My first ball python

[MyCrazyManny]

not sure what we are naming him I was thinking Tatsuo its Jap. for dragon man, far-reaching man, Imperial man.

he is a great little snake he loves to cuddle. he will let you hold him for hours

right now I have him in a 20gal tanks plan to move him up to a 40 gal breeder tank. right now i have him on back heat cause Im seem to have lost my new UTH in my house. he is on aspen bedding not sure if i will stick to that cause the humidity seems to drop to low for him. but i did soak it pretty good.

so what do you think about him??

[Chocolate Muffin's]

Very nice photos and beatiful animal. Congratulations on your new addition

[SixSnakes]

Uh-oh. It doesn't stop at just one! I don't think you've realized what you've done.

He looks great! Congrats on the pick up! I like his coloring. I'm not sure if it's the lighting, but it almost looks kinda mocha like

[WingedWolfPsion]

I would keep him in the 20 if he's eating ok for you--if not, you may need to move him down to a 10, or a small plastic tub. Definitely save the 40 until he's fully grown, (if you use it at all).
Take care that the bedding is not wet--wet substrate allows rapid growth of bacteria, and quickly leads to dangerous skin infections. It is a challenge to raise the humidity while keeping the substrate dry, but that is what they need. Consider a cage humidifier, or seal most of the screen top with plastic wrap.

[Eventide]

Awww, what a sweetie! I love his pattern! Congrats on the new addition!

[MyCrazyManny]

i did have to much water in the substrate so i took it out and added new to let the other stuff dry out. i weighed him and he is 96g is that ok for his age? also I have a question about what the numbers mean at the bottom of almost everyone post

[illini4x4]

i did have to much water in the substrate so i took it out and added new to let the other stuff dry out. i weighed him and he is 96g is that ok for his age? also I have a question about what the numbers mean at the bottom of almost everyone post

When was he born? I two that were both born in 08/09. One I got in Oct and one I got in Dec. My male I got in Oct has been pounding mice since and he was 177g last time I weighed him a couple weeks ago and my new female is 95g...both born the same month (although I think my female is a little small)

Congrats on the new pick up! I got my first in Oct and I am already up to 3!! Be prepared for the addiction!

[MyCrazyManny]

well i got him at the pet store (i know not always a good buy but i think i did well) so not sure when he was born i just know he is an 09' hatchling

[Oroborous]

Cute little guy, congrats on your first BP. My first 2 were from different pet stores as well.

[Kaorte]

well i got him at the pet store (i know not always a good buy but i think i did well) so not sure when he was born i just know he is an 09' hatchling

When did you get him? He was probably only a few weeks old if you bought him from a pet store.

If he is 96g please do not move him to a 40g breeder. Even a 20g long is too big for that little snake!

Very pretty little one though