Ball python substraight-good or bad idea

i have a layer of unprinted newspaper but what if i run it though a shreder and use a layer of it shreaded so the ball python can borough? good or bad idea?

BPs don't normally burrow so that is not needed. If you feed in the enclosure this would not be such a great idea because the snake can ingest the newspaper shreddings.

you can use shredded paper and your ball python will hide in it, not really burrowing as they do not burrow but they will use it as a hide. The problem is going to be it is going to get really nasty really fast when they urinate or spill their water bowl.
On a side note I thought you didnt have any ball pythons according to the thread yesterday?

i dont, but im still probobly going to get just one, not to breed, but just to have and then get corns

i just love them so i will probably just be getting one

I know you will do as you please but bare with me. Even though I know you can readily get ball pythons as well as many other snakes be aware that until you move from your current location they are still illegal and if anything ever comes of it then you will be bringing negative attention to our hobby that it does not need, especially at this time with all the drama going on in the house and congress. Please think about that long and hard before purchasing and if possible wait until you are out on your own and in a location the allows the owning of them. Thanks, Todd

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Originally Posted by tiexecutioner

i just love them so i will probably just be getting one

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Well, BPs are a great choice:)

well i really love them but i dont want to hurt the hobby, so i will probably just wait then, even though it is hard as hell :(

mabey i will get a mayor this comming election that will lift the ban on bodaie, it is highly unlikely, but it is possible but probably wont happen now that round 2 of hr699 is comming up

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Originally Posted by tiexecutioner

i dont, but im still probobly going to get just one, not to breed, but just to have and then get corns

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wait uve been registered on this forum for almost a month, and u STILL havent gotten a BP/!?!?!

wow.. i admire you (no sarcasm) LOL, when i saw morphs for the first time, the only thing stopping me from getting one was that i didnt kno how to look for them xD

its hard to keep my collection to its low number rite now, but it helps to not have any space xD

GL on choosing your first BP :gj:

It's just not worth it. Keeping an animal in a place where it's illegal is just plain dumb. Get caught, and you pay--and so does everyone else. Waiting until you can move to a better area isn't such a bad thing. It gives you time to do all your research in advance, and really decide what you want, and save up for it. When you do move (and in my opinion, if you don't like local laws, you SHOULD move), you'll have the best possible experience with the animal.

Don't rule out lobbying to change the law. I suggest joining a local herp society, and rallying them to work on it. If you keep your request reasonable (have them lift the ban only on boids that stay under 8 feet, for example), you may be surprised.
Omaha city had an ordinance against snakes over 6 feet. Our local herp society was able to get them to raise the limit to 8 feet, allowing many more species. It CAN happen. You just have to try. If you're going to try, you had better keep your nose clean while you do! Stay strictly within the law, when you're lobbying to change it, because they WILL be watching you, and someone who's broken the law will have no voice.

ive had one before, but became aware of my city restrictions on them :( i was going to get 1 at a reptile show but i cant see that happening now