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Average Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 2.20 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 12/23/2005

Main Category:

Snakes

Sub Category:

Pythons

Care Sheet Submitted By:

Anonymous

Years Experience:

3 to 5 Years

Species:

Childrens python

Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover:

spotted python

Sexing and Characteristics:

N/A

Mostly Active During:

Night

Substrate and Water Needs:

Bark is a a good type of substrate you should put a water dish big enough for your children’s python to fit in

Lighting and UVB:

Uvb is not required neither is lighting but you have to have either a under tank heater or a basking lamp ceramic heat emitter do the best also with the uvb don’t get scared your snake will get metabolic bone disease. snakes get their calcium supplement a different way then most other reptiles

Temperatures and Humidity:

Humidity should be moderate the temperature should be 80- 90 degrees Fahrenheit

Heating and Equipment:

For heating as i said you can either use an under tank heater or a basking lamp you also need caves for your snake to hide in to escape the heat

Caging Provided:

Throughout their lives children’s pythons only need about a 20 gallon aquarium i personally had a 20 gallon for 4 years until i upgraded to a 40 gallon

Diet:

Carnivorous

Description of Diet:

Pinkies when they are hatching’s as they grow older they can eat fuzzies at about 4 years they can move up to 2 fuzzies however do not get an adult mouse instead of 2 fuzzies although they have the about the exact same mass of meat adult mice are to fat for 4 year old children’s pythons at about 5 years you can move up to adult mice

Supplements, Nutrition and Usage:

Dust lightly with calcium supplements

Maintenance:

All you need to do is remove the waste outside of the tank

Some Words on this Species:

Although they enjoy being handled children’s pythons tend to bite frequently if you are not careful overall they are a good beginners python and only grow up to 4 feet

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