Just Curious

So recently I have found myself so drawn to blood Pythons I love their little faces :P obviously need more research no where close to actually getting one myself but wonder what a healthy adult looks like so many I seen look like little sausages with tiny heads is this overweight or the norm for a them ? Thank you for your time and happiest holidays to you .

Although they are heavy-bodied snakes with streamlined heads, they shouldn't look like over-inflated inner tubes. There should be a prominent transition from head and neck to body, a discernible dorsal ridge, and a relatively smooth taper from body to tail.

Here are some of our adults. These snakes are between 4-15 years old, range in length from 4' - 6'+, and weigh between 10 - 25 lbs. There's quite a range based on species, age, gender & bloodline.

Adult blood pythons (Python brongersmai)
http://www.bloodpythons.com/images/oursnakes/28.jpg
http://www.bloodpythons.com/images/oursnakes/25.jpg
http://www.bloodpythons.com/images/oursnakes/31.jpg
http://www.bloodpythons.com/images/oursnakes/4.jpg
http://www.bloodpythons.com/images/oursnakes/11.jpg

Adult Borneo short-tailed pythons (Python breitensteini)
http://www.bloodpythons.com/images/oursnakes/51.jpg
http://www.bloodpythons.com/images/oursnakes/37.jpg
http://www.bloodpythons.com/images/oursnakes/46.jpg
http://www.bloodpythons.com/images/oursnakes/26.jpg


Adult Sumatran short-tailed pythons (Python curtus)
http://bloodpythons.com/images/oursnakes/63.jpg
http://bloodpythons.com/images/oursnakes/50.jpg
http://www.bloodpythons.com/images/oursnakes/24.jpg
http://www.bloodpythons.com/images/oursnakes/12.jpg

Thank you so much they such a gorgeous set of noodles :P I was watching YouTube and saw so many that look at thick as a man leg which made their heads look like it was too small and started to wonder if that was healthy for them? Since I saw that at some point doesn't Blood Pythons eat less frequently then your ball pythons? I also heard tell that feeding poultry verse rodents all the time can help? But everyone I see seems to feed rodents do you ever give yours poultry or other meals? Thank you so much for your help :)

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Originally Posted by C.Marie

Thank you so much they such a gorgeous set of noodles :P I was watching YouTube and saw so many that look at thick as a man leg which made their heads look like it was too small and started to wonder if that was healthy for them? Since I saw that at some point doesn't Blood Pythons eat less frequently then your ball pythons? I also heard tell that feeding poultry verse rodents all the time can help? But everyone I see seems to feed rodents do you ever give yours poultry or other meals? Thank you so much for your help :)

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Bloods eat less frequently than ball pythons. Our adults are fed twice a month, and maintain good condition on reasonably-sized meals (i.e. large rats). We do tailor the amount and frequency of food to the individual snake and whether that snake is slated to breed that year, but for a general schedule, 2 weeks is what we follow.

We occasionally feed off extra roosters from our flock, but not to the extent where it has made a discernible difference in the overall weight of our snakes. Good husbandry and common sense help the most, there.

I was wondering what the best enclosure would be to use for a Blood Python? If ambient air temp isnt enough(I read that ambient temps are better for them instead of hot spots?) Really sorry to hijack this thread but I figured it might also help the OP as well as anwser my question :oops:

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Originally Posted by BallPythonWannaBe

I was wondering what the best enclosure would be to use for a Blood Python? If ambient air temp isnt enough(I read that ambient temps are better for them instead of hot spots?) Really sorry to hijack this thread but I figured it might also help the OP as well as anwser my question :oops:

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Ambient temps work well for hatchlings - subadults, when maintained at 80-82 degrees (F). We maintain our adults at these temperatures as well, but also provide a warmer spot in the enclosure of 86-87 degrees (F).

48" x 24" x 15" is a good cage size (i.e. Animal Plastics T-10 enclosure):
http://bloodpythons.com/images/envir...4-footcage.jpg

Here's some additional care info you may find helpful:
http://bloodpythons.com/index.php/bl...ve-environment

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Originally Posted by Kara

Ambient temps work well for hatchlings - subadults, when maintained at 80-82 degrees (F). We maintain our adults at these temperatures as well, but also provide a warmer spot in the enclosure of 86-87 degrees (F).

48" x 24" x 15" is a good cage size (i.e. Animal Plastics T-10 enclosure):
http://bloodpythons.com/images/envir...4-footcage.jpg

Here's some additional care info you may find helpful:
http://bloodpythons.com/index.php/bl...ve-environment

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That was an extremely helpful link! I was wondering about something. I had seen someone split a T-10 in half with a divider and clutter it up and use it for a blood hatching. If I ever got a Blood(Hypothetical) I would need to have a way to raise ambient air temps as using no heat source at all would not be an option unfortunately

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Originally Posted by BallPythonWannaBe

I was wondering what the best enclosure would be to use for a Blood Python? If ambient air temp isnt enough(I read that ambient temps are better for them instead of hot spots?) Really sorry to hijack this thread but I figured it might also help the OP as well as anwser my question :oops:

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No glad you added I love Blood Pythons and more knowledge is always better then less thank you so much and happy holidays :P