Is my Carpet python sick?

[bikerecho]

Hi there. I have gotten a Carpet irian jaya 2 month ago.
It haven't changed skin yet. My Ball python has changed skin 2 times sense i got the carpet.
Is something wrong?

[Terranaut]

How old is it ?

[LoLzMachine]

how old is it?
how often do you feed it?
what are you feeding it?

[bikerecho]

It's 2-2½ years old. it's properly a male. (not 100% sure)
I feed it with mice. 2 mice every 14 days

[pdomensis]

Length and weight? sounds like it's not getting much food for an adult IJ. Not surprised it's not shedding. or at least hasn't shed in 2 years

[bikerecho]

so 2 mice every 14 days are too little?

[bikerecho]

it didn't want to eat last time i tried to give it food.
I'll go buy 2 mice tomorrow.

[pdomensis]

I would say it depnds on the snake and the mice. Also, 2 months isn't really a long time to go without a shed.

[bikerecho]

i see. But it just look so dead in color.
should i try to give it 3 mice? i don't know how the previews owner feed it.

[bikerecho]

i found the previews owners phone number. He said he gave it 2 small mice every week.
I am giving it 2 regular mice ever second week. Should i change my feeding habit?

My ball get's 2 mice ever second week, she is doing fine. she is 550g

[Donnie]

You should get it onto appropriately sized rats as soon as you can. Can you post a picture or two of it next to something to use as scale to see its size?

[shaunyboy]

Originally Posted by bikerecho

It's 2-2½ years old. it's properly a male. (not 100% sure)
I feed it with mice. 2 mice every 14 days

the older a Carpet Python gets the less often it sheds,theres nothing to worry about mate

re feeding
you would be better to feed larger prey and also get it eating rats

i would offer a small rat every 2 weeks,then after he eats 4 or 5 times in a row,i would offer medium rats every 2 to 3 weeks

its better to get Carpet Pythons eating rats from the begining,as sometimes the older they get,the harder it can be to switch them over from mice to rats

it takes a lot of mice to feed an adult Carpet,so its always better to get them onto rats as soon as you get the snake

cheers shaun

[shaunyboy]

Originally Posted by bikerecho

i found the previews owners phone number. He said he gave it 2 small mice every week.
I am giving it 2 regular mice ever second week. Should i change my feeding habit?

My ball get's 2 mice ever second week, she is doing fine. she is 550g

imo Carpet Pythons have different feeding responses and grow at a different rate to Ball Pythons

yes you should feed it larger prey.....

see if you can get it to take rats

a Carpet Python can eat prey 3,4,5, times its girth without issues

re a good book to buy

Keeping and Breeding Australian Pythons,edited by Mike Swan

is a really good book,that will give you all the information needed to keep Carpet Pythons


cheers shaun

[bikerecho]

Thankyou guy. I'll start feeding it rats next feeding day.

So only 1 rat ever 2 weeks. than still "1" rat but medium sized every 2-3 weeks after it has successfully eaten 4-5 small sized rats. Is that right?

would this also apply to my Ball? It's a little thicker then my carpet. So should i just skip the small size and go to medium?

I'll post a picture of my carpet soon

[bikerecho]

Here are 2 images. Can you see what i mean about it having a low contrast color. My Ball is almost shining in comparing.


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