What ATTRACTED YOU TO BPs?

I'm curious to know! :banana:

Ease of care, sweet paint jobs, being able to breed them and make hot babies, having a hobby that could potentially pay for itself, the genetics, and all the ball jokes i get to make. :D

Oh and even though theyre pets first and i treat them as such, i see my snakes as an investment as well .

genetic art, thats what drew me into snakes n general. the gamble. the thrill of seeing babies...its all so great!

Their normally mellow demeanor, small yet sturdy size, paint jobs. And after deciding it was the snake for me, investment opportunities / experience with breeding.

I got a ball over anyother snake because of their temperment, ease of care, and just how mellow they are. Also there size.

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I became attracted to BPs while I was looking for a good apartment pet in college. They seemed like the perfect beginner snake because of their size and temperments. The more I looked at pictures of them the more I started to think they have the cutest faces. It wasn't until I got my first morph that I became addicted though. For 5 months I only had one snake and since Feb 2011 I have gone from 2 to over 30. T_T

The variety of paint jobs :gj:

for me there is another unknown attraction i cannot explain...there is plenty of snakes with a lot of paint jobs....ball pythons are amazing NOT "pet rocks":P

My daughter knew that I used to own snakes and she loves them. She asked me to buy her a book on snakes and crocodiles and would ask me to read it to her at bedtime and asking for her own snake. I eventually had some extra money so I suprised her with a ball python because they are easy to care for, don't get too big (my daughter is almost 5 so that was important) and they are not known to be too nippy. She loves her pet and wants to take him out to read every night and is disappointed for the 2-3 nights that we don't take her out after feeding. I figured, I should have a snake of my own as well so I ordered a BCC from biggappleherp :) and now we have two. Soon to be 3 when I find a good onyx BP for a later breeding project for my daughter.

My girlfriend decided that she wanted to get a pet snake so I went on the internet and did some research. I came across Ball Pythons and recognized them. I had seen them at the zoo and always found them fascinating. I really didn't like corn snakes and didn't want anything that was considered aggressive. At that point I only knew of normals and Albinos... and I knew that I wanted both. Then I found this site and learned of all of the 100's of morphs. About a year later I actually joined the site lol.

i liked all snakes ever since i saw them kill and eat there's just something about them that attracted me too them. but i picked a bp because they are easy to care and they don't grow past 5ft like other snakes. breeding them is just another way to get free morphs instead of paying the big buck for the one's i'd like to get.

Specifically the head shape! But, it's a medium sized snake too. Not small like milks or corns but not a Burmese either!


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My wife hated snakes all her life. But me and my daughter finally talked her into letting us get a corn...which she promptly fell in love with. But the thing was squirrely . So we got our first ball because they are mellow. Well some are.

I want one as I am told they are a good starter snake that you can hold and will not try to run away

Working at the zoo (with several types of animals) we had an RTB, 2 cali kings, 2 desert kings, and 2 ball pythons. I had always liked snakes, but had never worked with them as my parents don't care for them. Instantly upon working with them, I fell in love with the BPs. I love their size - not too big, but not twiggy, their patterns and colors, their sweet disposition and tendencies to just chill out with you. Compared to corns, which I also love, they need more specific care but are still fairly easy to keep. :)

That zoo collection was also responsible for my adoration of blue tongue and prehensile tail skinks, chuckwallas, tortoises, leo and fat tail geckos, chinchillas, hedgehogs, and guinea pigs. :D

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Originally Posted by fishdip

I want one as I am told they are a good starter snake that you can hold and will not try to run away

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Run? Mine slither.

The fact that I can join a forum and say BALLS without any judgement.


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Truth be told, I just wanted a snake, preferably a Red Tail Boa or a Green Tree Python, but those aren't legal to own down here, so I did my research and found out only BPs and Garter Snakes are legal. Garter Snakes didn't please me, so I went with BPs. BUT, now that I do know about BPs, I wouldn't trade them for any other snakes, I just love these goofballs :D

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Originally Posted by luvmyballs

Run? Mine slither.

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Any garter snake I had got up and try to run any time I picked them up. Any bp I have picked up moved nice and slow and hung out.

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Originally Posted by fishdip

Any garter snake I had got up and try to run any time I picked them up. Any bp I have picked up moved nice and slow and hung out.

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I fell in love with them when I was in 5th grade. My teacher had a ball python in the class as well as a pair of bearded dragons and I just naturally gravitated towards the snake. He was a very interesting class pet and after enjoying it in the classroom I brought my dad to school and asked the teacher to show Monty to him, my dad liked Monty so two days later we went and bought our own and named her Egypt. She was an awesome pet as well. Easy to take care of and she never missed a meal, I mean NEVER (no finicky eating here) and so we enjoyed her. We had her for eight years and then my mom decided that she didn't want to keep her anymore (even though she didn't pay for food) and so she gave it away to a friend. I went to college and stayed in the dorms, upon my return home from the dorms I have decided that I want to have more now and so I intend to get into breeding and to have BPs for the foreseeable future. Currently I have three.

