Please help ID my new python

[BigJ]

Well thanks for all of the help guys and gals! I just fed the light one, it slammed a fuzzie! Next up is the darker one...I have a feeling she will be a tougher sell! I will make sure to have my roommate get some glamor shots (he is a professional photographer) of the two balls when they get a little more settled in! Thanks again!

[Kymberli]

Man, I love normals.

[angllady2]

Even if both are normals, and likely they are, I don't think $100 was overpaying by THAT much. Look at it this way, normals at shows are $25, pet shop normals are $75-100, split the difference and you came out about right.

The light one with all the blushing is especially lovely. I sincerely hope that one at least is a female, down the road a few years and she has the possibility of producing you some beautiful babies. Or, if breeding isn't your thing, she'll still be a stunning snake.

Congratulations.

Gale

[purplemuffin]

I see 'normals' with interesting patterns sold for quite a bit(anyone ever see Ben Siegal's auctions? Crazy colored/patterned babies that are technically normal have gone for a LOT of money 'just in case' it could end up being genetic)

I think they are both normal but both BEAUTIFUL! I love the banded looking normals! Good luck feeding them and getting them on track! Sorry you didn't get what you expected!

[Miss Tuniwha]

honestly.. I like that first one more then the false pastel.. almost has a funky yb look.. (but we saw the belly shots, so not a yb..

both are nice looking normals.. if you are not too terrible attached though, I would return them.. you can get yourself a nice pastel for that..

[BigJ]

well the dark one refused to eat...I figured as much, she seems really stressed. I will let her be for a few days and then try again!

I cant really take them back, I just hate the fact that I was such a newb that I got taken advantage of. I have done so much research on these guys, and should have looked at the signs, but I really do like them! The problem is that I really wanted to breed them, and now I dont even know if they are females or males, and they are just normals...so not much I can do with them...oh well, like I said, live and learn...hopefully I can get a carmel or better yet, a carmel albino in the future, I LOVE them, definitely my favorite morph!

[Kymberli]

I see 'normals' with interesting patterns sold for quite a bit(anyone ever see Ben Siegal's auctions? Crazy colored/patterned babies that are technically normal have gone for a LOT of money 'just in case' it could end up being genetic)

I think they are both normal but both BEAUTIFUL! I love the banded looking normals! Good luck feeding them and getting them on track! Sorry you didn't get what you expected!

I love watching Ben's auctions, but the difference there is that those wild types being auctioned occasionally sell for a couple hundred because they are captive hatched brought in from Ghana. Obviously not all of them are from Ghana though, those tend to auction off very cheap.

well the dark one refused to eat...I figured as much, she seems really stressed. I will let her be for a few days and then try again!

I cant really take them back, I just hate the fact that I was such a newb that I got taken advantage of. I have done so much research on these guys, and should have looked at the signs, but I really do like them! The problem is that I really wanted to breed them, and now I dont even know if they are females or males, and they are just normals...so not much I can do with them...oh well, like I said, live and learn...hopefully I can get a carmel or better yet, a carmel albino in the future, I LOVE them, definitely my favorite morph!

As long as YOU like them, the price was worth it. Good luck with them both. I think they're great looking normals.

[xFenrir]

At the very least, you got some lovely snakes and some great dinkers. I wouldn't give up on breeding these two! They could make some gorgeous babies. And who knows? You could hit on something totally unexpected from them.

I chose my spider not because she was a spider, but because as soon as I held her there was an instant connection. I walked around the WHOLE reptile show, my boyfriend pointing out "how about this one?" or "this one looks great", but I just couldn't forget about her. There will always be another chance to get a morph. Plus now you can get a male pastel, much cheaper and still able to hit pastels/possible supers.



Just go to a show or a reputable breeder next time.

[angllady2]

You know, this kind of reminds me of how I ended up with my pastel male.

Here is a link to that thread:

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...-you-at-a-show

Gale

[darkbloodwyvern]

well the dark one refused to eat...I figured as much, she seems really stressed. I will let her be for a few days and then try again!

Give her a week of quiet, no touching. Change her water and that is it! Then let her eat in peace. Some snakes need a little time to settle in. She needs to be secure and calm to eat. From the sound of it, the guy who sold them to you didn't really know much about Balls, so maybe she needs someone who is more focused on the species. It sounds like you have done research and that is great! They are both good looking snakes, if a little skinny and I bet they will grow up to look very nice. Keep in mind, these guys live a long time. As tempting as it is to mess with them while they are cute and tiny, it often stresses them out. Give her some space and time to settle down and I'm sure she'll do fine!