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08-26-17, 07:19 PM
Before I get to my questions, here's a little background info. Five weeks ago I broke my foot and have had my lower right leg in a cast the whole time. Just one week earlier I bought a new viv, originally intending it to house a (very expensive!) 3 year old female Angolan python. The viv is 90cmx45cm (3x1.5ft).
Since being out of action for over a month, I haven't been able to set the viv up, and it's still sat in a box in the spare room. Five weeks with nothing to do but surf the internet is a lot of time to change your mind about which snake you want to buy, and I've now pretty much decided to get a Morelia instead.
Now my cast is off, I 'm ready to set things up and make my decision. The problem I have is this. Last week I found a female semi-adult/adult Bredli (180cm/6ft) with a really clean pattern and at a great price, not like any other Bredlis I've seen of this size (they've always been browned out and smudgy looking, and at least twice the price). So what I want to know is this:
A) Is the snake likely to darken/brown out as she ages or would that have already happened considering she's 6ft long? (I don't know how old she is, or how long Bredli's usually take to reach this size.)
B) Would the viv I bought be too small to house her until I can sort out something bigger? I get the impression Bredli's like to move around quite a bit, and it might be a while before I can rehouse her. She might also continue to grow.
Any help would be appreciated, particularly from experienced Bredli owners!
Since being out of action for over a month, I haven't been able to set the viv up, and it's still sat in a box in the spare room. Five weeks with nothing to do but surf the internet is a lot of time to change your mind about which snake you want to buy, and I've now pretty much decided to get a Morelia instead.
Now my cast is off, I 'm ready to set things up and make my decision. The problem I have is this. Last week I found a female semi-adult/adult Bredli (180cm/6ft) with a really clean pattern and at a great price, not like any other Bredlis I've seen of this size (they've always been browned out and smudgy looking, and at least twice the price). So what I want to know is this:
A) Is the snake likely to darken/brown out as she ages or would that have already happened considering she's 6ft long? (I don't know how old she is, or how long Bredli's usually take to reach this size.)
B) Would the viv I bought be too small to house her until I can sort out something bigger? I get the impression Bredli's like to move around quite a bit, and it might be a while before I can rehouse her. She might also continue to grow.
Any help would be appreciated, particularly from experienced Bredli owners!