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Pythonidae

Carpet Python

Morelia spilotaงูหลามพรม

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Day

Drag the sun. Carpet Python is nocturnal, so what it is doing changes with the light. The sheet states a night temperature, and the rail follows it.

Semi-arboreal · warm · middlingFrom the sheet: warm end 31–34°C, humidity 40–60%

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warm end31–34 °C
cool end24 °C
Humidity40–60 %
Enclosure120×70×80
Diet14–28 days

The numbers

Thermal gradient

152025303540 °C
24°Cool side
31–34°Warm side
≥22°Night floor

Day: a real gradient, 31–34°C warm against 24°C cool, so the animal chooses. Night: never under 22°C.

Why

Same scale on every sheet here, so two species compare by eye.

The sheet stateswarm 31-34 °C (88-93 °F) / cool 24 °C (gradient to ~32) / night ≥ 22 °C

Humidity

40–60%Target RH

The sheet states40-60% + humid hide

UVB

Optionalbeneficial

The sheet statesLow-level beneficial

Identity

Adult size

1.75 m180–270 cm
1520100400 cm
180–270 cmNose to tail, adult

The size the sheet states for a grown animal.

Why

Two drawings, because they answer two questions. The silhouette is at true scale against a 1.75 m person: it says how big this animal actually is, which no number does for someone who has never seen one. The bar under it is logarithmic and shared by every sheet here, so a 2 cm isopod and a 4 m python both stay readable on the same axis and two species can be compared at a glance.

Family / Order
Pythonidae / Squamata
Adult size
180–270 cm (subspecies vary)
Lifespan (captivity)
15–20+ yrs (up to 30)
Activity
Nocturnal; semi-arboreal
Temperament
Active, alert; juveniles nippy, adults usually calm

Morphs

8 morphs, with how each one is inherited. 2 of them carry a documented welfare cost, and those are listed first. A morph list that hides this sells a pattern and says nothing about what it costs the animal.

JaguarCo-dominantNeuro wobble in ALL carriers; lethal super; banned at some EU expos — discloseSuper form: Super Jaguar = LETHALWelfare risk
Super Jaguar (Leucistic)Co-dominantLethal — dies within daysSuper form: (super)Welfare risk
AlbinoRecessiveSuper form:
CaramelCo-dominantSuper form: Super Caramel
GraniteCo-dominantSuper form:
Jungle / Coastal / DiamondLine-bredSubspecies/localitiesSuper form:
Tiger (line)Line-bredLine-bredSuper form:
ZebraDominantPatternSuper form:

How common this animal is

3,223Live individuals in declared US trade filings

NOT a measure of how many are kept. These filings count animals shipped for any purpose, including the food trade and laboratory supply, and they are United States records only. The three largest volumes in the source belong to a food frog, a bait species and the standard laboratory amphibian.

US Fish and Wildlife Service LEMIS declared wildlife import and export records, as compiled in the received dataset

Enclosure and conditions

Enclosure

substrate31–34 °Cwater40–60 % RHUVB tube120 cm80 cm
warm sidewatersubstrateUVB tube
50100150200 cm
120 × 70 × 80 cmWidth × depth × height
84dm² of floor
Hides: not in our data

Drawn from the stated numbers. Only what the sheet states is drawn inside.

Why

The rectangle carries the exact width-to-height ratio of the figures above it, and the ruler under it places that width on the 0–250 cm scale every sheet here shares, so two species still compare at a glance. Nothing is added that the sheet does not name: a lamp drawn on a sheet that never mentions one would be invented equipment. What the sheet leaves out is listed rather than left blank, because an empty tank reads as « none needed ».

The sheet states120 × 70 × 80 cm with climbing branches

Warm side / hotspot
31–34 °C (88–93 °F)
Cool side
24 °C (gradient to ~32)
Night
≥ 22 °C
Humidity
40–60% + humid hide
UVB
Low-level beneficial
Min. size
120 × 70 × 80 cm with climbing branches
Substrate
Aspen / coco
Water
Bowl

What your climate adds

This sheet states a range to hold. Your local climate decides how much work holding it is. Pick the nearest city: nothing is sent anywhere, the choice stays in this browser.

