New Coastal Carpet Girl (Dial Up Warning)

olivaceus · #1 (**permalink**) 06-14-2006, 11:20 PM

Hi All,
I've been lurking around this site for a while reading all the posts and thought it was about time I made a post, so here it is

Here is some pics of my new coastal carpet python girl named Bondi. She arrive last week and is happy, healthy, eating well and a pleasure to handle

Cheers,
Misky

MAG_Pythons · #2 (**permalink**) 06-14-2006, 11:33 PM

AWWW i have a special place in my heart for carpets, i have 4 jungles

here they are:

^stella

^bongo

*valcor

^Kihanna

have you decided on a name for your pretty girl yet?? she's beautiful, glad she's healthy and happy

Refused · #3 (**permalink**) 06-14-2006, 11:35 PM

I dont think you should have that snake.....send it to me!!!!!! LOL J/K Very nice, love to see more pics when you have them...

MAG_Pythons · #4 (**permalink**) 06-14-2006, 11:36 PM

sorry i just read her name

olivaceus · #5 (**permalink**) 06-14-2006, 11:47 PM

Your jungles are stunning MAG_Pythons

Will posty some more pics of her when I have them Refused but in the mean time here are aome pics of some of my other snakes... (still gotta get pics of the rest of them lol)

One of my Diamond Pythons, an 18 month old male named Rupert.

My Yearling Olive Python named Ella.

MAG_Pythons · #6 (**permalink**) 06-14-2006, 11:50 PM

Thanx

their really sweet too, except for kihanna, she'll bite if you give her a chance. you have some really nice looking snakes

i like the diamond

ChristopherD · #7 (**permalink**) 06-15-2006, 12:15 AM

Where did you get that olive python... I want one of those SOOO bad...

olivaceus · #8 (**permalink**) 06-15-2006, 01:12 AM

Hi fb4076,
I am in Australia and my Olive came from http://www.bunarongaquarium.com.au in Melbourne. The minute I saw her... I knew I had to have her

I couldn't recommend Olive Pythons highly enough!! I have had most of the different carpet pythons as well as Diamonds and Childrens over the years but Olive Pythons are just something completely different... they have so much personality. Only down side to the olives is you have to be prepared for the food bill.... my yearling girl eats more than most of my adults of other species!!

Cheers,
Misky

SoundUnsleep · #9 (**permalink**) 06-15-2006, 01:35 AM

Bondi is beautiful. I totally love those eyes.
What about Ella's temper? A breeder had told me that olives are rather snappy. Is that true, or is that just some individuals personal opinion?

Sleepy_FF · #10 (**permalink**) 06-15-2006, 01:48 AM

bondi is a pretty girl!!! how big will she get?

olivaceus · #11 (**permalink**) 06-15-2006, 02:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoundUnsleep

What about Ella's temper? A breeder had told me that olives are rather snappy. Is that true, or is that just some individuals personal opinion?

Okay, Ella is not what I would call "snappy" (I consider snappy to be a snake that bites without warning and for no apparent reason) she is however "Enclosure Defensive". She does not like people putting their hands into her enclosure!! When we get her out we generally just open her door and she will slither right out or we hook her out with a snake hook. Once she is out she is a perfect little lady and you could walk around with her draped around your neck without a problem... my partner's 10 year old brother even handles her with ease. When I first got her (about 2 months ago) you would not even dream of putting your hand into her enclosure (unless you wanted to lose a limb) and she would be looking to have a got at you by the time you were as close as 2 feet from the front of the enclosure but now nine out of ten times you could stick your hand in and pull her out without a problem and it is generally very easy to tell weather she is "not in the mood" by the way she holds herself. So in 2 months she has come along way and i have no doubt that given time and constant handling she will continue to improve. The other olives I have dealt with have been of great temperament (except for 1 who was also cage defensive but was fine once out of the enclosure.

At the end of the day there will be good Olives as there will be bad ones, but really although they are an awesome snake they are not a species I would recommend for a beginner simply because the sheer size can be very intimidating if you get one that decides it wants to play up a little (remember you could be dealing with a 6ft yearling !!).

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sleepy_FF

bondi is a pretty girl!!! how big will she get?

Bondi should get to around 10ft+

Cheers,
Misky

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