First ever ball python! So obsessed!

Ooommmggg he's gorgeous!!! Congrats!!

And welcome to the Garrick club! You can always rest easy getting a healthy snake from him :) did you manage to weigh him?

tthat's so awesome. i remember opening my first box of BP from FedEx. i was at work Lol and my co-workers weren't actually scared. more curious.

congrats on the new cutie and welcome to the G-Stripe club. :)

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Ooommmggg he's gorgeous!!! Congrats!!

And welcome to the Garrick club! You can always rest easy getting a healthy snake from him :) did you manage to weigh him?

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Unfortunately we do not have any sort of scale to weigh him, and my dad wouldn't know to do that anyway haha. I will try to acquire a scale in the near future, but for now it's anyone's guess lol. He is longer, however, than both me and my dad expected him to be. Welp, more noodle to love!

Thank you so much though! His colors are so awesome, couldn't be happier with him right now. Lol, with all the stressing I've been doing no health problems is like a beacon from heaven! lol

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tthat's so awesome. i remember opening my first box of BP from FedEx. i was at work Lol and my co-workers weren't actually scared. more curious.

congrats on the new cutie and welcome to the G-Stripe club. :)

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Thank you so much! Your snake is also gorgeous, btw! And all of my friends (with the exception of like, two) have been waiting in excitement right along with me! They all seem to really be interested haha!

G-stripe all the way:cool: :giggle:

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awesome pic, its the "oh, hai" face haha, awesome choice :)

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awesome pic, its the "oh, hai" face haha, awesome choice :)

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Thanks youuuu!! and I just caught him sticking his lil snoot out of his hide with an "oh hai" lookin' face when I went in my room to get my charger. He's just so stinkin' cute I can't!

I just met him and I love him.

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LOL ty!!

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Oh my god... guys guys he's here are I like, can't take my eyes off him!! He's chillin rn being cute in his cool hide, BUT my dad got some adorable pictures from his arrival at around 10:20 this morning!!!! AHHHH!! Here they are!! (I love the second one!!)

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I cannot describe how over-joyed I am right now that he is finally home! His colors are stunning in person... part of me can't believe that I did this and it's actually happening!!!!! My dad said he had 0 signs of mites or any other health problems, which I didn't expect anyway, and that he was relatively calm when he first arrived! Just kinda chilled lol. My friends are also super super excited. OH AND ONE OTHER THING! His birthday is the 27th.. so I will be able to celebrate his very first birthday! I honestly can't wait to see what this lil bundle of joy is going to bring in the future!

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He is so GORGEOUS! Wow! So cute! I'm so happy for you, this is super exciting and I can't wait to see this 'lil guy grow up <3

Cam home from dinner and went into my room to find the lil stinker like this (sorry the picture are sideways for some reason, and it won't save it when I flip it to edit it. He's basically in his plant stretched up high):

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Whatcha doing there, buddy? Hahah

My heart!

Another update, 9:42 pm: My room is completely dark with the exception of my laptop (which the brightness I keep down anyway). Dewey has emerged yet again from his hide and is beginning to explore. I think he is doing well so far :3.

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Another update, 9:42 pm: My room is completely dark with the exception of my laptop (which the brightness I keep down anyway). Dewey has emerged yet again from his hide and is beginning to explore. I think he is doing well so far :3.

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It's always so exciting watching them explore! Especially when they start picking their favorite spots!

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It's always so exciting watching them explore! Especially when they start picking their favorite spots!

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It it was very fun seeing and hearing him move around. Turns out he is a bit of a climber! He was all over the top of his hides, logs, driftwood, and plants! He eventually settled in this morning in his middle hide, which is going to become his humid hide eventually (when he is ready to shed). It's one of those half logs, but it's standing up vertically and against the wall so the only way in is the top. He visited that hide and his plant of the hot side over and over, so I guess he likes it. There was one point where he made a noise (plant leaf hit the wall) and I look over and his little nose was up against the glass. Hehehe so cute. Should I maybe get him some more bars and things to climb on since he seems to enjoy being up higher so far?

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It it was very fun seeing and hearing him move around. Turns out he is a bit of a climber! He was all over the top of his hides, logs, driftwood, and plants! He eventually settled in this morning in his middle hide, which is going to become his humid hide eventually (when he is ready to shed). It's one of those half logs, but it's standing up vertically and against the wall so the only way in is the top. He visited that hide and his plant of the hot side over and over, so I guess he likes it. There was one point where he made a noise (plant leaf hit the wall) and I look over and his little nose was up against the glass. Hehehe so cute. Should I maybe get him some more bars and things to climb on since he seems to enjoy being up higher so far?

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Aw cute!!!

As for adding more climbing stuff, I'd say hold off for now until you can get a better idea what his behavior and routine is like with what he has now. But definitely something to consider later and get ideas for! So that way you can observe him, take notes where he seems to enjoy exploring most and keep tabs on his favorite spots (which may change) then plan accordingly.

Basically let him and you get more familiar with the current set up before adding more fun stuff :)

But you can always start brainstorming now :p It's the most fun part after all hehe.

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Aw cute!!!

As for adding more climbing stuff, I'd say hold off for now until you can get a better idea what his behavior and routine is like with what he has now. But definitely something to consider later and get ideas for! So that way you can observe him, take notes where he seems to enjoy exploring most and keep tabs on his favorite spots (which may change) then plan accordingly.

Basically let him and you get more familiar with the current set up before adding more fun stuff :)

But you can always start brainstorming now :p It's the most fun part after all hehe.

