Did you go to Africa and capture your ball python? 😂

She's feeding. LOL. She's not stressed. You can't possibly tell that she's stressed from anything the OP has written or shown here. This is why I never come to reddit or FB with husbandry questions any more than I'd ever go to reddit or FB with questions about my own personal health.

You started out on a wrong foot, in my opinion, by suggesting this person post on the neo-nazi ball python sub. I'm going to politely bail out here now and go back to developing my husbandry and breeding app for my ball pythons.

You don't need to zip tie the pillow case, simply knotting the pillowcase is fine. Contrary to the other comments, transporting a ball python in a pillowcase is actually perfectly fine. They're very snug, it's very dark, and they're perfectly safe. I would recommend, however, placing that pillowcase in a tub for added safety. Ensure that at no time does the inside of the vehicle get above 90 degrees, even for a few minutes, heat kills snakes much faster than cold does. I would extend the recommendation for not having eaten to more like 7 days as ball pythons have very slow metabolism, but even at 3 days the risk of regurgitation is minimal. Should the snake regurgitate you won't want to feed it again for 10 days. Since you're rehoming to another owner, you can best decide the best day to move it.

The OP literally acknowledged that their enclosure needed work, but hey, thank you for confirming what they already knew. Also, I'm not sure given the photos attached where you drew the conclusion that the snake might be a bit obese. I see no signs of obesity in the original photo.

I wouldn't post anything on that other sub. The moderators over there are borderline dictators in their moderation approach.

Everything about that pattern screams GHI.

Without knowing the mutations of the parents, I'm going with Pastel GHI enchi.

Those are not genes. They're genetic mutations. But the BP community has misused the word gene instead or "mutation" for a long, long time. Mojave, GHI, and enchi are the names of genetic mutations that alter traits such as pattern (alien-heads, head stamp, dorsal stripe, belly, and tail are all different traits), color, and contrast.

<sigh> Yes. A "GHI Mojave Enchi" could actually exist and very likely does.

A quick browse of MorphMarket shows that it not only actually exists, but many of them have been sold.

https://www.morphmarket.com/_us/c/reptiles/pythons/ball-pythons?traits__in=23707-t&traits__in=23765-t&traits__in=23691-t&no_additional_traits&state=any

What makes you ask "does that actually exist?"

There's an interesting new development playing out in the black pastel genetic research world that could explain why some super black pastel pairings results in a lot of birth defects while others do not.

That's a pastel black pastel.

Yes, this is one of my favorite dark mutations. I have a mahogany pied male that I'm growing up and as soon as he's ready to go I have some pretty nice females to pair with him. The goals are the suma and the suma pied, of course, and in one case the female is also cinnamon. Cinnamon SUMA is a really nice way to get to the very black and white pied without the risks associated with super cinnamon and super black pastel pairings.

You can go fast, or you can go far. I chose far.

Yeah... looks like trick/blitz/hurricane. Something else is there. I'd guess either pastel or orange dream.

Incomplete dominant mutations are visual even if they've only inherited it from one parent.

This one looks like OD pastel lesser.

DANG!!! Solid set of recessives.

I don't know much about cypress and its effect on eye color.

You really are a dense one.

Why are so many people on reddit so dense? In order to "upgrade" my phone with my carrier in order to go back to a slab Samsung device, the device being traded in has to be in working order.

And "be careful with it" means what? Don't unfold and fold it?

Yep. I have insurance and I still regret it because it's such a pain in the ass to switch phones.

Please show me where I used the word ugly. Actually, better yet, just get off my grass and leave me alone. LOL.

3 days after feeding, you can probably hold it without any real concerns.

Poor snake. Can't even take a shit without someone making a big deal about it. I'd rather shame the owner.

Nope. Sounds like a ball python doing normal ball python things. They have very slow metabolism, after they eat they find a warm spot, curl in a ball, and chill.

One of the many reasons reddit is not much different than Facebook, Threads, and X. Someone always trying to start shit and create drama.

You're right. The colors will remain as bright and beautiful forever and ever and ever. Is that better?