Finally! He's here.

It's christmas here at my house today, I FINALLY got my baby. After a few months of hanging around and researching, I picked up a male lesser today. He's about to shed so I didn't take body pictures but he's gorgeous and chunky (about 300 grams per the breeder)

Until my rack is done I have him in a 20 gallon long tank with coconut husk/aspen mixed. He has a cave hide and a half log hide. I do have an accurite so we're sitting at 68% humidity (to make sure he sheds okay) 88 on the Hotspot but only like 75 on the warm side. My ambient Temps in my home are pretty low so I'm trying to use a basking lamp to bring the gradient to where I want it. I have foil covering 2/3 of the terrarium and he has a nice sized water dish. Hotspot is flexwatt UTH controlled by hydrofarm thermostat.

Last but not least... he needs a name. Help? [emoji4]

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Congratulations on your new addition. Make sure that you take photos after the shed.

I did get one after he got settled in, sorta. http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15...f62081bca0.jpg

I also grabbed a night bulb so all temperatures are on point [emoji4]

Good looking boy

That's a beautiful lesser! Thanks for sharing :D

Yep beautiful lesser!, looks nice and chunky as well lol.

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Originally Posted by Borgpython

Yep beautiful lesser!, looks nice and chunky as well lol.

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Yeah im going to have to get him a new hide already, he's a little plump for that opening lol

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Originally Posted by goddessbaby

Yeah im going to have to get him a new hide already, he's a little plump for that opening lol

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Some Ball Pythons prefer their smaller hides and refuse to use bigger ones. Even when they've clearly outgrown their smaller hides and are almost wearing them like shells, or hats.

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Originally Posted by Vypyrz

Some Ball Pythons prefer their smaller hides and refuse to use bigger ones. Even when they've clearly outgrown their smaller hides and are almost wearing them like shells, or hats.

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Lol the inside is plenty big for him but he's so chunky and the opening is quite small. I'm waiting a couple days before I feed him to see if he sheds first but after that I'll start weighing him. I still can't decide on a name though. I prefer to stick with names from mythology

He's a cool looking little guy. Welcome to the forum?