Diet

Feeding rhythm

Juvenile
every 7–14 d
Adult
every 14–28 d
2Meals in 28 days · adult

Twenty-eight days, one row. Each band is a meal window. This sheet states a figure for each age, so each age has its row.

Why

The windows widen as they go because the interval is a range: four meals after a 10–14 day cycle land anywhere between day 40 and day 56. A young animal's row is drawn only where the sheet gives one: working it out by dividing the adult interval would be inventing a ration.

The sheet statesRodents (mice → rats) · Every 2–4 weeks (active — don't overfeed)

Staple
Rodents (mice → rats)
Prey size
≤ 1.5× widest part (~10% body weight)
Method
Frozen-thawed
Juveniles
Every 1–2 weeks
Adults
Every 2–4 weeks (active — don't overfeed)

Behaviour and handling

HandlingJuveniles nippy; tame with routine
ClimbingSemi-arboreal: provide branches
CohabitationSolo
DefenseStrike if startled
ChildrenOlder / supervised

Reproduction

Sexual maturity
♀ ~3 yrs
Clutch
10–25 eggs
Incubation
~50–60 days at 31–32 °C (maternal)

Common health problems

Respiratory infection
Signsopen-mouth breathing, mucus
Preventcorrect temps + ventilation
Scale rot
Signswet dirty substrate
Preventkeep clean & dry
Retained shed
Signslow humidity
Preventhumid hide during shed
Regurgitation
Signshandling too soon / big prey
Preventwait 48 h; size prey

When to see a vet

This is not veterinary advice. If red flags appear (open-mouth breathing, months of weight loss, 'stargazing', persistent regurgitation) consult a qualified exotic (herp) veterinarian. Quarantine new arrivals 30–90 days.

Good to know

  • Comes in stunning subspecies: jungle (black & gold), diamond (spangled).
  • Excellent climbers: give them height and branches.
  • One of Australia's most popular kept pythons.
  • Comes in stunning subspecies — jungle (black & gold), diamond (spangled).
  • Excellent climbers — give them height and branches.

Common questions

Good beginner python?

Yes: hardy; just nippy when young.

How big?

Subspecies vary, ~1.8–2.7 m.

Do they climb?

Yes: provide sturdy branches.

What it needs

Enclosure at least 120 × 70 × 80 cmbecause enclosure120 × 70 × 80 cm with climbing branches
A heat sourcebecause tempwarm 31-34 °C (88-93 °F) / cool 24 °C (gradient to ~32) / night ≥ 22 °C
A thermostat to regulate itbecause tempwarm 31-34 °C (88-93 °F) / cool 24 °C (gradient to ~32) / night ≥ 22 °C
A thermometerbecause tempwarm 31-34 °C (88-93 °F) / cool 24 °C (gradient to ~32) / night ≥ 22 °C
A way to check the night figurebecause tempwarm 31-34 °C (88-93 °F) / cool 24 °C (gradient to ~32) / night ≥ 22 °C
A hygrometerbecause humidity40–60% + humid hide
UVB, stated as beneficial rather than requiredbecause uvbLow-level beneficial

Every line above is deduced from a value this sheet states, and names which one. Nothing here is a general recommendation.

  • Enclosure 120×70×80 + branches
  • Thermostat + heat
  • 2 hides + humid hide
  • Aspen/coco substrate
  • Water bowl
  • Low UVB
  • F/T rodents + tongs

Sources

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What this sheet states

100%
TemperatureHumidityEnclosure sizeActivityOriginDietSourcesUVB

Every field this product runs on is stated here. That is not a claim that the values are right: it says what the sheet states, not whether it is true. Whether a human has read it is the badge at the top of this page.

UVB is measured but does not count: it is absent from 421 of 678 sheets, and on most of them that is not a gap, since a nocturnal snake's sheet has no reason to state a UV index. Counting it would call the library incomplete without cause.