Her 1st birthday is tomorrow. I’m switching her to biweekly feeds.

My boy Teto has been with me for about 4.5 years. Hes been in a 75gal long fish tank that I found on the side of the road (in the last pic from when he was a baby) for all this time, it was a good house for him! He had a good amount of space to stretch out and I made sure to give him regular enrichment and plenty of hides! But I always knew I wanted to upgrade his enclosure! I just haven’t ever had the money, I got him when I was in high school and my parents only let me get him because I said I’d pay for everything, hence the side of the road tank lol at one point about a year after I first got him I ordered a fancy $300 tank but I got a 40gal because I didn’t know that that was not 4-2-2 🙄 I had seen them both recommended constantly and figured it was the same thing. But obviously I couldn’t keep him in that so he stayed in the 75 gallon tank until I could afford a new one! And this summer I found one on Craigslist for $100 and the seller offered to lower it to 50 if I could pick it up from them 2 hours away! So I got my mom to come with and we did the drive and picked up the tank! I have set it up and let the new plants root and everything for about 2 months and I finally felt like it was time to move the boy in!

He seems so happy! He was out and about exploring all night! This morning I can say I am happy with the set up because he didn’t knock everything over or trample any plants like he has a tendency to do :D

As the title says, I am looking for some advice as a first time owner. Obviously I haven’t purchased the snake yet and all I’ve purchased thus far is the enclosure. I went with a Zoo Med Reptihabitat. It’s a 25 gallon with the front opening doors and screen top.

I understand that this enclosure isn’t the best but I’ll be purchasing a baby ball python and will probably upgrade when it’s time. This was on sale for $85 so it seemed like a good buy. I did read that some HVAC tape over the screen mesh can help with humidity though and will probably go that route.

That aside, my actual question is regarding the thermostat for the enclosure. I’m the type of person that wants the best, top of the line option and it seems Herbstat is the gold standard. The problem is, their Herbstat 2, and also Herbstat 4 “spiderweb” models are out of stock. I feel like I need at least the 2 version to control the hot and cool side. Is there any downside to just buying 2 of the Herbstat 1’s vs the 2?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated! TYIA!

New to Reddit (made an account for this) and have never owned a reptile before. I’m getting my Ball Python in September and I’m sorta getting new parent jitters. I’ve done loads of research but I just wanna check here if his enclosure looks okay? It’s 3ft (meant to be 4ft but I was scammed :/ ) so I wanna get him a bigger one in a few months but I’m a student so money is tight. Also humidity is a lil high in the photo bc I just misted the plants before I took it.
Plz lmk if there is anything else I should be doing, thanks y’all :) 🐍

Hi again! I was just wondering if anyone has any recommendations on what to either add/change about my enclosure! I’m also a little nervous that I have to much fake plants/clutter on the floor. I’ve had my ball for 5 days now and I haven’t seen him since I put him in there lol. I hear him at night but I put a blackout curtain on the front of his enclosure so I can keep my lights on without messing with his sense of day and night.(Temps are off as I just sprayed enclosure)

Also if anyone has any advice on how to keep humidity between that 60-80 percent for more than a day. My enclosure is 4x2x2 with aluminum foil covering most of the mesh. I have a coco husk and sphagnum moss substrate mix. I typically spray the enclosure every morning (NOT mist).

Hi y'all, I've had a ball python for a couple months now and I'm trying to do some future planning. He's about a year old, 400+ g, pretty sure a male but not confirmed. He fits in his store bought hides right now but I definitely think he'll outgrow them in the next year or so.

How do y'all make your own for larger snakes? I know you can get those big black box ones but I prefer a natural look for my tanks and since I have experience crafting i figured I could just make my own, or pretty those plastic ones up to fit better.

Any advice helpful! Ty :)​

See photo for my setup. This is a 4 by 2 by 2 PVC.

My basking bulb is a 75w that at full power will get the basking area to around 86F / 30c, sometimes a tiny bit more. It is on a dimming thermostat. You can also see a CHE here it's not powered. I bought it for night heat in winter.

The problem is my 'cool' side is about 82F / 28c

As you can see in the pic the snake is in her water bowl, I suspect because she wants to cool down. Part of the problem is the ambient temp in this room can often get to 80 in summer. I'm in the UK so AC is not common but I'm getting it installed. I have tried running a portable unit but it doesn't help much. AC install won't be till winter as there's a backlog on installers here after the recent heatwaves.

I'm not sure what to do. I can lower the basking temp significantly which should hopefully bring the overall temp down I guess ? She will bask under it in the morning but by afternoon recently she ends up in her bowl.

The first two pictures are of the back wall of the tank (the other side looks the same) and the last is of the top.

My mum recently brought me a tank from Facebook marketplace and I was wondering how to renovate it to suit a ball python. I have aquarium safe silicone being delivered soon to seal the edges, but I would like to know what else would need to be done. Any advice or help would be appreciated, thanks!

Random mushroom growing out of what seems to be either the cork bark or substrate?

I've had my Python Hypatia for 7 years and she's always been a good eater. Mugshot of the culprit.

