First ball - lesser!

[blujp]

I just got my first ball python from a Reptiday event, he's gorgeous and only balled little at first but then was pretty curious when I took him out of the bag before putting him in his new home to chill for a week. I go to school in another state so I won't get to see him for a bit, but my sister and her bf (who has had snakes before) are watching him for me, and this way I can have a true quarantine (I have a corn and geckos at school) and I graduate in six months and am moving down so now stressful moving situations for him!

Anyway, he's a lesser and I'm already in love with him! I've named him Simon (although those alien head patterns are really tempting me to go for Mulder - alas I'm saving Mulder for a Mulder + Scully cat duo when I'm finally on my own). He's all tucked up in his bin and explored for a bit before going to his hide. They were feeding him live hoppers at the breeders but I picked up some frozen, so we'll see if he'll switch to that. If not, my sister's bf has no qualms about feeding live for a bit until we can get him on frozen (or on live if he's a super picky eater).

[Borgpython]

Congrats on getting your first BP. Beautiful snake!, love those Alien head patterns lol
Sucks you have to be away from him for awhile though

[AlexisFitzy]

Beautiful little lesser thanks for sharing. Congrats on your first snake.

[Edge]

Gratz on your new addiction... um I mean Ball Python

[PitOnTheProwl]

Congrats

[Tigerhawk]

Congrats he's very nice looking.

[blujp]

Thanks! And yeah....I can tell it's going to be a struggle to keep from getting more, I only handled him for a half hour (including time at the show) and I completely fell in love with him (and bps! - love how solid they are compared to my lil corn - who I adore but can't trust not to zip off into the distance).

[trailblazer295]

Sweet looking BP, it's the corns 'constant escape mode' is why I didn't get one and got a BP instead.

[blujp]

According to my sister he's eaten his f/t hoppers for the past two weeks with no trouble! Hooray! Also, I figured out that it's not six months but three months until I graduate so I get to see him sooner! I'm still bugging my sister to send me pics tho xP

[blujp]

I'm finally back home and have had time to get to know him! Apparently he was bitey with my sister's bf but I haven't been bitten. Lots of s curves but as long as I move slowly he comes out of it and is fine. He's weighing about 155g (not empty) and was born sometime late 2014 (I didn't get any information with him when I purchased him, just that he's a male and a lesser). Currently he's on two mouse hoppers which is about 10-15% of his weight but I've got a rat pup ready for him as soon as he's gains a few grams.