I'm a Newbie

[js6385]

I just aquired 2 Ball Pythons from a friend of mine. I came accross his site by accident. I have spent the last hour and a half on this forum reading and learning. I have discovered a lot of information that is going to be very helpful in caring for my new family members. I have owned many pets through out the years but never any reptiles. I suspect Iwill have many questions that will need to be answered in order for my guys to live a happy and healthy life. I will try to post pics as soon as I can so that I can get some feed back. Thanks for the help I have already gotten from previous posts and thanks in advance from what I will learn in the future.

js6385

[hawaiianice99]

welcome, welcome. hope you find all the answers you need, dont forget that the search function is there and you can often find the answer there before you post up a new thread.

Welcome to the fam,

[js6385]

Thanks, I have already used the search function for a few things. From what I've seen so far I think all my questions will be answered here. I'm very excited.

js6385

[hawaiianice99]

they arent in the same enclosure are they? seems like there have been alot of new people doing that lately.

[starmom]

Welcome to the forum!!

Ask any questions you need to and several of us will chime in!! This site has a ton of great info and we're all always learning new things and growing in our role as snake keepers! It's a very cool education!

Also, we LOVE pictures- thrive on them actually- and so we'd love to see your new snakes

[js6385]

they arent in the same enclosure are they? seems like there have been alot of new people doing that lately.

Yes they are. These guys have been in the same enclosure for about the last 3 years. I was not to worried about it until I came across someones post that said "they are not cuddling, they are competing for the best spot in the enclosure" after watching them this makes perfect sense. I have a 29 gal tank that I am going to empty and clean up so they have there own space. I basically took these away from a friend because he had no intrest in them. They had no heat(they do now) they had no light(they do now) they had no hiding(they do now). I am trying to educate myself as quickly as possible to give them the life style they deserve.

[tigerlily]

It sounds these two snakes lucked into a better situation. Kudos to you for doing your best to learn about their needs. Best of luck getting them both set up and I think you'll find reptile ownership rewarding, and umm... well addicting.

I started with one...... I currently have 20 bps, 1 milksnake, and 1 T on top of the regular pets. (I'd encourage you to run, but it's probably already to late. )

[Crazy4Herps]

Welcome to the forum! I'm a newbie too, but I've had my BP for 9 months, and I still find it helpful for the occasional feeding problem or whatever.

Balls are awesome pets! I'm sure you'll have loads of fun... and loads of questions, but that's what we're here for!

[js6385]

WOW thanks for the help and encouragement. From everything I have read ... NO DOUBT I'm in the right place!!!

I hope to post pictures soon as I can.

I can not even discribe how much more activite they are since they now have heat. When I first got them they were COLD and unresponsive. Now they are ALIVE and active. It looks like the larger one is about to shed ( his eyes are cloudy). With the info on here I think we can make this happen without event.

Thanks,

js6385