I regretfully have to sell my 6 year old male Ball Python. Such a beautiful, well-mannered snake. I've owned many snakes before and he is bar far the best. Loves to be handled, eats every week frozen mice/rats, NEVER showed any aggression. Just a wonderful animal and so pretty to look at and hold!

I am starting a family soon and the wife said the snake must go to make room for the baby. (the snake has his own room in my house). It's most important to me that he goes to a good home with an experienced snake owner (I will NOT let him go to somebody that is "new" to snakes, etc.. as he deserves a good life with a knowledgeable owner who cares for him properly)

Here are the details..

- 6 year old male Ball Python. Purchased from a reputable snake breeder when he was 4 months old. Snake was born in captivity. Proven eater, sheds perfectly and has zero health issues. I paid about $150 for the snake
- Animal Plastics - 3 foot wide by 2 foot deep by 1.5 foot high professional enclosure. This is NOT a typical 'pet store' type of enclosure. This enclosure is sold only through professional snake breeders. It keeps PERFECT temperature and humidity. It has thick glass sliding front doors, built in top circular vents for lights and heat lamps. This enclosure I bought new 3 years ago for over $200. It is a: Animal Plastics T3 Snake Cage
- Under tank heating film. This again is professional level heating film, NOT a typical heating pad. This heating film is controlled by its own independent thermostat. ($50)
- Top of tank 150 watt heat lamp. This allows you to run one side of the tank hot as a basking zone, and the other side of the tank warm as a hiding zone. This heating lamp is controlled by its own independent thermostat. ($50)
- 2x professional thermostats. These thermostats are a must! They will monitor the temperature via probes that are installed in 4 various locations of the tank. This allows the heat to be independently controlled in 4 zones. This is CRUCIAL to the snakes health and long term wellbeing! (these cost me $50 each)
- 2x temperature and humidity sensors. These sensors are installed inside the tank that will monitor and alarm you to any temperature or humidity changes outside preset limits that you determine. Again, keeping the perfect temperature/humidity combination is vital to the snakes health, his shedding, and his eating habits! ($40 each)
- 2x hiding rocks, large bag of bedding, water bowls, etc. (about $75 in accessories)
- 50x pre-killed frozen Rats purchased from Big Cheese Rodents. These rats will run you about $4 - $5 each in the pet store. I buy them from a reputable online source, I paid $150. This is enough food for the snake for an entire year!!! Do NOT feed your snake LIVE.. you chance that the rat will injure your snake with its sharp claws. Some snake will NOT eat pre-killed pre-frozen rats... my snake was born and raised eating this way, so he is literally zero maintenance, zero headaches.. has been a reliable eater every week for his entire life! If you ever owned snakes before you should know just how important and valuable this eating habit alone is!!!

All together my setup with snake cost me about $700.

Then the brand new frozen rats cost me another $150

I'm not looking to make all my money back, I'm simply looking most importantly for the snake to find a good home with a caring owner. This is a chance to get a top-notch snake, enclosure setup with EVERYTHING you need for the next year (even food) for a FRACTION of the cost if you had to buy all this stuff today brand new. All of my stuff is in 'like-new' condition, it stays in its own separate bedroom and is never touched by anybody but myself.

Pictures are here http://newjersey.craigslist.org/for/3837313741.html

Let me know if you are interested.