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Any garter snake I had got up and try to run any time I picked them up. Any bp I have picked up moved nice and slow and hung out.

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I can just see them running on there tiny little legs.:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by luvmyballs

I can just see them running on there tiny little legs.:rolleyes:

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It's so fun to talk about snakes farting, running and scuttling, prancing, grinning, TALKING. I like it when snakes scuttle. Lol:D

I wanted a snake and ball pythons were perfect for me! Easy to care for, chubby bodies, slow movement, and cute faces haha. I decided to expand when I saw how the pastel x spider makes bumblebees. I thought it was fascinating how you could control what color and pattern you want in your snake. I bought the morphs that were my favorite at the time thinking I might want to breed them later. I regret not buying a spider FEMALE haha. My spider boy is too cute though :D.

Feeding habits...snakes that eat every week are just too expensive to keep!

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Originally Posted by luvmyballs

I can just see them running on there tiny little legs.:rolleyes:

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Really so can I:gj:.

I love everything about them, colors, patterns, blushing, size, demeanor, ease of care, I really like watching them eat, I dunno if I am sick and fomented or normal, but it is what it is lol!!!!


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A picture of a beautiful Bumblebee ball drew me in. A Facebook friend of mine breeds pythons and shes posts various pics of balls. She posted a bumblebee and I fell in love. I started researching snakes and decided that a cornsnake would probably be best for me so I got one. She was a squirmy thing and wouldnt let you hold her. So my FB friend TWISTED MY ARM and made me get a BP :D (I love you Sandy lol). I originally just wanted one for a pet. I found the one I wanted (in avatar) but she came with a boyfriend so I started researching genetics and breeding. All of mine are babies (2012s) so it will be a few years but I am enjoying them none the less. I went from my original 2 to 6 and Im apt to get more yet.......just gotta get a rack system first :gj:

A bog standard normal! The shape of the head is the prettiest of any snake, chunky body and a great temperament! Morphs are just a HUGE bonus lol!


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Originally Posted by RobNJ

Feeding habits...snakes that eat every week are just too expensive to keep!

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For me it was pastels. I owned reptiles prior to getting my first ball, which was 7 years ago. I sold that one, however, at the urging of my mother and mother-in-law. I knew that they snake wouldn't hurt my son however I was tired of hearing them nag so it went. I had lepard geckos and a corn snake after that and I would always look at animals online. I saw my first pastel and super pastel on Greg Graziani's website and I had to have a pastel (wanted to make a super as the super was too expensive). I didn't get my second BP until two years later, and my third came two years after that. That was a year ago and now I'm at 8! Should breed for the first time this year however I have wanted to since I got my male pastel back in January of 2008.

They remind me of pokemon...

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Originally Posted by TJ_Burton

They remind me of pokemon...

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And you just gotta catch every freekin one... :D

I've always been an animal fanatic. Snakes,lizards, cats, dogs geckos were always fascinating. I was interested in corn snakes but they were so.... Twiggy? And in one Teacher's classroom I saw two ball pythons crammed into a 40 gallon fish tank. They were pretty chill animals and jut sat there staring or sleeping. I thought how miserable they must be sitting there crammed together. So I went out and did research on these snakes. As I learned about their natural habitat and behavior I was very sad but at the same time fell in love with these awesome creatures. But of course I didn't try to get a snake until recently. I finally manned up and bought all my snake stuff! Now I'm just waiting until Friday to pick up my first actual pet that I know how to care for and paid for with my own money!

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And you just gotta catch every freekin one... :D

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No kidding,
My Regidex has a long way to go.

I've always thought they were gorgeous. Even normals can be so stunning in colors and patterns. And I had a weird fascination with how they eat. I mean, how frakking cool is it to watch them propel themselves out like that and grab that mouse or rat and curl up in that death hug?! Pretty frakking awesome!! Plus, how sweet and gentle they are is a massive bonus to their appeal.

I've always loved snakes. I have a tendency to be attracted to misunderstood and maligned animals (snakes, sharks, rats, spiders, etc.), and had always wanted a pet snake. So, I did some research for a few months and decided on a Ball Python because of their manageable size, good temperament, low maintenance, and low cost (for some morphs).

I spent a lot of time growing up in my aunt and uncle's tattoo shop. They had a lot of snakes, among other animals. One of my favorite snakes was an 18ft burmese python named Fred, who was in fact a female. When I was a teen working at a pet store I decided I wanted a snake, but a burm was out of the question. So I picked a ball python because of their mellow temperament, looks and size. I have been hooked ever since.