My ball python eats anything!

[Patricia]

Just another stressed out ball python because the all-to-knowledgeable employee suggested to start with with a 55 gallon.

Yes, that's exactly what I came home from the pet store with: A 12" snake and a 55 gallon tank. That's not good?

JUST KIDDING! The prior owner was getting rid of snake+10 gal tank+everything else it came with. But before finally getting a snake, I read online extensively. When you google a question, much of what pops up seems to come from Yahoo Answers.

After school ended last month, a teacher was getting rid of a 30 gal tank, which I happily picked up. Most of what I read online said that's not big enough for an adult BP (I even matched the dimensions to the gallon size of it to be sure), and they were recommending at least 40 gal. That, plus corn snakes being heartier eaters than BPs, made me think a corn snake should be my first snake. However, had I gotten one, I would forever wonder what a BP would've been like.

Glad I got a BP instead. I think they are beautiful! So anyway, posts like the OP here are really encouraging for newbies like me who have slogged through the snakey quagmire of the Web.

[joshn6805]

Yes, that's exactly what I came home from the pet store with: A 12" snake and a 55 gallon tank. That's not good?

JUST KIDDING! The prior owner was getting rid of snake+10 gal tank+everything else it came with. But before finally getting a snake, I read online extensively. When you google a question, much of what pops up seems to come from Yahoo Answers.

After school ended last month, a teacher was getting rid of a 30 gal tank, which I happily picked up. Most of what I read online said that's not big enough for an adult BP (I even matched the dimensions to the gallon size of it to be sure), and they were recommending at least 40 gal. That, plus corn snakes being heartier eaters than BPs, made me think a corn snake should be my first snake. However, had I gotten one, I would forever wonder what a BP would've been like.

Glad I got a BP instead. I think they are beautiful! So anyway, posts like the OP here are really encouraging for newbies like me who have slogged through the snakey quagmire of the Web.

Great, im glad you did your research and decided with the ball, they are awesome little creatures. I have seen it way to many times people asking why there snake wont eat when its a hatchling in a 55 gal tank with one heat light and no hides when its what the genius at the pet store recommended. Congrats on what I think was the right choice though

[Maize411]

balls are awesome snakes..but ya can't go wrong with a corn...their just as beautiful and are wonderful snakes in themselves :0)

[Patricia]

balls are awesome snakes..but ya can't go wrong with a corn...their just as beautiful and are wonderful snakes in themselves :0)

Oh no, I didn't mean anything negative against corn snakes. I held one last year and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Just that of the various snakes I've held, at least half of them were BPs. They've kind of "imprinted" themselves on me. And FWIW, from what I looked up online about corns and BPs, including YouTube videos, corns seem much more active. I wanted a chunky snake that'll just sit still on me.

[joshn6805]

balls are awesome snakes..but ya can't go wrong with a corn...their just as beautiful and are wonderful snakes in themselves :0)

I never could get into the corn snakes as much my balls though, they never impressed me as much as that first albino ball I saw. Different strokes for different folks I guess, but ill love my balls for life

[Lolo76]

Congrats on the good feeding! My pastel Toby is a garbage disposal too, and will eat anything I offer. So far he's had both mice and rats, in F/T and live form, and will even a variety in one feeding. Now my girls, on the other hand...

[guambomb832]

Cool
Today is the 2nd day after he ate and I decided to take him out and he has much more muscle mass after that rat has been digested!He is much thicker, he gained like 50 grams, and he is much stronger, his tail wrapped around my fingers and I was like HOLY CRAP HE IS GOING TO KILL ME