Jungle or Royal?

Question

I am undecided on which breed of python to get. i have been looking after/rescuing reptiles for a number of years so i am not naive about looking after exotic pets, but this will be my first venture into snakes. i have looked at and heard of most of the pros and cons of each species but i am still undecided.

Answer 1

A royal (or ball python) is often recommended for beginners, although they can be picky eaters at times, often not eating for several months.

I assume by jungle python you are thinking of a jungle carpet python (if I'm wrong you can ignore this next bit ;) ) Carpet pythons are beautiful snakes and are becoming more popular. They grow a bit bigger than royal pythons (up to 8-10 feet) but as they semi-arboreal they do not have the weight and thickness of other pythons/boas this size. As young snakes they can be quite nippy and agressive but I am told they mellow as they grow older. Because they are arboreal, carpet pythons need to have something to climb on in their vivarium and of course some room to climb. They will not just sit on the floor of the viv. They also require fairly high humidity in order to shed well.

Haven't got either of the above myself, but I have been checking into getting one so the answer is from my own research. But please check out the source links below for more info.

I'd also like to recommend making sure that you get a captive bred snake as wild caught come with a whole range of possible difficulties including refusing food and carrying parasites and illness.

Good luck with your choice :)

Answer 2

Whatever you do, don't get wild-caught (as you probably know, but still). Especially in the case of the royal, buying captive-bred will deny support of the international wildlife trade; royals are threatened in the wild (jungles probably are too, but are less commonly wild-caught AFAIK). If you are interested in breeding, royal breeding might be helpful because it would lessen pressure on wild snakes. Jungle breeding might have more collectible possibility. Otherwise I'd go with color and each species' willingness to feed (and on what). Finally, above all else you have to go with the individual snake, not the species. You might just want to pick the strongest, gentlest, best-feeding snake you can find whether it's a royal or a jungle.

Answer 3

"Jungle" is just a term applied to a specific look to several pythons (& other snakes for that matter)... so that could be anything!!!!

A captive born royal (also known as ball) python is a good choice for a beginner.

Reticulated & Burmese pythons are too large, illegal in many areas, and simply do not make good pets for MOST people.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

don`t know much about jungles but we ave ad a royal for over a year now, would not advice royal for a beginner lazy eaters, we ave lizards iguanas,beardie,uromastix and wonder ghecko my son wanted a snake and we thought a royal would be ideal but 12 months on we are still avin to assist feed him ave tried leaving mouse in over night and all other suggestions from reptile owners but no joy (not live! defrosted), hope this helps.

Answer 6

well I had a berm python he was gentle and quick to learn, Reticulated are more aggressive and well a ball python well look at the name lol hope this helps

Answer 7

jungle cuz the royal r spoiled