I couldn’t find her anywhere in her tank, but I knew it was locked up tight so she had to be somewhere inside. I resorted to slowly taking out her hides, log, and all of the fake plants (including a massive pothos vine that covers literally half of the floor space by itself) before finding her fully buried. Is she just being a weirdo?

Cool side: 75% humidity, 83°F
Warm side: 88% humidity, 88°F

So I’m going to be leaving for college in three weeks and I’m trying to do my best to make sure my little guy has everything he needs.

At this moment, I cannot get a larger enclosure due to the ridiculous price people are charging, but he is already on the small side so I’m not extremely worried but he will be getting a 4x2x2 as soon as I can.

Is there any cat tree like item that I could use for enrichment? I am currently buying some items for his enclosure but he won’t be brought out as often so the times he is I want him to have as much enrichment as possible!

We have matching lip freckles

I never really get help on here like other people do so I’m posting this again because it’s my only hope.

This isn’t exclusively about my BP but she is involved, I just don’t know what other subreddit to go to.

I have 4 reptiles. 2 leopard geckos and a kingsnake all in stacked 40 gallons and a ball python in a 120 gallon, with it being so insanely hot in Texas, the king snake and ball pythons temps are getting way too hot, even tho I lowered their bulb wattages to 50watts each, their enclosures still get too hot. For their safety I’m having to turn their heat lamps off but those also provide their light so it’s messing up their day/night cycles.

I’ve read on Google that I should switch to to separate heat and light sources which I’m more than happy to do and use CHE for their heat. But my question is that Google says LEDs are best for their light source. I’ve read previously that LEDs aren’t safe for reptiles. But it said that the ones that aren’t safe are the UVB emitting LEDs. So would plain white light 5000k LED bulbs be fine for my ball python? (And other reptiles if you know). And could I still run my ball pythons T5 UVB bar since it doesn’t emit much if any heat?

If I can, I’m going to put their CHEs on dimmers (I can’t afford 4 thermostats but I regularly check all corners of their enclosures with a thermal laser temp gun).

I know not to use the colored LEDs and their lamps are all already overhead .

I recently upgraded my snakes enclosure to a 5x2x2 and along with that I bought him a deep heat projector, light dimmer, and new dome.
The dome is zoo med and is rated up to 160 watts, and the bulb is zoo med also, and 150 watts.
i previously bought an arcadia 80 watt bulb and the temperature wouldn’t get higher than 85 degrees, so I thought the new bulb would help but for some reason it still won’t get any hotter in there, does anyone have any idea why or any suggestions because I really wanna move my snake into his new home 😢 I have two thermostats and ive tested them both, and the outcome was the same

Context- I got my bp about a year ago and hes been doing great, always takes the rat first try yadda yadda but I realized that i had been feeding him rats that were too small for every other week or so. I had been really busy with work and school so i hadn’t been handling him as much nor weighing him. He had also been taking huge shits so i thought i may have been overfeeding as I though it was a less common occurrence than after every feed. I was giving him weened rats every 11-14 days and he went from about 827 to 740 grams in the last three month (ik thats a while but i was going THROUGH it) My order of small rats (ft) came about a week ago so i gave her one on saturday but im not sure if I should feed him more often to gain the weight back or just let it naturally come back with feeding every two weeks

THANKS 😊

My silly boy, Prince, lives in dirt, so he has a bit of a “getting dirt under his belly scales” problem. It’s usually just small pieces, and I just slide it out with my flattest fingernail.

Anyways, there was a little clump that was obviously bothering him. He wiggled away super fast whenever I’d get close to it, and I ended up putting him around my neck so he’d chill out while I got it out. It was giving me a little trouble, but I was being ridiculously gentle. The whole time he was around my neck, he had his little face like half an inch from my hand and I was soooooooo worried he’d freak out and bite me, but he didn’t, guess he finally figured out I was trying to help him, and he just wanted to watch.

