you know you own a ball python when.....

when you dont care that you got peed or pooped on :D

you're on bp.net while at work.

.....you don't understand the funny looks people give you when you say you need to buy a new hairdryer for your snakes.

when you get suspended for talking about your balls.
your nick name is "jake the snake"
your on BP.net in class instead of taking the exams

You know you own a ball python when...

you're at work and you pull out a calculator to see how many more hours you will need to be able to buy that new morph. :rolleyes:

you make up horrible excuses not to go on outings, simply because you'd rather save your money for a new snake. :P

you always hated winter, but ever since you got into balls, it's your favorite season because you get to breed your snakes. :D

you feel a little guilty every time you peep on your snakes during breeding season, but do it every chance you get. :O

people ask "Why Snakes?", you can't really think of anything else to say than "They're sooo cool", and you can tell the other person isn't impressed, but you don't give a crap what they think because you know that ball pythons are so much more than cool. :cool: :banana:

One more.

When a fresh shed becomes equivalent to that new car smell. :)

When a guest come over and opens your freezer and they say what's in the big brown bag and you say dessert and they open it and they freak out !

When your wife finally catches on that there just happens to be a reptile expo the same weekend and place you decided to take the family the last five vacations.

There are rats thawing out on your counter! (explain THAT one to the inlaws...bet they won't come over for dinner as often!!!)

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Originally Posted by ryssa

When u have a whole space just for mice/rats in your freezer :P

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when you have a whole freezer just for mice and rats.



and when you start calling other animals hypo, axanthics etc. eg grey tabby cat = axanthic white dog = lucistic etc..:rolleye2:

You know you own a ball python when you continually have to explain to family and friends that even though they've never seen him, he's still in there. He's just shy.

you know you own a bp when ur cats think you bought them mice.

Your friends always ask how the babies are even though they dont lile snakes.

When your friends refer to you as "that guy"

when you have a large ziplock bag of used mouse bedding sitting in your room.

Your coffee table and end tables in your living room are rat tubs.:P

Your mother-in-law stops visiting.:D

You have to rent a moving truck to downsize on all your husbandry and accessories and take them to storage.

You cant flip past ngeo or animal planet without stopping to see if theres anything on about pythons.:)

Your currently trying to figure out if you can recycle fir bark for your flower bed.(It seems like a waste to throw it away):rolleyes:

Theres a red light emitting from your bedroom windows all hours of the night and the neighbors think your a photographer.:weirdface

Theres more bedding and newspapers in your trash can than food scraps.

You have a box designated for toilet paper rolls in the bathroom for your feeders.:)

when you can't understand why your wife would rather turn that spare room into an office instead of a snake room???

when you are constantly on CL lookin for a new "rescue" or new breeders in your area

....when your snakes pass larger logs than your dog does.

....when you can't just stop with one.

....when you open the tubs and find works of art on the paper towels.

Alright I have to do this Redneck Style.


If Yeeeeewwwww Use your feeding tongs more than yer grillin tongs, You might have a ball Python.


If Yeeeeeeeeeew Have more snake food in your freezer than people food you might have a ball python.


If Yeeeeeew get a job as a ball boy because you want to handle snakes all day, Yeeeew might have a ball python.


Thats all for now :P

...when you ask your BP how his day has been :rolleye2:

...when you start to like your snake more than your cats

...when you wonder if your snake will get big enough to eat your cats

when there is more photos of your ball pythons on your computer, than pictuers of family or other things :D

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Originally Posted by dc1

when there is more photos of your ball pythons on your computer, than pictuers of family or other things :D

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OMG, so true! I currently have 11 "reptiles" photo folders, each of which has a few hundred photos... my family & friends are only divided into 3 or 4 folders. :oops:

When you see an albino person and think, were the parents hets or visuals?.. well congrats on proving out it any was a het!:D

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You know you have a ball python when you look in their hide and THEY ARE MISSING.

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yeah we had this bitey bp always snapping an he blended with his tank so we nervously looked in the hide he wasnt there but i found him quick when he latched to my hand lol:snake:

you see some one in the store looking at tubs and you wonder if they own a bp.

When you're given dead rats for your birthday and you aren't insulted. :gj:

If you're anything like me...you:
A: Are always looking for innovative ways to make ball python racks
B: See every coke fridge, cooler, mini-fridge etc as a could-be incubator.

You buy 4 Accurite thermometers at Wal-mart all at one time.

Not only do you know what a flexwatt is, you even know how to wire them in parallel.

You have heard of xpvc.

You own a food scale that has never actually been used for food.
You buy enough vermiculite to plant a greenhouse but don't own a garden.
You can't do anything on Tuesday because your male pastel requires a half hour zombie dance.
You know who Chewy is.
You can guess the weight of a snake to within 20 grams.

