My Ball Python Pics(Yayo)

I just put in new floor in his tank and switched from some brown/redish color to a white one and he shows up so much better on it. I also got a new hiding place(just a basket upside down and I cut out a doorway for him to go in and out)

Let me know what you think.. any ideas of something else to add to the setup to make it look better or what you think of my snake"Yayo"


Here is just a shot of the whole tank

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y10...side/yayo1.jpg

Yayo just hanging out on his tree

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y10...side/yayo2.jpg

Different Angle shot of yayo

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y10...side/yayo3.jpg

Pretty nice lookin' fella you got there! And a nice setup as well...just need to tweak a bit more...


They really need two hides (minimum). One on the cool side of the tank, and one on the warm side. That way, they don't have to choose between the security of their hide and the need to thermoregulate their body temps.

Some tips on hides: They like things small and snug...so that they can curl up inside and still feel the walls and ceiling "hugging" them. (In the wild, they live in rodent burrows and termite mounds...very tight spaces.) Also, it is best to make both the hides you offer identical...or you can still end up with them trying to choose a favorite hide over proper temps.

And one more quick little thing I need to say....can you please re-size your pictures? They are far too big for the forum width. Thanks!

Very nice looking snake. I love the alien heads in the first shot, four in a row, then a smile. LOL

Thanks for sharing!

Jason

whoa i have the same branch in my tank with my snake
crazy
nice setup though

i have the same bowl! :P


4 alien heads, a smile, and then a fat alien head!

Very nice looking snake (once those HUGE pictures loaded ;) )


Can you resize them to make them more "user friendly"? :)

Once you have the heating and RI under control, then you might want to think of altering your caging just a bit. You want two hides. The one you have is nice, but is way too big. You want something dark and tight, and small enough that you look at it and have to think can it really fit in there? You don't want any extra room. Get two that are exactly the same. Put one on each end of the tank. :gj:

The bedding looks fine, and so does the water bowl. Don't worry if things look cramped, they love it. :D

I understand and been reading about the 2 hides, warm side and cool side, and that but I never knew before so I will have to make adjustments. And yes I will resize the pics in a little bit I just have to ask my friend how to do that first.



What does everyone mean about these alien heads? I dont see that anywhere..lol

I resized the pics to a smaller size and they have the same location as before, but it will not let me edit my first post in this thread.. maybe a moderator has to do it?

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What does everyone mean about these alien heads? I dont see that anywhere..lol

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Alien heads refer to the side markings on many ball pythons, when the lighter colored area has two dark spots - it looks like an alien head.

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Originally Posted by buster954

I resized the pics to a smaller size and they have the same location as before, but it will not let me edit my first post in this thread.. maybe a moderator has to do it?

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So far as I know, you should have been able to edit your own thread. If the pics were hosted here, I could have switched them out to the smaller images for you, but since they're hosted at photobucket, I have no idea what the new url's would be.

So, in the meantime, I changed the images to links so people can still see the pictures. If you PM me the url locations of the smaller pics, I'll edit it one more time to replace the links with images.

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Originally Posted by buster954

What does everyone mean about these alien heads? I dont see that anywhere..lol

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http://www.realmsoftracon.com/wet/bpah.jpg

You'll never see Yayo the same way again...

It would be interesting to get a good picture of each one along Yayo and then make an animated gif. Looks like further to the left it's winking, then it smiles, then gets fat. I wonder what the whole "live animation" looks like!

"Tonight on Coast to Coast AM with George Noory... are aliens trying to communicate with us through the spots on our snakes?"

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Originally Posted by TraconSnake

"Tonight on Coast to Coast AM with George Noory... are aliens trying to communicate with us through the spots on our snakes?"

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Lol! Yes, they are trying to say "Feed me more mouseys!" ;)

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y10...yonewsetup.jpg


I just made 2 new hides out of cardboard, I made them so there identical to each other. I am thinking there to big though... so tomorrow I am off of work and Im going to make smaller ones, and order some of the flexwatt heating tape, and thermometor and everything else everyone is saying to get.

It looks like Yayo likes to spend a lot of time under the heat lamp. Does he go into the hides? If not, I'm guessing it's because he's more concerned about the warmth than the hide, so yes, the heat tape and thermostat control should be at the top of the priorities list.

Lowes actually is selling the Temp/Humidity gauge a little cheaper than Wal Mart. (same brand and model). Only a dollar or so, I think. One other suggestion wich I plan to impliment is to get a piece of plexiglass or whatever makeshift material you can find, and close off one side of the screen on the top of the cage. Should make humidity a little easier to regulate that way.

For hides, got any plastic bowls you never use? Cut a "door" into two of those, and that may be about the right size.

Looks like it's coming along quite nicely!