Quote Originally Posted by madelion View Post
I emailed a pet store - a SMALL one, not petsmart or anything - and have more than enough money. I almost always have more than $300 in my spending account, so vet bills should be alright. I'm sure my parents wouldn't just let it die, I'd pay them back too. If this doesn't work I've already started my slide show... I know ball pythons can be a bit tricky, but I've read about so many people who find it easy and love them. I'm kinda set on a bp, but willing to get a garter or corn. The only problem with corns is, they can get a bit longer than bp's, and they already think 3 feet is big for a snake. Also, i want a calm snake that can just chill out in handling, not HEY LOOK HERE WHATS THIS WHERE'D I GO OVER HERE HAHA WHUP IM ON YER LEG NOW DO YOU LIKE WHEN I EAT YOUR HAIR YEAH ME TOO
Anyways, thanks for the reply!
EDIT: I just looked it up. Our local vet we go to with our dog also looks after reptiles.
If you've got your heart set on a ball python, I think, again the best thing to do would be to get your tank set up perfectly before you get the ball at all, and keep it for a few days. Heck, probably best for a few weeks. In that time you can get into the habit of checking the temps and stuff daily, and see if you really can keep the tank perfect for a BP. That way, when you do finally get your BP, you already have habits in place and you know you have the tank and everything perfect for it.

3 feet is long, when they're stretched out, they also get very fat. However, like their namesake my balls like to stay in big fat balls, so when you look at them they certainly don't LOOK 3 feet long, they just look like a big fat lump lol. Maybe put a couple of pictures of that in your slideshow, some people holding adult balls in their hands to show that 3 feet really isn't that big when it comes to ball pythons.