ball python newbie

[cornfuzed]

i am looking in to getting a babby ball python (preferably a babby but if someone has one that they wanna sell or give me i would realy appriciate it) i have not had a snake before but i have spent the last 3months researching and i think that ball pythons are for me the reason i have yet to get one is because ate the
local petstore they havent had any and they are supposedly not in season(i did not know that their was a season for snakes) i was reading a post that someone bought one for $18.00( a babby ) i am in ohio is their any reputable breeders in ohio again i woulike to find one for arround $20 dose not need to be any special morph just a genaric or albino ball python and please if any of you have any advise i would really appriciate that also and again i am located on ohio

[Sausage]

Hmm... there isn't really a "season" for ball pythons, nor is it likely you are going to get one for 20 dollars. If you buy one to be shipped to you, the shipping will cost more than that.
Do you have a tank set up? If so, what all do you have in it?

[cornfuzed]

the tanks is a 2ogallon long it has a ceramic branch(not a heated one annother
forum said that they get to hot)with a soil substrait bedding (local pet store said it is the best) a larg shallow water dish(12x12x2) also have a heating pad under the bedding i have a 100watt haet lamp on hot side and a 50watt red(online they said that red is good at night couse it dosent hurt their eyes)
nightlamp on cool side currently up to temp (hot side 88F cool 82F water is on cool side and branch is on hot side) also have lid and a humidifier (humidifieris not in the tank but the room) i havent gotten a hide yet but i am working on it

[cornfuzed]

ans as for $20 i understand but i was reading a post on here tat someone bought one for $18 what is a fair price for a genaric ball python?

[Nate]

you can find them for that much at reptile shows.

should you decide to buy one from someone online (which there are plenty of people that will ship to you), it will cost ~$50 to ship. so don't be surprised if shipping is 2 1/2 times more than the snake itself.

good luck!!

[Nate]

ans as for $20 i understand but i was reading a post on here tat someone bought one for $18 what is a fair price for a genaric ball python?

generic as in "wild type"? You can find the babies for as low as 15 at reptile shows. morphs start at a couple hundred bucks..but they're worth it

[cornfuzed]

is their a site that follows reptile show so i can see if the ir will be one near me soon? ans as for morphs being worth a couple humdrid bucks idk i want sonthing cheap but hearty and long living(i heard that they live for 35-50years)
but this is my first snake so cheaper is better plus i have already spent enugh on the turrarium(about $200 on the tank and my budget was $100 but i thrwe that out the window then the tank alone cost me $70)

[Sausage]

As for your tank, you need two hides, one for the hot side, the other for the cool. You don't need all of those lights if you're temperature and humidity are fine without them. The temp. and humidity can be monitored with an Acu-Rite digital thermometer, which you can get for a few bucks at WalMart.

Other than that, good luck!

[Nate]

is their a site that follows reptile show so i can see if the ir will be one near me soon?

http://www.kingsnake.com/events.html

[cornfuzed]

the reason i have 2 is becaouse the tank is in the living room and their are allways people going in and out and in ohio it gets cold in the winter thats why i
have a daytime light (the 100watt) and the night time light(50watt red so at night i can drop the tamp to about 75-78 but i keep my house 73 and i was told that 73 would be to cool at night)