Awesome video. Finally picked up my first pair of diamonds after waiting nearly 25 years just because of the stigmatizm that goes with them. I'm a colubrid guy and I should have gotten diamonds a long time ago. Great video.
To be entirely honest, the reptile RU-vid community can really annoy me at times, so with great joy, I’m glad I got to watch this video which stands as a stark opposite to the other stuff out there! I very much enjoyed the video as I definitely learned a lot from it. I appreciate and thank you for sharing this information.
I agree. Even the greats like Kevin McCurly can sometimes get too involved in petty squables. In general I feel theres too much elitism and judgement in the community.
I have a Stardust Diamond Python, about 4 1/2 feet long, her name is Starburst and she’s a amazing snake to own! She does like to give kisses though 😅. She’s great to handle when she realizes I’m not food, but she is always ready to kisses.
Re heat sources, I was about to comment on halogen/heat lamps vs other sources, but see that someone else already mentioned this. There is another aspect: if I remember rightly, diamond pythons have a pale belly (I only keep carpets nowadays). They have dark dorsal scales because they live in cooler conditions, and scales with high melanin content absorb heat very efficiently. It therefore follows that heating from above will warm them up far more efficiently than heat from below. Halogen/incandescents provide high levels of i.r.A, the next best would be an Arcadia deep heat projector, which emits mainly i.r.B.
Never had any luck housing carpets in racks .but i do keep outside in summer when i can ..i have a diamond jungle that is 15yrs old sheis screaming jet blk n yellow
From what I recently read about differences between radiant heat panels and halogen bulbs is the type of infrared which they emits. RHP (or ceramic heat emiters or heat mats) produce IRc which is penetrating tissues for few milimeters while halogens emits IRa which penetrates much deeper.
Future keeper, new subscriber for you - I had NO IDEA diamonds were kept too warm....! I so appreciate all this information I've learned today from you.
I find it interesting the riverbank zoo line was imported from Perth, We are not allowed to import pythons in to Western Australia, and as you know, diamonds are from the eastern side of Australia, meaning we have never had any diamond pythons in Western Australia let alone Perth, unless someone imported them with a some sort of special license. plenty of other pythons in Western Australia, just not diamond pythons...
Correct they are a cooler climate python , these guys are around the blue mountains area in NSW , certainly don’t know how they got to be in Perth if you can take this seriously but possibly from a licensed reptile keeper and exporting these I just don’t know if that was possible with so many regulations on animal transportation , I’d like to know more.
And thank you for a great, well made and educational video about Diamonds… there’s not a ton of info on them yet made public that I’ve found. Had thought Stardust meant reduced pattern. My Diamond is definitely a reduced pattern. Thank you again for this video and all of your channel!
So many Diamond Pythons died because of wrong care. D.P.S. is caused because of 5 points: 1. Boneproblems by not giving them UV-lightning (also Boeleni has this problem) 2. Growing too fast by feeding too much (they are the most southern Python species and grows slower than other Python-species because of the colder climate) 3. Giving too warm temperatures for a too long period. (reason: see nr. 2) They need 22 in the cooler part of the enclosure, up to 26 Celsius in the warmer part in the enclosure, and around 35C under a (UV)spot, where they can warm theirselves up. If the coolest part is 27C or more (because of warm weather) = shut off the heating! (Humidity: between 60-70% is just fine for this species.) 4. Giving no hibernation. They doing this also in nature and is very important for their health. 5. Giving a warm spot (a few hours a day) in their hibernation-enclosure is also a must! (to warm up if they need to - this prevents longue infections.) Hibernation between 10-14C for 2 months, with a cooldown period and a warming up period. Of course with an empty stomach! In short: a Diamond needs another kind of care! If you don't do so, they die about an age around 10 years old. Greettings from a very experienced Diamond keeper from Holland! Please tell this to other keepers. I've seen too many Diamonds going to die, because of the reasons mentioned above!
Great video! Diamond’s are so beautiful. I love their speckling and just their overall look. Watching your videos makes me even more anxious to breed my 2 jungle females. I only have about 2 years on the one and 3 on the other. Looking to get the male for them this year. I want to get pvc enclosures like you have for them before I start breeding them though.
