Bumblebee ball python

Hello im going to possible be getting a bumblebee ball python from my ex. Hes selling it to me for $100 tank and all heat etc. hes said that hes a picky live eater and is on xx large mice tips please. i know i'm prolly gonna have to sent the rats with mice bedding but how much of a challenge will i have switching him to pre-killed then f/t. (Note i dont have it yet but theres a good chance i'll get it)

How old/big is the BP?

um he said he doesnt know the age

Ive gotten rescues that were picky eaters an mice only. Tbh ive never had a problem getting them t switch from mice to rats, I just offer a small enough rat an boom they take it. Granted most the picky ones have come from homes where the husbandry was off either lack of heat, humidity, water or all three. I also dont worry if they dont want to eat, so ive had to wait a picky one or two out

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Ok its still in the air if im gonna get it but i hope i do it sound like a good deal for him

$100 for a bee, even a picky eater, to me is an extremely good deal. Do you have any pictures of it?

I agree, hope he isn't pushing a fussy normal or spider on you for 100.

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i got a pic of him on my phone and theres some on his fb http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...psbdd235bb.jpg

Scenting with mouse/rat bedding works.
I got one of my live feeders on f/t without doing prekilled, also did this switch and shes over 600g.

Well theres a pic of him, it deff looks like a bumblebee

Being in a tank my be stressing him, making him a 'picky' eater. Give him plenty of hides and privacy and make sure you're doing all the right husbandry.
Please keep us posted. Hope you get him.

Andy - :snake:

I will its more or less waiting on my mom to decides if i can get him or not

Well im allowed to get the ball python waiting on it to get here

Good stuff, congrats on the pickup :)

:( Hes in rough shape though i got pics of him i'll post them in a few mins

Aww....maybe the poor lil guy neglected him?

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No he fed live and would leave them alone the poor thing is scared and the tail is chewed up :(

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Ouch! Poor thing. It wouldn't be a bad idea to clean those bites with some betadine so they don't get infected.

wow that is really sad! props to you for taking him in, it sounds like he will be in much better hands! Keep us posted on his condition!

Calder

i am worried about how to take care of his tail, i was thinking tripple antibiotic with out the pain killer

The ideal thing would be to clean it with betadine and then use Silver Sulfadiazine on it, but that is RX only so you would need a trip to the vet. Neosporin (triple antibiotic, same thing) will work as long as it doesn't have pain meds in it but it isn't ideal. It, like all petroleum based products, softens the scales and causes individual scale shedding. So my advice would be, if a vet visit is out of the question, clean with betadine and use the antibiotic ointment sparingly. Try to keep it only on the wounds, and not all over the snake.

I think i got some of that siver stuff from when i was burnt, how would i apply that it dont rub in, but i will be taking him to the vet when we get paid, i wasnt expecting him to be THIS bad my ex never said about him being chewed up

Silver Sulfadiazine is burn cream, so it's quite possible that they gave you some if you were burned. You just put it on like you would use antibiotic ointment...just dab it on and maybe rub it in gently. And I will say snakes are pretty resilient, so now that he's getting proper care he will probably recover just fine.

Ok from what i read do i have to mix the betadine?

I usually dilute it until it is tea colored, just to make sure it isn't too strong. Sorry I don't have a better measurement than that...

Also, not sure what you are using in his cage for substrate/bedding, but you may want to use paper towels while this heals. It will make it easier to keep the wounds clean.

Its ok we'll have to make a trip to wally world. i know he has to settle for a week but i dont have much choice on that part but to get him out for his tail the other mark looks healed

I agree with FireStorm that snakes are very resilient when it comes to those types of injuries, as I have found that to be the case as well. Just as long as you are keeping the cage clean, etc., and treating the wounds he should be just fine.

He is a pretty enough snake (I like bees anyway) and I'm really glad to see he is in better hands. :)

Thanks got a better look at the tail and it doesnt seem to be an open wound but hes got a vet visit on friday

I haven't had any problems switching from mice to rats with my balls as long as it's live, mine are picky in the sense they won't eat F/T

Ok got back from the vets today and she said that the wounds arent infected and to soak him twice a day and put some vitamin e on the abrasions since they are older than i thought

Vitamin e is great. I use it on my ears.

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Lol hes settling in good though im not sure about feeding him though. the vet said to try live but ones that cant hurt the snake

Multiple meals isn't bad, so give him some fatty rat pup's they won't hurt him.

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Lol hes settling in good though im not sure about feeding him though. the vet said to try live but ones that cant hurt the snake

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Live feeding can be done safely. Use a well fed feeder, and only leave it in with the snake for 15 min or so. Try a rat pup if you want to be really safe....they are pretty darn harmless. The injuries you see on your bee happened because the feeder was left unattended with the snake for extended periods.

I was thinking a harmless rat pup but i wanna give him a bit more time to adjust, but i dont know when he last ate. They weighed him at the office and hes 317 grams