new member..new snake..

by the way what do you guys think about reptimart.com and reptileauctions.com? it seems like they have ball pythons for VERY cheap...

That place is rampant with scammers and I would not purchases from there.

Anyone else notice that his bp looks REALLY thin? Maybe its the camera phone pic but it looks like his body is very triangle-shaped...definitely looks underweight to me.

that may just be the pictures.. or not... im not sure but ive been feeding him/her small mice once every 3 or 4 days and ive never had a problem with him refusing to eat...

uhhh 3-4 days is a little too frequent for a bp... sure, he may not refuse now, but he'll probably end up going on a hunger strike for a while. You should be feeding him one adult mouse every week, don't worry, he'll bulk out in no time.

Now that you pointed that out, I've been looking at the pics really closely. He does look a bit thin.

I will also agree that feeding every 3-4 days is unnecessary. Feed a couple of the mice at one feeding, once a week. Digestion for snakes requires a lot of energy from them and their bodies undergo a physiological change while digesting. Here's a link. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...02_python.html

It's fine to feed multiples. Just wait until the first one has been consumed and then wait 5 minutes and offer a second.

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Originally Posted by dca367437

....but then again i really do not think im ready for a pair of bp's that are going to breed seeing as i have no idea of making incubators or anything of that such..

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Not that I'm trying to encourage you to get another BP, but I did want to point out that having a male and female doesn't mean you should have eggs. They should always be kept in separate enclosures except for the intentional and temporary time together to breed. So...if you never put them together, then you shouldn't have to worry about eggs. :)

As far as the pictures...personally, I can't tell if the snake is too thin or not. Seems ok to me. But the others are right on with their feeding advice.

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Originally Posted by tigerlily

It's fine to feed multiples. Just wait until the first one has been consumed and then wait 5 minutes and offer a second.

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when i said 4-5 days i meant feed him one very small mouse and then after he hides for about 12 or 13 hours feed him the next night when hes active again.
i bought some new stuff for the cage today... he looks like hes much happier in the bark rather than the green astroturf... he was active all day today

and jlc i would LOVE another bp.. the only thing is this is a present from someone else to me... kind of like a late birthday present that i know about.. so i would perfer to keep it very cheap.. as cheap as possible seeing as shes already buying me the aquarium,screen top,hide boxes,repti-bark,thermometer, hygrometer,etc. if i could find a baby bp around my area for cheap (between 40-60)i would be happy to buy another one they seem to be my favorite snake. i seen a few corn snakes which look nice but for prices like that i would much rather pay a little more for another bp.

as for the 4-5 days being a little too frequent.. i think i might move it down to one adult mouse a week.

thanks for the help all of you!!