Mama Got a Brand New Ball!!! DUW

[Crawly's Mom]

Okay somebody needs to take my Craigslist privileges away from me. Tonight I came across yet another ad that I just couldn't say no to... though I think I had a darn good reason. The ad was for a two year old female ball python for a whopping $25. Firstly I thought, this cannot be a female. Secondly I thought, she's going to be in as bad of condition as Sally was in, if not worse.

Well she wasn't in bad condition, maybe a little skinny, but they were feeding her mice and not rats. Even more exciting was that I took the time to pop her and she is indeed a female. I was so excited to get home and weigh her. Baby girl is a whopping 1187 grams, almost there! This gal is just a stunner as far as appearances go. I am not sure if she's anything in the morph world, but she doesn't have the golden look of a normal to me. She is very light, almost creamy, with a lot of blushing... including blushing that goes all the way down her neck. Here's the pictures... tell me what you guys think. Just a nice looking normal or possibly something more?



















She attracted a little attention from a couple kids outside, so I allowed them (after sanitizing their hands) to touch her back. She didn't seem to mind and it gave me a chance to educate the kids a little.

[Kinra]

Haha, I need my craigslist privileges taken away too.

She's pretty, she reminds me of my big reduced pattern girl. Nice find.

[Daybreaker]

Normal, but a pretty girl

[Crawly's Mom]

She almost looked fire-ish to me. Her coloring is so creamy colored and I recall someone mentioning that fires have that blushing that runs down the sides of their neck. Regardless, even if she is just a normal, I think she is truly a beautiful girl. For 20 bucks?! I feel super lucky.

[iCandiBallPythons]

20 bucks is a steal on an adult female that size, nice normal with semi reduced pattern

[Simple Man]

20 bucks is a steal on an adult female that size, nice normal with semi reduced pattern

Agreed entirely! Very nice pickup for the price.

Regards,

B

[Brandon Osborne]

Nice find! I see you popped her to check the sex. I would recommend probing to be sure. Popping is only accurate in sexing males. Good luck with her, she looks great.

[Crawly's Mom]

Well if the boy parts don't come out... then it isn't a boy lol. The guy said she had been probed before, I just wanted to pop her to be sure. I saw the glands, no hemipenes. Also she has the smallest little hooks I have ever seen lol. I know it doesn't really mean anything, but they are very dainty. I may take her to have her probed anyway, just in case.

[SquamishSerpents]

Well if the boy parts don't come out... then it isn't a boy lol. The guy said she had been probed before, I just wanted to pop her to be sure. I saw the glands, no hemipenes. Also she has the smallest little hooks I have ever seen lol. I know it doesn't really mean anything, but they are very dainty. I may take her to have her probed anyway, just in case.

not true. some are better at "resisting" than others! popping is a lot easier on smaller balls. CAN be done on bigger ones, but yeah if you have breeding plans for her, probe her for sure.

[Kinra]

not true. some are better at "resisting" than others! popping is a lot easier on smaller balls. CAN be done on bigger ones, but yeah if you have breeding plans for her, probe her for sure.

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I agree, I can't reliably pop any of my larger males (400+g). Probing is the best way to sex the larger snakes.