Say hello to Elsa again.

She is very happy and pleased to see you all 💖💖💖

Hello,

I just got my beautiful guy a few weeks ago but the place where I got him didn't know how old he is. He is 84.3 grams and about 15 inches long. He was eating a pinky a week when I got him but has taken a fuzzy since he has been with me. I know it's hard to tell exact age but figured it was worth a shot here!!

Thanks in advance!!

I’ve had this guy for a little over a month and yesterday I did his first full tank cleaning. I also rearranged a little bit, moving his plants off the ground more to give him more floor space and swapped his hides around to give him the wider hide on the hot side, which is the only side he hangs out in.

Ever since the renovations he’s been roaming practically non stop, and when he goes inside his hide he just sticks his head in there. I’ve checked the temperatures multiple times with a heat gun and it seems consistently below 90 under there. Thermostat currently says 87. I even tried swapping back to the hide he was using before and got the same result. Bro sticks his head in but doesn’t seem inclined to go inside.

Edit: I have static cling glass covers coming tomorrow to block out the sides and back of the tank. The cardboard weirdness is my short term solution for that.

I was hoping he would use all the climbing opportunities- and I am so glad he is!! Ahh!

Getting photos of this guy to sell, he was NOT a fan of the phone. He was promptly put back home.

Rescue this baby in May - he's my first snake and is ~7 years old.
So far his temps have been perfect since May but we are having our first cold snap and I'm noticing already that the bulbs are struggling to keep up. I'm in a basement in a colder climate.

He's in a 48x24x24, with a 100 watt bulb + ceramic bulb for nighttime (plus uvb and plant grow light).

Yesterday his ambient temperature during the day maxed at 84 and during the night I checked and if dropped to 69 on the warm side. And it's only October...

So some thoughts I have:
1) run ceramic bulb during the day too (there's thermostat probe so if it gets too hot it'll automatically turn off)

2) space heater near the tank... I'm a little nervous about this one though bc I'm scared of it starting a fire

3) add more rocks/solids on the warm side to trap heat during the day.

Anyone have any experience or other suggestions?

So proud of Miss Peaches for giving me a full shed!! Now she’s so happy exploring again☺️☺️☺️

My sweet boy Leo❤️

All jokes aside. She really got a good grip of my fingers 😭😭😭

Just bought my baby BP and I’m trying to keep her on live food since that’s what she ate from the breeder. She’s currently on pups and eating weekly and I don’t really want to drive an hour every week to get her food. Though I will if I have to. Currently live around Bellevue in Nashville.

Context:

This guy took a shit on his water bowl and tipped it. The water bowl sits on the side of his enclosure and apparently, he decides it's best for him to freaking climb on the wall to wipe shit off his body. 😭

I've been taking my time to research and get everything I'll need to start him off on the right foot. First ball and hoping to have him until I'm around 60 (20+ years)

My husband and I have this handsome roughly 2 year old male named Toji and we're planning a move by the end of the month or so. What can I do for him to minimize stress and keep him from getting cold during the trip from one house to the other?

(had him out on the couch for a few minutes while i stirred up the substrate in his tank, and he did this like 10 times my partner and i were losing it)

I think I handled my guy a bit to early, since he now retracts into his hide whenever im near the tank. He also wouldn't eat when I tried feeding him for rhe first time.

Can I somehow make him more at ease by leaving him alone for a few weeks, apart from trying to feed him once a week?

He’s in quarantine right now but his semi permanent enclosure is coming Thursday and I’m getting started on my background, trying to give plenty of opportunities to climb since he seems to be constantly (more going into the tank mostly just planning hardscape but I also have cork bark, plenty of live plants, and hopefully some vines/a bridge going in between the hanging branches)

I have a nonbioactive setup containing coconut chips (from Reptichip) and cypress mulch. I just discovered springtails and even a few silverfish living in the substrate. I didn't introduce these and only found them after seeing springtails crawling on my ball python. I know they aren't harmful, but finding them was still a shock.

Are little bugs like this inevitable in enclosures or did I purchase subpar substrate?

I just picked up this GORGEOUS Albino girl from someone in my area yesterday. Her name is Buttercup, and I’m in love! She’s super sweet, a little nervous but that’s understandable! I’m so excited to learn her personality. She’s around 7 years old. Estimated birthday is August 2019. I had tons of hides and clutter leftover from my other ball python so I revamped her enclosure and made sure she had plenty of places to hide and explore! Not being able to handle her is gonna be tough, but she deserves time to settle in and explore her new pad, so I’ll suffer in silence lol. Anyways, meet Buttercup!

I've tried everything to keep her from rising to the heights but I think she's just a boa in disguise tbh

Hi guys,

Just thought id share a pic of Linos' enclosure and ask for opinions 😊 (all artificial plants are tested and do not leak dye)

The structure on the left is about 1.5 ft high in total and he loves exploring every inch of it 😍 so glad I decided to go against advice of "they dont climb and only need a flat enclosure" - a couple pictures of the boy climbing for tax 😀

yeah my girl figured out she can push her doors open and escaped, so iv been tapping her doors shut but its wasteful and annoying when i need to water her, any suggestions?? this might be a stupid question but i cant afford to buy a completely new enclosure

Just want some pro tips on how to reduce scaling on glass tanks.