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Just Curious
So recently I have found myself so drawn to blood Pythons I love their little faces obviously need more research no where close to actually getting one myself but wonder what a healthy adult looks like so many I seen look like little sausages with tiny heads is this overweight or the norm for a them ? Thank you for your time and happiest holidays to you .
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Re: Just Curious
Thank you so much they such a gorgeous set of noodles I was watching YouTube and saw so many that look at thick as a man leg which made their heads look like it was too small and started to wonder if that was healthy for them? Since I saw that at some point doesn't Blood Pythons eat less frequently then your ball pythons? I also heard tell that feeding poultry verse rodents all the time can help? But everyone I see seems to feed rodents do you ever give yours poultry or other meals? Thank you so much for your help
Domestic Short Hair - Miss Becky
Russian Blue - Church
Miniature Poodle - Pierre LaPoodlePants
Banana BP - Yuri Katsuki
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Re: Just Curious
Originally Posted by C.Marie
Thank you so much they such a gorgeous set of noodles I was watching YouTube and saw so many that look at thick as a man leg which made their heads look like it was too small and started to wonder if that was healthy for them? Since I saw that at some point doesn't Blood Pythons eat less frequently then your ball pythons? I also heard tell that feeding poultry verse rodents all the time can help? But everyone I see seems to feed rodents do you ever give yours poultry or other meals? Thank you so much for your help
Bloods eat less frequently than ball pythons. Our adults are fed twice a month, and maintain good condition on reasonably-sized meals (i.e. large rats). We do tailor the amount and frequency of food to the individual snake and whether that snake is slated to breed that year, but for a general schedule, 2 weeks is what we follow.
We occasionally feed off extra roosters from our flock, but not to the extent where it has made a discernible difference in the overall weight of our snakes. Good husbandry and common sense help the most, there.
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Re: Just Curious
I was wondering what the best enclosure would be to use for a Blood Python? If ambient air temp isnt enough(I read that ambient temps are better for them instead of hot spots?) Really sorry to hijack this thread but I figured it might also help the OP as well as anwser my question
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Re: Just Curious
Originally Posted by BallPythonWannaBe
I was wondering what the best enclosure would be to use for a Blood Python? If ambient air temp isnt enough(I read that ambient temps are better for them instead of hot spots?) Really sorry to hijack this thread but I figured it might also help the OP as well as anwser my question
Ambient temps work well for hatchlings - subadults, when maintained at 80-82 degrees (F). We maintain our adults at these temperatures as well, but also provide a warmer spot in the enclosure of 86-87 degrees (F).
48" x 24" x 15" is a good cage size (i.e. Animal Plastics T-10 enclosure):
Here's some additional care info you may find helpful:
http://bloodpythons.com/index.php/bl...ve-environment
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Re: Just Curious
Originally Posted by Kara
Ambient temps work well for hatchlings - subadults, when maintained at 80-82 degrees (F). We maintain our adults at these temperatures as well, but also provide a warmer spot in the enclosure of 86-87 degrees (F).
48" x 24" x 15" is a good cage size (i.e. Animal Plastics T-10 enclosure):
Here's some additional care info you may find helpful:
http://bloodpythons.com/index.php/bl...ve-environment
That was an extremely helpful link! I was wondering about something. I had seen someone split a T-10 in half with a divider and clutter it up and use it for a blood hatching. If I ever got a Blood(Hypothetical) I would need to have a way to raise ambient air temps as using no heat source at all would not be an option unfortunately
Constantly trying to improve, always open to learning. For the good of the animals, education is priority.
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Re: Just Curious
Originally Posted by BallPythonWannaBe
I was wondering what the best enclosure would be to use for a Blood Python? If ambient air temp isnt enough(I read that ambient temps are better for them instead of hot spots?) Really sorry to hijack this thread but I figured it might also help the OP as well as anwser my question
No glad you added I love Blood Pythons and more knowledge is always better then less thank you so much and happy holidays
Domestic Short Hair - Miss Becky
Russian Blue - Church
Miniature Poodle - Pierre LaPoodlePants
Banana BP - Yuri Katsuki
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