I need help. Im going crazy!

I got her from a pet store, and the guy there (seemed to know sorta what he was doin)... looked at her tail and said "yeah its a female". So I based everythin on that... I know better than to trust pet store employee's, but he was the only one there who I noticed caring for the snakes, so i think he might know a lil about them but i'm not sure).

-Chris

Thanks for informing me about the broken spur. I thought it had something to do with fertility because I was told by a couple of people that it was a good chance that it got ripped off in the process of them mating. So its perfectly fine that she got it ripped off? Im just wondering because I noticed that it looked a little red and raw around the area. Im definitely going to check her out for mites and my male. When I first got them they were fine but I guess you can never know unless you check again.

I have an extra hide that I used when my female was smaller (she out grew it). I think I might put that back in.

Oh geez I wouldnt want her becoming egg-bound or anything. Ive read a little about egg laying boxes but I dont know a lot about them. If I do end up going back to thinking that shes pregnant Ill go right to you to ask if you dont mind.

Chris you and I must have the same sized tanks then. Mine is 36x18x16 too (I just checked lol).

-Jamie

Jamie,
Do some searching around this site, there is a lot of good advice on everything you need to know and don't be afraid to ask any questions and your not bothering anyone.

I am a very new bp owner and have asked a lot of questions and got a lot of great advice that has helped.

Stick around :)
There are good people here!

By the way, Jamie, you didn't say what kind of lamp you're using. If it's white light, you should create proper photo periods for the snake by leaving it off 9-12 hours every night. Ball pythons don't actually need light at all, just heat and humidity, and the light may be stressing the snakes and affecting your snake's appetite. You can create the heat by putting a human heating pad under the tank.

Jamie, you might take a look at my photo album. I have pictures of my tank setup, and I can help u get temp/humidity right if you need any help (I know it took me FOREVER to get it right!)

-Chris

I second that!
Wizill taught me a lot about setting up my tank which is the same size you have Jamie.

Yeah, they can be stubborn sometimes! I didn't catch your humidity levels..........proper temps are important, but the humidity is right behind in importance, too. An infrared light may help relax your bp as well. If it's too bright and dry, your bp will most likely just hide and not act quite right. Infrared can be left on 24/7 without trouble. I think alot of people would agree that they have seen total changes in attitude with their animals sometimes with some simple tweaking of husbandry.
Good luck with feeding (I second the rat idea, try some mouse sized fuzzies) if she's expecting....sweet
Pics, pics, pics!

My heat light is infrared 100w. Ever since Ive got her shes also had a problem shedding (I have to soak her each time). Im not sure if thats normal or not but my male bp doesnt have a problem shedding at all. Im not sure how to check the humidity so if anyone can help me with that then it was be appriecated.

Chris how do I look at your photo album?

-Jamie

To check humidity, you can go to any hardware store or wall mart and pick up a humidity guage. They aren't expensive at all.
To look at albums, just go to "photo gallery" at the upper left of the page and start lookin at pics. Most of us have setup pics....mine's called "glass house" It shows what I had to do to get my temp and humidity correct. I also use 100w infrared. It sits on a screen top over a 29 high glass aquarium.
Hope this helps ya! :wink:

In fact, Wal-Mart has a digital indoor/outdoor thermometer/humidity gauge combo (with the outdoor thermometers near hardware) for $14.88 that you can use to check temps on both sides of the cage and the humidity all at the same time. It's great, and much more accurate than the stick-on type gauges.