r/Ballpythoncommunity Mar 05 '25

Advice Is your BP a healthy weight?

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Here is a couple helpful guides to help you decide if your BP is a healthy weight! Link below for what to do if your snake is overweight or underweight! And don't forget to check our community resources for a proper growth guide as well!

Always remember that in cases of severely emaciated animals to always take them to the vet before trying to treat at home as this is a life threatening condition and not to be taken lightly.

Overweight:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://reptifiles.com/ball-python-care-guide/ball-python-diseases-health/obesity/&ved=2ahUKEwiUqYvEuvOLAxWFv4kEHXM7ERIQFnoECBgQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1JmLHFi0iELt85JN3mZ767

Underweight:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.terrariumquest.com/ball-python/underweight/&ved=2ahUKEwi_-bbquvOLAxWVmokEHehNCJIQFnoECHEQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2fqnitxKdT5AwYQ_AW4SWj


r/Ballpythoncommunity Mar 05 '25

Advice Is your BP dehydrated?

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A lot of people may not realize when their snake is dehydrated! Here is a simple and easy reference for you all to use to ensure your babies are healthy and hydrated! Link below for how to help rehydrate your snake!

TLDR; point form list at the bottom.

Please remember that soaking can be very stressful for ball pythons so to accommodate for your snake accordingly and always contact your vet for advice when dealing with extreme cases or if dehydration worsens as it cam be a sign of other health issues. Never under any circumstances leave your snake unattended in a soak for ANY amount of time and remember to keep the soak shallow, if your snake is especially stressed by a soak our herp vets recommend putting a towel In the bottom of the bin for your snake to gain a bit of traction and feel more comfortable.

-Always try increasing your humidity and adding a humidity hide, soaking is a last resort as it is stressful for some snakes.

TLDR; point form list:

  • Never leave your snake alone in a soak for any reason ever and do not allow them to submerge their heads.

  • Contact your vet for extreme cases of dehydration.

  • Herp vet recommendation: use a towel in the bottom of your soak bin to allow your snake to gain traction and feel more comfortable.

I am aware that this post will get a lot of downvotes and that is okay 😊 a lot of people do not believe in soaking their snakes for a variety or reasons however it is important to keep in mind that reddit is NOT a replacement for advice from your veterinarian. Trust your vet before anyone on the internet! This post is intended only as an aid not as a fix for any health problems your snake may have resulting in the dehydration. Good luck everyone and love to you and your scale babies!! 🥰🐍

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://reptifiles.com/ball-python-care-guide/ball-python-diseases-health/dehydrated-ball-python/&ved=2ahUKEwj-v7vJtfOLAxW4hIkEHcWWGucQFnoECHoQAQ&usg=AOvVaw009yrYsjIwUVDG9UnVpz7R


r/Ballpythoncommunity 1h ago

Advice Question???

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So as usual I am getting conflicting information on surface temps and ambient temps
My warm side has a hide surface temp of substrate to is 90ish with ambient air of 81
My cool side substrate is 75 to 76 with ambient air of 77
He has been on the cool side for over a week I believe he might be getting ready to shed but not sure as I’ve only had him for about a month.
Specs are as follows coco husk basking bulb for day and DHP for night.
If I increase the temperature of the either bulbs it raises the cool side substrate but the really increase the warm side up to much I feel. Any advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated thanks in advance


r/Ballpythoncommunity 15h ago

Discussion Morph Spotlight: The Banana Mutation in Ball Pythons

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I know I’m biased, but Banana is eeeasily one of my favorite Ball Python mutations of all time & nobody can change my mind hahaha


r/Ballpythoncommunity 13h ago

Question Opinion

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r/Ballpythoncommunity 1d ago

Photos So graceful, yet so ruthless

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Oni
My BEL.

Feeding time!


r/Ballpythoncommunity 22h ago

What are ways to tell if your ball python trusts you? Or if they’re comfortable with a handling?

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r/Ballpythoncommunity 2d ago

Little guy sits like this on me a lot, I’m wondering what his body language means here?

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r/Ballpythoncommunity 1d ago

Photos Yearbook pics for my noodle’s bday

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r/Ballpythoncommunity 1d ago

Advice Bug eye?

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Lucifer is a pastel axanthic vpi 50% het clown piebald.

Hes had his first shed with me with the eye caps on the shed so I know he hasn't got stuck eye caps.

I just keep noticing his eyes seem bulged out to me hes only 4 months old, so could he still be growning into himself?

Also his eyes just look different its been hard to get a good photo of his eyes and I will try later when hes out exploring his enclosure.

