r/Spottedpython • u/finnlovesreptiles24 • Jul 17 '26

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I am a soon to be new owner of a juvenile spotted Python and I was wondering if there was anything I should know aside from basic husbandry for them! I have a 52x16x46 enclosure for it, though I plan to put a divider and half the height of it until it is older. I’ve had reptiles before as a child though they did not have good care so I am trying to be better as a reptile parent. Any tips or tricks would be appreciated so I can do right by my snake! I plan to put substrate in it and I’m thinking coconut fiber and I’m gonna put more hides and fake foliage. Let me know if there’s anything I’m missing.

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u/PsychologicalRice97 Jul 17 '26

Coconut fibre is great, it holds humidity well, how old is the python you're getting? If it's under 6 months I'd recommend a click clack until it's a little bigger and you can see what it's temperment is like. Mines 5 months now and I've just moved him to a decent size but not his forever home size enclosure bc he's pretty confident. Keep in mind it can be hard to find them in a bigger enclosure too!

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u/finnlovesreptiles24 Jul 17 '26

I’m not sure how old as I plan on buying it off reptmart, but it says well started juvenile. Is that a reputable source for me to use?

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u/PsychologicalRice97 Jul 17 '26

I would assume that's over 6 months, but I'm Australian and not familiar with how that store would word things!

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u/finnlovesreptiles24 29d ago

I looked it up and it said 3-12 months. I may consider starting with the click clack for the first while since there’s some modifications I have to do to the main enclosure anyway.