Greetings from Arizona

Hello, everyone! This is my first post and I'm eager to explore the years of accumulated knowledge stored here. I live in San Tan Valley, Arizona (roughly 30 miles southeast of Phoenix) and I'm fairly new to the hobby. I currently own three ball pythons and I really enjoy having them. One is a male pastel desert orange ghost (770 grams), the second is a female albino champagne ringer (633 grams), and the third is a female mystic potion 66% het for piebald (685 grams). I got them solely based on how they looked but now I'm becoming really interested in the genetics of ball pythons and all the different morphs out there. I would love to obtain a few more snakes and start to breed them in time. They're currently housed in glass enclosures and thriving but I really want to move them into a rack system of some kind. In fact, I discovered this site while searching for information on racks. I really like the commercial racks (anybody have any experience with the racks at Reptile Revolution?) I'm seeing and a lot of the D.I.Y. racks look great. I don't have lots of disposable income so I want to make sure whatever I decide on is something of quality and value.

I look forward to talking to all of you and learning all I kind about these amazing animals.

welcome to the forum, and hello from the Windy City!!!

you need to post pics of your group! they all sound beautiful. :)

i've never heard of Reptile Revolution, but others might have. if you have any questions about racks, you can post in the caging section.

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Originally Posted by tttaylorrr

welcome to the forum, and hello from the Windy City!!!

you need to post pics of your group! they all sound beautiful. :)

i've never heard of Reptile Revolution, but others might have. if you have any questions about racks, you can post in the caging section.

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Hello, tttaylorrr! I'll be sure to include some photos of my snakes once I figure out how to do so. I've tried several methods and I can't get any of them to work.

Also, when I was taking a picture of my albino champagne ringer I noticed a few discolored scale on her back, near her tail. She shed last night and I didn't see the discolored scales before that. I know it's difficult to lend advice without seeing a picture but would you happen to have an idea of what it could be?

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Originally Posted by Skeptiball

Hello, tttaylorrr! I'll be sure to include some photos of my snakes once I figure out how to do so. I've tried several methods and I can't get any of them to work.

Also, when I was taking a picture of my albino champagne ringer I noticed a few discolored scale on her back, near her tail. She shed last night and I didn't see the discolored scales before that. I know it's difficult to lend advice without seeing a picture but would you happen to have an idea of what it could be?

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to share photos: you can upload them to an image hosting site like imgur.com and then post the link here, or you can use the free app Tapatalk to post and upload photos directly from your smartphone.

as for the scales: i really can't say without a photo. it could be some stuck shed from the previous shed, but a picture would help me help you better.

Welcome!!!

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hullo from Em City. i briefly lived in Tempe a long time ago. AZ has the most beautiful sunrises.

i love ringers and look forward to seeing pix of your cuties. :)

Welcome. Be sure to.check out Arizona Ball Python Breeders group on facebook if you have not already.

Welcome! I hope you enjoy your stay.

Also, what part of San Tan Valley? In a couple of weeks we'll practically be neighbors. :gj:

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Originally Posted by enginee837

Welcome. Be sure to.check out Arizona Ball Python Breeders group on facebook if you have not already.

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I've yet to use Facebook but the group you're talking about may convince me to sign up.

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Welcome! I hope you enjoy your stay.

Also, what part of San Tan Valley? In a couple of weeks we'll practically be neighbors. :gj:

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Hello, Eric, I'm in San Tan Heights just off of Hunt Highway.

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Hello, Eric, I'm in San Tan Heights just off of Hunt Highway.

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Seriously?!?! That's exactly where we are moving. Small world.

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Hello, tttaylorrr! I'll be sure to include some photos of my snakes once I figure out how to do so. I've tried several methods and I can't get any of them to work.

Also, when I was taking a picture of my albino champagne ringer I noticed a few discolored scale on her back, near her tail. She shed last night and I didn't see the discolored scales before that. I know it's difficult to lend advice without seeing a picture but would you happen to have an idea of what it could be?

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Hopefully I've embedded these links correctly. If not, it's back to the drawing board. I'll go take a few photos of the discolored scales I described earlier and hope to have them up very soon.
https://imgur.com/MZCYuir this is Zulu
https://imgur.com/3rVTwzl this is Ripley (Rip)
https://imgur.com/asoT5H1 this is Beatrix

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Originally Posted by tttaylorrr

to share photos: you can upload them to an image hosting site like imgur.com and then post the link here, or you can use the free app Tapatalk to post and upload photos directly from your smartphone.

as for the scales: i really can't say without a photo. it could be some stuck shed from the previous shed, but a picture would help me help you better.

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Here are a few photos of the discolored scales I mentioned earlier (Forgive me everyone if I'm posting in the wrong forum but this is all new to me). She completed a shed yesterday with no real issue and I noticed these scales today. Unlike my other two balls, she likes to burrow in her substrate (cypress mulch) quite a bit and I'm wondering if these marks are due to that. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

https://imgur.com/iU60nSo
https://imgur.com/CBffSsc
https://imgur.com/aobESzv

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Originally Posted by Eric Alan

Seriously?!?! That's exactly where we are moving. Small world.

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Nice! Perhaps I can see your collection someday when you're nice and settled in, neighbor. :sweeet:

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Here are a few photos of the discolored scales I mentioned earlier (Forgive me everyone if I'm posting in the wrong forum but this is all new to me). She completed a shed yesterday with no real issue and I noticed these scales today. Unlike my other two balls, she likes to burrow in her substrate (cypress mulch) quite a bit and I'm wondering if these marks are due to that. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

https://imgur.com/iU60nSo
https://imgur.com/CBffSsc
https://imgur.com/aobESzv

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looks like some scales got pulled during the shed. ive seen something similar after a shed but with only one scale.

the humidity might have dropped before the shed. keep an eye on it in case it worsens.

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Originally Posted by tttaylorrr

looks like some scales got pulled during the shed. ive seen something similar after a shed but with only one scale.

the humidity might have dropped before the shed. keep an eye on it in case it worsens.

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I will and thanks for the help.

Welcome to the forum. Some of us use "TAPTALK" to post pics and use the forum. I didnt know what that was until this site hahaha but I found it in the app store on my phone. That way you can post pics right from your camera roll like FB/Instram etc..

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Originally Posted by CALM Pythons

Welcome to the forum. Some of us use "TAPTALK" to post pics and use the forum. I didnt know what that was until this site hahaha but I found it in the app store on my phone. That way you can post pics right from your camera roll like FB/Instram etc..

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Thank you for your time and help, CALM. I was able to post some links to my pictures via imgur.com but I'll be sure to give TAPTALK a try as well. Take care.

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Originally Posted by Eric Alan

Welcome! I hope you enjoy your stay.

Also, what part of San Tan Valley? In a couple of weeks we'll practically be neighbors. :gj:

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you're gonna give up citrus farming?

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Originally Posted by Ax01

you're gonna give up citrus farming?

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Ha! For the time being, yeah. Backyard is a blank slate at the new place.