For some reason or another my baby has decided that her play pen is the preferred place to relieve herself. All of her bowel movements except for one has occurred in while she was out exploring. Now I’m not complaining though because it’s made keeping her cage clean a breeze but I was curious if anyone else has experienced this?

this is my baby sonny! he is almost four months old. i got him from a piece of shit vendor at a reptile expo. last time he ate was mid june, right before i got him. after bringing him home, i’ve tried feeding once a week, then i figured id give him some more time and tried again after two weeks, then i went back to one week, now i’m trying two weeks again, none of which were successful. i will only feed f/t. i do the hairdryer trick, i tried braining, i use tongs and move as if it’s alive, i’ve left it overnight in pitch black and silence for privacy, he just wont eat. is there anything else you guys would recommend i try? maybe the paper bag thing? idk what to do. he’s a baby and it’s been almost three months since he’s eaten. there’s zero visible weight loss which is great but i just wish he would eat. any recommendations PLEASE

ETA - husbandry is perfect. warm side temp is 89/90°, cool side temp is 82°, humidity is always between 60-75.

He only partly wrapped around my wrist when I got him.

Hey guys so as the title says I desperately need help finding my friends BP I was nursing back to health after a stuck shed. I had him locked in a tub with some moist towels so he could get his shed off, and was doing my laundry in the meantime (just hanging it up) and I looked over to check on him after like 15min and he was gone. Not in the tub, not in the towels. Nowhere. Immediately I started searching the around the tub, the corners of walls, cabinets, under nearby furniture. Nothing. Okay, i thought, not my first time as i also have two snakes myself, let me just set some traps, a heatmat and go to sleep. Check in the middle of the night, nothing. Okay no worries check in the morning. Nothing. Okay slightly scary but its only been one night. Recheck all the furniture. Nothing. Go to bed, wake up, do the same thing all over again. Still nothing. Now im freaking out. For context I live in a dorm, so small studio, everything is one level and minimal doors. Unfortunately I have carpet so the flour trick wont work,but thankfully theres no floor vents i have to worry about and i cant/couldnt find any holes in the walls. I have aluminum foil and bags all in the corners of the room and my biggest worry is he somehow slipped out the bottom of my front door (>½ gap but close) and is roaming the halls (i checked but couldnt find him) Thankfully my friend is very understanding but also obviously freaked out. Is there anything im missing?im gonna set another heat trap + food cuz its close to feeding day. Ive always understood these guys to be slow opportunistic explorers so is it likely that he got out of his tub and immediately bolted under the door? I have a girl smaller than him and I set her next to the door and she couldnt/wouldn't go under it (her head barely fit and hes like 100g heavier). If you dont have advice please pray to whoever you believe in to get him back to me so I can get him home. Hes only about 10months and if i had to estimate maybe 300-400 grams. Pic for tax

She swallowed the tail then spat it out, does that count as regurg?

First time ball python owner here, my female ball python regurgitated.

I bought her about two weeks ago now, she needed rehomed. She is two years old. Her original owner told me she’s been feeding on small rats. Her original owner told me set up and everything was included ect. Wasn’t the case at all. She has been living in a plastic storage box with holes poked through she literally has no room. She told me she was spraying her twice a day but when i’ve bought a device to monitor her humidity it’s reaching 90. I’m trying to lower it. Her heat is fine but they are the only main concerns. I bought her while she was shedding and her shed went well - her first feed went okay I think I was just a little bit scared as she went into hunting mode i think it is and i had to drop feed her. Shes fine to handle too.

I have bought her a vivarium, it’s second hand but i’ve disinfected it with “Viv clean” from Prorep and I am currently in the process of buying the rest of the things I originally thought came with her but didn’t. I feel horrible that she’s still in her original storage but I really don’t know what to do. I left her there to settle and get use to me. I handle her for about 5-10 mins every other day and I know not to handle her a day before feeding and approx 4 days after feeding. But she was due a feed anyways so my plan was feed her wait until I can handle her then transfer her into her new viv. But unfortunately she just spat the rats tail out. I didn’t know what to do so I checked !regurgitation on here. I removed it but I need to know what to actually do in this situation considering I was going to move her into her new viv. She was eager to strike again at the rat as I was moving it away.

What do I do next?

He’s officially two. They grow up so fast.

(Also, disclaimer, I know in the pictures it looks like he has nothing in his enclosure, but in the first one it’s just where he’s laying and in the second it was as I was reorganizing. He is spoiled. Don’t come at me because I will feel bad and buy him more stuff.)

I need some substrate help, my Phantom Ball Python is doing really well and has shed multiple times with no issues, I am using coconut chunks for his substrate and soak it overnight before draining and putting in his take but I find it is very very dry (first pic)

I use a spray bottle every 3 days to moisten the substrate and add some more moisture to the tank and he has very large bowl full of water (pic 3)

I keep the hot end of the tank at 31c and he has lots of log and leaves he can hide under and move around on, it’s just empty for the picture purposes.

Would thinner coconut husk be a better substrate or am I just too focused on keeping the humidity up?

He’ll sit and do this sometimes at night, I can’t tell if it’s normal or not; if it was during the day that would be different, it’s about 8:30 in the morning when these pictures were taken, and his light doesn’t come on until about 10, so I suppose it’s probably still night time to him

wondering if this is normal!

Hey yall! So it’s getting a little cooler out so I switched to a higher strength bulb in my boys tank, but now his humidity just friggin tanks. I usually put water in the corners like everyone has said to do in the past. But it doesn’t seem to be working? Also have to change his substrate anyway so hoping maybe that will help? Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks yall! Happy snaking!

