock out the glass front and put in mesh for air exchange and whatnot? How much would an Irian Jaya cost? What about at a herp expo? Im VERY un educated with aboreals, But I know chameleons need an all mesh tank. Well, thanks for the feedback guys! I should have pics pretty soon if I'm lucky.

In the US I'd say you will pay between 80 and 150 depending on where and who you buy it from. I bought mine at the chicago reptile breeders exhibit for $65. The local stores around Michigan sell them for 100 to 150.

[JIMI]

here's some pics with hands in it like you asked for at the start of this thread

the walnut colours on the side didnt show up in this pic. I'm not sure why. it makes him look like a JCP kinda. but he does have some pretty nice walnut colours on him (I have pics of that too)

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[AnthonyC]

Mine are super tame...


This is my male at about 6 months old...
http://web21.omnis.com/ajcweb/reptiles/images/maleHand.jpg


Here he is a year later...the only problem is that they grow so fast.
http://web21.omnis.com/ajcweb/reptiles/forsale/images/Anthony_w_burm.jpg


:p j/k...yes, that's a burm.