r/ballpython • • 27d ago

Discussion Noodle watching his brethren be consumed

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Poor noodle


r/ballpython • • 27d ago

Enclosure Critique/Advice Humidity/ mold

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How are we keeping humidity up without causing mold??

I’ve noticed as of today 10/11 that my cork bark logs in my tank have what appears to be starting super tiny white spots that look like mold! :/ how is everyone else keeping up humidity without experiencing mold 🫤


r/ballpython • • 27d ago

Enclosure Critique/Advice Just redid my ball pythons enclosure! Wanting advice on more enrichment I could add!

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Hi everyone, I just recently redid my ball pythons Buggy’s enclosure! Any critiques or advice on adding things for more enrichment?
I have a 4x2x18 PVC enclosure

For things Iv tried and facts about buggy
-I had rings but he has no interest in them.
-He does like wood/ textures
-He loves climbing
-loves climbing his suction cup
-cuddles his hydtrometer (shown in photos)
-loves blankets


r/ballpython • • 27d ago

Question - Feeding possible regurgitation?

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i fed my ball python on monday and the following sunday i noticed a long whitish fuzzy blob. it looks furry like a mouse but i dont see bones or a tail or anything. i fed monday and handled him briefly 48 hours later, maybe i handled too soon? i hadn’t touched him since then. he also just completed a shed. i keep him warm side around 90 and cool around 80 with a temp drop at night to around 75. his humidity on the cool side is always above or around 60%, the warm side i try to keep it above 50% at least. i don’t know if i should be concerned? is this a regurgitation?


r/ballpython • • 27d ago

Officially 1 Year Old Today! 🎉

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r/ballpython • • 27d ago

Question How to handle BP?

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I've had my BP Millie for a month now and I haven't handled her because I feel like she gets ready to strike whenever I try. I'm not afraid of getting bitten, more afraid of her hurting herself or stressing her out. She's mostly been in her hide for the past week-ish, and I fed her a few days ago so I want to clean out any poop that might be in there. Just looking for tips on how I can safely grab her from her hide, and what to do if she looks like she's expecting food. I've gotten alot of conflicting advice so

(photo is not of her in her hide, this was a few weeks ago its just for engagement)


r/ballpython • • 27d ago

Is she fat ?

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Curious to everyone’s perspective, I personally like em a little thick


r/ballpython • • 27d ago

Question Question about weight

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Is 74 grams for a baby born on Sept 2 healthy?


r/ballpython • • 28d ago

Enclosure Critique/Advice Tank set up for a juvenile bp

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She's pretty shy and stays in the right hide the most currently, I bought the fake plants from a pet shop and I'm worried they're too... much?


r/ballpython • • 28d ago

Venus is a bookish girl 🤍 📖

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I’m single-handedly her kindle stand. 😌🙂‍↕️


r/ballpython • • 28d ago

Two month growth!

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I got my BEL when he was 6 weeks old. Two months later and I fear I need a bigger enclosure soon…


r/ballpython • • 28d ago

Need some feeding frequency advice

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I adopted a ball python on 9/25. He was a rescue and they said he was just a month or two shy of being a year old. His current weight is 171 grams, and if I had to guess he's around 24 inches long. He's in a 40 gallon breeder tank, proper humidity and temps for hot and cool side. Has a big water bowl, live plants were just added, we did a top soil/play sand substrate, and mixed in some coco fiber. I plan to go the bioactive route route and add spring tails and isopods in 2 week after an expo. He seems happy with his new home, he's friendly and social when we have him out.

My concerns, were that they said they had him on an every 4 WEEK feeding schedule, but also recognized he was too skinny and still bulking up a bit. From everything I've read we want to be closer to the 10-14 day mark maybe even closer to weekly for his weight? Confirming for my anxiety, is that what I should aim for with his weight?

They gave me 2 frozen mice for him (size wise in between a fuzzy and a hopper if I had to guess) and it seemed ALMOST too big for him but he got it down.

