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Reticulated Python
scientific name: Python reticulatus
| Cites status: | Cites Appendix II, obligation to keep records and to register! |
| Geographical Extension: | India, South-East Asia, from Indonesia to Philippines |
| Habitat: | tropical lowlands, near bodies of water, swampy areas, crepuscular and nocturnal |
| Size: | considerably more than 5 m |
| Life Expectancy: | over 20 years |
| Reproduction: | about 40 eggs, incubation period at 29-31°C over 80 days |
| Temperature: | ground temperature between 26-28°C, local heat spots up to 33°C. Night seback to 24°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: | depending on its size; rats, guinea pigs, hares, fowls and small pigs |
| Comment: | The Reticulated Python is a rather impetuous snake and larger specimen should be treated with caution. But some individuals may become more or less docile. |