First ball python

My son wanted a ball python for his 12th birthday, so we went to repticon last Sunday and picked her up. He named her Izzie. We got home and put her in her enclosure and left her alone to get used to it. We wanted to make sure she would eat for us before we started handling her. The breeder said she was eating live. We wanted to switch to f/t, so picked that up on Friday. I really didn't think it would be easy from what I have read. We thawed it out in her room and used a blow dryer on it for a few seconds. Within minutes she struck it, and started eating :) Hopefully, I posted the picture right :/https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b163887c06.jpg

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congrats to you and your son!!! and that's awesome your new noodle took to the switch so easily!

that's a very pretty Lesser! i hope you share more pics!!! [emoji3]

Welcome to the forum and the wonderful world of snake keeping!!

That's a beautiful girl you have there. And that's awesome that she took F/T on the first try.
Hoping to see your pictures, and it's cool that you and your son are sharing this experience.

Well congratulations and belated Happy Birthday to your son. Glad to see you have things going in the right direction. Nice looking snake you got there.


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Welcome to the forum and thank you for sharing your experience. That's awesome that she took the F/T right away!

Never hesitate to ask any questions or to get some advice. This forum is a great resource to help you and your new little girl grow together!

Congrats!!

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Originally Posted by Potter4

My son wanted a ball python for his 12th birthday, so we went to repticon last Sunday and picked her up. He named her Izzie. We got home and put her in her enclosure and left her alone to get used to it. We wanted to make sure she would eat for us before we started handling her. The breeder said she was eating live. We wanted to switch to f/t, so picked that up on Friday. I really didn't think it would be easy from what I have read. We thawed it out in her room and used a blow dryer on it for a few seconds. Within minutes she struck it, and started eating :) Hopefully, I posted the picture right :/https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b163887c06.jpg

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Welcome

Congrats on the early success feeding - it will give you so much confidence moving forward .

Plus another HURRAH for the hairdryer trick !!

I got chatting to a friend of my sons the other day and he'd been having feeding problems with a hatchling Royal ( his first Royal and an expensive Pastel Pied morph ) ..

I told him what I did for mine with the hairdryer and he rang me two hours later - absolutely deliriously happy - as the little guy had eaten for the very first time !!


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Congratz!

Lucky to have ball python that would switch to f/t right away!
One of my ball took 5 months to switch to f/t consistently haha

Awesome way to bond with your kid. :) What set-up do you have the snake in?

Congrats!!:D

Congratulations on your new noodle (very pretty by the way;)) and welcome a really awesome group of people with endless knowledge and experience they share, wishing you and your family nothing but the best..:D

Thank you guys! It was definitely amazing that she took it right away. Fingers crossed that all the feedings are that easy :)

She is in a plastic tub right now. We have her two hides (one on the cool side and one on warm) and her water dish. Her substrate is coconut husk. My husband lifted her hide to feed her, which I just read today that your not supposed to do that :O Whoops. Thankfully, she ate anyway.

Fantastic pick up for your first ball!

You're off to a great start! :gj: Beautiful snake, & thank you for feeding f/t & obviously "doing your homework" ahead of time.

Last Sunday... Repticon Kissimmee? I picked up 4 of my own there. Congratulations and Happy Belated Birthday to your little man! And good job on getting yours to eat for you especially switching to f/t. 2 of my big girls are still adjusting and haven't eaten for me yet but they should be getting ready to feed soon.

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She is in a plastic tub right now. We have her two hides (one on the cool side and one on warm) and her water dish. Her substrate is coconut husk. My husband lifted her hide to feed her, which I just read today that your not supposed to do that :O Whoops. Thankfully, she ate anyway.

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How do you have the heating set up? are you running a thermostat?

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How do you have the heating set up? are you running a thermostat?

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Yeah, we have a UTH that's set up on a thermostat.

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Good eye. That is a nice animal. It is great that this is something you can share with your child. My snakes are a family project. Everyone in my house has a "job" with the animals and the effort is one giant family affair. It is a good time for bonding without the interference of technology. My youngest daughter now seven knows the name of every animal that is being kept and can pretty much ID a three gene snake with no problem. It is great for them because they are learning a little about genetics, animal husbandry and business in a fun way.