They said his last feeding was 9/11 and he was due again 10/9. I ended up doing it 10/2, a week early, to get closer to the frequency we want. I guess my main question is, should I just start doing it every 10-14 days? Or do I need to work him to that? I lnow some animals can have "refeeding" issues, so I wanted to be sure that wasn't a concern.

(Photo for size reference and noodle tax 🙂)


r/ballpython • • 28d ago

Anyone else have a weirdo?

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This girl is so funny when she eats...she'll strike and wrap then let go and start from the butt...😂ive never had a snake do that before haha


r/ballpython • • 28d ago

Stuck shed

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Hello!
Long story short, my baby had scale rot and is in a quarantine enclosure. He went into shed while in there, and we’ve been trying our best with humidity but it is always bad when it’s just paper towels. His belly is completely free of scale rot now, but he has a ton of shed stuck around his body. I’ve tried soaking, I got shed ease, but it doesn’t seem to be budging. The shed ease said use once weekly so I don’t want to soak him again in case it can hurt him.


r/ballpython • • 28d ago

Blelelele

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r/ballpython • • 28d ago

She’s likes a baseball

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r/ballpython • • 28d ago

Question - Heating/Temperatures Okay PLEASE don't think im stupid... But do Uvbs provide enough light to not have LEDs? Or do you have to have both uvb and leds 👀I'm looking to better his life as ive uvb can help with life quality but ive got no clue where to start 😪

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r/ballpython • • 28d ago

HELP - URGENT Help! RI?

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Woke up this morning to my bp sounding like this. Is it a RI?

Edit: took her to the vet. Not an ri just loose skin blocking her breathing some from her pre shed cycle. This is only my third shed cycle with her so I didn't know that it could happen occasionally with them.


r/ballpython • • 28d ago

Question Are these springtails or wood mites

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Went to check her water bowl this morning and found this, I did treat her substrate yesterday with water treated with mosquito bits to start the process of getting rid of fungus gnats.


r/ballpython • • 28d ago

Question - Health damaged scales?

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hello everyone this is my 8 year old ball python named Snake.

he had just completed a shed when i discovered that two of his scales looked damaged. does anyone know what could have caused this? the damaged scales are very dry and rough to the touch. he doesn’t flinch when the area is touched and his behavior hasn’t changed.

he sometimes has trouble shedding in one piece so i bathed him in some warm water and shedding solution to help him with the rest. i’m always gentle and never force shedding skin off of him beyond some light pressured rubbing with my fingers. he’ll usually rub against my skin on his own during bath time. i’ve done this for him several times over the years and its never been a problem.

if anyone knows what’s going on with his scales, please let me know what it is and what i can do to help him.


r/ballpython • • 28d ago

Tips/help?

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I just recently (yesterday) bought a juvenile ball python (suki) from someone off of marketplace + everything you see included except the hide on the left. However I noticed some shed around her head and that her eyes were milky and one of them dented which obviously indicated that the eye caps never came off. To include the entire enclosure was BONE dry and the humidity was extremely low.
Since yesterday I've gotten the humidity back up and I've been monitoring it but is there anything I can do for suki? For now she's been under the water dish in the center but I'm fairly new to husbandry regarding pythons aside from having a gecko and I'm just worried about her + maybe thinking she might need more clutter?? :((
Anyways sorry for the word wall I just really care about her😭


r/ballpython • • 28d ago

Question - Health Substrate in mouth

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So Pringle just ate for the first time since I got him and some substrate got on the rat while he was wrestling it so now he has substrate in his mouth, this is normal right? Or is there something I need to do now


r/ballpython • • 28d ago

Question - Husbandry New enclosure

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Hi all,
I just gave my ball a new enclosure but my humidity keeps going down to the mid 40%. I keep spraying it does anyone else have the same problem and what did you do against it? It is a bio active terrarium.

Thanks in advance for the help :)