It's offcial, I'm a nervously proud snake owner.

Hey there...

So excited to finally make the decision to be a snake owner. After a lot of reading (here and on the web), I chose a ball python to be my first. Forgive the crude habitat she's in but I didn't want to spend of ton of money out of the gate....however, I'm looking at the T8's and crunching the numbers....

So without further ado....Heeeeeeeere's Lucy....a platinum lesser (according to the reptile guy I bought her from)

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Great face (in my novice opinion)


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Checking out her new pad....

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I'm both very nervous and excited. I'm sure I'll have a lot of questions but things seem to be well covered here in the many threads available to us. I've also noticed this has got to be one of the BEST forums I've visited in that there's not a lot of fighting and/or insulting posts. I look forward to sharing with all of you for years to come. Any and all advice is appreciated.

Thanks...

Lucy is an absolute doll :) congratulations!

Once she puts on some size, an AP T8 would be a phenomenal enclosure. I have a few of them and I love them.

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Congrats!

Nice first addition! And, welcome! Hope you both enjoy your stay.

Thanks for the replies...I look forward to many years here sharing our experiences together.

I didn't think I was going to feed today, but I knew her last meal was Sunday at the shop when I wanted to make sure she was eating, so I tried....SUCCESS!!! She was settled into her hab nicely so I figured why not. Refused the second fluffy but I'm happy she ate and is resting comfortably in her hot hide.


Good wrap

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Down it goes

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Digesting in her hot hide

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Sorry to post so many pics but I'm happy to see she ate her first meal with me. Going to let her rest now. Think tomorrow morning to handle her or wait until Tuesday morning?

Congrats and welcome.... I was in your shoes only about 6 months ago i had gotten my very first bp... now I'm about to have 1 bp and 2 boas it's a very addictive hobby... And the t8 you are looking into are great holds humidity awesome very light AND durable and on top of that customer service at animal plastics is top notch... I currently have 2 waiting to get my 3rd... But anyways congrats on the beautiful new addition of yours and if you need to ask any questions at all everyone here is always willing to help

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Just a quick update on my girl.

She's eating well every 7 days on 2 f/t weaned mice. Has a great temperament when being handled. Seems to be comfortable in her tank as she moves from cool to hot hides and even settles in an "open area" through the night I found. Temps and RH are on point. But most importantly....when I woke up for work tonight I checked on her.....

She SHED in 1 full piece today!!!!! :taz: That shed made me sooooo happy that I've created an environment for her that is suitable and agrees with her. Yes, it's her first shed with me so it's exciting, for me at least LOL :D

I'll grab a couple quick pics tomorrow when I weigh her before feeding but I peeked into her cool hide and her beautiful platinum lesser colors were vibrant again!!!

what a great Christmas gift....

Merry Christmas (or whatever holiday you celebrate) to all of you.

Good to hear she's doing so well for you ^_^

Congrats 🎈 on your pretty girl!

I agree, you joined the best and most polite forum on the internet. Glad you joined. :)

Today was feeding day, I like to grab a quick weight before letting her eat. 186g, she's put on 31g since I got her 4 weeks ago.

Looking good after yesterdays shed...


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waiting to eat.....(yes, i feed in a separate tub then her enclosure)

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Had to replace her favorite hide with a larger one today.

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Within minutes she was in there enjoying the new space.
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It's a good feeling when they use and adjust to new furniture/props right away.

I enjoy seeing my ball python exploring at night so I purchased a driftwood thing from Petco. She really seemed to "enjoy" it but unfortunately all it did was grow mold after a few days and it's been returned. Funny thing is the girl at the store knew right away and refunded without issue.

Fortunately for me, I saw a fellow member (Sauzo) made a PVC jungle gym for his snake and I though it was a genius idea. The ability to create something for my snake to interact with and change it anytime I want, it's like adult tinker toys that are simple to clean!!!

Here are a couple pics - and she seems to really "like" the new Zilla rock lair hide I have on her hot side with a little moss in it for humidity. This is her temporary home until my T10's arrive.


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That's awesome. When I move my girl into a larger enclosure I plan on making something like that for her. She will def use it...

Im waiting on a AP too. Seems like forever.. I just painted all my PVC climbs for it with Brown Wrinkle paint and drilled some holes to run fake Leave threw ect...
Glad Lucy is doing so well. She looks really Healthy.

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That's awesome. When I move my girl into a larger enclosure I plan on making something like that for her. She will def use it...

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Thanks - and thank Sauzo for the idea. It's so easy to do.

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Im waiting on a AP too. Seems like forever.. I just painted all my PVC climbs for it with Brown Wrinkle paint and drilled some holes to run fake Leave threw ect...
Glad Lucy is doing so well. She looks really Healthy.

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I talked to Ali yesterday and they are "on schedule" per the date I initially placed my order - they are cranking out enclosures like mad - good for business.

Thank you - she seems content and loves to explore at night - some mornings it looks like a bulldozer went through her enclosure LOL Hoping for a solid shed this morning (or soon) when I get home as her eyes were cloudy the other day and clear yesterday.

I like that black PVC. Another idea that I stole from the guys over at the GTP boards is you can take the white PVC and put the gym all together and then take it outside and use a handheld propane torch and scorch the pvc to give it that brown wood color and spritz it with water which will also give it texture. Do it outside as the fumes are toxic lol. And then you just let it cool and harden up and you get the cool texture and mixed coloring.

You can also make big ones for the room so your snakes can have a big jungle gym to climb around on. I haven't done it yet as I got a lot of stuff on my list atm as in 4 T8s, a room air purifier and a chest freezer so I can finally quit paying out the keester for all my rats, chicks and quails lol. Then I also need to save up at least $1000 for the Pucallpa Peruvian BCC as that's going to be the base price for them and they just go up from there based on color and pattern so I'm figuring it's going to run me probably $1200-$1500 for a really nice female neonate from Vin Russo. And then there is the 3 T25s I need :(

But anyways, looking good with the PVC gym.

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Originally Posted by Sauzo

I like that black PVC. Another idea that I stole from the guys over at the GTP boards is you can take the white PVC and put the gym all together and then take it outside and use a handheld propane torch and scorch the pvc to give it that brown wood color and spritz it with water which will also give it texture. Do it outside as the fumes are toxic lol. And then you just let it cool and harden up and you get the cool texture and mixed coloring.

You can also make big ones for the room so your snakes can have a big jungle gym to climb around on. I haven't done it yet as I got a lot of stuff on my list atm as in 4 T8s, a room air purifier and a chest freezer so I can finally quit paying out the keester for all my rats, chicks and quails lol. Then I also need to save up at least $1000 for the Pucallpa Peruvian BCC as that's going to be the base price for them and they just go up from there based on color and pattern so I'm figuring it's going to run me probably $1200-$1500 for a really nice female neonate from Vin Russo. And then there is the 3 T25s I need :(

But anyways, looking good with the PVC gym.

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wow you got some money to shell out hahahah. I talked to Vin last week and he had a pair im looking into left from 2016 but I wanted 2017's this fall instead. Ive spent to much this winter and I don't start working again until spring... So I figure I'll call him Aug/Sep 17'

When checking on Lucille this morning she's in blue. I find this process so amazing and hope to someday observe her actually shedding.

Bumped the humidity up to help and hopefully get another 1 piece shed from her. So excited she seems to be doing well in my care.

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She's a beauty!! Glad to hear she's eating well and her first shed was a success!! And yes, you chose the right forum.

5 anxious days of waiting and here it is....She ate Saturday and shed sometime after as I found it sunday. Another 1 piece with eye caps shed. So happy what I'm doing seems to be working for her.

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Awesome!!!