My New BP What do Ya think?!

[Tat&Tu]

I just got him today the price was 80 when I first saw him and the others but petco dropped price on BP's to 30!! I had to get one, he's a nice light light brown color I love it! What do you think?

[SarahMB]

Cute lil thing

[Tat&Tu]

TU says thank you LOL

[hardball]

Im not sure if i understood you, you got him at petco for 30?

[Mindibun]

Isnt it exciting getting a new one?! I love yours it looks so clean and innocent. ^_^

[Alice]

Congrats! Sweet looking ball python.

[rabernet]

Im not sure if i understood you, you got him at petco for 30?

Petco has sales every year where they drop the price of ball pythons to $29.99 with the PALS card. Just looked on line at our circular - they're on sale....sigh...sadly, many will go to homes that haven't done a lick of research on the proper care or know about this forum for help.

[Tat&Tu]

Yep 30 dollars I am glad I happened to pop in there they are running out fast! I am lucky I know of this site if I need any help or have any problems! Question When they r young do their spines stick up pointy? Is that normal? He doesn't look too thin to me just sharp on top LOL? Any Comments?

[rabernet]

Yep 30 dollars I am glad I happened to pop in there they are running out fast! I am lucky I know of this site if I need any help or have any problems! Question When they r young do their spines stick up pointy? Is that normal? He doesn't look too thin to me just sharp on top LOL? Any Comments?

No, it's not normal - they should be well filled out and not triangular. Petco's ball pythons are captive hatched, so it would probably be good to take fecal samples to a qualified herp vet (not a vet that primarily sees dogs and cats) to test for internal parasites.

I see from other posts that you have more than one. I hope that you are practicing quarantine and keeping them completely separate and thoroughly washing your hands between handling. Quarantine should be 60-90 days.

His neck is very sunken in. How many days does Petco give on a health guarantee? I would get a wellness check done on him before that time expires.

[xdeus]

Yep 30 dollars I am glad I happened to pop in there they are running out fast! I am lucky I know of this site if I need any help or have any problems! Question When they r young do their spines stick up pointy? Is that normal? He doesn't look too thin to me just sharp on top LOL? Any Comments?

Good luck with those snakes, however usually you get what you pay for with regards to Balls. Petco probably paid less than $5 each for those snakes, and they probably don't invest a lot of money on feeding or vet costs and treatment. I'd suggest that you make an appointment for a full checkup including fecal test.

Unfortunately you will often find that that "bargain" snake will cost you a lot more in the long run to get a healthy snake...