how did you learn about bp's

[BPMIKE]

About 15 years ago I was looking through the want adds and found a bp with set up for thirty dollars.I got him and sold him soon after.Then years later my son got into them.He is up to ten now.Pretty nice collections and good breeding plans.
Mike

[Montie Python]

How did I learn about Ball Pythons...

hmmm...

I can't remember...


Sunday School? When they spoke about Noah's Arch?...Noah decided to bring A normal and a pastel on the ship I believe...


Asking me how I learned about BP's is pretty much asking me how I learned about a hamster, or a parrot, I don't remember, my guess is a Petshop...been walking in them alone since around 6 or 7 years old...(they're was a petshop across the street from my house...)

[panthercz]

I've been keeping snakes and other reptiles/amphibians for the last 24 years. So I've know about ball pythons for a long time.

My parents owned a large pet store when I was a little kid and I remember picking ticks off wild caught ball pythons and then dosing them for parasites when I was only around 7 years old.

[Elise.m]

I'm a huge animal fan and I tease my BF (who's allergic to anything that has fur) to go into a pet shop and "just look" all the time. Well one day we were right next to Petco and he started walking in, and I followed. I was awe'd by all the reptiles, and there was this guy there looking at the BP's. There were 3-4 in a cage (which now I'm kinda pissed about) and one was roaming alot, makes me even more mad. He told us a few things about the snakes, why the name "ball python" and some other things. After that I was interested in Corn Snakes, but my BF said if we're going to get anything get something that will be a little big... So the idea of a Ball Python was born!

[gant77]

My first encounter was in 92(?) I saw Reptiles Magazine with a Albino BP on it and was hooked! I read every book I could buy with my allowance or get from the library (which wasn't much!) Back then there was not much info out there and what was out there later turned out to be real bad info. Stay away from Melissa Kaplan!!!!
I still haven't purchased a Albino, why I dont know. I do have however have a very nice hypo, YB, Black Pastel, Pastel and 2 normals! I love Ball Pythons!

[dc4teg]

My first encounter was in 92(?) I saw Reptiles Magazine with a Albino BP on it and was hooked! I read every book I could buy with my allowance or get from the library (which wasn't much!) Back then there was not much info out there and what was out there later turned out to be real bad info. Stay away from Melissa Kaplan!!!!
I still haven't purchased a Albino, why I dont know. I do have however have a very nice hypo, YB, Black Pastel, Pastel and 2 normals! I love Ball Pythons!

i agree her care sheet is off, real bad

[Patricia]

I've just learned that the BP who first made such an impression on me recently died.

[MarkieJ]

In 2001, Reptiles Magazine had a ball python morph issue. Needless to say my jaw was on the floor at the color and variety of all the morphs. I was literally pointing at all the morphs I wanted, and figured I'd go out and buy all of the ones that caught my eye. Just starting to dabble into reptiles I went to a popular reptile website to check out prices on morphs. Needless to say, I was completely dismayed at the astronomical prices. People were taking out loans and mortgaging their houses to afford these animals! I decided on a normal and only until recently since prices have now become affordable, have I gotten into the morphs.

Current collection:
0.0.1 Normal (original)
0.1 05 Normal
1.1 08 Mojaves
1.0 07 Albino
1.0 07 Pastel
0.1 09 Orange Ghost

[Kysenia]

Countless hours watching youtube vids, ie ralph davis, bhb snakebytes, 8ball, Justin K. , hobbyist videos which then lead me to bp.net From there recommended books, videos, and countless posts on this forum.

[dc4teg]

I've just learned that the BP who first made such an impression on me recently died.

thats very sad