I got him, first Ball Python

Well the wait is over and I now finally have my first Ball Python, I picked him up a couple of hours ago and I am over the moon with him. He is a male normal and about 18 months old. Here are my first ever pics.

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My new snake by Giant Chip Stacks, on Flickr

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New snake by Giant Chip Stacks, on Flickr

He seems so un-stressed I am well shocked, what also shocks me is how active he is, he does not ball-up and just explores everything, even more active than my corn snake, I hope this is a good thing lol. I am so happy :D

Andrew

He is gorgeous and sooooooooo cute too! Welcome to the addiction!

nice new lil buddy, you are goin to learn a lot. and then learn more. he's an adventurous lil guy.

Thanks guys, the addiction lol, I can feel that already, I am very keen to learn so much, if I can convince my wife, I would like to be breeding them in a couple of years :D

Very cool. I always love getting a new bp, but my first one was still the best......

Beautiful new guy, grats :D. Don't want to ruin the fun but it is a good idea to let your snake settle in till at least two days after your first successful feed (9 days). A roaming ball is actually likely quite stressed. A happy ball is a lazy ball. I know it's tough not to handle them when new (I just dealt with it) but you will have 30 years with yournew friend :) hope this helps :)

Congrats! He has some gorgeous patterns! I LOVE the normals, my first "normal" is my favorite, and always will be :) Congrats on your new guy! :banana:

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Originally Posted by Johan

Beautiful new guy, grats :D. Don't want to ruin the fun but it is a good idea to let your snake settle in till at least two days after your first successful feed (9 days). A roaming ball is actually likely quite stressed. A happy ball is a lazy ball. I know it's tough not to handle them when new (I just dealt with it) but you will have 30 years with yournew friend :) hope this helps :)

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It's does help, thanks, he is resting now all curled up in his hide.

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Originally Posted by LGray23

Congrats! He has some gorgeous patterns! I LOVE the normals, my first "normal" is my favorite, and always will be :) Congrats on your new guy! :banana:

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Thanks :D

Congrats and welcome to the addiction and the site! :gj:

Beautiful! Your gonna love him.

Nice one handed pictures haha the first one is so prime.

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Originally Posted by Shirkan

Nice one handed pictures haha the first one is so prime.

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Ha ha yes they were one handed, thanks :) I hope to get loads of better shots when he has settled in, photography is another big passion in my life and now I have a great subject on tap :D

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Originally Posted by BigStack

It's does help, thanks, he is resting now all curled up in his hide.

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good stuff, enjoy your ball :D

Congrats! Beautiful snake :)

:welcome: to BP.net...

That first pic is great. Tongue shots are hard hard to catch.