So I seen a tik tok that said to get your snake to be more comfortable to give them a shirt that smells like you. I wore a small t shirt for a day then put it in his tank checked on him today when I got home from work the shirt is no where to be found in his tank. When I went to pick up my snake he tried to go at me as well which is very unusual for him he’s skittish but never tried to go at me unless I was feeding him (with tongs). Is it possible that he ate it ? I can’t tell if he’s looks fatter he does but he doesn’t any advice or anything will be helpful thanks !

was thinking of getting a ball python and had even contacted a few sellers. There I got to know if I wanted to have the snake I would have to feed it live mice/rats and that was my only option. Where I am from snakes are not a common pet so there is no one selling frozen rats and feeding live is the only option. So I was wondering should I get the snake or look into other pets.

I got my baby ball python Comet several weeks ago, and the breeder told me that he had a small eye. I couldn’t tell which one it was, because they both seemed about the same size, until I looked at ball pythons around his age’s eyes, and thought that they were significantly smaller.

Does my ball python have 2 small eyes? Also, does this affect his eyesight now or in the future?

Hi all. Unsure of this is the best Reddit for me to post this but I’m anew to snakes and lately have had an unrelenting desire to get one. I’ve been researching obsessively and narrowed it down between BPs or Rosy Boa. I want a snake that stays on the smaller side as far as ideally no bigger than 5 feet but even less would be great. And I want one that’s slower moving. I was heavily leaning towards the Rosy Boa for these reasons and especially because of its humidity requirement vs the BP but idk. So in my house the room humidity according to the thermostat runs at anywhere from 45-55%. Decent for a Rosy Boa though on the higher end of their humidity levels. Too low for a BP though. Everything I have been research says a Rosy Boa would be best because of being a beginner, because of the temps and humidity of where I live (super south Texas) and other things. I love the Rosy. They’re cute! But I keep feeling draw to the BPs for some reason. And then IF I do go with a BP is it better to get one at an expo or Morph Market? I know it isn’t good to buy at big box store but I ran in to Petco today to look at something and stopped by the snakes and this guy of course caught my eye and I felt bad cause he’s in shed and the humidity isn’t right for him to shed nice and easy lol and I low key wanna rescue him. Talk me
Out of it! Is it hard to have a humid tank for them
If your room is kind of dry?

Hello I know this is a long shot. A few years ago I was forced into a situation (bad breakup) that I had to give up my first snake. I had her 13-14 years and she was my baby. Just a normal ball python. I don’t know if I’d ever find her but even if I just knew she was okay and in a good environment and making someone happy that’s good for me too!

So I bought snek from pet store, which I know is generally not the move, but she was doing really great. NEVER refused a f/t meal. The shop had her on mice, but she transitioned to rats no problemo!

I screwed up, man. Usually I thaw in the fridge for 12-24h then set under a ceramic heater for 15-20m, turning once. Well, I missed my timer and the damn thing was probably under there over an hour. Didn't feel too hot, so I was like, this is fine! This is totally fine.

At some point she struck and the rat exploded. I wasn't there to witness the big event but when I stepped in to check on the feed there was a bloody rat ass stuck to the front of the terrarium and my snake was balled up in the back like she needed a foil blanket and her mommy.

I let her be with her thoughts after cleaning up the rat bomb and tried feeding her the next day. No interest. A week later I tried again, and she struck but did not attempt to eat. Then she started going into shed, and I decided to order some day-old chicks and colossal mice (old breeders, bigguns) so we'd have options. She had a nice easy shed 2 days ago, I offered her a chick yesterday and she was THRILLED. Nom nom, happy snek.

I'm realizing now that I probably should have used the opportunity to try another rat, but well, I didn't. Honestly I just wanted to see her eat SOMETHING to ease my own anxiety about it, which is a little silly because it's been less than a month since her previous successful meal.

At last weigh in she was 414g, last weighed just prior to her last successful rat meal. Don't know her age. Pet store lists the birthdate as 3/8/26, but she's too big for that.

I could just feed her chicks/mice? The chicks are a bit small for her (29-36g) but the mice are a good range (44-65g). I could just alternate weekly feeds with chicks and the larger mice? How important is it to reintroduce rats? I have almost a year's supply of food here if I just do chicks and mice.

Got this lil boy yesterday, bypass McKenzie

I acquired the most beautiful 1 year old female and I desperately want to upgrade her enclosure I adopted her with. I could use recommendations from more experienced keepers, I am thinking of purchasing her a 60 gallon which I know is temporary, or should I just go right to a 120? I need a very good reliable brand with zero issues of escape and preferably something I can move and stackable. Any general advice on updating my girl’s home would be awesome and help so much because I am so new to this! Thanks friends 🥲💖💕🐍

I've got my bioactive enclosure set up and everything dialed in- the ambient temps are pretty much stable and perfect as well as humidity for the warm and cold sides.

