Hello my name is TJ, and my wife is Amy we currently have 1 female ball python. I have spent a lot of time on here going through the forums for ideas and to refresh my knowledge of Ball Python care. We live by Dothan Alabama. Ok enough about us, more about Mika. We got Mika over the 4th of july weekend, My wife works at Banfield in the local Petsmart, last fall petsmart had a ball that wouldn't eat so they were asking the staff if anyone wanted to take her home because they can't sell an animal that is sick, won't eat (they can only feed f/t), or agressive. so my wife called me to ask what I thought and I said we could do it, so she brought it home, due to the level of malnutrition i decided to try to feed him a small fuzzy that night which he ate almost immediately, but unfortunately it was too little too late and he died about a week later.
Then in the end of June they had a snake brought back because "it was aggressive and wouldn't eat" so they again asked my wife if she wanted to take her home, this time she said yes without even having to ask me. I had her pick up a Fuzzy on her way home, and Mika immediately ate it. We have had Her for almost 2 months now and she is doing well.
Her tank setup
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Before anyone asks I have a Rheostat set up for the UTH and I check the temps on the warm side multiple times a day. I am planning on getting a good thermostat soon but finances have been tight due to the start of school had having to move into a new place next week. In the next few months I also plan on getting her a larger tank/Terrarium.
when we first got her
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And here she is today
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