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I am new to the forum but not new to snake owning. I currently have 2 regular ball pythons, one male and one female, that are about 2 years old. I also have a female calico ball that is around 1 year old. Last but not least, I have a corn snake that I caught on my back porch. I don't know what sex it is or how old but my son loves "it". I just got a new phone because my youngest daughter destroyed my old one, so I don't have any pictures at the moment. I plan on having a "photo shoot" tonight or first thing in the morning and I will upload them to the forum.

About me: I am a married 35 year old Floridian with 3 kids and my interests are snakes (of course), jewelry, and my camaro. I look forward to meeting as many of you as possible and swapping stories. Thanks for taking the time to read my post and I hope you all have a safe and happy New year

Welcome and howdy from Texas! With your perfect, Floridian, snake-keeping climate, 4 is not nearly enough. ;)

Looking forward to drooling over your pics. If you haven't already, download the free app Tapatalk. It makes uploading pictures super easy!

I love tapatalk and don't know what I'd do without it. I strongly agree that 4 is not enough and I've had a few red tail boas in the past and I really want another one... or two [emoji16] plus I gotta get a friends for the calico and corn so they don't get lonely

A very warm welcome to you! Looking forward to pictures of your snakes! I often hear that snakes are like tattoos where once you get one you just want more and more! I'm quickly seeing how that's true! Haha they really are fascinating and addicting creatures!

Happy New Year to you too!

Welcome. Sounds like you have a very nice collection.

Welcome to the forum!!!

Happy New Year to you and yours.

Ok, the glamour shots will have to wait until tomorrow but I took a couple quikies because I'm bored. Bigboi and babygurl... she's kinda shy because she's starting to shed but he just did ( all in one piece) so he wants to playhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...8de223ee0a.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...bc93f44fc5.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...67f8d84a3e.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...4a3a5cbdcd.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...bda7d2db7a.jpg

Calihttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...bad29c7ade.jpg
She needs a soak

And finally, bodak https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c6a6605dd5.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...9cd4b973ed.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...23f7500778.jpg

My apologies for the hairy arms...im italian

The two normals aren't cohabited, are they? If so they need their own separate enclosures.


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The two normals aren't cohabited, are they? If so they need their own separate enclosures.


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I bought them together and they don't like to be separated from each other so I figured it'd be ok. Is this not safe?

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I bought them together and they don't like to be separated from each other so I figured it'd be ok. Is this not safe?

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I'm curious how you know they don't like to be separated???

BPs are solitary animals, they should be housed separately.

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I bought them together and they don't like to be separated from each other so I figured it'd be ok. Is this not safe?

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Best scenario you end up with eggs eventually. Worst scenario one of them eats the other and one or both of them die.


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I'm curious how you know they don't like to be separated???

BPs are solitary animals, they should be housed separately.

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Every time I've separated them, they constantly try to get back together and they spend 90% of their day balled up together. They both seem to be protective of one another and don't seem to like it when the other is handled

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Best scenario you end up with eggs eventually. Worst scenario one of them eats the other and one or both of them die.


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I'd definitely like it if they made babies but I definitely don't want to risk losing either one so I guess I'll just have to deal with them being mad at me and separate them [emoji852]

Coiling together can be an attempt to assert dominance. They are strictly solitary creatures aside from mating


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Beautiful snakes btw and welcome!

Nice looking serpents. Welcome.


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Coiling together can be an attempt to assert dominance. They are strictly solitary creatures aside from mating


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I appreciate the info. I bought them as babies from a guy on Craigslist that was scared to death of them. I got both snakes, cage, water dish, heat lamp, and a big stone for $100. I assume they came from the same clutch but I don't know for sure. I kinda think they might have been stolen because both the guy and his gf were both terrified of them. I've been wanting to convert my den into my reptile room and make them all a nice enclosure so I guess I'll be making them separate ones. I definitely don't want them to get hurt or worse. I'm glad I joined this forum before it was to late.

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I am new to the forum but not new to snake owning. I currently have 2 regular ball pythons, one male and one female, that are about 2 years old. I also have a female calico ball that is around 1 year old. Last but not least, I have a corn snake that I caught on my back porch. I don't know what sex it is or how old but my son loves "it". I just got a new phone because my youngest daughter destroyed my old one, so I don't have any pictures at the moment. I plan on having a "photo shoot" tonight or first thing in the morning and I will upload them to the forum.

About me: I am a married 35 year old Floridian with 3 kids and my interests are snakes (of course), jewelry, and my camaro. I look forward to meeting as many of you as possible and swapping stories. Thanks for taking the time to read my post and I hope you all have a safe and happy New year

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Welcome !!!!

For what it's worth my son ( and soulmate ) moved to now lives in Florida so fingers crossed we may be joining you there in a few years :)

PS Hold that thought , just remembered he mentioned that they had a 'plan' to end up in Hawaii ...


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welcome to the forum!!! [emoji3]

please separate the two snakes. they do not "cuddle," they're competing for the best resources in the enclosure. i can guarantee you that they don't "want" to be together nor do they seek each other out, as that is not in their nature (besides mating), whether clutchmates or not.

your Corn snake is beautiful! i adopted my Corn without knowing too much about them, but he is so much fun and i'm glad i have him.

thanks for sharing photos. [emoji4]

The corn has a good back story. My son was afraid of snakes and screamed when he seen it. I was chasing him around the house and he ran out my back door so I locked him out. After about 2 minutes, I heard him let out a very high pitch scream so I opened the door and found bodak on my back porch right next to the door. He looked hungry so I cleaned out an extra aquarium and put some bedding, hide and water dish in then went to the pet store and got it 2 pinkies. The little savage ate them both while they were still alive.my son got attached to it and wanted to keep it and I figured it would help break his fear of snakes, which it did. The snake has gotten out of its aquarium twice and both times found it's way to my sons room on the opposite side of the house. The second time it escaped, it decided to use my son as a heat source and scared the crap outta him in the middle of the night