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You know who Chewy is.

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This made me laugh so bad I almost fell out of my chair. :rofl:

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Originally Posted by Jeremy78

You can guess the weight of a snake to within 20 grams.

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Or... you're not a drug dealer but you measure weight in grams. :D

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Originally Posted by SnakeKB

Haha i just changed the water in my tank on sunday and forgot to put the lid back on (i know dumb mistake). I went to the gym and did some shopping, came home 3 hours later and noticed what i did and my ball was still in his hide sleeping. lol.

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Luuuuuuuuuuuucky!!!! I did that and spent almost five days looking for the sucker!!! And he was in the partially opened TOP drawer of my file cabinet (and said snake is 5' long!)

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Originally Posted by Punkymom

There are rats thawing out on your counter! (explain THAT one to the inlaws...bet they won't come over for dinner as often!!!)

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The roomies' SWORE they were done for the night, so did that (in the bathroom) and upset them soooooo bad ................... :mad::mad: <Stiffed me $700 after only five months, but at least they're gone now!>


Oh, and my mother knows not to complain when she comes to visit and digs in the freezer uninvited:rofl:!


.......you buy a rat for feeding, (two different times) and they both turn into a pet, b/c they got too big by the time the snake was eating again. (True...how we ended up with our first two pet rats, Peekaboo and Scabbers!)

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This made me laugh so bad I almost fell out of my chair. :rofl:



Or... you're not a drug dealer but you measure weight in grams. :D

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Or you're waiting for the day when the local law enforcement knocks on the door wanting to know about the red light in the window all night long.

(Hasn't happened yet...but just waiting to find out that a neighbor has "turned me in". ):rolleyes:

...when you read all these posts and walk away wondering, "Are they spying on me?"
LOL XD
When your fiance complains you kiss your snake more than you kiss him.
...when you plan your feedings for your snakes just right so you'll always have one to hold during the other's 48 hour digesting period :D
When you try to show your snake-phobic mother the beauty of BP's mating, and don't understand why she gets goosebumps.
When you don't understand why everyone seemingly becomes very busy when you begin talking about the genetics of snakes. :D
when you realize you just posted like 5 "You might own a BP if..."'s and you didn't even have to think about it XD
hahaha
this thread made my night. Thanks guys :)

sorry double post :/

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You own a food scale that has never actually been used for food.
You buy enough vermiculite to plant a greenhouse but don't own a garden.
You can't do anything on Tuesday because your male pastel requires a half hour zombie dance.
You know who Chewy is.
You can guess the weight of a snake to within 20 grams.

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lmao the zombie dance:rofl:..when u can accurately mimic a live rat with a dead one on tongs

You know you own a bp when your new house building plans include a snake room!

When you talk to your buddies more about breeding projects you want to start more than the cute new girl at the pet store

You know you own a ball python when have to call your boss and let them know you are going to be late because you lost one of your balls...
i get the the jobsite and I hear "look who found his balls"

First time was funny for him but scary for me....
Now the first question I get most mornings are have to lost your balls lately or how are your balls today which okay, except when I meet him at dunkin donuts and everyone turns to look at the weirdos... lol

bastard

When you are in the bedroom talking to "yourself", and your significant other pokes their head in to see what you want, and realize you weren't talking to them.

When you accidentally call your friend's new baby a hatchling. (I just did this this morning. I can't believe my stupidity sometimes!).

When you cut the control of the electric blanket out and rig up your BP's heating system with it...

When your bro catches a little fish, calls it a dinker, and you wonder what special markings it had...

When you're willing to spend more money for another snake, but not for things that need fixed around the house...

When it's really a tough choice deciding on paying for the necessary root canal, or the next morph deal you really want! (just happened to me...I got the root canal, though...)

:taz: Keep 'em coming! This is one of the best threads on here! :banana:

... people at the cafe evesdropping wonder how you got a bumblebee from a spider

When u make a nice new hide for ur BP and go to sleep only to wake up to a large poop in the hide and the BP sittin outside the hide as if to say "F U i dont like it" stupid female didnt crap for like 2 or 3 weeks then i give her a new hide and she craps in it feelin the love

when you think a snake is going to be a budget pet.... :D

When you're excited to see your pets getting it on! And then you take pictures of the aforementioned porn, and promptly post pictures on a website! Then you tell people how happy you were that you got to see them doin' it.. haha...

when you have plenty of money saved up over the summer, but you're still scrambling for pennies in order to pay for you textbooks after an expo

when you show your balls in public

You scour craigslist for a wine fridge...find one...drive 30 minutes to buy it...and you don't drink wine.