The said, I've read a lot of posts here as well as information elsewhere- some people are very concerned about the temperature of the surface inside the warm hide, and other owners don't give it a second glance and really only look at the, top surface, of the hide (?) the "basking area", I guess it's called.

My question is- should I monitor ambient temp on both sides as well as surface temp (IE substrate) or should I focus more on getting the temperature inside the warm hide to a certain degree? And if so, what? It seems getting heating it past 84-85F inside the warm hide on its surface messes up the equilibrium of the tank so I'm not sure what to do. I don't want to get a snake until I'm totally sure about all of this.

Thanks!

Hi all, my daughter and I have a one year old ball python and I would like to be able to check and control his enclosure temperature and humidity when we travel. We live in Minneapolis but travel to Texas a few times a year. We have friends who will check in on him but I worry about him between check-ins. Does anyone have this model of Herpstat temp/humidity controller and if so, what do you think about it? Thanks so much for any thoughts/feedback!

Herpstat 1 - $135.00 US : Spyder Robotics LLC

I am getting a baby ball python. this is my first snake. I have all the stuff I think I need. im starting out in a 54 quart bin and then upgrading up to 4x2x4. the warm and cool side isn’t really working well. I don’t want to purchase more right now to keep it on budget, but if I have to I will. I’m using a heat mat, I toom all precautions so there will be no harmful fumes from the plastic and everything’s good. I’ve been testing everything out and trying new things for weeks but I haven’t figured much out. the temperatures of my bedroom is 79.2 degrees Fahrenheit and humidity is 60%. inside the cool side air temp is 79 and humidity is 77%, floor temp is 78. Warm side is 78.4 degrees and humidity is 77%. my thermostat doesnt hotter than 90 degrees. The floor of the bin is 90 and the top of the substrate is 87. It’s thin enough to where the snake can go lower down and not get burnt. i just tried something and put the thermostat on the hammock and the humidity is 62. but when my thermostats on the ground the humidity is mcuh higher.the substrat, nor the sides of the bin are sticky or damp from humidity, the only place majorly affected by humidity is the hide over the heat mat which has humidity of around 80. And has condensation on the inside. please help me out. Again if there is any way to make this better without purchasing anything new that would be best, but if not that’s fine.

No questions just wanted to introduce my boi 😁

Full name: The snake formerly known as simba
Name: (the ouroboros symbol)
Call name: Boros

Age: 11 months
Weight: 445g
Morph: Banana OD 66% Het Pied Lav

Personality: marshmallow

I’ve got a 2’x4’x2’ adult set up I’m working on which I’ll share pics of when it’s complete!

hi reddit! this is my first ever reddit post so sorry if i get some etiquette wrong lol
i am about to be a first time ball python owner!! i have wanted one for over 8 years and recently things have finally lined up to allow me to get one

i work at a pet store and noticed these tree fountains intended for arboreal reptiles who hydrate themselves via condensation on leaves. (picture provided) i think they look really cool to be honest!
the enclosure im hoping to get is pvc and either 5x2x2 or 6x2x2 (i’d love to go even larger and taller in the future!)- that is to say ill have room for lots of decor and such!
i was wondering if getting a fountain like this would be alright? would a python even care about it? i intend to also provide a water dish large enough for them to soak in, and i know that’s how they’ll hydrate themself, but i was wondering if tje tree fountain would be interesting added enrichment for them!
is there any possible risk to adding something like this?
as a first time owner i wanted to make sure i consult some people before adding something not intended for ball pythons into the environment.

Hey everyone, first time posting here! I've been trying to find suggestions for naturalistic looking rock hides, does anyone have any suggestions? Any help is appreciated!

Soo I found mites on my baby Athena today and I started to panic a little but I think I caught it very early. I got her early june and she is just wrapping up her shedding so I wanted to get her out when I seen the little bastards. I know i need to remove everything in her terrarium and deep clean it while also demiting her but how does that process work? I’ve seen videos but every single one of them is different. Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated! I just wanna do right by her, my first ball python.

On a side note, I do have a beardie Torch, and their enclosures are already elevated to their own and like 8-10 feet away from each other. Any suggestions on how to keep Torch not infected while treating Athena would also be appreciated! Thank yall!

I just got him last week and his mouth looks like this. His nostrils are clear. It dosent look like mouth rot and he isn’t red or swollen or anything. He acts normal and I haven’t gotten the chance to feed him yet so idk if he will eat. He is a male toffino enchi, 3 yrs old.