Diamond Pythons updated

[shaunyboy]

well folks there was NO COMBAT at all,both males would glide by each other acting like the other wasn't there,with the same look 2 humans on a bus would have if they didn't want to talk to each other

after 3 or 4 tours of the tank,as predicted the Gosford male has wnet into the females cool end hide

the non locale male,is hanging off a branch above and slightly to the side of the female

the female is curled up in a bee hive position like she was actually wrapped around eggs (if only lol)

well i have 3 days of this to study and record,so it's going to be a very informative few days folks

lets hope it's productive as well


cheers shaun

P.S. The Diamond takes are literally 2ft from my head as i lye in my bed,so they will be easily monitored

[Moreau]

Hey Shaun what temps do you keep your Diamonds at? And do you use larger cages than other Morelia?

[shaunyboy]

Originally Posted by Moreau

Hey Shaun what temps do you keep your Diamonds at? And do you use larger cages than other Morelia?

none of my Diamonds are particularly large examples mate,so they are in 4x2x2ft vivariums


i give them a basking spot of 90F,using a exo terra light emitting basking bulb,and a 2.0 natural sunlight UVB light

how long they get depends on the season...

for example...

they just started to come out their 4 month cooling cycle at 2 hrs bask,2 hrs uvb

they are now on 4 hrs bask,8 hrs uvb

Keeping and Breeding Australian Pythons,edited by Mike Swan,has all the info you will ever need,best book out there and imo it's the Carpet Bible mate


cheers shaun

P.S. If any of my Diamonds were larger examples,i'd use 6x2x2ft vivariums,the 2014 Gosford female i just got came from large parents,the breeder reckons she will be a very large snake,so i now have to talk my wife round to another yet larger vivarium arriving in our bedroom at some point in the future lol