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  • 09-04-2010, 11:22 PM
    neur0tix
    Doesn't curl in2 ball..... unhealthy?
    I have a question... some few sites I read said that if your BP doesn't alertively curl up into a ball that it isn't healthy... anyone comments? I held a bunch at this huge reptile show @ hamburg.... not very many of the bp's cared about being held lol

    my bp is like 5 months, never missed a meal every friday, goes bathroom, sheds fine, but shes like totally tranquil when held. i held her probably every day for atleast 5 mins, sometimes i let her chill outside of the tank on a towel on my bed or something.. lol
  • 09-04-2010, 11:30 PM
    ahunt037
    Re: Doesn't curl in2 ball..... unhealthy?
    As far as i know that is prefectly normal for them to not curl into a ball when they are younger they definitely curl up because they are shy and afraid but once u handle them as much as u have been handlin yours they get pretty chilled out and wont curl up into a ball anymore well rarely
  • 09-04-2010, 11:30 PM
    bsash
    Just because a ball python does not curl into a ball, does not mean it is unhealthy. Some are just a little more tolerant than others.
  • 09-04-2010, 11:36 PM
    neur0tix
    Re: Doesn't curl in2 ball..... unhealthy?
    one other question, I have a regular bp and a ghost bp, male/female, is it ok to house them while their babies? their in a 20 gallon, each one could easily live in a 10 gal... and they are always cuddled together lol
  • 09-04-2010, 11:41 PM
    ahunt037
    Re: Doesn't curl in2 ball..... unhealthy?
    as i was once told by someone on here cant remember who said it but they said cuddling is cute but its not good
    i think its ok at a young age if they are both from same clutch but you want to keep them seperated as one will show dominance over the other causing eating problems i myself dealt with this recently and im currently workin on my rack and hopefully ill get my girl eating again soon
  • 09-04-2010, 11:44 PM
    bsash
    "Cuddling" is usually competition for the best hot and cold spots. I would separate them, but they would be okay as a temporary thing, just try and separate them as soon as possible.
  • 09-05-2010, 12:11 AM
    neur0tix
    Re: Doesn't curl in2 ball..... unhealthy?
    i dont have enough room for separate 20gallons, i already have 3 in my room lol
  • 09-05-2010, 12:16 AM
    mpkeelee
    Re: Doesn't curl in2 ball..... unhealthy?
    not balling up isnt anything to worry about, i have never seen my normal ball up as a hatchling and she was healthy then.

    u should separate them. either in differnt tanks or tubs or just put up a divider in the tank
  • 09-05-2010, 12:19 AM
    bsash
    You could use a ten gallon for now, but eventually you will need to upgrade. I am sure you could fit one in your room, my room is 10x10 and I have nine tanks in here. You could use metal racks like I do, a book shelf, set them up on your furniture, etc. there are many different things you could do to solve the problem.

    Here is some of my set ups:
    http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...h_pets_032.jpg
  • 09-05-2010, 02:19 AM
    KingPythons
    Re: Doesn't curl in2 ball..... unhealthy?
    how many hides do you have? should be fine as youngsters just make sure you got three hides or at least an extra dark spot.
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