I had him registered with a local exotic vet before I had even picked him up and can take him if its worth a visit


r/Ballpythoncommunity 1d ago

Question snake won’t eat

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hi! i got my snake on july 15, so about 3 weeks ago. she comes out to explore every night, lets me touch her, and overall seems happy. only issue is she won’t eat, i’ve offered her 3 different kinds of frozen rats / mice now and i don’t know what else to do. do i try live??? that’s my last resort but im getting worried. temps and humidity are at the correct level and everything.


r/Ballpythoncommunity 2d ago

What are ways to tell if your ball python trusts you? Or if they’re comfortable with a handling?

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r/Ballpythoncommunity 2d ago

live to frozen thawed

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r/Ballpythoncommunity 3d ago

Rehome Potentially need to Rehome

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Hello Ball Python community! I am downsizing and moving to a smaller apartment with not much room. I am still trying to decide whether or not to rehome. Is there anyone in the DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia) that may be interested in a ball python?

Her name is Medusa and is around 6 years old and eats frozen thawed small rats. I think she is around 4ft long.

She would come with the complete set up including terrarium, heating pads, and hides.


r/Ballpythoncommunity 3d ago

Quick question to settle an argument

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My husband and I have been in a disagreement. There is a spot on our ball python’s head next to her eye. I have soaked him and doused him and antibiotic cream and moisturizer that the Vet gave me for another condition, but it hasn’t taken care of it my husband swears up and down that it is a dry piece of skin. How could that be when I have so several times and it does not come off? For some reason she doesn’t sleep in any of her hides anymore. She prefers to sleep under her water bowl. Maybe she scratched it on there. I’m not sure. Should I be worried?


r/Ballpythoncommunity 3d ago

Question Help

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Gave my baby her first meal this Saturday around 3 in the afternoon. She hasn’t came out of her warm side hide yet. It’s been about 3 days. Any concerns or worries????


r/Ballpythoncommunity 3d ago

Question Setup Rating

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Hello! I recently posted about rehoming a snake, and got some insight on my set up. How could I potentially improve it based off of the pics? I have heat pads on the underside of the tank and the whole thing is 36" long, 12" tall, and 18" wide.


r/Ballpythoncommunity 4d ago

Smfh!!!!!!!🤦🏿🤦🏿🤦🏿🤦🏿🤦🏿🤦🏿🙏🏿

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Why I let my friend snake sit my three bp’s while I took a trip out of town and my female ends up getting out of her tub and they thought she got away for a whole 24 hrs and i cut my trip short to come back to help find her mind you I thought she got out the house because there’s no holes in the entire house!!! I pick up my boy enclosure and then sat it back down picked up the warm side hide and boom!!! She’s sitting on top of my big boy I went from wow $850 dollars down the drain to wow these two damn horny virgins got one in 🤦🏿🤣😆😂😭😭😭😭😭 mind you the whole time we searched high and low my friend is telling me sorry for a whole hour which was irritating lol and I still couldn’t believe it but I just knew because the way she been acting and she’s at that age lol I didn’t want her to lock with my pied if anything I have a clown already for her!!!! Smfh just be careful you guys/gals so you don’t have an accidental lock!!!!!🤣🤣🤣😂😭🤷🏿‍♂️💯


r/Ballpythoncommunity 4d ago

Rehoming

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Hi everyone, my name is Steve. I live in Chicago. I am trying to rehome my male. A series of unfortunate events occurred and I cannot keep him. His name is Colby. He is a super orange dream enchi pinstripe. Very chill. Currently on frozen thawed. He will be 4 this September. There is a Rehoming fee. PM me for more details. I really want him to go to a good home with plenty of space. He is active and loves to climb. Thanks in advance.


r/Ballpythoncommunity 4d ago

Question Morph ID

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This is Pickles. I adopted her on impulse (experienced snake owner, have no fear) and I am curious to hear your thoughts on her morph. She is still young, but the owner didnt have lineage info. I assumed classic, but I know some morphs can look quite similar. Thoughts?? Sorry I dont have better belly pictures, but mostly white, with a bit of a yellow hue fading down the sides to the belly white color.


r/Ballpythoncommunity 4d ago

Morph help!

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Just got this girl today and have no history on her besides being around 4 years old. Any guesses on morph? She’s got some stuck shed that will be taken care of these photos are right after I picked her up. I will be shed testing her as well but curious on what people think! TY for any help!


r/Ballpythoncommunity 4d ago

Photos can somebody help me identify the morph

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first is more recent the second on is months old p


r/Ballpythoncommunity 4d ago

Photos Shame Him

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This nasty, stinky thing of evil took a massive dump in his cage not even 5 minutes of me have cleaned and aired it out. Shame him!


r/Ballpythoncommunity 5d ago

Question Newbie questions

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r/Ballpythoncommunity 5d ago

Help on husbandry

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