My first ball python Iria

This is Iria she I got her a the Phoenix Reptile Expo today for free. she was free because she only has one eye but she is a good eater and she looks healthy so i adopted her and named her Iria <3
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Wow, kudos to you for helping out a gorgeous bp. Was she born with only one eye? How are you heating and regulating the enclosure?

She's gorgeous, I don't see many one eyed BP's. If I had a BP with only one eye I would name it Alastor:P

Congrats on your new pretty girl! :)

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Originally Posted by Albert Clark

Wow, kudos to you for helping out a gorgeous bp. Was she born with only one eye? How are you heating and regulating the enclosure?

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she was born with one eye.I have a heat mat and a Ceramic Heat Emitters if she gets to cold and a thermostat to regulate the temps I'm going back tomorrow to get more stuff for her tank I didn't want to buy some of the things ahead of time until i knew how big of a snake I was getting.

Oh, ok. Thanks. I would consider ditching the reptile carpet at least for now bc they are a collector for extra bacteria in the enclosure. Even though they are aesthetically pleasing, it's better that you get a good look at any potential issues with your new snake. Paper towels is a very good way to monitor a new snakes health or unprinted or even printed newspaper. Just a heads up.

I think Iria is perfect :) she's so stinkin cute.

Albert is right, the reptile carpet is a pain to keep clean, but they are machine washable if you really like them. They'd just have to be washed after every poop and urate. I like ecoearth, personally, for its ability to hold moisture for humidity. I just have to feed on paper towels to avoid substrate ingestion.

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Well I went back to get more stuff for Irias tank instead of going tomorrow lol :snake:
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I would get something to clutter the tank up. You can use crumpled up newspaper/paper towels or if you want something better looking, some of those fake plants.

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I would consider ditching the reptile carpet at least for now bc they are a collector for extra bacteria in the enclosure. Even though they are aesthetically pleasing, it's better that you get a good look at any potential issues with your new snake. Paper towels is a very good way to monitor a new snakes health or unprinted or even printed newspaper. Just a heads up.

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Eavlynn- Albert is right, the reptile carpet is a pain to keep clean, but they are machine washable if you really like them. They'd just have to be washed after every poop and urate. I like ecoearth, personally, for its ability to hold moisture for humidity. I just have to feed on paper towels to avoid substrate ingestion.

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Ok i will change it tomorrow i want to let her settle a little tonight :)