I'm new, and just saying Hi.

[smasharama13]

Well I'm not only new to this forum, but new to snakes as well. I recently purchased a young female Pastel as pictured in my Avatar. I did a lot of research before I bought my first snake. First off I knew that I didn't want a huge adult Boa, or even a Retic. The balls just seemed like a great place to start.

I just ordered "The Complete Ball Python" and look forward to reading it. Until it gets here I'll probably be asking general care questions that I can't find answers to on my own. It seems that I've already run into contradictions, so I guess I'll take the advice of the breeder I went to. "Just because it works for a guy in Florida, doesn't mean it'll work for the guy in California. They're just too different of environments." Makes since to me.

I may or may not start breeding, but I figure I have a year to decide before I need to get a male. As everything I have read indicates that the females sexually mature about a year after males.

Well Happy Herping.

[SarahMB]

Hi and welcome!
In my opinion, this is the best place for information, hands down. You will get plenty of good advice, so don't hesitate to ask

[Nate]

Welcome to the forums. Whoever gave you that advice is dead on...there's a lot of things you gotta do to adjust humidity and temps.

That book is an excellent book. You will not be disappointed!

[tmlowe5704]

Got any pics of your snake? We love pics!

[Laooda]

Hello and Welcome!!! Yes, yes... pix are ALWAYS good!

[smasharama13]

Ok, here are some pics of her then.

[tmlowe5704]

I like the 2nd one better, it really shows your snake's color. It is one hot snake though

[SarahMB]

I agree, really pretty snake!

[cassandra]

Hot snakie! Welcome to the forums...don't be afraid to use the search and ask questions! =)

[recycling goddess]

welcome! grab a nice warm beverage, a cookie *hands the plate over* and make yourself cozy!