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awesome! Thanks so much. Yeah I figured it'd just be something to consider, haha. I already have a notepad that I've used to take notes for when I was first figuring out where to put his enclosure, so, I'll just use that to log his behavior. Thanks again for the advice and replies :D

Okay! Day 3 update: I woke up and found the substrate near his hot hide to be disturbed (looks like something came through there) and his hot side plant tipped over! Dang he is really loving climbing in that thing haha. Today, instead of using his cold hide as usual, he decided to chill out in his middle (humid) log hide. Oh, and I have a large thick piece of driftwood that I set up for him near a plant, and it looks like all the leaves on THAT plant were bent too lol (they're fake plants so you can bend the stems to get the look you want). And that's basically it. I would get more pictures but in his log hide he isn't visible whatsoever lol :3

OKAY everyone it was been a long long while since I have updated, so I'm gonna roll right into it. If you're curious at all about my delay, I just started a threat explaining everything, if not, here we go!

Dewey is a FANTASTIC eater, I couldn't ask for better. He has fed 5, no, 6?, one of those, consecutive meals now! Without a single refusal too! I am so very happy in his interest in food, and honestly, it is so awesome being able to actually see your own snake feed in person. He hasn't had a problem thus far and I hope it stays that way!

He is also EXTREMELY tolerant of handling. He has never shown any heavy breathing, extreme stiffness, hissing, striking/strike position when I pick him out of his terrarium and handle him. He doesn't sit still either, but he doesn't try to frantically escape, or find somewhere to hide the whole time (when he does begin to do this towards the end of the handling session however, I put him back as to not stress him out and make him uncomfortable). He seems to be curious most of the time, and will look around and flick his little tongue as I hold him. He also does try to go into my hood/hoodie pockets sometimes, it's pretty cute. My family has begun to really take some interest in him as well, and seem genuinely fascinated! ESPECIALLY my dad. Every time I take him out, he always walks over and pets his back (gently of course). He also doesn't seem to mind re-wetting my moss and towels for me while I'm away or at my mom's, which is great, because I thought he was gonna have a huge problem with it.

And finally, a came home from school to find a surprise in my terrarium- a shed! I knew he was shedding because his eyes went milky, his colors went dull, and his belly turned pinkish, but it was still pretty awesome being that he shed in one big piece! Perfect! I have rolled out the shed and placed it on top of my desk, it's pretty cool to look at. My family has taken interest in THAT as well, and the day I found the shed they all wanted to see it after I was done rolling it out. I was so happy and relieved to see that his shed was successful, as his humidity was worrying me.

OH, and btw, he's still a bit of a climber! He's always bending the leaves of his fake plants and moving them around trying to slither in them. It's kind of funny! Sometimes I'll catch him at the veeery top of his half log (standing upright) or in his plants at night.

Phew! Glad that's over with! But there's everything that's happened with Dewey during the time I've been online, and honestly, it's been a really great experience so far.

no dank pix? :(

Don't worry!!! You will CERTAINLY see some pics of feedings and handling as soon as I get the pictures off my phone and onto to the computer. Keep on the lookout tonight!

Pic #1, and possibly my most favorite that I have of him, is this one from the first time I took Dewey out to handle. I thought the lighting and position would just make a good picture :D (ft. my bracelet from the LI reptile expo...pics from that in a different thread.. hehe):

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Okay! Pic #2 is when I put my hoodie on backwards since I wanted to bring him downstairs safely one day, and he ended up chilling in there for awhile anyway, LOL! (sorry if the image is sideways, the rotation isn't saving :/)

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Finally, pic #3 that is from one of his feeding days! I thought I had more pictures of him coiled for each feeding, but I guess they're not stored on my phone. Either way, here ya go!

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...5/img_3648.jpg

More pictures coming soon, so keep your eyes peeled because tomorrow is feeding day! Woop!

Very neat! I recently got my first BP as well who is a black pastel and very cool. Wish you all the fun with new friend and hope they grow into a strong adult! :)

great update and pix! he seems to be doing great...

...but did u lose him today?

http://www.wfmynews2.com/news/weird/...ower/496118546 looks like someone lost their GS BP.

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) – Imagine waking up in the morning, hopping in the shower and finding a python wrapped around the shower head!

That’s what happened at an apartment complex in Conway.

The attached photo is from the Raptor Rehab of Central Arkansas's Facebook page. They were called out to take possession of the snake.

Turns out, the snake has been roaming the complex for six months since its owners were evicted after it escaped.

Now, the python has a new home with experienced caretakers.

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best check yo enclosure. ;)

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great update and pix! he seems to be doing great...

...but did u lose him today?

http://www.wfmynews2.com/news/weird/...ower/496118546 looks like someone lost their GS BP.



best check yo enclosure. ;)

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Thankfully I have not lost him. I don't know what I'd do. I am again sorry for the lack of pics, but things are...stressful right now to say the least. I did handle him yesterday, and he ate like a champ Thursday, as usual. He just sat on me and chilled while I watched a movie, it was pretty great, and he gets better and better every time I get to my dads to spend time with him. Unfortunately, I am experiencing some problems with my pictures uploading, hopefully I can fix that and get these pics rolling again, because I got an ADORABLE picture of him while I was absent from the forums.

The free TapaTalk app is great for uploading your photos


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The free TapaTalk app is great for uploading your photos


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Thank you for the suggestion, but unfortunately I have close to no storage on my phone... I like pictures lol. I will see if I can clear enough space to download the app so pictures aren't so difficult. I mainly access the forums through my laptop, I find it way easier. Again, I do appreciate the suggestion.