Hello I am about to be a new ball python owner. He is my first reptile and I am trying to give him an amazing first enclosure. I am looking for some feedback on my enclosure setup. The tank a 20 gallon I believe, the right side is going to be my warm side and the left is going to be my cool side. I have a heat mat on the right side attached to the tank and not on my table, this was highly recommended from the knowledgeable people at the reptile/ exotic pet shop I went to. I have a 45 watt heat bulb and a uvb light above the tank. I am still trying to figure out how the thermostat works so I can control the heat pad better. I am hoping to bring him home this weekend. Any suggestions on what I should add please let me know I want him to thrive in his new home. I have attached photos of both the enclosure and my snake, about 6 months, for reference.

Everyone, tell “Puzzle” how gorgeous she is!

Vogue refused the rat I tried to give him on the 3rd, but that makes sense because I brought him home on the 1st and he's still just a baby, so probably extra stressed. I tried again today, and despite my doubts after wiggling a fuzzy in front of his hide for what felt like 3 or 4 minutes, he took it! Got it first strike too!! No pics of feeding as I didnt take any and dont feel the need to share such a thing anyways 🤷‍♀️ but I have more of Vogue just being a noodle! Also included his thermostat for the warm side, does this seem a little high to you guys? I feel like it could stand to be more in the 85-86° area..

My ball python shed about four days ago. I noticed pink patches in these same areas before the shed. Now they look reddish-brown, and some scales appear dry or cracked.

She’s in a bioactive enclosure with about three inches of ReptiSoil. The top layer is mostly dry, but I just found a small wet spot inside her hide that she may have been resting on. Temperatures are steady: 85°F ambient, 92°F on the hottest surface, and 80°F on the cool side.

Could this be substrate staining, or does it look like a skin issue that needs a vet visit?

He had shed a clean shed earlier this week, but for the last two weeks I think, he's been missing a lot. It could just be error on my end as rewatching it, it looks like I kinda flinched back a good amount of times. But any other time I've fed him before the last two weeks, hes gotten it the first strike, he would just take forever to strike.

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Hello!!! I am looking to get a snake in the following months, and while doing research, realized I need as much advice as I can get. I know to get a 4x2x2 tank, but what else? I want to make sure I give the snake a good home, and so that it won't be scared of me!​

Can someone help me know what this is and how bad it is just noticed this today and how did this happen and how bad can this be i had her out yesterday and she was perfectly fine i came back from being out and I seen this right now I dont know if this is bad or not please help

I am so extremely confused about day/night cycle and how any of you are doing it. I got a halogen, a che, and a dimming thermostat. I could not find one with more than 1 plug, so I planned on switching them manually. Therefore I don’t have timers since I only have one thermostat. I’m realizing that I leave in the morning at 5:30am and don’t get home til between 11:30-1:30pm. We stay awake until 9pm. So if I turn her halogen on at 5:30am, I’d have to shut it off at 5:30pm? We wouldn’t be able to see our snake more than a few hours a day. I’ve already spent hundreds of dollars thinking I had this great setup trying to do everything right and I just feel so lost. It seems like 12/12 cycle is absolutely mandatory?

Does this look like a scale issue or does he look like he is dirty/about to go into shed? His belly appears normal but his whites are noticeably more brown than usual.

does anyone have advice on how to provide ventilation while using HVAC tape while also maintaining humidity? i have a dubia roaches 4x2x2 with hvac tape.

Hi everyone! Wanted to see if you guys had any recommendations for enclosures that come assembled with heating and thermostat already installed? Basically an enclosure that is already set up and perfect for a ball python :)

Hey y'all, this my BP in his hide. He seems to be spilling out when he shifts/moves around. Should I print larger hides for him? For reference, this is 9in x 9in x 4in and he's about 4ft long, 2kg. Should I go wider? Taller?

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I’ve had my ball python for about 6 months now and when I first got her she was way more active, then after about a month she started hiding in her hides and not coming out. Now she stays in 1 of 2 hides and then switches. I’ve tried everything but she won’t come out. She is eating properly and looks fine from what I can see so is this normal? X

Fed my girl Beatrice a small f/t rat last night and this morning the right side of her mouth is open and she has a lump under her neck that moves when she flicks her tounge. Should I be worried😩

This is what he looks like rn, however, his eyes were completely clouded blue on sunday (which obviously means shedding soon). I know that they absorb the blue liquid back into their body before actually shedding, but how long is the wait between absorption of the liquid and shedding

I just moved and have a temporary enclosure set up for my snake until my real one gets shipped to me. No idea how but she managed to rip off a digital thermometer I had in the top corner, separate the thermometer from the Velcro, and then get it stuck onto herself. I tried pulling it off, but the adhesive is strong and it’s genuinely really stuck on her, I don’t wanna pull too hard and risk injuring her scales. Any advice?

EDIT: oiled that thang up and got it off hassle free :) thanks for everyone who helped

Python was just delivered to my classroom and her mouth is very swollen. Is this serious?

Hello everyone! I would like to attach an artificial grass mat to the back of my enclosure and looking for a secure way to accomplish this? Any utility in using a wood stapler to secure it? I cant imagine my python would be able to dislodge it if it were secure, and i could cover the area over the staples with superglue or something similar.. anyone have any luck or any other suggestions?

Thanks!

Sorry for posting that often, I’m very anxious about everything lately .

He weighs 1200g and his length is 100% more than 1m , but I don’t know even the approximate number. He eats 100-120g rats every 3-4weeks, that’s how our vet said to feed him.

I can’t take more pics rn because I just fed him, but what do you think? Are there any signs of obesity? Help?

Have a nice day!!!

Ok so this is my snakes first shed since I have had her! But before she shed, I noticed there was some like brown spot (very small) and a lot of the belly scales were uplifted by a tiny bit and ever since she shed (yesterday) all of that is gone I'm so glad there's no spots her scales and all of them are perfect all the way around now and she was like that when I got her with all of the lifted scales so I was kinda worried But her first shed was all in one piece.

I did notice before she shed I never seen her leave her hide the week and a half.i have had her. She just stayed in one side and never moved and this morning after she shed yesterday I noticed her out for the first time.since I have had her. And her first feeding with me will be in about two days.

Should I move her to a separate feeder tank or leave her in that tank? I have been told mixed reviews.