New to Blood Pythons

[Kara]

Wow they're beautiful! Amazing colors, and so FAT. I love it. I read the caresheet. They're husbandry seems to be exactly the same as ball pythons. Now I gotta start drawing up a custom enclosure. I guess they take a couple years to get real fat.

Correct blood & short-tail husbandry is not exactly the same as ball python husbandry...there are things you can get away with w/ball pythons that would adversely affect a blood, and vice-versa. Furthermore, while they are heavy-bodied snakes, they shouldn't be fat. Here's some thorough husbandry info if you'd like to do some more homework.