first time owner

i just purchased a ball python 2 weeks ago he/she has no problem eating and i think it has a shedding problem,

i was wondering if anyone can give me some tips on age and how to figure out the gender

Make sure you provide good humidity I'd say 60% so he could shed in one piece also for gender you would have to pop him and to be on the safe side I'd contact a breeder who knows what he's doing so he can pop it for you

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Originally Posted by R_lopez

Make sure you provide good humidity I'd say 60% so he could shed in one piece also for gender you would have to pop him and to be on the safe side I'd contact a breeder who knows what he's doing so he can pop it for you

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thanks its just idk if their are any breeders in my area and the vets charge $55 to tell me the gender

There are plenty of video's on youtube, but I cannot stress that being careful is key.

yea i think ill try to do it myself, any tips on what not to do or if i should expect a bite and my ball is about 2ft maybe 3ft and the store owner said its 11 months old. is this true?

Just be careful you can injure you snake. Google breeders in your area first, maybe there is one who could show you.

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Originally Posted by Mft62485

Just be careful you can injure you snake. Google breeders in your area first, maybe there is one who could show you.

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ok thanks for the help and yea last thing i wana do is hurt the snake

and can you tell me if my snake is a normal ball or what?

Yes I forgot use some YouTube videos that might work just make sure ur not hurting him or not doing it right I don't think you will be expecting a bite either

I can try. Post a picture, if I don't know, someone on here will.

It looks to be a normal, if you upload a better pic through photobucket you'll get a definite answer :)

Yea post a picture

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Originally Posted by llovelace

It looks to be a normal, if you upload a better pic through photobucket you'll get a definite answer :)

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Yeah, from the profile picture, I'd agree it looks like a normal.

http://s1035.photobucket.com/albums/...3D_2213693.jpg

here or 2 pictures of its tail and head please ask if you need more

I would say normal, but a good looking one at that.

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Originally Posted by Mft62485

I would say normal, but a good looking one at that.

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ok thanks and you cant tell the gender by the tail? (i read somewhere that their is a way but im not sure )

It might be possible, but I can't do it.

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Originally Posted by Mft62485

It might be possible, but I can't do it.

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ok thanks anyways i appreciate all the help