Help! I found a ball python in the wild

[straydog1980]

Hey if you ever want to know if Kismet is a boy or a girl, we can meet where you suggested and I'd be happy to sex him/her for you!

I will definitely take you up on that!

[Danounet]

Awesome!

That BP looks bigger than my 2 almost yearling BPs and they are eating small rats. Your BP could easyly take down a small rat, but becareful with the size, some stores will try to sell you a medium rat as small, either to get rid of the rad or the clerk doesnt know better, either way, be careful. Look up a picture of a small rat, or Im sure someone will post one up for you. It should weight somewhere around 50-75g.

[Deacon240]

Any updates? I love seeing updates on this thread c:

[straydog1980]

Any updates? I love seeing updates on this thread c:

just took this picture this morning. I have gotten him a proper water bowl and replaced the space heater with a heating pad from Wal-Mart. The heating pad has an auto-shut off after two hours though, so I'm going to petland today to try and find one of these...

http://www.bigappleherp.com/Zoo-Med-...ertank-Heaters

[singingtothewheat]

The other option is to take him to a reptile rescue. They will be able to find him a home with someone that has the right set up and can keep him fed and warm. He really does need a warm side with a basking spot at 88-90. Bp's are just the coolest snakes in the world but they do require more care than say a corn snake.

[singingtothewheat]

who ever the numb nuts was that let it go needs a beating

[straydog1980]

The other option is to take him to a reptile rescue. They will be able to find him a home with someone that has the right set up and can keep him fed and warm. He really does need a warm side with a basking spot at 88-90. Bp's are just the coolest snakes in the world but they do require more care than say a corn snake.

this guy is not going anywhere.

WHERE YOU GOING?



NOWHERE.

[rabernet]

I will definitely take you up on that!

You should still have my number - just call me when you want to do that!

[Crawdad]

this guy is not going anywhere.

WHERE YOU GOING?



NOWHERE.

Haha, this is awesome.

I'm glad you decided to keep him, what a gentle, beautiful snake. My wife didn't care for snakes either, but we went to a reptile rescue during our honeymoon, and she spent hours looking at all the snakes -- king cobras, copperheads, boas, down to corn snakes, etc. She even took the opportunity to pet a reticulated python that they were showing around. She thought they were all cute but still didn't want one at home. I remember thinking that day though "man, maybe I have a chance after all..."

Fast forward to a few months ago, I was showing her pictures of corn snakes (which is what we originally wanted) online, and she kept saying "Well, maybe". We went to a local pet store hung around for a little while the next day, and the owner let us carry his adult snow corn around. It was so incredibly docile, it made a huge impression on my wife. We spend the rest of the night doing research with the intent of buying a corn snake. We went to PetSmart the next day to buy a snake, and were absolutely disgusted at the condition that they were kept in -- heat lamps instead of mats, sand subtrate, and there were even crickets in their cages (even as someone new to snakes I knew that was wrong). We bought some supplies (rheostat, UTH, and some aspen), and as we were checking out, the checkout girl asked what kind of snake we had. We told her that we were looking to buy, but weren't impressed with the living conditions. She agreed and said she was trying to change things, but it was a management thing. She slipped us a card for an independent pet shop just down the road, and we headed that way.

I'm so glad she did, too. The pet store did have one baby corn, but they also had a juvenile ball python that my wife absolutely loved! She thought the corn was too squirmy, but the ball was so mellow and relaxed that she could barely put it down. We bought it, and plan on buying a few dozen more now . She named the snake, and got up the nerve to pick it up even before I did!

Sorry for the novel, but if my wife can be turned around, anyone can!

[straydog1980]

oh, and I'm not afraid to hold him anymore, either