r/ballpython

Got Monday she stayed in a friends reptile room until I could put her in my apartment, had her home for 2 days now! Any tips tricks hacks? Advice, or enrichment ideas? My Amazon cart is not nearly full enough XD

I present to you Onix, that joined our family this week. He is a male, 8 months old. Very gentle and calm, not too shy.

We as a family are happy to have joined your snake family!

My best

I took my ball python Dunkin outside for some sun. he was nervous at first but warned up quickly. unfortunately when he warmed up he was very active and I couldn't get a good picture.

This enclosure has a good 8-10” of soil. I moved apartments and had to excavate everything, and that tunnel went all the way to the drainage layer and across the whole length of the tank. And that tunnel was sturdy! I kind of feel bad about ruining it, she must have worked hard on it…

All my favorite photos of my stinky noodle 🍄‍🟫🌿🌙

i will never understand the argument that ball pythons don’t need at least 120g enclosures… every night i watch my zero absolutely destroy all my hard decor work

He hadn’t eaten since mid-January for his last owner, but I got him home 2 weeks ago today and he’s taken 2 rat pups for me! He only takes them drop fed, but he eats them almost immediately. So proud of him for eating like a champ! <3 (pic is from earlier this week, I give him 48 hours to himself to digest after eating)

My first ever snake and first pet as an adult! I’m obsessed! He’s so cute!

I’m a career reddit lurker, but I am too excited not to share. This is our first ball python. Her name is Neera! Let me know what you think!

She made an art project

I got a Ball Python about two weeks ago, his name is Marv. I have another snake a hog nose, with her I use a ceramic heater and haven't had any issues. The breader with Marv really pushed and mat that heats from under the tank. i was wondering if anyone has any tips about it. I turned it on and set it to 88 degrees on the warm side and have been monitoring it. I've been slowing turning it because it isnt heating up the tank very well. it's set at 96 right now and the tank floor is only hitting 83.

My snek is Male, 9 months, 250g and 32 inches. His weight hasn’t been increasing for the past 2 months. I’ve been feeding him once a week with a large mouse. I’ve been meaning to switch to rats but it’s hard to find a seller in my area.

HELP! What's going on with my ball pythons chin? Warm side is 85-90 while her cool side is above 70s. Humidity is between 60-75%. She's been eating just fine, F/T medium rats. She's active and alert. Every other part of her is just fine. It's only her chin, where there's these little, almost symmetrical indents that appear to be scabbing or something.

I have 3 ball pythons, All with VASTLY different eating habits.

My first one, a normal female about 2 years old, is on month 4 without food. This is her 2nd year doing this, she goes off food for 6 months or so then will eat normally for the other 6.

My 2nd one, a male banana about 2 years old, i’m realizing is overweight, he eats anything you put infront of him, regardless of if it’s time or not, and when i went out of town last month he got fed 2 times in one week.

My 3rd, is a very civilized Enchi OD about 1 year old and eats like a lady, very politely and on a routine schedule. She is gaining weight nicely, and i’ve only had her 8 months.

My question is, they all have similar set ups, are in the same room, and they get the same care and attention. Is there anyway i can help my 1st girl eat more? She’s almost the same weight as my 3rd girl who i just got, and she’s twice her age. I have a plan for my fat lard no worries there, but im just concerned about my girl who isn’t eating. I’ve tried braining mice, ive tried putting her in a different box, ive tried feeding her at night and in the morning. I’m worried she’s deciding she wants live, and because of where im at, i cant offer live. I really don’t want to rehome her but i will if it gets her eating.

My gal just finished shedding for the first time with me Wednesday, and is normal and back to moving. Shed came off in one piece. Noticed this while weighing and checking her post-shed today. Is this normal? What is it? The scales almost look uneven. Humidity has been between 65-85%.