This month I
finally bought myself a female Timor python, the same one I've had my eye on for the past 12 months. Here are a couple of photos showing how she compares to my male:
Name: Topaz. Purchased October 8th, 2018. Female, wild caught (2017). Weight 350g, length 110cm.
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So far this little girl is a dream to look after. Not overly timid, not at all aggressive and goes for her food as soon as I put it in the tub. A real sweety!
Name: Fractal. Purchased October 1st 2017. Male, farm hatched (June 2016). This photo was taken shortly after I got him. He weighed 530g and measured 120cm at the time. It's good for comparison with the above.
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Fractal is now almost 180cm (6ft) long and weighs just under 1000g. His behaviour has changed a lot recently, too. He's becoming much more defensive of his viv, which makes things a bit more hairy when I have to go in to spot clean or change his water (i.e. he'll coil, hiss and strike, rather than timidly hiding in the corner), but he's fine once I manage to get him out. He's also finally eating from forceps as opposed to me just leaving his food on the viv floor.
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