Need help with carpet python size

[bikerecho]

hey forum.
just a quick question.
When is a Irian Jaya Carpet python fully grown up? So that it doesn't grow any further.

[shaunyboy]

Carpets don't grow much after their 4th and 5th years mate

cheers shaun

[Terranaut]

^^^^this.
Do not fear a carpets size as it appears on paper.
A big carpet is stilk very easy to handle.
My 11yr old son handles my big female all the time with no issues ever.
My male is about 6' and popular with kids as well.
I also have a 7' boa who is much "bigger" and more of a handful.
The point is numbers do not always tell the story.

[bikerecho]

thanks for the replys.
it's actually that a want it to be bigger. the one that has the snake i am thinking about buying says it's about 1 - 1,2 meters. (3,3 - 4 feet) she also says it's more then 2 years old. so my question is will it get bigger. shaunyboy says it grows until about 4-5 years. but still does it grow much after say 2½ years? i have heard that Irian Jaya carpets are the smallest kind of carpets. so that is besicly what is holding me back.

it's just she gave me a killer deal, that's why i am still thinking about it. it's a very good price at 500 dkk for the snake AND a dissent cage with heat mat and other stuff. (90 dollars)

[Terranaut]

If you like the snake.. buy it. It will grow more. They thicken up more at that age as well.

[shaunyboy]

Originally Posted by bikerecho

thanks for the replys.
it's actually that a want it to be bigger. the one that has the snake i am thinking about buying says it's about 1 - 1,2 meters. (3,3 - 4 feet) she also says it's more then 2 years old. so my question is will it get bigger. shaunyboy says it grows until about 4-5 years. but still does it grow much after say 2½ years? i have heard that Irian Jaya carpets are the smallest kind of carpets. so that is besicly what is holding me back.

it's just she gave me a killer deal, that's why i am still thinking about it. it's a very good price at 500 dkk for the snake AND a dissent cage with heat mat and other stuff. (90 dollars)

size is down to each individual snake,i've seen big jungles and small jungles,
big mongeral carpets and small mongerals,etc

the largest of the Carpets tend to be Coastals and Diamonds

most Carpets i've seen on average seem to be anything from 5 to 8 feet,and roughly the girth of a coke can

imo the only way to guarentee you get a large Carpet,is to go out and buy a large adult mate

cheers shaun

[bikerecho]

i see. i am currently reconsidering the carpet i am looking at.