r/carpetpythons

I've got a beautiful baby murray darling carpet python that I've had for about two months now. I think she's approximately 6 months old, so just a little tiny girl.

It's coming into winter here (South Australia) and she's been spending a lot more time in her warm hides as I expected, but recently when I do see her she's been quite defensive - tracking my movements and once trying to strike me from behind the glass. I feed her a pinky mouse once a week using metal tongs and she's never had any trouble eating. Usually she is quite active and friendly, has never tried to strike me before.

Do I need to go up to fuzzies? Wondering if maybe because she's hiding more at the moment that she feels more vulnerable when she comes out? Or perhaps could she be too cold? At the moment she just has a heat mat, no globe but the terrarium is in a position under a window that gets direct sun for 1-2 hours a day.

Or is she just moody? lol

I've never owned a snake before, and just want to make sure I am doing all the right things. Thanks :)

Bought a coastal het axanthix female from Hamburg reptile convention probably 2 or 3 years ago now. Shes a boy i guess lol in other news he will be a gigantic male lol

She turns 7 at the end of the month

Couldn't ask for a better baby boy

I'm building an enclosure for my carpet python and I'm not too sure what I should do about heating? Should I do one heatlamp on the hot side and a regular light bulb on the cool side? Or a heatlamp on both sides with a dual thermometer set to different temperatures?

If the 2nd option, what are some recommendations for dual thermometers that work with 2 heatlamps?

I've got an inkbird itc-308 in my custom bearded dragon enclosure but that's only got one probe so if I end up going with the 1st option I'll get another one of those.

Picture features my blurred out 5"10 dad and his dog laying inside the enclosure :]