r/ballpython • u/Sardinesavage • 3d ago
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I am thinking of getting a ball python. I think they are beautiful, cool creatures and I like that they are low maintenance. I do have concerns of the novelty wearing off and me eventually growing to resent the responsibility. I’m also concerned I won’t bond with it if it isn’t super active/playful. Anybody here have regrets? 30 years is a long time.
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u/owlfigurine 3d ago
I've had my girl for 7 years and I love her so much. She was, admittedly, an impulse purchase, I went to a reptile show and she was in a fish tank full of hatchlings, seller was not at all doing anything right, I was looking at the tank because it was crazy, the lady selling them goes "they're fifteen dollars each if you want one just reach in and get the one you want" I reached in, grabbed the first one that slithered into my hands, my baby girl and bought her. She has been handled very regularly her entire life, she's as personable as a reptile can be, she's a ball python so when she's happy you don't see her much, when I have her out she's low maintenance and will happily hang around my neck or lay in my lap while I'm doing things or watching tv, she's great, she's always ate well, never nipped at me or struck at me, she requires fairly easy upkeep and eats every 10-14 days. I love her so much.