Buyer question
Is an Irian Jaya carpet python good for beginners?
It can be: our Animal Library rates the Irian Jaya carpet python 3 out of 5 for beginners (good second snake).
Source: the Irian Jaya carpet python page in the Everybarn Animal Library. Irian Jaya carpet python in the Animal Library
The detail
The Irian Jaya carpet python comes from southern New Guinea and is usually a slimmer carpet with a variable gray, tan or olive pattern. It is a medium-sized, arboreal python kept much like a jungle or coastal carpet.
- Best fit
- Keepers ready for a python
- Handling
- 3 out of 5 (Nippy young, calms with age)
- Setup complexity
- 4 out of 5 (Tall, arboreal enclosure)
- Feeding ease
- 5 out of 5 (Strong feeder)
What to weigh
Like all carpets it needs a tall enclosure and patient handling while young. Some New Guinea carpets have been imported, so confirm captive breeding.