Read more about royal python health including essential supplements for royal pythons and how to feed them in our royal python care sheet (PDF 321KB). If your snake stops eating for longer than a month, speak to your specialist reptile vet. Royal pythons have a reputation for going off their food, which can be stress related. You can also buy multimammate mice from reptile shops that resemble their wild prey. They'll need a variety of defrosted mice and rats. If you're adopting or buying a royal python, make sure you're ready to provide the care they'll need for their entire life. Royal pythons can live longer than 20 years in captivity. Hatchlings are more likely to bite as they're shy but this usually resolves as they grow.Īlways support the whole snake and never grab them as it can cause stress which may lead to biting.Īvoid handling until 48 hours after feeding, during shedding or after handling prey. Do royal pythons bite?Īll snakes may bite under stress or if they smell food. Safe handling is around 10 to 15 minutes to prevent their core temperature from dropping too low.
Gently scoop up the snake with one hand near the head and the other by their tail. Royal pythons can become quite docile with careful handling. Read more on vivariums, including substrate advice in our royal python care sheet (PDF 321KB) Mist the vivarium with clean water to boost humidity to around 80 per cent, allowing it to drop in-between.
This level will help keep your royal python healthy. HumidityĪ hygrometer will measure humidity, which should be 50 to 60 per cent normally. This will create a 'photogradient' in the vivarium. Lightingįit a suitable reptile UV-B tube, one half to one third of the vivarium length, into the hot end. Read more about temperature control in our royal python care sheet (PDF 321KB). Monitor temperatures daily using digital thermometers at each end. The basking zone should range from 30 to 32 degrees C, and the cool end 24 to 26 degrees C. Royal pythons need a 'thermogradient', created by fitting a guarded heat lamp at one end to create a 'basking zone' and leaving the opposite end cool. Bear in mind, your snake's vivarium must allow them to stretch out fully. Also keep in mind that 100s if not 1000s of Burms are abandoned each year by owners who bought these cute 24' baby burms and did. This is a snake that will be eating large rabbits or small pigs. They grow to around 150cm, but size can differ between males and females. Re: Red Tail Boa or Burmese Python I agree 100 that a Burm is not a snake to be taken lightly, they are considered giant snakes that demand respect.
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Vivariums should be secure, made from a solid material, easy to clean and free from hazards.
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