» Site Navigation
0 members and 2,924 guests
No Members online
Most users ever online was 6,337, 01-24-2020 at 04:30 AM.
» Today's Birthdays
» Stats
Members: 75,079
Threads: 248,525
Posts: 2,568,636
Top Poster: JLC (31,651)
|
-
Re: !!!new ball python owner!!!
Originally Posted by Justin Hatton
i bought from a small petstore...like a small family owned one i think...definately not petsmart or petco so i think im ok...and i just got him/her home and got her in the tank but its is all over it...it will go halfway into its hides then back out of them then explore the tank some more and looks as if it is trying to esxcape then itll go back in the hide halfway then back out...is this normal behavior and y wont it go all the way in the hide?...but either way i am super excited and will upload some pics soon i think it is just a normal ball but the guy at the shop said she might have a pinstripe gene but idk about the morphs and all that.
It's either a pinstripe or it's not, and if you bought it as a normal chances are it is. If the store told you it may have a pinstripe gene, I'd say you might not be all set. As far as the behavior, if you moved to japan shipped in a box, and then placed in a home you've ever seen before, you'd explore right? That's all he's doing, just leave him alone, I'd say if he's not hiding or relaxing within a few hours then you should double check your husbandry. Pics would be helpful
2.0 Offspring, 1.1 Normal Ball Python, 1.0 Pastel Ball Python, 0.1 Albino Ball Python, 0.1 Pinstripe Ball Python, 0.1 Banana Ball Python, 1.0 Pied Ball Python, 1.0 Normal Hognose, 0.1 Veiled Chameleon, 0.0.1 G.pulchra, 0.1 P.metallica, 0.1 M.giganteus
-
-
Registered User
ya likei said i dont know nothing bout the morphs...but he seems healthy and i watched it eat before i bought it so im not too worried...he was really active in the tank at the shop compared to the others as well which is why i picked that one...but i got some of the coconut hides from petsmart and he is about 12 to 18 inches long and a couple months old maybe...do you think the hides are too small?
and ya i guess your right bout the whole exploring thing.
-
-
Activity during the day is generally a sign of stress, if he was active at the shop during the day they probably don't have the best husbandry for their animals. They like tight fitting hides, saying how long he is won't help us determine if it is too big/too small. How many grams is he? If he can fit in the hide with all his sides touching the inside of the hide, it's a good fit. If the hide is too large they won't feel secure and chances are they won't use it. Maybe try blacking out the sides and back of the tank, it will help with security. I use black Con-tact paper from Home Depot.
2.0 Offspring, 1.1 Normal Ball Python, 1.0 Pastel Ball Python, 0.1 Albino Ball Python, 0.1 Pinstripe Ball Python, 0.1 Banana Ball Python, 1.0 Pied Ball Python, 1.0 Normal Hognose, 0.1 Veiled Chameleon, 0.0.1 G.pulchra, 0.1 P.metallica, 0.1 M.giganteus
-
-
I'm getting my first BP in a few weeks....will tag along to see how your doing.
Kevin Bullis
Country Born Exotics
Soon to be specializing in: Desert Ghost, Clown, Banana, Hypo, Pied, and Spotnose Combos
-
-
Re: !!!new ball python owner!!!
Originally Posted by Justin Hatton
ya likei said i dont know nothing bout the morphs...but he seems healthy and i watched it eat before i bought it so im not too worried...he was really active in the tank at the shop compared to the others as well which is why i picked that one...but i got some of the coconut hides from petsmart and he is about 12 to 18 inches long and a couple months old maybe...do you think the hides are too small?
and ya i guess your right bout the whole exploring thing.
Let him explore, and he should settle down soon. He might not know yet that the hides you put in there are "hides" for him, if he's used to another one. Let him explore and figure things out.
My girl Loki comes out at night and just tears up her tank, trying to pull down the fake leaves and knocking over all the plants. She occasionally comes out of her hide if there's a lot of noise or activity in my room; you might wanna check the volume of traffic or noise where you set him up.
--------
1.0 Husband
0.1 Colombian BCI (Satin)
0.1 Spider BP (Loki), R.I.P... We will never forget you...
-
-
-
-
Usually not much difference between small pet store and big ones as far as where they come from. Most pet stores buy imported babies from wholesale dealers. The fact that they told you it may have some pinstripe tells me they don't really know what they are talking about.
"Lucky is the man who never has to confront what he is truly capable of" Unknown
-
-
Registered User
He has settled down and is hiding behind the fake plants and the guy that told me he had pinstripe said he was a salt water fish guy...but the reptile guy said that he was wrong and didn't know what he was talking bout...i feel confident that this guy knows what he is taking about I an going to get some more stuff to clutter his tank more...ne one got some cool name that could be for males or females since I don't know what the sex is
-
-
Re: !!!new ball python owner!!!
Originally Posted by xFenrir
Congrats on your first Ball! Trust me, it won't be your last.
i wish someone would have told me before i got mine lol congrats on the first ball
1.0 black pastel dh ghost clown 'Ezio'
1.0 "dinker" 'Coco'
1.0 pastel lesser het clown 'Link'
1.0 enchi het albino 'Master Chief'
1.0 sable het hypo 'Sephiroth'
1.0 bumblebee het hypo 'Leon'
0.1 lesser het ghost 'Zelda'
0.1 Mojave 'Tifa Lockhart'
0.1 normal dh ghost clown 'Sophia'
0.2 normal 'Baby' & 'Yuna'
-
Posting Permissions
- You may not post new threads
- You may not post replies
- You may not post attachments
- You may not edit your posts
-
Forum Rules
|