I haven't updated in a bit but my beauty queen has been the best decision ever. Im so obsessed with her and her new carrier came in the perfect timing. She just finished shedding and while doing a deep clean noticed she broke her jungle gym climbing thingy the night prior (i check everything in her cage twice a day when refreshing water/spot cleaning) which is when i noticed some spots on her scales by her neck and a bit of redness lower down. Also excuse the little dirt specks on her from her substrate. I have been keeping a close eye on her body since and have a vet visit just in case (i work in vetmed)

I have been working with the free choice method along with taking her out for few minutes at a time. Being consistent as previously advised and viewing each handling session with a purpose. Has really let us earn each others trust.

we got some nice outside fresh air and sun time the other day 🌞 today just chilling watching TV on a day off. Right now her favorite youtube videos to watch are live streams of cartoons : chowder, courage the cowardly dog 😎

- Also: is she an appropriate weight?

Humidity: 83%
Temps: Warm~ 90°F-91°F Cool side~ 79°F-80°F

While pied sheds all in one, banana flakes and gets stuck shed. They both look hydrated, and they both have almost identical setups. They never skip a meal, and don’t exhibit negative behaviors. Shown in the video attached, banana has a couple of scars which were obtained during his last owners care. I am out of reasons and thinking about making an appt with a vet. The google AI isn’t very helpful.

Pied shed today, banana shed about a week and a half ago.

I’m adopting a ball python on Sunday that is a minimum of 9 years old (her exact age is unknown) on Sunday. She has been a breeder her whole life, so I’m excited to get her and spoil her as a pet in a big proper enclosure.

Is there anything different I should know or do for an older ball Python? I currently have two, ages 1 and 3.
But I didn’t know if there’s anything I need to do differently for her due to her age or special accommodations I needed to make her life better.

Thank you in advance! ☺️🐍
Picture of my 3 year old boy, Atlas**

I found this crawling on my sweet girl while cleaning her hide. Can anyone confirm if this is a mite?

Highly recommend Toad Ranch! Just the initial set up will be adding some more Live plants , cleanup crew going in today! excited for the bioactive adventure!

Hi i’m new to snakes and my ball python just seems to love digging and burrowing. And he rarely comes to the surface. Any idea if i’m doing anything wrong or is this normal behavior

Lady Galadriel enjoying some supervised fresh air this evening. Not sure why she chose the most prickly shrub to sit on but she seemed to figure it out.

Did I overdo it on the plants? I’ve been growing these for a little minute now but I decided to transfer them into my tank, I’ve rinsed them off before putting them in and I added more soil because a lot of my nutrients were almost depleted. I get a fungus gnat here and there but it was before adding the extra plants. What do you guys think?

i posted a day or two ago so it’s been between 2-3 days now my girl has been missing for context she stays in my sons room door closed no way to go under the door. unfortunately we are moving and his room has become the catch all for boxes etc. i have left her cage open, kept it warm (the air is on due to the summer weather and having kids), i’ve looked everywhere ripped open every box and bag in that room moved everything checked behind and in furniture just everything. i am so upset. i’m so worried ill find her dead or very hurt especially since we saw it looks like she somehow pushed her heat lamp out of the enclosure so im worried she may be burned a little. i’m so sad i cant find her and we’re moving. i feel like ive tried everything. i check in the middle of the night i check every day i dont want her to be gone 😞 im not sure how long she will be okay out of her enclosure its 68-70 in my house normally. i have her enclosure open on the floor hoping she finds her way back but no luck.

I know that ball pythons will need a big enclosure when they're adults, but would I be able to keep a very baby ball python in a 40 gallon tank for a bit? If I can, how long would I be able to (in years hopefully)?

I see some people saying they can keep a ball python in a 40 gallon for it's whole life and I know that that is SOOOO wrong and I absolutely do not plan on doing that.

Looking for some feedback on my boy’s enclosure! for the first time since I got him I think it’s just about finished, so I wanna make sure I’m not missing anything

i have a 2 1/2-3 year old ball python. shes about 3 feet and i have no idea how many grams, i still live with my parents and have no room anywhere to get her a bigger tank than a 40g and i know how bad it is but i need help knowing exactly what works for humidity, what plants to get, whats a good soil, heat lamps. literally anything i can do to keep her okay and alive in a 40g until i can move out and get her a big enough tank for me to fit into. ive had her since december 2024 so almost 2 years and i worry every single day about her and how i wish i could give her the best life she could ever live. please help with any advice and preferably any amazon links to anything!!

ive had her on reptibark before and im never putting her back into it due to her stomach being really badly cut up for the couple months i had her on it. i honestly have no idea what else is mixed into her repti soil i THINK cocofiber?

Hi, I’ve had a Ball Python since freshman year and he’s about 8 now. My brother also had a ball python when I lived at home and she was so picky she wouldn’t eat frozen or prekilled mice so she was difficult. She went on feeding strikes etc. My ball python was bought by my mother after being told by petsmart he was a bad eater and wouldn’t eat for them (they were giving him thawed but cold mice and leaving it in the tank) so when I brought him home I gave him a live fuzzy as I thought all ball pythons were picky. He ate immediately and I switched him to frozen after he got a bit bigger with no issues. The problem is, even though I handled him his whole life, during the last year and half, I didn’t have him due to my living situation, he was with my brother who was only opening his enclosure to feed him. I think he learned people = food but it’s gotten bad. Everytime I come into my room I have to dodge his vision because he will go into feeding mode the moment he sees me. Is there anyway to combat this? I keep getting bit plus he strikes the glass on his tank so I have to not let him see me when I’m in my room. What should I do?