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Spotted and Childrens

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Man, with all the posts I've glanced over in here about retics and burms, I feel kinda out of place (err, small may be a better word) posting about spotted and childrens pythons! :)

At any rate, any of ya'll keep or breed these two? I would LOVE to know where I could find more information on them, as I keep running into dead ends. I dunno, maybe I'm just not looking in the right places.

From what I do know about them, they seem like great little snakes and they really are quite beautiful.

~Christy
 
No need to feel out of place or small. I can't speak for the Children's, but I keep Cape York spotted pythons. Great snakes, and it's a shame that the smaller species are so frequently overlooked (I was guilty of that myself in my former activities)
 
I love children's pythons. I have a pair I am hoping breed this year, they are wonderful little snakes and very forgiving. I think they are probably some of the best for beginners and advanced keepers.

http://www.burkesbackyard.com.au/2001/archives/2001_archives/roadtests/reptiles/childrens_python

http://www.smuggled.com/chicom1.htm

http://cc.usu.edu/~jgjulander/ChildrensCare.html

Just a few websites for you. The UK reptile magazine just came out last month with an awesome article on Children's Pythons, it is really good and worth getting if you are looking for some info. Dang if I can find the magazine, I would tell you what it is called and which issue it is in, if it shows up I will post it.
 
Here's a few shots of adults and last years babies.
Children's pythons are underrated IMO. I think they are great.

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VERY FIESTY RED PHASE FEMALE FROM LAST YEAR
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This one gives you an idea of just how tiny they are when they hatch. It's on my finger.
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I love Childrens, Spotteds, and Cape York Spotteds. I agree with SPJ, they're very underrated as pets. Manageable size, beautiful, and typically docile demeanors.

Tons of pics of mine on my website, so I won't post them here.

Don't feel silly talking about the smaller breeds...they have plenty of exceptional qualities and advantages~ I can clean ALL the Cape York tanks in the time it takes my husband to clean one burm cage :)
 
Okay, I was wrong about the magazine, it is a USA mag not UK. Since I found it. It is:

2006 Annual Reptiles USA volume 11

PetCo should carry it. Here are my children's to show off:
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Man ya'll have some gorgeous snakes! Thanks for all the info, I really appreciate it. I want to get into keeping boids, but I'm just not ready for the size a lot of them can reach. I dunno, maybe that makes me a whimp, but I'd rather not keep a snake that gets so big it could eat my dog. :) ....at least not right now...I need TONS more experience!

Anyways...I've been researching the spotted and childrens and find them quite intriguing. (As well as some of the pacific island boas and rosys of course!)

Seems they are rather hardy snakes. Are they finicky as hatchlings or are they pretty easy to start on f/t pinkies?

Thanks for humoring my 'newbie' questions! I really soak up a lot from reading everyone's posts!

~Christy
 
Seems they are rather hardy snakes. Are they finicky as hatchlings or are they pretty easy to start on f/t pinkies?
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I've heard some stories about Childrens being rough to start feeding, but that's never been my experience. They've always been regular feeders, though not as voracious as the Spotted babies! I swear, every Spotted hatchling I've ever had has attacked food like there was no tomorrow!
 
It seemed to take my CY spotteds a little longer than average to start feeding this year...probably about 6 weeks, at which point it was like someone flipped on the switch. Of course, that may be because I don't have access to live pinks.
 
Childrens pythons

I just got into Childrens this year. I think they are great little snakes. Here's one of my females who ended up laying 12 eggs. My other female just laid 14!
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(Sorry about the pic quality, I can't figure out my new camera)
 
Pic quality looks fine to me, that is a beautiful girl, I am just trying to figure out why my female does not look like yours...:(
 
Thanks Junkyard. I was worried about the pic cause the new digital camera looked a little grainy but it might of been my computer. My other female just laid about fourteen eggs so I can't wait to see how many hatch!
 
rosysrule said:
Man, with all the posts I've glanced over in here about retics and burms, I feel kinda out of place (err, small may be a better word) posting about spotted and childrens pythons! :)
~Christy
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Don't worry, as you can see by the response, smaller snakes are loved too. I'm mostly a colubrid guy, but the Boids I keep and love, have always been the smaller stuff. Rosy Boas, the mentioned australian ones, IJ carpets, etc. The largest I like would probably be Dumerils. Never have been into the big stuff, though I've seen some pretty hefty Dumerils. I'm planning on picking up some cape york spotteds this year. BTW, nice animals there Steve, Michael, and Ed.
 
They hatched out around 4/01 and I am finally getting around to posting a pic! (sorry about the pic size I couldn't make it smaller.)
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Nice looking bunch of babies. My CY spotteds seemed to take forever to start feeding last year, but once they did...lookout!
 
Congrats, those are beautiful. Unfortunately mine did not breed this year, all well.
 
Thanks. This is my first year with them and I'm pretty impressed. Although the hatchlings don't seem to care to much about eating yet!
 
don't get too anxious about that - most of mine (2 clutches last year) didn't start for about 8 weeks. Then it was like someone flipped a switch.
 
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