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[jdee]

Hello, my name is Jing!

I spent a bit of time lurking on these forums enough to make an account and actively post! I'm 25 and own a ~3 month old ball python, who's name is Wrigley.

He got his name because his full morph is banana cinnamon champagne morph - bunch of desserts that make me think of juicy fruit!

I'm a new ball python owner, and Wrigley likes to test my worries.

A little info on his set habitat:
I keep him in a 10gal acrylic tank, with three hides, a water bowl, vines, and large leaves he likes to hide in. He likes to curl on the vines when he's awake for a few minutes before going back into a hide. I use loose coconut fiber for his substrate, and for the first few weeks i thought he was getting mites, but he seems to just get dirty when he burrows. His tank is usually between 88-80, but I'm from New Jersey and we just got a cold front, and his tank went down to 77-74. If anyone has any recommendations on another UTH i'm all ears, so that I can keep the tank warmer. The problem just started on monday, so i'm using two UTH's to keep him warm while I look for a bigger unit. His humidity stays between 66-80.

Wrigley is a super picky eater. Since getting him, he's only had two successful meals with me ( out of 4 ), and only live mice. After the winter, I'm going to try moving him into thawed rats. I actually use barb's feeding technique and its the only way he's happily eating.

He often boops his own little nose by accident and spooks himself on things, but isn't headshy anymore. I take him out almost daily for a few minutes, with exceptions when he's just recently fed or he's just not in the mood. I'll usually lay him on my chest under a blanket and watch tv, and he relaxes and comes out whenever he's ready.

I've also started singing to him, with regards to reading articles about vibrations. I do notice that if I sing to him as i approach his tank, he is not as skittish, and tends to be more relaxed.

Here's some photos of him: