First Snake (BP)!

Just picked up a normal female baby ball python from Ben Siegel's Reptiles! Very nice and helpful staff they have there! The snakes there are all beautiful! Hard to just pick up 1!

I've been putting off getting the snake for a week after having the cage set up as I was having issues with the ambient temperatures, but I finally got it all straightened out!

Snapped 1 picture from my phone before I put her in the cage:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...20480693_1.jpg

It'll be hard to let her settle in for a week, but i'll post more pictures later! :snake:

Very pretty little girl, nice pick up!

Nice pick up. She's gorgeous.

I agree, she is very pretty! I love normals :gj:

congrats ! welcome to the addiction !

Congrats. Good work on getting that enclosure set up properly BEFORE you bought the snake. Very responsible! :gj:

Jim Smith

Beautiful little girl!

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Originally Posted by j_h_smith

Congrats. Good work on getting that enclosure set up properly BEFORE you bought the snake. Very responsible! :gj:

Jim Smith

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I agree! Good job on making sure your enclosure was ready. You saved yourself some headaches right off the start and congratulations...

She's adorable! Congrats, and welcome to the addiction! :D

Congratulations! Ben's a great guy to talk to and buy from. I picked up a few critters from him last week myself!

Allow me to echo the sentiment, welcome to the addiction! lol

as I've heard it said, "they're like pringles, you can't have just one!"

I'd be willing to bet you'll have another one....or two, within a year! lol

Real pretty girl! Congrats on the pickup and welcome to the most addicting thing on the planet. :banana:

congrats on your new pretty pick up and thank you for doing your homework before buying.

Thanks! ... Yeah addiction is something to call it! I was already looking at more before I even bought this one.... hah! All in good time, no need to rush!

She already knocked down all of the plants in her cage, guess she was roaming around while I was at work! She loves her hides though!

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...20480693_1.jpg

Where she's been pretty much all day (that i've noticed) since i've been home. It normal for them to spend a lot of their time in the warm side?

Some spend a lot of time on the warm side some spend more time on the cool side. All depends on the particular animal. Furio divides his time about even. He'll spend about 3 days on the hot side after eating then go back to the cool side for the rest of the week until the next feeding day. Lily on the other hand splits it up about 50/50 and could care less about her hides. They're just fun toys for her to climb on lol

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Originally Posted by ScubaRyan

Where she's been pretty much all day (that i've noticed) since i've been home. It normal for them to spend a lot of their time in the warm side?

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This is common. They will pick a spot that suits their needs and stay there until somewhere else is more comfortable.

Congrats!
Jim Smith

Thanks! That's good to know. Im assuming she hasn't been in there all day as her plants are all knocked over and off the walls. She was also roaming late last night!

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Originally Posted by ScubaRyan

Thanks! That's good to know. Im assuming she hasn't been in there all day as her plants are all knocked over and off the walls. She was also roaming late last night!

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Also normal. Sounds like the snake is starting to become very comfortable in it's new home.

Jim Smith

Exploring during the day! Shot with my iphone, sorry for the quality!


YouTube - Ball python

I'm probably going to get some more plants for the front of the tank :)