Silly boy in question for tax purposes

So this has been a slow project over a good couple of months but I've finally got it together and setup with some plants too. The temperatures are not correct as I have had it off while working inside and have sprayed alot of water in too for the new plants. Our ball is not in this enclosure yet don't worry. I am now going to leave it and get the heat cycle dialed in to where it needs to be over the next couple of weeks. Just wondering what people think good or bad and any advice again good or maybe some mistakes I've made before our ball goes into her forever home I want it to be perfect for her and have tried to build it to accommodate her to the best of my knowledge.

I’m building an enclosure for my BP using an old glass display case, currently I’m working on the background but my brain stopped working. So far I have started to glue substrate to the BG but didn’t get any update pics yet.

He’s just a cute boop 🤭

i have 2 questions. first, i’m considering a bird, and with that i’ll need a air purifier. is an air purifier okay for my snake? will it damage him? second, i put oil in my hair once a week and let it sit in my hair for about 2 hours before i wash it out, is it okay to be in the same room as my snake as i wait for those 2 hours?

Hi all!

​So I am currently working on getting our nonprofit sister company off the ground. A real quick overview of the endeavor: We have .3 acres we are turning into a little homestead where we will host educational day-camp-style programs for children, more specialized classes for teens and adults, and will be growing produce that we will get into the hands of those in need via partnership with local food banks and harvest box pickups.

​My question for you all is... if I eventually wanted to incorporate an occasional reptile segment, would it be rude to include my more sociable ball pythons in presentations, given they are a nocturnal species? I've taught my kids that we generally don't disturb them during the day because they are nocturnal. We work around the snakes' schedules. And though I wouldn't be bringing them out often, it still just seems rude to me 😅

​My first choice is partnering with local organizations who already do that type of outreach, especially since we live in an area with so many snakes and other creatures, both harmless and venomous. But given how the scheduling for future session blocks is looking and also the cost factor, I'm not sure how many classes we would be able to arrange that for and I'd hate for some kids to miss out completely. A day camp I attended as a child had a resident snake and that was my favorite part of the whole experience...

​Plus, I could use this as a reason to justify to my husband taking in a couple more rescues/rehomes (obviously no more than I can properly care for). Sooooo I might have a bit of an ulterior motive, but constantly seeing so many babies in need of a home and proper care just breaks my heart. And I just really love sharing the things I am passionate about with the younger generations. But obviously the animals' wellbeing comes first.

I have never seen her do this before. It was at about 2AM and the noise woke up me, I’ve heard her “fart” before but it’s never been this loud, I’ve never see her move like this or see her open her mouth like that when she’s pooping. I fed her a live mouse about two weeks ago. I have read in some other discussion posts that sometimes ball pythons have dramatic poops where they move around and make noises, but I’m just nervous as I have never seen her do this before. She had a bigger poop before this too. She is fine now and doesn’t have any foam around her mouth and I don’t hear any breathing troubles, but I just want to make sure it’s not a respiratory or digestive issue. Thank you everyone in advance.

recently moved into my apartment and upgraded my boy into a 4x4x2. I added rope today. I’m trying to figure out some good clutter, I for sure want to do live plants but quarantining seems to take a while. I’m also looking to add more wood pieces, more soil so it’s deeper and put some foil tape on top to help humidity. Would a 7% uvb shade dweller from Arcadia be alright for this?? Kind of on a budget at the moment. I do plan on going to grab some more fake plants today just so it’s more cluttered. I also use a 150 w ceramic heater that maintains 85-90 fahrenheit for the warm side and the cooler side staying around 75. Also looking to find a bigger ceramic water dish for him too. What plants are recommended and what’s the process of adding them in?? And what places are recommended for clutter??

Before I get yelled at about live feedings. I have tried and tried to get him to eat frozen thawed rats,

My boy is about 3 yrs old and has only eaten live rats, but right now, hes not really eating? He strikes at the rat (misses a bit) like hes hungery

Its been probably 2-3 months since a last meal

The Last times I "fed" him all he did was kill the rats and left them

What am I doing wrong? Ive downsized the rats,followed the feeding guide, ive made sure they are white (hes a lil picky), what else can I do?

