snow here

snow reporting in. i picked up my first snake tonight.

he is a very calm and friendly ball python. the guy said he was born at the beginning of the year or the beginning of summer :confusd: me mind is bad. but here he is..

im going to run a basic setup. nothing fancy. 20gallon tank.

http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/a...14781267_n.jpg

Welcome to crack. Prepare to get addicted. Just....try not to steal/mooch money from your family to get your fix.

:gj:

i wont. i like him. he is young. got him for $25. which isnt bad. i live in northwest bama. haha. i like him so far.

Not at all. Soon you'll find yourself getting a second...then a third...then the 10th...

And you will find yourself playing with the morph wizard...wondering what would happen if you paired one morph with another. You WILL lose sleep at night over this!

yea. instead of getting a tank thought about building a rack. shhhh. im not addicted yet ;)

advice?

Oh Denial. We all go through it ;) :rofl:

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Originally Posted by snowcolt

yea. instead of getting a tank thought about building a rack. shhhh. im not addicted yet ;)

advice?

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I like building stuff, so I'd say go for it! Chances are you will fill the thing up soon enough anyway :P

I built my first rack about 4 months after getting my first snake. I filled it up in about a year XD

That is how this addiction starts I only need one more then you need a rack an Incubator ETC. :D Welcome tot he forum and addiction :banana:

I'm fansinated by them. He is a super calm snake and he has a sweet pattern. I like him. He needs some friends ;)

Are ball pythons pet friendly?

sorry to double post. but i had him in a 3qt clear top box. boooo

here is what i went out and got today.

need a heat pad asap.. a hid log. maybe locks?

btw 16 qt.

http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/a...psb370d5f6.jpghttp://i914.photobucket.com/albums/a...pse46a31c0.jpghttp://i914.photobucket.com/albums/a...psaa6fa45f.jpg

He definetly needs 2 hide boxes. Bps are big hiders they dont really like being out in the open.
He needs a heat pad and a thermostat to regulate it.

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yea. one on the hot side and one on the cold.

i like this blue tint he has..http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps4fa4c46c.jpg

Hes pretty. I suggest not handleing him for about a week so he can settle and feel safe in his new home.

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welp...

he used the bathroom yesterday.

and tomorrow is feeding day. he is doing really good.

any suggestions on what to feed. i got another box to feed him in instead of his.

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Originally Posted by Kaorte

I like building stuff, so I'd say go for it! Chances are you will fill the thing up soon enough anyway :P

I built my first rack about 4 months after getting my first snake. I filled it up in about a year XD

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That's exactly the reason why I DIDN'T build/buy a rack. :rofl:

good some good news...

my cousin gave me this. they had salt water fish at one time. ive been cleaning it. disassembled the hood. cleaned it. plugged it up. a short :mad:. need a new one

but its a 75 gallon tank. not too bad for free ;)

its huge

http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1348375385

And probably wayyyyy too big for a young bo. Its even big for an adult. Bps dont like a lot of space so if you choose to use it make sure you clutter it a lot.

Do you know his weight?

Also feed in his enclosure it makes them more xomfortable and cage aggression from food is a myth.
Moving them to eat can actually cause stress and you to get bit.
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Originally Posted by Rawbbeh

Not at all. Soon you'll find yourself getting a second...then a third...then the 10th...

And you will find yourself playing with the morph wizard...wondering what would happen if you paired one morph with another. You WILL lose sleep at night over this!

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lol...that´s true...and you are already in. No exit now my friend. I bought my first ball 14 years ago, and here I am. And about the morph wizard, its better than xbox!

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Originally Posted by xFenrir

That's exactly the reason why I DIDN'T build/buy a rack. :rofl:

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I started with a 5 tub rack and then
I made the mistake of making a ten tub rack a few months back and it's gonna be 90% full in the next week gl

We started with 1 corn snake just over a year ago and now have 3 corns and 16 balls

welp. feeding day was yesterday. petco didnt have pinkies. and they were just rude...

i got him a regular mouse. he ate it no problem.

saw a ad earlier. male and female pythons for sale. female regular. male het pied. but havent been handled much and 2 years old. includes tank. $150.

http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1348445331

Pinks are too small for a bp anyway. A bp right out of the egg can take a mouse hopper or rat fuzzy no problem.

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yea he didnt have no problems getting it down.

ok. this 75 gallon is too big. way too big for my room. i put it up for sale kinda high. $250. local. got someone interested in it.

if i sell it going to get another tank. and maybe check on the het pied and female.

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Originally Posted by snowcolt

welp. feeding day was yesterday. petco didnt have pinkies. and they were just rude...

i got him a regular mouse. he ate it no problem.

saw a ad earlier. male and female pythons for sale. female regular. male het pied. but havent been handled much and 2 years old. includes tank. $150.

http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1348445331

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What percentage of het is the male?
Will they give paperwork?
Are they reputable? (check the BOI)

It's not really worth buying hets unless you are getting them from a reputable breeder. Anyone can claim their normals are "het", and it's not hard to make up fake paperwork.

Plus, unless you get a female pied or het pied, there'd be really no point.

good call. if i can find one with papers.. i would def buy one. there are 2 here. asked them if they had papers. i love pied. they are beautiful snakes

so.. im debating on trading my tank.

there is a breeder here and he has some new hatched hets. pied.

he wants to trade me a pair of pied hets for the tank.

It really is like crack, I had 0 ball pythons at the start of the year and now one up to 7 sitting in a rack lol


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yea. i like my norm. but want a pied.. i gotta wait a long time. he said they were born 9/16. very young. very cool nice guy.

here are some pics
the babies
http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/a...lt17/image.jpg
http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/a...17/image-2.jpg
http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/a...17/image-3.jpghttp://i914.photobucket.com/albums/a...17/image-4.jpg

dad

http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/a...7/IMG_0116.jpg

his reptile room


http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/a...7/IMG_8339.jpg

randoms

http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/a...7/IMG_2910.jpg


http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/a...7/IMG_6098.jpg

http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/a...7/IMG_7498.jpg

http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/a...7/IMG_9528.jpg
http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/a...7/IMG_9790.jpg

well. got what ive been waiting for hoping i wouldnt have any problems.

here it is. perfect. not one tear. :). i was hoping i wouldnt have any problems. but i noticed his vent is bleeding. :/ any suggestions

http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/a...015_223600.jpg

oh and here is some pics after fresh shed. sorry for all the pics. he is a pretty norm IMO.

http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1350363378

http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1350363326

http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1350363251

http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1350363206

http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1350363194

A little blood from the vent is normal during a shed, as long as its not bleeding out for more than a few min then he's fine!!!!


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