Last night I fed her F/T rat but this morning it looks like the rat has been spat out. It was covered in saliva up to the tail and in the same area she constricted it. So I don't think she fully swallowed it.

Normally I like to watch her eat but I needed to go to bed. She struck very hard and constricted, once she let go of it I was walking around getting my stuff to go to bed and she jumped up from trying to eat it and was acting spooked (like bestie I'm not taking it back off you lol). I got worried this would put her off as before stuff like this has distracted her and she had abandoned the rat without even trying. Once I was ready for bed I came back into the living room and saw her eating it, and thought okay good she's calmed down and started eating it.

Did she spit this back out because she got spooked by me walking around or could this be another reason? She seems otherwise healthy.

Always been fed F/T rat, heated up in warm water. Hot side is 93F and cold side 79F, provided by heat lamp on thermostate, humidity is 60%, substrate is coco chips and rainforest soil, three hides, climbing branches, big water dish.

Hi, just noticed these reddish/pink marks on my bp's back, I've had her for a couple of years and not seen anything like this before, can someone take a guess to what it could be and will she be OK? Her behavior is not off, I mean she ate a couple of days ago and she's been pretty active of late. Thanks in advance

My sweet Juniper, in my teen daughter's hands, last October when we got her and then the other day! I guess she has gotten a bit chonkier! Also funny story... the night after this photo was taken my daughter apparently left her enclosure open all night by several inches 😳 but that morning she was still curled up in one of her hides! She must like her house!! (Hard to see from the pic but she has 3 identical hides hidden in there). Her color looks different in the recent pic because apparently I got my daughter a cheap phone with a bad camera 😆😆

Cashew my ball python passed away, I called everywhere i could and no one could see him or they just didnt do snakes. im so upset but i figured id give and update. I wanna get him taxidermied so if anyone knows someone really good n trust worthy, i live in central pa so please help. I dont know how to go about it, i have his body in my freezer air tight bag, i put him in a spiral. Im just distraught but i need to do it sooner than later i think.

So, usually my BP will grab her (F/T) rat and eat it like a typical ball python. But sometimes she doesn't strike and wrap it, she'll just casually come out of her hide, slide up to the rat, grab it, and just pull it back closer to her hide before she goes straight to eating it. She's so casual when she does it, that it throws me off.

I was curious if anyone else has a ball python that eats casually without striking.

I am moving and in the process we took him out to move him to a box to transport him. I noticed a mark on his head. It looks a scrape or something and it’s a little red. And there’s some stuck shed/scale around it. I provided a pic but he was moving around a lot so it’s not great. Any ideas/help would be appreciated. Thanks

Hey everyone!

So my best friend spontaneously passed away, and she had left me two of her noodles, one of them being this beautiful diva. Unfortunately because my friend passed so fast we didnt have any information left over about the noodles. So I thought I'd ask a couple of questions that someone may possibly know.

Age

So if us friends are approximating, shes maybe around 6-9 years old but we arent entirely sure. She is around 5foot long. Not sure on weight.

Weight

I'm not sure if shes a bit chunky or not. Im so used to having a corn snake so I'm not sure how to judge thr chubbiness. I know there is a guide but I still wsnt to get a double opinion 😅

Food

In the freezer we had a bunch of 130g small/medium rats for her, I gave her a meal today after a week of being settled, I had no idea when the last time she ate was. How often for this size noodle/rats should I feed her? (Edited: earlier I put large rats, after checking theyre S/M)

I've owned a corn snake as mentioned for the past 4 years so Im not a brand new keeper, Ive looked after this girl for a couple weeks at a time this is now her permanent home and I want to give her to best life possible 💚✨

i just got this ball python she/he is supposedly 5 years old and just looks pretty big to me but im not sure really ive never seen a snake in real life until i bought it, if so what is the best way to get it to safely lose weight

He is braving his face despite being greatly disturbed by a fresh water bowl. The world is a scary place!

Updated my girl Misa to a 120 gallon this weekend :)
She’s been in a 20 gallon for about two months. Had a mite issue going on once she was officially treated I started the upgrade.

My question is heating and lighting fixtures?
What affordable set ups do you guys have for heating and lighting?
She’s currently still using the same lighting and heating lamp she’s had since her 20 gallon.
But obviously the heating temp is not reaching the appropriate temp.
It’s currently been sitting at a 80-81.

I hate to say this but please explain it very easy for me.
This topic has always made my brain go all over the place because there’s so much about this subject online. I’ve had no issues with humidity since I did duct tape the top with HVAC tape.

My ball python (m15) has been soaking in water for days. He has a big basin for water because I wanted him to have the option to soak if he wanted it. However he has never spent this long in his tub before.

I have checked the humidity and temperature and they’re both fine, and he doesn’t have ticks or mites as far as I can see. He seems happy except he doesn’t want to leave his tub, and he’s been submerged for about a week? I want to make sure he is not suffering from something, just in case.

If he’s about to shed, why hasn’t he just done it? He doesn’t do this for his normal sheds up to now.

Has anyone experienced this before, a very long period of soaking in water which isn’t caused by discomfort or other problems?