Well, I finally found a female Moluccan scrub to pair up with my buddy Dude. He is going to have to wait a couple years because she is just a couple months old, but I like raising these guys up from little ones as it helps to become in sync with their behavior. This pretty girl is a Bushmaster CH animal that I just got in this morning from Ben Seigel. I took a couple quick shots of her and you can see she is starting to change from her rust red neonatal coloration to the golden yellow color that she will develop as she matures.
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http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/arbogastpythons/mols/molF-003.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/arbogastpythons/mols/molF-004.jpg

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I am seriously psyched on this pick up!:rockon:

That is one cool snake! Love the eyes on her. Congrats on the new addition.

Those eyes are wicked looking! Congrats on the pickup!

Nice one! I love Mols. To bad not many are around.

Congrats!!! Very cool looking...Haven't seen many of those posted on here :rockon:

crazy eyes!!! I love it!!

The eyes have it. Sharp lookin' snake.

Congrats to you and dude, she is a good looking addition! :yessir:

Has she tagged you yet, because she looks like she wants to!

Has she tagged you yet, because she looks like she wants to!

Actually she has been pretty chill. I pulled her out of the bag and she crawled on my arms for a bit. The bright spotlight got her amped up and she had that fire in her eyes but she never struck. I treat Moluccans like when I used to keep Retics and I establish a routine where I always use a hook to lift them and let them know it is not feeding time. I have had Dude so long that when he feels the hook you can actually see his body relax and his focus change. It is really rewarding working with Mols as long as you stick to a routine and never let your guard down. I expect she will eventually get me a few time as we try to establish a mutual trust, but that is part of the challenge and fun of keeping these elegant pythons.

Awesome, congrats on picking her up. That male you have is one of the most wicked snakes i've seen, hope they can make some awesome hatchlings for you in a few years.

That's one cool looking snake!

Well that is one sweet snake and as everyone has stated cool eyes

Adult Mols are one of the most beautiful snakes out there. Congrats on the pickup. I am interested in these guys down the road, but space is my main concern. What size of enclosure do you use for adults?

those eyes are wicked. she looks like she has a bit of an attitude. :machinegun:


Good luck with her

nice snake, she looks to be a little ill tempered? lol

Yayness!!!! :wamma::wamma::wamma::rockon:

I do love those guys but I will forever be forced to enjoy them vicariously through you! Thanks for sharing the pictures! Can't wait for babies -- from what I've heard those are hard ones to reproduce so I hope all goes smoothly.

:cheers:

Very nice scrub, moluccans are my favorite!

Adult Mols are one of the most beautiful snakes out there. Congrats on the pickup. I am interested in these guys down the road, but space is my main concern. What size of enclosure do you use for adults?

Bryce a 4 foot boaphile should be adequate for most of their adult life span. Sometimes it is neccessary to move them upto 6 footers. They get a bit longer than Coastal carpets but are more slender for thier length. Hope that helps.


Thanks again for the nice comments. Moluccans are one of my favorite snakes and I look forward to raising this girl up and seeing if I can produce some.

very nice

Nice looking scrub brother, I hear they're a lot fun to work with. She does look like she has a little tude.. Good luck with them

That is one killer looking snake.

Very nice looking scrub.. Keep us updated on her growth..

Alan