my pastel (first BP)

[scarface2jz]

this is my first ball python , waited a few months to shop at the hamburg, PA reptile show and found him after looking at countless potential pets... i knew i wanted either a mojave or pastel after researching, found him at a breeder who got him from two pastels, so i guess his lineage is dominant pastel... guy wanted $100 and i didnt even hesitate at the price for the beauty... he was hatched 6/4/08, and has been a great pet since ive had him, he loves sleeping on me, eats very well, and never nipped once... in the future i want to breed him with a mojave and get myself some pastaves... let me know what you think of him, sorry for the crappy sideways pix, took them on my iphone

[MiniJ83]

Get yourself 2 identical hides, lose the half log, theyre terrible hides.

He's a looker, good find.

(Is that cage completely fogged up from humidity? You need to get something in there to measure the humidity if thats the case.)

[keepzrollin]

what are you using to get all that fog or humidity ?

[scarface2jz]

im using a digital hygrometer/thermometer as you can see on the back wall of the tank in the fog pictures, im using a exo-terra utrasonic fogger, gets humidity up to 70% in no time with the top screen fully uncovered even, im going to pick up another hide soon and ditch the half log... im also planning on picking up a 40 breeder to accomodate a second ball python, planning on a female mojave like i said, also probably going to switch to cypress mulch soon... thank you for the kind words !

[keepzrollin]

im using a digital hygrometer/thermometer as you can see on the back wall of the tank in the fog pictures, im using a exo-terra utrasonic fogger, gets humidity up to 70% in no time with the top screen fully uncovered even, im going to pick up another hide soon and ditch the half log... im also planning on picking up a 40 breeder to accomodate a second ball python, planning on a female mojave like i said, also probably going to switch to cypress mulch soon... thank you for the kind words !

nice i might get one of those foggers is it always on ??

[wax32]

Very nice snake. Cool fogger too, I was just looking at an ad for that.

[Melicious]

im using a digital hygrometer/thermometer as you can see on the back wall of the tank in the fog pictures, im using a exo-terra utrasonic fogger, gets humidity up to 70% in no time with the top screen fully uncovered even, im going to pick up another hide soon and ditch the half log... im also planning on picking up a 40 breeder to accomodate a second ball python, planning on a female mojave like i said, also probably going to switch to cypress mulch soon... thank you for the kind words !

As been stated before, please ditch the log and pick up two(not one) identical hides for him.

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but when you say you're getting a 40gallon breeder, are you going to be putting them together? -Raises a brow.-

[scarface2jz]

The fogger is not always on, I fog it up for a half hour to an hour till the humidity raised to 70% and turn it off, by the next morning it's down to 55% and I repeat the process, it's good for simulating morning dew

As for the two hides, I'm getting them for the 40 breeder, actually I'm getting 3, because I do plan on putting both a mojave and pastel together... So I do believe that answers both issues

[Melicious]

The fogger is not always on, I fog it up for a half hour to an hour till the humidity raised to 70% and turn it off, by the next morning it's down to 55% and I repeat the process, it's good for simulating morning dew

As for the two hides, I'm getting them for the 40 breeder, actually I'm getting 3, because I do plan on putting both a mojave and pastel together... So I do believe that answers both issues

-Winces a little bit.- Please don't keep them together. You'll hear it much more bluntly from other people, but there are numerous reasons why you should NOT be keeping multiple snakes in one enclosure.
1. The chance of cannibalism.
2. The stress factor.
3. Them vying for the warmest spots.

Just to name a few.

[scarface2jz]

-Winces a little bit.- Please don't keep them together. You'll hear it much more bluntly from other people, but there are numerous reasons why you should NOT be keeping multiple snakes in one enclosure.
1. The chance of cannibalism.
2. The stress factor.
3. Them vying for the warmest spots.

Just to name a few.

good to know, should i get two 30 breeders to give them enough room to be comfortable and introduce them to breed them ? im sure i can find use of the current 20G long... more space for more