What kind of snake is this?

[pongboy]

thanks guys, hes about 4 feet. will he get much bigger? also he takes large frozen mice. How often should I feed and how many mice in order to make sure hes healthy and grows. Also, how often can I expect him to shed? Its been about 2.5 months since he had him and Ive had him with no shedding? Is that normal?

[shaunyboy]

Originally Posted by pongboy

thanks guys, hes about 4 feet. will he get much bigger? also he takes large frozen mice. How often should I feed and how many mice in order to make sure hes healthy and grows. Also, how often can I expect him to shed? Its been about 2.5 months since he had him and Ive had him with no shedding? Is that normal?

re prey size
if possible,take a picture of him next to a sky tv remote,etc,it will give us an idea of how big he is

what age is he ?

do NOT give him anymore MICE.....

it can be very hard and time consuming,to change carpet pythons over to,rats,from mice

it takes an awfull lot of jumbo mice,to feed an adult carpet python mate,thats why its important to get carpets onto rats straight away

i have found out through keeping them and reading other keepers accounts,that the older they get,the harder it gets,to change them over onto rats

i put my carpets onto rats straight out the egg

carpets can grow anything from,the smaller size of 4ft to 4ft 5",right up to 10 to 14 feet (the large carpets being diamonds then coastals,14ft would be the largest of coastals though)

imo,your carpet will grow to,anything from,5ft to 7ft and roughly the girth of a coke can

they are great snakes to keep,always out and about in feeding mode,or hanging off a branch,good display snakes and a great feeding response

i must warn you...

they are very addictive

cheers shaun

[pongboy]

heres a stretched out picture of him. I'll try switching him to rats. I have a few mice left, do you think one mouse is enough for him?

[red ink]

Originally Posted by pongboy

heres a stretched out picture of him. I'll try switching him to rats. I have a few mice left, do you think one mouse is enough for him?

Up his prey intake, he looks a bit on the skinny side. I feed 15 - 20% of their body weight every 14-20 days. Mice or rats depends how you go with the switching but he does need a bit more food. Once you get a bit more size on him then go for the switch to rats.