New owner here, first BP

This is Nyoka, a normal Ball Python I just picked up last week. Not sure if it is a boy or girl, got it from Petsmart which wasn't the best choice in hindsight but the snake looked(and still looks) in great shape. I'll take it to a good reptile vet soon to get it sexed and checked out. Got it eating f/t every 4-5 days and so far everything is going great!

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Right now my wife and I don't have much room but we're getting a new place in January(kid on the way) so I'm only using a 10 gallon terrarium right now. Going to either upgrade to a big tank or just build something myself when Nyoka gets too big for the 10 gallon tank.

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Aspen bedding, a log hide that the snake loves, water dish deep enough to take a bath in, acurite digital thermomter/hygrometer and a UTH on a controller that keeps the hot side 90-95 degrees. I use a separate smaller plastic tank with newspaper bedding for feeding time.

So yeah I've fallen in love with this little snake and I hope that its just the beginning. I love animals and I hope to learn enough about these guys to have a bunch and maybe even breed them one day. Hey, go big or go home right?

Nice Ball, Im sure you will wind up getting more. Just to let you no Balls dont need a big enclosure.:gj:

OMG!!!!!!!!!!! You cant do that!!!!!!!!



My ball's called nyoka :colbert: lol


Nice ball by the way :gj:

Beautiful baby you have there! Is he/she at the end of their shed in the pictures, or is it normally that dark?

Nice reduced pattern to the little guy (or gal)!

Congrats! Like the tail stripe.

How big a tank do you plan on getting... I just ask because when I went to Petco they told me a BP needed at least 120 gallon tank... just want to make sure that isn't what they told you.

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Originally Posted by SecurityStacey

How big a tank do you plan on getting... I just ask because when I went to Petco they told me a BP needed at least 120 gallon tank... just want to make sure that isn't what they told you.

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holy mackeral!!!!!!!!! you DO NOT need a 120 gal tank... at least not for a bp.:colbert:

Update: Stupid thing is being a pain about eating but I'll get through it, she does take f/t fuzzy mice but they're too small for her now and I'm trying to upgrade her to f/t hoppers/small mice. She'll have none of it so I'm going to leave her alone all this week and try a hopper again this weeeknd.

Oh yeah it is a "her". I popped her and saw the little white nubs and obviously no hemis.