Introducing the BP community to my handsome Chili. Chili is almost four years old, alert and active male. When I got him as a wee lad the breeder told me he is a Mojave Cinnamon Cypress morph although over time I have wondered if that is correct. He sleeps during the day and can be quite active in the night. While he will take any type of rodent to snack on, his own preferences actually is more so towards quail chicks and chicks in general. To compensate for the disproportion in fat / protein intake he gets two rather than one chick. He has an infra red heating lamp at one end of his enclosure and that is it. He has never had an uvb light. He likes to play “jazz hands” where he weaves himself in and out of my hands. He doesn’t attempt to escape, it’s more like he wanted a good twisty stretch.

Please meet Mr.Smiley! My first ever BP! I’m very excited he is sooo beautiful and has the cutest ever little smiley face print on his body! Picked him up at scales expo in west palm beach this Saturday 🥳

He is a candy pied

My wife saw this post on Facebook and I wanna pull the trigger. I’m not too familiar with all these but can anyone tell me like I’m 5 years old, if this is work it?

Meet Perseus!

(Was setting up his temp enclosure so ignore the gloves)

I feel so horrible for this, I believe this was my fault. She was stuck in a cramped spot and I must have tried to pull her and the tight space caught her skin. Please tell me what I can do. I don’t have the funds to take to a vet right now, so I’m just trying to figure out the best I personally can do for her. I just feel horrible this looks painful..

Hello! I am going to be trying to switch Mr Buldak to rats his next feeding, I’ve tried them once before with no luck. I tried heating up a mouse with a hair dryer to make it smell like mouse in his tank then offered the rat instead and he didn’t take it even when it was at the right temp. Tried 3 times decided that he wasn’t gonna take it after the third try and just fed him the mouse instead. Any ideas on how to help him transition to rats? How’d you get your ball to make the switch?

The camera has been there for months and he bleleleleles at it every night. However, tonight he managed to get around it somehow and then - flump! I hope he is okay? (He seemed to head off in the direction of his ball/frame that he has specifically for climbing on and has only used once in the 5 months he’s had it 🙃)

This is for a year old male! I’m definitely going to add more clutter and enrichment, this is just the beginning:) The ropes are secured inside of the hooks.

The breeder has recommended a heat mat and that’s what he has right now but I did a lot of research and I want to upgrade to a lamp, can you give me some advice on how can I improve his enclosure further, please?

ETA: The dimensions are 100x50x50cm - if he outgrows the enclosure, I will definitely upsize in the future

Also there is a thermostat outside of the view!

I took in a ball python from my gfs dad (he has many sorts of snakes) and he had to get rid of some, and i took in his ball python. The ball python is said to be a female, and about 6 years old.

To be clear this is my first time ever owning a ball python, and really ever being around one, so i have no clue on what sort of sizes are normal or not.

Ive eyeballed her, and i would say shes about 2 and a half feet long.

So, I’ve owned reptiles before but never a snake (all of my other reptiles are insectivores). This little cutie belongs to my daughter, and she’s named him Nagini after her love for HP.

We brought him home on Sat. Sept. 19 and left him alone for a week to acclimate. He weighed 148g and was estimated to be 6-8 months old. When we fed him a thawed adult mouse on Sept. 26 (1 week later), he “sniffed” at the mouse but did not want it. (To be fair, the mouse’s guts had ripped open and I wouldn’t want that sh*t either LOL.) The following Saturday, Oct. 3rd, he ate with no problem. We handled him for the first time the following Wednesday for just a few minutes to minimize stress. Then when we tried to feed him the next Saturday, he had an unsuccessful feed. He struck and coiled around it, but proceeded to wave it around his tank, ultimately dropping it right in his pool 🤦‍♀️ so we’ve left him alone all week, only bothering him to check husbandry and refill his pool, and he had another unsuccessful feed yesterday. This time he struck and coiled but then dropped it and just sat there staring and flicking his tongue at it. That means he hasn’t eaten since Oct 3rd.

Maybe I’m doing this wrong?? Idk. I’m thawing the mouse in a ziploc bag in the fridge over night, then releasing the air in the bag and putting the bag into 96-100 degree water for 20-30 minutes, dipping the nose in hot water and then offering. I read not to put the mouse directly into the water so it doesn’t get water logged.

I’m worried about him. It always makes me anxious when my reptile babies don’t eat, but this feels different. And my daughter is getting frustrated because she wants to hold him but I’m nervous to let her hold him if he’s already stressed.

I have a terrarium with furniture dimensions 80x40x40. I want to buy and select the appropriate heating bulb CHE. The lamp will be fixed on the ceiling on a mesh. Tell me what power bulb I should buy.

Added the Hanging branches specifically because he loved climbing in his temporary setup and this seems to be his new favourite spot to sitting as well as hanging from both branches.

Hello, I’ve had my juvenile ball python for about a month and a half now and I handle him about 2 times a week for around 5-10 minutes. He seems pretty curious every time,( long tongue flicks, slithering around my body). I want to keep handling him but don’t wanna stress him out and push it. When is it okay to start handling almost everyday? I don’t wanna blow away my progress by trying to move to fast. Thanks!

I got her September 3rd she has eaten 4 times since. Once weekly first was a pinky mouse since I heard the first should be small. Then a small mouse then the last two were rat pups. The fourth meal was last night

So I rescued this ball python. He is a year old. I’ve had him about a week. I tried to feed him a medium size rat. And I thought he ate it but he next day he threw it up. It’s still whole. I feel bad :( what if he is starving? 😭

Help! I’m a first time snake owner and I’ve only had her for about 2 weeks and handled her for the first time today. As I was handling her I soon noticed the pinkish reddish markings over her entire underside and all over the end of her body and tail. I don’t have a heat rock and my basking spot is 88-91F with the warm side ambient being 83-85F. Could it be mild burns, her substrate staining her body or early shed? I use reptisoil, coco chucks, and sphagnum moss mix. I’ll leave pics of her before and after.

this is a little bit of a rant, but I have had family members pets eat my parrots in the past… Like twice, both times I was just at the store and they just came into my house to put their dogs away (we live on a compound property) these dogs have also attacked so many people, but because they are just small dogs it’s considered normal for some reason, but I’m not even allowed to talk about my snake in front of them because it’s so scary and dangerous… Be so serious.

also, those two parrots was my first ever pet when I was five and the animal that was like my absolute soulmate when I was 16 🫩

I just got this guy on Sunday and it has come time to feed him but he won’t eat. I got the mice the pet store had been feeding it. I thawed it out and was holding it in front of it and it would come up smell it and go away from the mouse. Idk what to do bc he hasn’t eaten since last Thursday and idk what to do. Should I be concerned or should I be worried. This is my first snake that I’ve had and I’m pretty so I’ll take any advice you guys have!!

hi im a first time ball python/snake owner and ive been lucky enough to get a one year old sweet boy who is super adventurous and easy to handle! the only problem is that when its night time and I try to approach or hold him he starts hissing at me! he has never hissed at me before or had any negative reaction to handling in the day time. is this because at night they are more active and in predator mode? I have only fed him in the day time but I understand it might just be his instincts to act that way at night. so should I leave him alone at night and only hold in the day to avoid the aggressive behavior?

I’m not sure where i should post or ask about this but i don’t know how they appeared and I’m very worried. 2 months ago she got sick and had blisters and needed medicine so i think maybe it has something to do with it but i was on google and it said parasites but idk how to look for them can someone please just tell me if I’m over reacting?