Introducing Sir Biss from Italy (Picture)

[Sir Biss]

Hi all From Italy.
I finally decided to adopt my first Ball Python after spending so many time on looking for all kind of care informations and reading everything I could about these animals. Unfortunately you never stop learning, so I decided to join this beautiful forum also.
His name is Biss and he should be 9 moths (looking on CITES document). He is a Pastel Phantom morph male, about 50 cm long and 280 gr heavy, eating 40/60 gr de-frozen rats at the moment.
I decided for a minimal and "sterile" stabulation, in a plastic tank fitting his "baby" dimensions, with paper substrate, nests and water tank.
Temperature is 31,5° C in the warm zone and 28°C in the cold one, 60/65 % umidity. In the exuviation period I raised it to 80% about, allowing him a perfect sloughing (he made it after just 5 days he was with me!).
Everything looks fine at the moment, he did not refuse any meal (every 4/5 days) after his first acclimatization week. I am going to do a faeces exhamination asap.

I hope I can count on you for potential support and my beginner doubts/questions,
Sorry for my English and best regards
Biss

[tttaylorrr]

welcome to the forum!


Biss is beautiful! Phantom is such a cool gene.
if you ever have questions or concerns we're here to help.

[Sir Biss]

Thanks a lot !
Are his dimensions consistent with the age in your opinion ?

[tttaylorrr]

Thanks a lot !
Are his dimensions consistent with the age in your opinion ?

all snakes are different and grow at their own pace; it's hard to judge based on numbers alone. if he looks good, he's doing fine. you say he hasn't missed a meal, so he sounds like he's doing very well!

[JodanOrNoDan]

Pretty snake. Welcome to the phantom club. He is a little small for nine months, but looks healthy. He should put on weight rapidly under a good feeding regimen.

[Sir Biss]

Thanks both for your feedbacks !
I am going to feed him this evening. I left the rat de-freezing outside and next to his cage and he already seems excited and hungry. He toke out his head from the cave very soon (I rarely see him going out from his nest).
To be honest I am a little bit surprised and very happy for his hunger, because of the ball pythons reputation about it. It would mean he is in good health

[BeelzeBall.]

ey oh! welcome to the forum,, nice phantom you got there and congratulations

[Sir Biss]

Thanks a lot everybody !

[rock]

Welcome and beautiful snake!

By the way, Italy is one of my favorite places on earth. I have family in Como, Italy and try to visit every couple of years.

[Sir Biss]

Thank you Rock !