NEED TO NO SOME THINGS ABOUT BALL PYTHONS??

What *is* a "bbp"? If you mean a ball python, and as you say you "no alot about them" then you should know if you are truly prepared to care for one for the next 30 years.

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Originally Posted by SnAkELoVeR

i'm wondering should i get a bbp i no alot about them a whole lot i have a tank it could live in it's whole life i have enough money for it and i have owned a snake before. but the python would be new to me do any one think i should go ahead and bet a bbp? please be free and tell me what you think i should do.

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Quick Answer = No!

Well, if you want a full evaluation, you should be more specific. What size is your tank now? How are you heating it? What snake or other herps have you kept before? How old are you?

Without more details, it's tough to make an informed judgement, but just by by going what you've said so far I would probably say no. Your attention span seems somewhat short so you should probably keep something more active to match that.

i have 30gallon high, i would heat the tank with a under the tank heating pad, i have kept a rough green snake, and a red sided gartersnake, and im 15

You will probably need to add a lamp for your heat. The aquariums dont hold heat so well. Do you already have substrate, hides, a water dish, somthing to climb on, a thermometer, and a hydromter? How do you plan to keep the humidity up?

Rough scaled green snake huh? Those are cool little guys. What happend to him?

im going to buy all the accessories today or tommorow and im gonna wait intil about a week to get the ball python. my rough green snake i gave it to my friend and its doing fine. im looking for a snake thats a bigger challenge and that cooler.

Hey Samuel whatsup?

I dont know if this is right for you.....a Ball Python is ALOT different than a Rough Green or Garter.

And a 30 HIGH wont due bud...your gonna need a 40 LONG.

What do you mean "cooler?" I find Rough Greens just as neat as the Ball Python

Oh where the heck did ya get BBP from? Just curious

Cya Samuel

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Well, if you're 15 you're most likely still living with your parents, so you should check either a) check with them first to see if they don't mind having frozen mice/rats in the freezer, or b) have some means of humanely euthanizing mice/rats (carbon dioxide is the most recommended method). Also, you will probably need your parents to feed your snake when you go to university, so make sure they know and are willing.

You will need those supplies that green_man mentioned. Also, the recommended housing for a snake is roughly a square foot of area for each foot of snake. Your 30 gallon high, depending on its length and width dimensions, will probably be fine until your snake is about 3 feet long but you might need housing with more area after that.

I would still recommend going with a corn snake first though. Keeping green snakes and garter snakes is more like keeping lizards than it is keeping pythons. Feeding rodents is a LOT different than feeding insects. A corn snake would definitely be a good intermediate step.

In any event, do more reading/research before you make a final decision.