New Here!

Hi all! I am brand new around here, and to snakes/ball pythons in general, so I thought I'd introduce myself. I fell in love with ball pythons almost 15 years ago, and finally was able to get one for myself recently! She is a 2.5 month old pastel female and I adore her already, though I am still working on a name for her! I also have a 2.5 year old female merle Great Dane named Joey and a 2 year old female cat named Dik Dik - as my boyfriend says, way too many females in our house lol. I have done a lot of research, but am still learning a lot, so I appreciate any advice/info people want to give! My pastel was 93 grams when I brought her home, and she has already eaten one meal with no problems! Super excited to watch her grow. She is extremely outgoing and inquisitive, which is one of the reasons I fell in love with her. I had never held/seen a ball python that was that outgoing, so I adore her personality. Still have a few things to iron out in her home (I know glass isn't ideal, but I wasn't aware of that before buying her, so I'm working on adjusting that now) - planning on hot gluing the wires down as soon as I make sure I have everything where I want it, but humidity and temps seem to be holding up fine!

Pics of her from before I bought her (at the reptile store) and in her new home exploring:
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file.../2/7/snek1.jpg
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file.../2/7/snek2.jpg
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file.../2/7/snek3.jpg
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file.../2/7/snek4.jpg

Welcome! I'm fairly new here myself and it's a wonderful place to get information from. :D Also, maybe it's just my computer, but I can't seem to see your pictures. But here's an idea for a name, Paisley the Pastel! :P

Hi, and welcome.
Sadly can't see your pictures either. Any help or advice you need someone will help here. And plenty of posts that may be of use.

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Sorry guys! I fixed the pictures - for some reason, uploading through imgur wasn't working. I like the name Paisley - I'll add it to the list of ideas :)

I remember when my pastel was that small! she is hefty now! Gratz on your girl!

It's working fine now, she's an adorable little noodle! :D

Thanks guys!

Rikoku I'll have to stalk some pictures of your pastel - can't wait to see what mine will look like when she is all grown up :)

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Thanks guys!

Rikoku I'll have to stalk some pictures of your pastel - can't wait to see what mine will look like when she is all grown up :)

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Mine isnt fully grown up, here is the most recent picture of her. Shes 678 Grams as of yesterday.

http://i1376.photobucket.com/albums/...psq5lentct.jpg

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Mine isnt fully grown up, here is the most recent picture of her. Shes 678 Grams as of yesterday.

http://i1376.photobucket.com/albums/...psq5lentct.jpg

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Woah! Still gorgeous and much bigger than my little!


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what a cutie!!
i just acquired my first as well and he's a 2 month old pastel. they're one of my favorite morphs!!
good luck with your new ball.

Welcome! Great looking snake you have there! Many people are misled by pet stores, I think they keep ball pythons in glass cages with minimal hides so people can see them and buy them, not the best setup for keeping a ball python long term. I started with glass, now all my glass aquariums are used to raise up mice and rats, I really enjoy breeding rodents for some reason LOL. I actually have a pro rack system for my snakes. The only problem with a rack system is that you keep buying more snakes to fill up the whole rack LOLOL.

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Welcome! Great looking snake you have there! Many people are misled by pet stores, I think they keep ball pythons in glass cages with minimal hides so people can see them and buy them, not the best setup for keeping a ball python long term. I started with glass, now all my glass aquariums are used to raise up mice and rats, I really enjoy breeding rodents for some reason LOL. I actually have a pro rack system for my snakes. The only problem with a rack system is that you keep buying more snakes to fill up the whole rack LOLOL.

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Haha! I think I will go for a PVC enclosure for her adult size cage, but thankfully I live in a part of Florida with humidity above 75% year round. waiting for her digital humidity monitor, but the analog hasn't dipped below 60 and has been normally around 75, so it's doing okay for now! She hasn't actually been using her hides, she seems to like curling up in the corner, not sure if it's because of how dark that corner is with the blanket curtains, but hey, whatever floats her boat!


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Originally Posted by wiggly bones

what a cutie!!
i just acquired my first as well and he's a 2 month old pastel. they're one of my favorite morphs!!
good luck with your new ball.

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Yes! I love the pastels. I like the subtleness of the morph. Very pretty!


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Nice snakes

Welcome! Very pretty girl you got! Mine don't use their hides much either, I'll walk by the enclosures and they are curled in a corner instead of their hide or on top of their hide is about as much use the hides get. Congrats on your first ball python!

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Welcome! Very pretty girl you got! Mine don't use their hides much either, I'll walk by the enclosures and they are curled in a corner instead of their hide or on top of their hide is about as much use the hides get. Congrats on your first ball python!

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That's good to know! She used it once or twice but has mainly been out of them now. I think it's because of how dark the tank is in general. And thanks :) I'm glad to have found this forum - all of my friends and family think I'm nutso!


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