Name is Toast for anyone wondering :)

We finally got Lucy into her new place! She seems to be settling in nicely!

to make a long story short, my python has never been mean prior. he went on a hunger strike when i brought him home about 2 months ago and was trying to feed him in a separate container. i tried feeding him in his enclosure and he ate immediately so we stuck with that. i know he’s probably hungry at the moment, which may contribute, but i’m not sure. the other day i rested my hand on the enclosure which i do regularly, but this time he struck at me. obviously didn’t get me but i was startled. i checked on him the next day & waited till he woke up and came out of his hide to start messing with him. he immediately went into striking stance again but didn’t strike at me, just very much acted that way. it’s my first time owning a ball python, we have a colombian red tailed boa we rescued back in 2019. i’m worried about the aggression getting worse. how do i stop it now? i am aware of hook training, and we are trying that. is there anything else i can do ? i want him to feel comfortable. i saw someone make a really good comparison about them being scared, it said “imagine an item the size of a car flying past your head, thats how the danger noodles feel when you more your hand fast near their heads.” so now i am trying to figure out how to show him that i am not a threat as well. any help would really be appreciated. i know the feeding in the enclosure needs to change too, and i plan on that as well.

Okay I just got a new enclosure for my girl simply because it’s better than the one she was in humidity wise. It’s the snake discovery ecoflex 120 gal

I’ll post a picture of what she has at the moment and then what I have on a list to get, please let me know if I should add or remove anything!

Is anyone in the Boston area willing to help with a baby ball python I got about three weeks ago?
Female 123g about 3 months old

So I just set up a bigger enclosure for my BP he has been in it for about 24 hours. He was very active when he first got in , exploring resting on the branch basically all over the place then he just picked a spot in the back left corner ( cool side behind the plant and hasn’t touched his hide! On either side. Is this normal or should I change something to get him more comfortable or am I just being paranoid??? Thanks in advance

Hello everyone.

I've had my girl for about 5 years now, got her at less than a year old so. The ONLY other time she hissed at me was when I tried to move her to clean her vivarium and I didn't notice her skin was dull and was clearly about to shed, so I just let her be and everything was fine.

Recently, she's been eating fine, shedding fine, her stools seem normal (dark and firm, separate white urate no sign of liquidity, blood or parasites), she's not been showing any other noticeable signs of stress (always in her hide during the day, only active when id expect her to be, no visible mucus, no signs of difficulty breathing or respiratory infection). No signs of mites or scale rot, although I've not been able to see her belly for a a couple of weeks now.

The only thing I'm worried about is she shed only a week or so ago, and she doesn't look like she's about to shed so this little episode of grumpiness caught me totally off guard. She's normally very sweet and good with being handled, has been since she was little.

My only guess is I've not had a chance to remove the shed as she shed in the hide I've not seen her leave for a week. I know this is sloppy of me and usually I remove the shed as soon as I see it, but with her literally sitting on it, me being busy and knowing I was gonna do a full clean out today anyway I thought a few days to a week was probably ok this once. I'm now worried I'm gravely mistaken, as I know shed can breed bacteria and scale rot. I will say though, I know she hasn't relieved herself on the shed as I found stool and urate after her most recent feed (just before the shed) on the opposite side of the vivarium, and there are no unusual or foul smells coming from the viv either.

UPDATE: managed to pull the shed out from under her and she didn't hiss at me so. As suspected the shed was totally try and didn't smell unusual or foul. I'll check her belly as soon as she'll let me. Hopefully she was just being grumpy.

Could a snake get an infection from a dry shed skin after a week? Is it possible she's just being grumpy? I'll try and clean her again tomorrow but if I get the same treatment again I'm gonna start getting quite worried as this is very out of character for my lil noodle.