white lip pythons!!!!

[xxxjustinxxx]

i hoping to get a white lip python coming up pretty soon, does any of all you white lip owners out their have any advice for me ? i mean these are amzing reptiles to me they just look awesome, i've dealed with a few o these but not very many....so any advice at all ?

[LdyDrgn]

Treat it with the upmost respect! Do not underestimate it at all. We pretty much have to treat ours like a hot since he is incredibly angry, rofl. Donnie took a hit off of him about a month ago. It bruised up pretty bad even though the bite didn't look too terrible. He said it hurt like all heck, and it hurt for a few days afterwards. They are extremely alert and prefer to bite first and ask questions later They are rather territorial. Some will be fine once out of the cage, others are not. I think ours is bipolar, hehe.

With that said, there are those that are calm, but they are few and far between. They are an interesting species, their speed and strength is phenomenal... feeding response is awesome. Are you looking to get a northern or a southern?

[xxxjustinxxx]

im not 100 % positive but im thinking southern at this point, i was gunna wait and check out both species at this years coming up show sunday but wich would u prefer ?

[TheOtherAndy]

Good luck with them. I was going to try my luck with them at first, but figured I should knock a few clutches out of an easier python species before I tackled a tough one.

I'm really curious if the bad attitude they're known for has anything to do with them still being mostly WC. AFAIK, they aren't bred regularly by anyone. Definitely a great species if someone could figure them out and select for behavior a little.

[telefrag]

I love your avatar, truly funny.

[LdyDrgn]

I personally prefer the southerns. The northerns are pretty, too, but the southerns just do it for me. Plus they get bigger, heh.

Northerns have been bred in captivity more than the southerns. CB northerns are a bit calmer than WC, but still extremely unpredictable. Granted, all snakes are unpredictable, but I fully expect a White lipped to be calm one second then vicious another, LOL.

[TheOtherAndy]

Originally Posted by telefrag

I love your avatar, truly funny.

Thanks, but it apparently violated the TOS. Doh!

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[MattParnell]

Southerns tend to be more manageable than the Northerns, which can be downright crazy. I'd really suggest trying to find some CB, though I know they are hard to come by.

[telefrag]

Originally Posted by TheOtherAndy

Thanks, but it apparently violated the TOS. Doh!

I should of known that.....

shame on me.

but I Still thought it was funny.

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