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03-14-12, 04:09 PM
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Member
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New member
Hey there... New member here, currently living in Baltimore, MD. Looking into getting my first snake and currently doing research. Really interested in carpet pythons, but not sure if I want something quite that big. Hoping to find some snake nerds locally who are willing to show off their snakes so I can get some more experience before I jump into anything!
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03-14-12, 04:47 PM
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Moderator
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Re: New member
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03-14-12, 04:50 PM
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Captain America
Join Date: Dec-2009
Location: Farmington IL.
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Hello and welcome to our zoo.
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Boas: 1.0 Pastel, 2.2 Brazilian Rainbows Pythons: 0.1 Lesser Royal, The Carpets 2.0 Jungle, 1.0 Jungle x Jag, 0.1 Tiger Jag, 0.1 Coastal Cheers Chuck
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03-14-12, 05:00 PM
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The Mad Scot
Join Date: Dec-2011
Location: Stirling
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Re: New member
Hi and welcome to the madhouse ;-)
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0.1 partner 1.2 kids 0.1 grandkids 0.1 royal python 1.0 Butter motley corn snake 1.0 Bearded dragon 1.1 American green tree frogs 1.0 Labrador 1.0 Jack russell terrier 1.0 cat 0.1 rabbit
Your only young once, but you can be immature your whole damn life :-D
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03-14-12, 05:06 PM
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Snake Child
Join Date: Jun-2011
Location: New Hampshire
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Welcome, carpets are awesome! If you're concerned about the length of the snake you can always get an Irian Jaya male they top out at about 5 feet.
If you have any questions, just ask, we have a lot of very friendly and knowledgeable members.
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03-14-12, 05:10 PM
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Retired Moderator
Join Date: Sep-2011
Location: Miami
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Welcome to the forum!
To help us help you figure out what snake would be the best fit for you, it would help if you answered these questions:
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Originally Posted by BarelyBreathing
What are you looking for in terms of a new pet? Are you looking for something that is handleable, or something that is "look, but don't touch"?
How about size? What size is good for you, and how big of an enclousre can you provide?
What is your budget for this animal? How much do you want to spend on the animal itself and the initial set up? How much do you want to spend on it a week in feeding and bedding supplies?
What type of food are you willing to feed it? What resources do you have available?
How much time are you willing to take out of your day to take care of your reptile?
Can you provide expensive UV-B lights and fixtures knowing that the bulbs will need to be replaced every six months, or would you prefer an animal that doesn't require UV-B?
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03-14-12, 05:16 PM
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Banned
Join Date: Jan-2012
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Welcome to the forum have you look into a male dumerile boa
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03-14-12, 05:33 PM
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Snake Ninja
Join Date: Jan-2012
Location: Newfoundland
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Hi and welcome!!
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A few critters...
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03-14-12, 05:36 PM
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Abracadabra Holmes
Join Date: Aug-2011
Location: Tampa, FL
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Welcome to the forum! Carpets are great snakes!
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03-14-12, 06:05 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jul-2011
Location: Gatineau
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Welcome to the forum 
I definitely don't regret getting my carpets.. They've got some of the best personalities ever.
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"To fear death, is to limit life." - EMC Monkeys
1 Northern Water Snake, 1 Snowflake Carpet Python, 1 Jungle/Jaguar Carpet, 1 Albino Ball Python, 1 Garter Snake, 1.1 Savannah Monitor
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03-15-12, 11:30 AM
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Member
Join Date: Mar-2012
Location: Baltimore
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Re: New member
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Welcome to the forum!
To help us help you figure out what snake would be the best fit for you, it would help if you answered these questions:
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I would definitely prefer something handleable, I don't want to have to use a 10 foot hook and a bomb suit to change it's tank
Budget is not dead set, but I don't want to spend a ton of money right away. I know animals are expensive and the initial setup is minimal compared to the lifetime care budget.
Frozen rats or mice wouldn't be a problem. I don't necessarily have a problem with live food either, but it's more of a pain to have to get fresh rodents so I would rather not.
I can probably make space for up to a 75 gallon aquarium. Would prefer something that can be happy in something about 50gal or so.
UVB wouldn't be a problem if I fell in love with a particular snake that required it.
My first step after online research is to go to a show and handle some snakes and talk to people. There is one locally in August. I'll be there.
Just curious for those that have adult jungle carpets: How big of an enclosure do you have and what do you feet it and how often and at what cost? Also, if you use acronyms please define them--I am new to the hobby.
Thanks!
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03-15-12, 11:36 AM
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Snake Child
Join Date: Jun-2011
Location: New Hampshire
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Re: New member
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Originally Posted by hellosugaree
Just curious for those that have adult jungle carpets: How big of an enclosure do you have and what do you feet it and how often and at what cost? Also, if you use acronyms please define them--I am new to the hobby.
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Mine isn't an adult yet but I'm building a 4x2x4 for him when he gets big, females might require a slightly larger enclosure.
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03-15-12, 11:38 AM
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Diesel the pumpkin killer
Join Date: Mar-2011
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Hello and welcome to the forum...
This might be of help to you as you read through the forums...
http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/gener...erp-lingo.html
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03-15-12, 11:38 AM
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Retired Moderator
Join Date: Sep-2011
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Re: New member
Also, if you're interested in carpet pythons, we have a whole section of the forum dedicated to them here, where you can browse through lots of threads about them: Morelia Spilota - sSNAKESs : Reptile Forum
If you go here, you can see the break down of all our sections, with parts dedicated to pythons, boas, colubrids, etc. 
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