My First Ball Python

My First ball Python :)



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Congradulations!
Cute little snake!!:D

Thank you... Hes has a weird personality will never ball up for me when i take him out always wants to be on the go....

Cute little snake you got there welcome to the addiction.
And assuming by the camo jacket you served for our country, thank you for helping to protect our freedom!!!!!

Lol, well at least you know he's has a healthy range of motion!:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by 1nstinct

Cute little snake you got there welcome to the addiction.
And assuming by the camo jacket you served for our country, thank you for helping to protect our freedom!!!!!

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Thank you very much glad to serve... Funny thing is i was always scared of snakes and for some reason all of a sudden always wanted one... i can see how this becomes a addiction lol.... because i kinda want more :) :) Figured a normal would be a good start hopefully in a year i get a different morph :)

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Originally Posted by Capray

Lol, well at least you know he's has a healthy range of motion!:rolleyes:

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I know and hes stubborn trying to put him in the feeding container is a pain spent like 5 mins trying to get his tail of the side while i was trying to put lid on little guy would not put his tail in the contrainer lol so stubborn ..... and a real good feeder hasnt missed a meal since i got him.

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Originally Posted by Burzurk

I know and hes stubborn trying to put him in the feeding container is a pain spent like 5 mins trying to get his tail of the side while i was trying to put lid on little guy would not put his tail in the contrainer lol so stubborn ..... and a real good feeder hasnt missed a meal since i got him.

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I would just feed him in his cage. Feeding in the cage isn't going to make him aggressive or mistake you for food. In-fact you are far more likely to have issues when feeding in a separate container.

Like the coloration

His Set-up

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Originally Posted by iCandiBallPythons

Like the coloration

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Thank you :)

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

I would just feed him in his cage. Feeding in the cage isn't going to make him aggressive or mistake you for food. In-fact you are far more likely to have issues when feeding in a separate container.

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I always heard it was better too feed him out of his main enclosure.... i have him on Frozen thawed

Very pretty!!

Congrats!

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just a little advice, you might want to move the light over to the extreme right of the tank and cover the left (helps with humidity)

Oh yeah and welcome to the addiction :D

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Originally Posted by decensored

Very pretty!!

Congrats!

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Thank you :)

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Originally Posted by ExotixTowing

just a little advice, you might want to move the light over to the extreme right of the tank and cover the left (helps with humidity)

Oh yeah and welcome to the addiction :D

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Yeah it is addiction just thought 1 would be enough now i wait more this guy will be my learning experiences :) i give that a try thank you

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Originally Posted by Burzurk

I always heard it was better too feed him out of his main enclosure.... i have him on Frozen thawed

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Many people especially pet store employees say that you should feed outside of the snakes cage, but almost all of the experienced members on this site and all of the big BP breeders feed them in their cages.

Think of it this way:

To feed a snake in their cage doesn't require you to come into contact with them at all... but to put into and take out of a separate container does.

A BP can tell the difference between a rodent and your hand... they use smell, heat vision, and sight to identify potential prey. As long as your hand doesn't look, smell and have the same thermal signature as a rat (which it won't) a BP isn't going to mistake you for food. This isn't to say that you will never get bit, but if you do 99% of the time the snake wasn't intending on eating you.

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

Many people especially pet store employees say that you should feed outside of the snakes cage, but almost all of the experienced members on this site and all of the big BP breeders feed them in their cages.

Think of it this way:

To feed a snake in their cage doesn't require you to come into contact with them at all... but to put into and take out of a separate container does.

A BP can tell the difference between a rodent and your hand... they use smell, heat vision, and sight to identify potential prey. As long as your hand doesn't look, smell and have the same thermal signature as a rat (which it won't) a BP isn't going to mistake you for food. This isn't to say that you will never get bit, but if you do 99% of the time the snake wasn't intending on eating you.

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Made some good points... Thank you so much for your help! i will feed him inside his enclosure for his next feeding...
Thank you so much

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Originally Posted by Burzurk

Made some good points... Thank you so much for your help! i will feed him inside his enclosure for his next feeding...
Thank you so much

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TSM has many many good points !!!!

I learned a bunch from TSM !!

Aaron is awesome :)

And if you think about it, you're more likely to get bit when feeding outside of his enclosure ;)

I was told to feed my first bp in a separate container. I found this site (am on daily ahaha) and have been feeding in his enclosure since. Big guy has NEVER bit me.

The little one is beautiful! I love the darker colors! May it have a long happy life! :gj:

Congratulations. Cute little guy :D

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

I would just feed him in his cage. Feeding in the cage isn't going to make him aggressive or mistake you for food. In-fact you are far more likely to have issues when feeding in a separate container.

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X2 feed in the cage all my picky eaters have been pigs since I started feeding in the cage. I will also say the only time I have been bitten is was my fault no AGGRESION so I would not worry about that :)

Reason I haven't been feeding in the cage also is because I heard substrate could get in the mouse and can harm the snake

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Originally Posted by Burzurk

Reason I haven't been feeding in the cage also is because I heard substrate could get in the mouse and can harm the snake

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Snakes in the wild live on dirt and they xan digest bones a litrle but of substrate wobt hurt them. :)

I use eco earth and a lil get stuck in my snakes mouth he just yawns till he gets it out.

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Congrats and welcome to the addiction!

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Originally Posted by PorcelainxDoll

Snakes in the wild live on dirt and they xan digest bones a litrle but of substrate wobt hurt them. :)

I use eco earth and a lil get stuck in my snakes mouth he just yawns till he gets it out.

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That's what I thought ! Makes sense I use aspen bedding

Paper towels are the bedding most people worry about causing impaction.

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Originally Posted by PorcelainxDoll

Paper towels are the bedding most people worry about causing impaction.

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Really i would think the loose bedding would be a problem getting on the mouse

It can but not enoughh usually to hurt your snake

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Originally Posted by Burzurk

Really i would think the loose bedding would be a problem getting on the mouse

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If a paper towel gets ingested it will do a lot more damage than loose substrate will. Though it is far less likely to happen.

Is a snake eats a small amount of loose substrate chances are that the snake won't see any negative effects.

But a large amount of loose substrate can be very dangerous as well.

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

If a paper towel gets ingested it will do a lot more damage than loose substrate will. Though it is far less likely to happen.

Is a snake eats a small amount of loose substrate chances are that the snake won't see any negative effects.

But a large amount of loose substrate can be very dangerous as well.

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Good points... Maybe saturday for his feed i try in his enclosure this time and see how that goes