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Giant constrictor

Reticulated python

Malayopython reticulatus

Kept the same way as the Burmese python and green anaconda, so they share one kit: the same heat, light, and humidity, sized to the animal.

See the gear

We are still putting together the setup for a reticulated python. Ask us and we will help you choose, or start with the gear below.

Photograph of a Reticulated python
Photograph by This photography was created by Mariluna . Other photos see here ., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Care sheet

What it needs

We have taken these figures from published sources and are still checking them against our own experience. Treat them as a guide, and ask us before you buy.

Basking surface
31 to 34°C Measured on the surface the animal lies on, not in the air.
Daytime air
24 to 32°C The cool end, away from the lamp.
Night air
23 to 25°C
UV index at the basking spot
0.6 to 1.4 Zones 1 to 2. Crepuscular or shade dweller, thermal conformer
Humidity
65 to 90%
Daylight hours
13 h in summer, 11 h in winter
Where it lives
Forest floor, Semi-arboreal, Riparian or wetland
Adult length
450 to 600 cm
When it is active
Nocturnal
How it lives
Semi-arboreal
Typical captive life
20 years
Longest recorded life
32 years A record from the literature, not what to expect. Most animals live well short of it.

Our reading of the literature, not veterinary advice. Animals vary, and so do rooms, so take these figures, and any setup the builder puts together, as a starting point, and ask a reptile vet about your own animal. Where the figures come from.

From the catalogue

Gear that may suit a reticulated python

Matched to its size and care by the catalogue, not yet checked by us. Ask before you buy.

Same care group

Kept the same way

Where it comes from

Indonesia (Ambon, Anambas Islands, Babi, Bacan = Batjan, Bali ?, Banda Besar, Bangka, Bankak, Belitung, Boano, Borneo, Buru, Butung, Enggano, Flores, Halmahera, Haruku, Java, Kalimantan, Krakatau, Lang, Lombok, Mentawai Archipelago, Natuna Archipelago, Nias, Obira, Riau Archipelago, Saparua, Seram; Simeulue, Sula Archipelago, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Sumba, Sumbawa, Tanimbar, Ternate, Timor, Verlate, We); Timor-Leste, Bangladesh [Khan, 1988; Das, 1994]; Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; India (Mizoram, Nicobar Islands); Laos; Malaysia (Malaya and East Malaysia, Pulau Tioman); W Malaysia (fide Grandison 1

Breeding: oviparous

Where the figures come from