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Timor Python
scientific name: Python timoriensis
| Cites status: | Cites Appendix II, obligation to keep records and to register! |
| Geographical Extension: | Indonesia |
| Habitat: | from Monsoon to dry forests, crepuscular and nocturnal |
| Size: | over 2 m |
| Life Expectancy: | over 30 years |
| Reproduction: | up to 8 eggs, incubation period at 31°C over 60 days |
| Temperature: | ground temperature 26-28°C, local heat spots up to 33°C. Night-time temperature drop to 24°C. |
| Humidity: | 50-70% |
| Lighting: | Daylight fluorescent tubes e.g. "Sorry Link missing" or "Sorry Link missing" |
| Substrate: | loose, absorptive substrate (see "Sorry Link missing"). |
| Cage Furniture: | climbing facilities are essential, various hiding places and a large water bowl make up the basic configuration. |
| food: | mice and rats of appropriate sizes |
| Comment: | The Timor Python is a hectic and nervous animal and needs due to this quality a roomy terrarium. Python timoriensis has a fast metabolism. |