I'm new and thought that I would introduce myself. I find myself in quite a condury ... my boyfriend and I will be moving together soon and he has a few snakes and I've *NEVER* dealt with them outside the occassioanl trips to zoos. I'm not squimish around them, but I've never had to take care of any snakes before either. However, I don't want to look like an idiot in front of my boyfriend ... so I thought that I'd try and do some research before I have to live with them.

Um, I do have one quick question:

One of his females laid a litter of babies in early September and I was wondering, *IF* we chose that path - how soon would it be safe to breed her again? She's a 6yr old ball python and had about 30 babies. Any help would be apperciated. What kind of substartes work best for these lizards?

Angel