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White Lipped Python
scientific name: Leiopython albertisii
| Cites status: | Cites Appendix II, obligation to keep records and to register! |
| Geographical Extension: | New Guinea and its adjacent islands, among other things Bismarck-Archipelago |
| Habitat: | rain and monsoon forest, near bodies of water; crepuscular and nocturnal |
| Size: | over 2 m |
| Life Expectancy: | over 20 years |
| Reproduction: | up to 20 eggs, incubation period at 29-31°C approximately 60-70 days |
| Temperature: | ground temperature between 26-28°C, locall heat spots up to 32°C. Night setback to 20-23°C. |
| Humidity: | 80-100% |
| 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 |