a few observations

[mr~python]

so a couple things ive observed while keeping ball pythons for the last 9 years:
ball pythons seem to be semi-arboreal, especially juveniles. idk how far they'd venture up a tree in the wild but in captivity they do climb and hang out on branches so im not so sure these 6 in. tall rubbermaids in "racks" are the best. i think they could and would utilize a bush to hunt from. i have a good picture supporting this. ill see if i can post it later.

also, they're very gentle snakes. even to other snakes. ive recently been forced to house a hatchling(a rescue of sorts) with an adult bp and the two seem to keep to their own. the bigger snake doesnt try to assert dominance, although i do place bark to where the hatchling can squeeze places the adult cant. needless to say the hatchling hasnt been eaten in the last few months.

[I-KandyReptiles]

Did you qt the rescue?
You shouldn't be housing bps together, unless you have a lot of reptile experience. But even then, I'd want the snakes to be equally sized.

And bps have been known to catch birds. I've seen skip talk about it before

[arialmt]

Thank you for your observation, I'm sure your long experience has shown you many subtle aspects of captive ball pythons.





I have seen mine tag a rat from her branch setup but I didn't get a pic til after the kill.

[mr~python]

i have a hatchling thats eaten a hummingbird (with the beak cut off) when times were hard and i had to hunt food for the snakes. lol

[I-KandyReptiles]

Um ..
What..

[TheSnakeGeek]

i have a hatchling thats eaten a hummingbird (with the beak cut off) when times were hard and i had to hunt food for the snakes. lol

that's so metal.

[mr~python]

hella met-tull

[mr~python]

i cut the beak off the hummingbird so it wouldnt lacerate the asaphagos ofcourse.

[I-KandyReptiles]

Troll much

[mr~python]

what are you talking about? im trying to give legitimate information about the fact that keeping ball pythons is not a regimented process of 75 cool 85 warm, 60% humidity, tupperware container, blah blah blah. this is a living breathing predatory reptile were talking here.