G`day & Hello everyone,
My name is John and I love Ball pythons. With that said I guess a little background is in order .
In my early 20`s I lived in the heart of downtown Halifax. Spent a lot of time in Scotia Square Mall. Don`t know if any of you remember the petstore they had back then PetsVille ?
Long story short, I spent a lot of time in there and got to know the staff well. They started getting Ball Pythons in and they fascinated me. One evening I was hanging around when the order of Balls came in, so I asked the reptile guy if he needed any help? He greatfully accepted as he was alone in the store and had about 20 snakes to deal with. From what i`ve been reading over the past I now realize those snakes were straight out of Africa.
So we began taking them outta the bags. The snakes ranged from 1.5 2 Ft in length. They were literately covered in ticks which we used tweezers to carefully remove. Besides the ticks which were gross, the snakes looked healthy, no bones showing, skin wasnt stretched. Anyway we got them all dealt with and he told me to come back in a week and help him feed them. Week later after we got them all feed they all took fast and great strikes, he looked at me and said pick one . I picked out one of the shorter ones due to him being more active then the rest. Luckily I already had a large aquarium from a previous failed Curly Tail project. He gave him to me for all my help :O Now I finally had a Ball python :D:D:D
Jumping ahead a couple years Me and Jake ( was a big wrestling fan back then, loved Jake The Snake Roberts so my snake got his name ) have created a very special bond ( like he thought of me a his savior or something ) He loved attention and goin for walks wrapped around my neck. Never had any issues at all with him snapping or hissing at anyone and was a very good eater. Always took the prey within 1 -2 minute and always got nice 1st time strikes right behind the ears of the rodent.
Now the downside :( Started working on the road being away Mon Fri, home only weekends. Things weren`t all the best with me and the G/F at the time. Again long story short came home one Friday afternoon to find our apartment almost completely empty. She took everything except my clothes and a few odds and ends, and yes my snake, Tank and all were gone !!!
Yes she sold it she told me, but never would tell me to who :rage: My Jake was gone :tears:
Always said when I had the proper time to invest in another one I would get another one or 2 or 3 lol u get the picture. Well here I am 20yrs down the road and looking for a hobby as I now have way to much time on my hands ( off work due to health issues ) then I know what to do with. A couple months ago did a google search for Ball Python and needless to say I was blown away by where it has gone in 20 yrs !!!!! Lots of choices out there now. Some very beautiful snakes. Well now it`s all I think about and talk about with my son He`s 15 and to my surprise was excited and is actually encouraging me get one. So seems the decision has been made I`m gonna be a Ball Python Daddy again :D
And from what i`ve seen and read lately, i`m gonna have lots of questions which i`ll be looking forward to the great advice i`ve seen others get here in the past couple months.
I would like to get my 1st snake or 2 within the next month or so. And will be attending the 2 Reptile Expos here in Halifax in Sept & Oct, hoping to buy in Sept.
Well as you all can see I like to talk ( or type ) so i`ll be looking forward to chatting with you all in the future . Glad I found this site Great job to the organizers :gj:
Cheers,
John
Future owner
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