How to Care for Python

Latin name: Python molurus bivittatus

Origin: Southeast Asia, IndonesiaSize: Burmese pythons can reach a length of 17 to 18 feet and weighing 200 pounds or more. Very probably this snake can reach lengths of 10 feet at 18 months. The largest recorded is 26 feet

Age: Burmese pythons can be 25 years or more in good maintenance.

Attention: Due to the large size and the length of this snake is not recommended for beginners. Maintaining this snake is a long-term and often also a very expensive investment. Due to lack of adequate handling this snake will cause death. One example is the draping of this snake in the neck. Appearance

General: With the availability of many species in captivity, can now be obtained by a variety of colors and types. The most popular are Albino, green, labyrinth, Granite, Tiger.

Cage: A Burmese Python's small size requires a minimal size of a 20-gallon tank or more, until he got a bigger place. In large measure because of sometimes must be made with a minimum size: 6-8 feet in length by 2-4 feet in width by 3-4 feet tall. We do not recommend using unfinished wood as it is hard damaged. Temperature: Day 85 ° to 90 ° F, with berjemurnya place between 90 ° to 93 ° F. Night temperatures ranged at 75 ° to 80 ° F.

Heating and Lighting: UV light is not needed, for this type of snake. A 10 to 12 hours can use regular incandescent bulbs. Using incandescent lamp as a heater or ceramic heat registers can also be used as heated. Heating of the saint was not at the recommended stone because it can overheat and create a wounded snake.

Alas: Indoor / Outdoor carpet Atroturf TM model recommended in usage because it is easy to clean and anti-bacterial, other than that which most easily is the newspaper, it is not recommended using a mgandung Alas for Cedar Cedar contains a poison that can kill the snake.

Environment Residence: Due to this snake comes from the Tropical Forests wet, so it requires an appropriate humidity. Too damp can cause bacterial or fungal growth is the case when the humidity is too low caused the problem in a change of skin. Inside the cage can also be provided water to maintain humidity, but should be in mind when the night should be released from the cage because it will increase the humidity ..

Diet: After hatching Burmese pythons can eat small adult mice as their first food, adult Burmese pythons require a rabbit for food, in pemebrian eating should not be too often because it leads to obesity. When providing meals with frozen food should be diluted in advance in order to reduce the risk of injury to the snake from eating food that is still frozen. It is not dianjurakan feeding of wild bianatang because it may still contain toxins harmful to the health of the snake.

Care and Cleaning: The cage should be cleaned every day, what if the use of indoor / outdoor carpet is advisable to have two to be used alternately, make sure the carpet has been washed and dried before being used again. The water inside the cage should also be replaced SetIP day to avoid bacteria that may enter bersam dirt snake. It is recommended to wash hands before and after holding a snake.