I think radiant heat is best, with a low cut off temp as you said. I also think by 1yr they should be provided with something to climb as they are semi arboreal.
OMG I'm so thankful for this information. You literally just saved me from making a huge mistake in buying a "pure" diamond. I realize I may need to do a little more research before diving into this project lol. When will you have some diamonds for sale?? And is Morphmarket the best way to see what you have for sale?
Great question......the jury is still out, however once you hit the 75% Diamond Percentage area, I'm treating them like a diamond! Thanks for watching, Bryan!
Great video! Diamonds are at the top of my dream list and I can't wait until I can get one. One question I had is what is your opinion on brumating them overwinter? I've heard a lot of conflicting information on whether you should chill them to that level every year in order to keep them healthy long term.
Great question, and I wish I had a definitive answer! I only brumate/hibernate my animals when I plan to breed them. Is it harmful not to brumate a Diamond Python in captivity since they naturally brumate in the wild every year? As long as you are not overfeeding your diamonds, my guess would be "no" It is not harmful not to hibernate. Thanks for watching!
@@aviolet3981 it's recommended to brumate diamond pythons, it helps prevent dps. Diamond pythons generally choose to brumate themselves, even hatchlings that have only recently come out of the egg (at least here in Australia).
Hi Gary, thank you for the video. So the temperature you are recommending for diamond python enclosure: 50'F at the cool end and 77-80'F at the basking side. Am i following you correctly?
Hi Chan....No...sorry for any confusion! Normal temps should be 77-80 degrees with an 85-86 degree basking area. When cooling males for breeding however, you should bring them down at night (gradually) to the low 50's, while still providing a warmer (77-80 area), during the day. You should also NOT be feeding while cooling. Thanks for watching!
a lot of people keep diamonds like coastals and thats not good, diamonds are worlds most southern species of python, i dont have heating except for heat mat in a hide at 29c and if i feed him and ambiant temp is 25c he'll use his ambiant hide and digest fine, they dont need 30-32c like most people think, they thrive in 25c, my boy is just turned 3yr old and he 3.4 kg and 9 ft
Gary i have heard of force feeding and assist feeding but have never had to do it myself thankfully. Is there a difference between those two terms or is it just different names for the same thing?
Great question......The terms are often interchangeable, however to be more specific, "Assist feeding", is when you're fortunate enough to have a non-feeding animal, that will eat by simply putting the prey animal in its mouth (as is the case with my baby chondro), and it will continue to swallow the prey item on its own. With "force feeding", that implies the animal will require the prey item to be "forced/worked" down it's throat, (a good 25% down the snake's body), and by not doing so, the animal will quickly "throw up/reject", the prey item, ensuring the process (force feeding) will have to done over again. It's stressful on the animal as well as the keeper, but in many cases it needs to be done. (The good news is typically after a few "force" or "assist" feeds, animals will begin to eat on their own). Thanks for watching! Gary
I myself don't mind a hybrid, there have been some nice ones created and terrible ones. It happens naturally in wild as well but i agree carpondros are trash lol. Diamonds to carpets are basically same snake just different race or bloodline. Well i think its a subspecies fr.
@@turtleman190 don't get me wrong bud, every living thing deserves the best. Just my opinion on carpondros lol honestly they're pretty neat looking fr. I guess they could happen naturally as well. I'd prefer the more pure blood line though of either as a breeder. I like the classic wild type stuff too lol another unpopular opinion, especially lately.
@@antoniogonzalez4534 i much prefer the pure lines of carpets all the crossing going on is ridiculous it is getting difficult to find pures even in Australia and when you do find some for sale chances are they are not pure anyway
Diamonds are a locality of Carpet Python. They are found coastal areas of Victoria and NSW up towards the Coffs Harbour area where the Coastal Carpets begin to inhabit. Diamond/Coastal cross overs are quite common from my understanding.
There is No zoo in gothenburg Sweden called the gothenburg zoo.. Also none of the other zoos in gothenburg sell to the private sector. So thats probably just a name some one made up
