Jake (normal ball python) progression thread

Thought I would start a progression thread on my ball Jake. I got him about 1 month ago and he is doing great. He has already shed once and he eats great. The first time I weighed him he was 123g and today he is up to 158g. He hasn't pooped since his last meal yet so maybe a little less than that. He is approximately 22in long. I haven't taken too many pics yet cause I have mostly been letting him settle in.

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Pretty snake!!

Thank you

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I had Jake out for a while this evening. Got a couple quick snaps of him. Some day soon I hope to get some better pics of him with my good camera. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c2d626bab8.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...73ac708b14.jpg

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Had Jake out for photo shoot today. I got a couple of decent ones. Love that little face.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...07e3c23e76.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d287933495.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...0fc9d52bb4.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c52ea9c675.jpg

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Jake is so very cute, I love that little face too. I have a parrot named Jacob which was named after a Jake. :)

My husband names him. I wanted to name him something else but he ended up being Jake the snake. Lol. He so creative [emoji849]

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Originally Posted by Snakemom85

My husband names him. I wanted to name him something else but he ended up being Jake the snake. Lol. He so creative [emoji849]

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:D

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...o=w848-h837-no

I'm pretty sure that's where he got the name.


I weighed him again today. He finally pooped yesterday, in his hide, seems to be his favorite place to poop. At least it's easy to clean up, since I can just pick up the whole hide and dump it out. His weight is 140g now. Feeding day tomorrow.

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Fed him this evening. I don't know if he is just an unusual bp or what but he is voracious when it comes to his food. He was ready and came flying out of his hide. I'm so glad he is such a great eater.

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Had Jake out some this evening. He is growing so fast. He is now up to 177g. Although probably more accurately around 160 since he hasn't pooped since his last meal yet. It was a bit larger than he has been having so he was good and full. My two boys think he is awesome. They are 9 and 11. I just started letting them hold him for a minute or two (very closely supervised) when I have him out. They do great with him.

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Jake just chilling lol. He's been sitting like this with his head just resting on his stick for like 10 minutes. I guess it makes a good pillow.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f04c2e9d6c.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...514d747588.jpg

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Jake is around 200g now. Still eats like a champ. Here's a fall picture[emoji3]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c9af5185d0.jpg

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Second shed with me last night. This one was a complete perfect shed ..yay! He went into shed right before his normal feed day so he missed a meal. I am sure he is probably hungry so may attempt to feed tonight. Weighed him this morning while I had him out to do some cage maintenance and post shed/poop he is 201g. Will post pictures soon.

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LOVE that reduced pattern. i want a normal so bad lol...

Yes, I think he is beautiful. He just shed yesterday so I fed him tonight. Going to post some cell phone pics I took of him while he was eating.

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Food time!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e3c02adcc8.jpg
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I just love watching them "slurp" down the rat tail like a spaghetti noodle. Always such a treat when my Luna chooses to eat outside her hide so i get to watch lol. And then the little yawn they always do after swallowing. They are just the cutest.

Agreed. Jake always eats outside his hide. He is not shy about his food at all. He eats like a great train.

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Did some clean up in Jake's tank tonight and thought I would weigh him while he was out. He is now up to 255g. He is growing so fast. I will try to get some new pics soon.

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A few of Jake while I had him out tonight.
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So cute, such a sweet little face resting on your arm! :D

Yes I love his little face. He stayed wrapped around my arm for a while.

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What an adorable face! :snake:

Jake shed and of courses pooped yesterday. Got him out long enough to weigh him. He is 267 g post shed, poop and no meal in almost 2 weeks. Fed him a mouse and and he took it straight away as usual. He is such a good eater.

This my rat. (Lol, took him awhile to figure out he couldn't eat it like that.)
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Thought I'd post some more pics of Jake. He is now just over 300g. Still eats like a machine. He is even winning my husband over. He has been scared if him ever since we got him and now will hold him, even asks me to get him out so he can hold him. Big steps. He is great. He likes to explore and roam around his tank in the evenings. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...dda3519fc3.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...ac0edbeb35.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...33dcb323df.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...0088c44182.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...c2456847e1.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...55c27ffabf.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...f4174f6243.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...f9965fe7be.jpg

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Jake spending time with my husband. He is now 350g. And still eating like a champ. He has himself wrapped around a rat as we speak.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...2c813752e8.jpg

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422g today. Full shed over the weekend. He is growing so fast.

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