Care Sheet Species: Pythons Care Sheets

Spotted Python

One of the smaller python species, the spotted python is an Australian native although closely related species can be found on Papua New Guinea. Reaching a size of 100 to 140cm (39 to 55”), it’s small and docile enough to make an excellent pet. Both sexes attain the same size, although the largest wild individual […]

Royal Python – Why Won’t My Python Eat?

Of all the questions we get asked about snakes, this has got to be one of the commonest! Any quick search of the internet throws this up as a common problem, and the advice given ranges from useful to downright dangerous.    So what is it about royal pythons that makes them so prone to […]

Royal or Ball Python

Royal Python Care Royal Pythons are one of the most popular pet species in the UK, due to a combination of their lovely temperament and ease of maintenance. They are beautifully marked, and are now being bred in many different colours and patterns. Royal pythons are sometimes referred to as Ball pythons, as when they […]