r/BloodPythons

Akasha, Female 10 months old

He usually does this a few days before feeding day

my boy is officially 3 now and has reached 4ft and no longer fits in his water bowl to soak. is there a good large water dish yall suggest possibly one with a belt in hide because he loves going under he current one.(pic for tax)

this is Squishy, ive had him since Jan 31st he is 21 months old. weighed him and he weighs about 936.7 grams. I feed him 90ish gram rats bi-weekly but he looks skinny imo. I know their spines are supposed to be visible but im worried that he is too skinny, he also has loose skin. there is a photo quite but im unable to tell if he is slightly under weight or ideal weight.

Got him today at the white plains reptile expo

I have had her for 9 days and yesterday I held her for the first time, although she hasn’t eaten for me yet I plan to try feeding again in 3 days.

My new baby borneo blood python (lucky dollar) and his new crib!! Gotta love that nippyness 😅 Just waiting on my moss bale to further cover up more ground …going for a forest floor look and trynna make lil mini canopys with the leaves to further make him feel safe from “predators” lol also have lil plastic hides too just incase thats his style 🤷🏻‍♂️

Im sure its hard to tell but can someone help tell me which morph he is, seller didnt know but was practically giving him away

Hi! I just got my first blood python and just had a few questions/wanted to hear any advice you guys have. This is actually my first reptile as well, and was somewhat unplanned, but I want to make sure I do the best by him. I do have some reptile background, I’m a wildlife student and have a big interest in herps, but I’ve mostly interacted with wild snakes. I’ve done research in the past for ball pythons and crested geckos, but I wasn’t planning to get a reptile right now. One of my coworkers needed to rehome this guy as she was scared of him, and I agreed to take him. I did some research, but most of the info I could find was for handling or juveniles. This guy is a 4 year old male, eating one thawed rat every three weeks. He came with the setup pictured (although I had to rearrange everything after moving it) and I just wanted to know if there’s anything I should do to improve it? The substrate is Zoomed Tropical BioBlend along with some extra coconut husk and some smooth river rock here and there. I’m planning to add some other small live plants to replace the plastic one.

The lights he came with are keeping the warm side of his tank 74.4°F and the cool side 72.8°F. This seems to me like maybe not a big enough difference, and the warm side is probably too cool, right? Should I try to get a stronger bulb to get it up to 82°F on the warm side?

Is city tap water okay? I drink my tap water and it doesn’t taste strongly, but it’s still city water, is the chlorine in it okay for him to be drinking and soaking in?

How active are they generally? Should I be concerned if he stays in his hide all day once he’s settled in more?

He’s due to be fed today, but I just got him yesterday and I know they shouldn’t eat right after a big change like that. Would it be okay to feed him this weekend? I’m planning to wait to try to handle him until a week to let him settle in, but he hasn’t hissed or huffed at me at all and seems pretty curious about me.

Any general advice is so welcome!

I’m willing to take any advice this is my 3rd snake the first was a ball, and I now have a ball and a blood both babies . I just picked her up 2 days ago at a local pet expo I’m doing my best to leave her alone for that first week before feeding and handling . The one thing is I was sold and told this was a female I’m not certain because of size she was supposedly born in December 25, I think she could have been under fed maybe I’m not certain but she should be larger at 3 months from the research I’ve done. Especially being a female. Also I am aware my enclosure is set up for an adult that’s because that’s what I was hoping to find. I also plan to buy a big bag of oak leaves for clutter. My substrate mix is Forrest Floor Cypress Mulch Mixed with Repti Bark and Coconut Fiber Bedding. I keep the hot side at 85-88. Coolest side at 75. Humidity I keep in between 60 and 78. I also plan to buy a protective screen to cover my CHE Lamp . Please give me any tips/suggestions/recommendations

Bringing home a little baby this weekend. There will be more foliage and such added when they come off quarantine and the paper towels.

It is a 30x12x12. I am fully prepared to upgrade at the year old mark. But, for a basic setup for the first few weeks, how am I looking?

Hello, I recently got a male blood python the people I got him from didn't know his age but they guessed around 6 months. I live in the southwest and keeping the humidity up was a challenge in his new age pet ecoflex so im getting a second hand animal plastics T10 (48x24x15). I want to avoid cutting a hole in the top of the enclosure for his halogen heat bulb. Having the bulb inside the enclosure would technically work but the cage would take up 8 inches and I don't necessarily want to leave the bulb exposed. My question is would a RHP be okay as his only heat source? Is my only option to cut the hole on top and put metal mesh underneath the bulb? Would it be okay to leave the bulb exposed? He also has a shadedweller 7% UVB bulb, and a led bar. The halogen is on a dimmer thermostat, and the led is also dimmed since they don't like too much light, the T10 was $80 in excellent condition so buying a different enclosure right now is not an option, I plan on putting him in a 6x3x2 when he is fully grown. Pic for reference, maybe someone can help me figure out how old he is. Thank you in advance!