Introducing Sir Biss from Italy (Picture)

Hi all From Italy.
I finally decided to adopt my first Ball Python after spending so many time on looking for all kind of care informations and reading everything I could about these animals. Unfortunately you never stop learning, so I decided to join this beautiful forum also.
His name is Biss and he should be 9 moths (looking on CITES document). He is a Pastel Phantom morph male, about 50 cm long and 280 gr heavy, eating 40/60 gr de-frozen rats at the moment.
I decided for a minimal and "sterile" stabulation, in a plastic tank fitting his "baby" dimensions, with paper substrate, nests and water tank.
Temperature is 31,5° C in the warm zone and 28°C in the cold one, 60/65 % umidity. In the exuviation period I raised it to 80% about, allowing him a perfect sloughing (he made it after just 5 days he was with me!).
Everything looks fine at the moment, he did not refuse any meal (every 4/5 days) after his first acclimatization week. I am going to do a faeces exhamination asap.

I hope I can count on you for potential support and my beginner doubts/questions,
Sorry for my English and best regards :)
Biss

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...%2F2nv6qgz.jpg

welcome to the forum!
:welcome:

Biss is beautiful! Phantom is such a cool gene.
if you ever have questions or concerns we're here to help.

Thanks a lot !
Are his dimensions consistent with the age in your opinion ?
:)

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Originally Posted by Sir Biss

Thanks a lot !
Are his dimensions consistent with the age in your opinion ?
:)

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all snakes are different and grow at their own pace; it's hard to judge based on numbers alone. if he looks good, he's doing fine. you say he hasn't missed a meal, so he sounds like he's doing very well!

Pretty snake. Welcome to the phantom club. He is a little small for nine months, but looks healthy. He should put on weight rapidly under a good feeding regimen.

Thanks both for your feedbacks !
I am going to feed him this evening. I left the rat de-freezing outside and next to his cage and he already seems excited and hungry. He toke out his head from the cave very soon :D (I rarely see him going out from his nest).
To be honest I am a little bit surprised and very happy for his hunger, because of the ball pythons reputation about it. It would mean he is in good health :)

ey oh! welcome to the forum,, nice phantom you got there and congratulations :gj:

Thanks a lot everybody ! :)

Welcome and beautiful snake!

By the way, Italy is one of my favorite places on earth. I have family in Como, Italy and try to visit every couple of years.

Thank you Rock !