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Carpetpython
scientific name: Morelia spilota variegata
| Cites status: | Cites Appendix II, obligation to keep records and to register! |
| Geographical Extension: | From parts of New Guinea to NW-Australia |
| Habitat: | from several forest areas to eucalyptus savannahs, crepuscular and nocturnal |
| Size: | over 2 m |
| Life Expectancy: | over 20 years |
| Reproduction: | over 30 eggs, incubation period at approx. 29°C between 70 and 80 days |
| Temperature: | air temperature at day 28-30°C, local heat spots up to 33°C. Night-time temperature drop to 23°C. |
| Humidity: | 70-90% |
| 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: | Specimen from New Guinea don't grow as large as specimen from other regions of origin. |