Any advice???

[The Serpent Merchant]

Not any that don't require a thermostat or cost just as much as a thermostat.

You really don't need a heat pad if your heat lamp is providing the correct temperatures. so just unplug the heat pad.

92 degrees Celsius

Please tell me this is is a typo as 92 Celsius is almost the boiling temperature of water.

[Carsten]

@the serpent merchant
That is definitely a typo. I may be new to snakes but I know that 92 degrees celcius is way to hot. 92 degrees farhenheit is more like it.

[The Serpent Merchant]

@the serpent merchant
That is definitely a typo. I may be new to snakes but I know that 92 degrees celcius is way to hot. 92 degrees farhenheit is more like it.

I was going to say lol but honestly I have seen crazier thing posted here....

[Carsten]

Haha I can only imagine.
I have a question for you? I have seen videos of ball pythons being feed in their cage, and I have seen them taken out of there cage and feeding in a tub or box with nothing inside. I was wondering what you recommend.

[AMBiEN22]

Hey carsten do you live in new Hampshire, or did you have the animal shipped. I live right in southern New Hampshire if you are around the area and need any help!

[AMBiEN22]

Haha I can only imagine.
I have a question for you? I have seen videos of ball pythons being feed in their cage, and I have seen them taken out of there cage and feeding in a tub or box with nothing inside. I was wondering what you recommend.

Just saw this comment,

In the past i use to take my ball python out and transfer her to another enclosure for feeding. Mainly for view purposes, and the myth that if you feed them in another enclosure they are less prone to bite. I say myth because i don't know how this could be proven or become a FACTUAL theory.

NOW! My snake has grown soooo much and transferring her to another container is really just not an option.

My advice to you is to just follow basic handling guidelines and you will avoid being bit. With that noted, i would say feed your snake within the enclosure. For two major reasons, one being that the least disturbance to the snake is ideal for preventing regeneration. Secondly, not saying it will happen but, my snake has been very defensive when it comes to her meals. If she sense more heat around her after she lets go of her freshly strangled prey, if she does not feel safe she will telescope up and defend her meal.

So really the choice is up to you but i really don't see that many pros to feeding your snake in an alternate enclosure. Its easier on the snake to just receive its meal within its enclosure were it feels safe. Then it can relax for 24 hours in which it then can be handled by you again.

Sloppy post but i think you will get the idea.

[Carsten]

@AMBien22
Thank you for the offer and the advice on feeding. I drove to the store to get Nondo (my snake), the store is called New England Reptile Distributors or NERDS. Have you ever been? the place is great, there are many morphs of ball pythons there. I took the tour there, and I saw some of the ball pythons they have bred that are priceless. The morph, called the Spider originated from that store. I highly recommend going if you have not already gone.

[Carsten]

@ AMBien22
I have another question for you. What size mouse or rat do you recommend for me to feed by ball python. He is about a year old and about 1.5 feet long.

[The Serpent Merchant]

@ AMBien22
I have another question for you. What size mouse or rat do you recommend for me to feed by ball python. He is about a year old and about 1.5 feet long.

I agree with AMBien22 feeding in the cage or in a separate container doesn't matter, cage aggression is a myth. I feed all of my snakes in their cage with 0 issues.

there are 2 ways to determine rodent size. for young BP's the best way is by weight. get a scale and weigh your snake (we use grams for this) take your snakes weight and multiply it by 0.15 this will tell you how much rodent to feed your BP

Example:

say you have a 100 gram snake. 100 grams x 0.15 = 15 grams so that 100 gram BP should eat 15 grams of rodent every 4-7 days.

the other way that works better with adult BP's is by getting a rodent that is the same width as the fattest part of your snake.

This is the scale I use (Cost $15 at a grocery store... you evan get them for about the same at Walmart as well)

[Carsten]

@ The Serpent Merchant
Thank you, I will remember this when I buy Nondo and rat on Sunday. Is there a certain time of day that I should feed by snake? Morning, evening or anytime?