A few weeks ago my boyfriend found an ad on a local car enthusiast website regarding someone who's selling a 1 1/2 y/o BP. Here's the deal: the person selling the snake is not the initial owner. He's looking after it for someone who went to the states for an extended stay and no longer wishes to keep the snake so gave the thumbs up to sell it. Naturally, my bf told me about the ad and I became very interested but he was asking $300. I said no way and moved along. Recently, he messaged my bf in an attempt to get rid of the snake asap and said $100. I'm hooked...

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Its roughly 1 1/2 year old ball python. 2-3 feet. very healthy. eating well. Comes with terrarium(aquarium), cover, wood chips for ground, home, water bowl, heating pad, lamp, bulbs.





He's also throwing in the stand for the tank which works perfectly for me. Unfortunately he's not 100% sure of the gender of the snake (guessing it's a male). Although I'm willing to take it either way, I'm hoping it's a male so I can start breeding with Pandora once she gets bigger. Like I said, the guy doesn't know much about the snake so I'll have to try my best to figure out it's feeding habits, health concerns, as well as how accustomed it is to handling and what not. I will try my best to figure this out once I go to pick it up since I know enough to spot any major health concerns.

My questions for you guys:

Do you think it's worth me taking it in? I would rather it went to a good home with somebody willing to take care of it and knows what they're doing, which by the looks of it, hasn't been the case so far and no interested buyers have approached.

Is there anything in particular I should be aware of when I go to pick it up?

Finally: I need your expertise on learning how to PROPERLY pop a BP so I can do it when I go to pick it up. I've found a few videos, including the one by 8 Ball Pythons. Is there an 'ideal' video somebody can direct me to? What's the WRONG way to do it, what should I avoid when trying this? I'll try it on Pandora first before I go off and do it on the new guy.

Any comments and help is greatly appreciated as always