Our first BP ETA: 3 weeks!

[akillian24]

Hello!

Our family has adopted our our first Ball Python, a male albino! I have always loved reptiles/insects/amphibians and such - and maybe I've got a recessive gene myself, because my daughter (3 1/2) is equally excited with them. She even sleeps with a stuffed snake. ;-)




Apart from always being wowed by snakes, my interest really perked when I "fell for" a green tree python in January at Disney. Stunning:





After doing a bit (ok, a lot) of research, I realized while I liked the tree python, it may not be the best starter snake for our family, and so I continued searching until I found a few other snakes I was equally fascinated with. A Piebald, an Albino and.. my favorite.. a Candy. A bit more research led me to conclude that the Candy was out of the question for now.

Much thanks to Justin Kobylka, our family has our very first BP, a recently hatched male albino, scheduled to arrive in about three weeks, we are thrilled!




In addition to purchasing: This Book and doing some internet research .. I'm very open to any suggestions, guidance and/or additional resources in caring for our new addition to the fam.

Thanks everyone! Looking forward to meeting everyone.

[Mike41793]

Why was justin getting rid of that albino?

[akillian24]

I believe it was just hatched. Still a youngin. ;-)

[Mike41793]

Yea i see that its young but whats wrong with it? I find it odd he was adopting it out. It looks healthy to me.

[The Serpent Merchant]

Justin is a great guy. I have a few snakes he produced myself.

I suggest you check out these 2 threads, they are full of good information:

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ius)-Caresheet

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...04#post1845904

[akillian24]

I may have incorrectly referenced adoption... we purchased this albino. ;-)

[Vypyrz]

Hello, and to BP.net. I think it's great when kids are taught to not fear snakes...

[akillian24]

Justin is a great guy. I have a few snakes he produced myself.

I suggest you check out these 2 threads, they are full of good information:

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ius)-Caresheet

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...04#post1845904

Super helpful, thanks! Setting up an ideal enclosure can be a bit daunting!

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Hello, and to BP.net. I think it's great when kids are taught to not fear snakes...

Agreed! I feel the same way about spiders. Fortunately for me, DD seems keen on both.