What size is best for first snake?

Is there any place other then a reptile show and a petshop I can get one?
I'd hate to have to wait an entire month to get my BP T_T

Online breeders...these guys come highly recommended:

http://ballpython.com/page.php
http://www.newenglandreptile.com/available.html
http://www.eastbayvivarium.com/virtu...tualstore.html

But, I know it's hard to wait but at least you'll have plenty of time to get your setup perfect.

Of course, if you're willing to drive a bit you can go to a show in another area. Here's a list of shows:
http://www.kingsnake.com/events.html

Here are the pics of my setup so far. As you can see I haven't cut the hides yet cause I think they are too big, they are 10".

I also haven't mounted my hygrometer/themometer or probes yet either, as I dont know where to put them yet o_O I just have them there for testing. And obviously no holes until I know exactly where to put them.



Is this heater too close?



I hope these aren't too big >_< Let me know and I'll delete them.

Those places you listed online don't seem to have any "normal" BP babies, only the really rare expensive ones it seems T_T

NERD definitely has normal babies, just start from the main page to find them. Also, www.alexhuereptiles.com and www.alanboschreptiles.com are other good sources for CBB normal babies. As far as the holes, that depends on your ambient temps and humidity as to what is going to be ideal. My larger containers have a double row all the way around, spaced ~3" apart. Your heating pad is definitely not too close, and you could actually get it a little closer if you're still having problems getting it warm enough in there. By the way, I wouldn't "mount" the probes -- I don't in any of my enclosures, because I need to get them back out every time I clean. I leave the base unit at the front of the enclosure on the cool side for easy reading, and tuck the probe just inside the warm hide, with an edge on top of the wire to mostly hold it in place (it does need adjusting from time to time), and tuck the extra wire under the newspaper (though outside the enclosure works too).

I seem to remember answering this yesterday but cant find the post any where....Oh well anyway, If this is your first snake I would recomend getting a well started animal that is eating F/T, something round 5-6 months from a reputable breeder like NERD or Alex Hue.You'll still be able to grow him/her up without some of the stresses of starting out with a hatchling. Dont worry though you will get your fair share of stress with your new BP anyway! :P

Sorry, I didnt see the "CB '04 Normals - nice fat CB babies!!! Females: $65+ Males $55+"

Is that what you are referring to? I thought over 50$ was expensive for a baby?

Depends on who you're buying from. You can often buy from smaller breeders for anywhere from $20-$40 for a CBB male, but larger breeders are more likely to fall into the $50-$100 range. Of course, with the larger breeder, you typically have their reputation to fall back on, which you may not have with a smaller breeder. I believe Alex Hue's CBB males are $40 or $45.

http://www.alexhuereptiles.com/Specials/specials.html|

That type??
Or am I looking at the wrong thing again

http://www.alexhuereptiles.com/Pythons/Balls.html here, scroll down to the bottom. You were looking at farm hatched.