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  • 12-01-2012, 03:17 AM
    BillinIndiana
    My 15 yr old daughter begged me and begged me to get a snake.. I kept saying No for several months. Then I started reading a little about them and decided to give in to her request. We went to a local show and held a few different breeds and decided on a Ball Python.. we held off our urge to buy right then and there and went home with a few items to start our set-up instead.. By the time the next monthly show came to town ( Sept. 1st 2012) we had a decent running set-up, so we finally went and purchased Avalon, our first and only snake.. She is just a normal and might not even be Female, but that doesn't matter she's just our pet.. I'm quite certain we will never be breeders.. We might pick up another snake or a few more, but they'll always be our Pets...
  • 12-01-2012, 09:21 AM
    DellaF
    After being terrified of snakes all my life (won't say my age:)) I bought my first BP at our local pet store 2 years ago. Named him Rocko. He is a Normal. I love that boy so much. Never thought in a million years I would call a snake "Precious" :rolleye2: I can't imagine not having him with me. My addiction has grown to 7 snakes including him. I would love to have more but hubby says no.
  • 12-01-2012, 04:19 PM
    Royal Chick
    I got my first ball python in April or May of 2006 and named it Lai (pronounced like Lie). We had Lai for a few weeks when we noticed mites on him (not sure of the gender). The petstore we bought him from said they would treat him for free if we brought him there so we did. Three weeks went by and they kept putting it off saying they were still treating him. Finally my mom informed them that we were coming up there to get him and they finally admitted that they had lost him on like the second day due to using the wrong lid on his enclosure. I was devastated because I had begged my mom for years, since I was about four years old and I was twelve at the time. They refunded us but I refused to buy another snake from them and told them how incompetent they were, I was a mouthy twelve year old.

    In June of that same year my mom had a friend tell her about a family owned petshop that had some 1yo balls for sale and that they could get me a great discount. We went up there the next day and there were four to choose from. I held every single one of them but couldn't make a decision and decided to wait for them to get some baby ones in. As I went to take the last snake off of my shoulders it wrapped itself all in my hair in a death grip and wouldn't let go! I laughed and said nevermind this one had picked me and I was taking it home. Now, six and a half years later I still have Perry, my baby girl! We have had the ups and downs of noobie owner syndrome and the poor girl has always remained a wonderful snake. She is a runt and is still getting up to weight, my mistake for keeping her on mice for so long, but she is fat and happy at 1200 grams and growing still. Since I have gotten her she has been to just about every place in Tulsa that allows animals and some that don't allow animals. She comes to work with me occasionally and has helped countless people get over their fear of snakes.

    I purchased Draco, my male, this past July and he will be two in Jan. Also, I have a baby cinny male named Cecil coming home to me this Christmas Eve and I cannot wait!

    Here is a picture of Perry this summer when we were driving to get her some dinner. She thought it was time for driver's ed. She has put on a lot of weight since then but this is the most recent pic of her that I have.

    http://i1149.photobucket.com/albums/.../Photo0396.jpg
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