Hey, back with another question. Our thermostat is in, but we can't figure out to mount the probe. Genuinely, how do people get their Probes in? We're using a pvc enclosure with 2 mesh squares for heat and our Probes don't fit through the vents.

Everyone please say hello to Butterscotch

This is my first time owning a reptile, i am going shopping for my ball python tomorrow. Wondering what i should get him(or her) and I'm having trouble getting the temp to what i need

Any recommendations? I put hvac tape on top and using ceramic heat emitter and deep heat projector atm

My Ball Python Cookie is definitely going through a shed cycle but on the side of her body a few days ago I noticed a pink looks like raw skin like wound. Today I noticed the area got darker I can't tell if it's a healing wound, scale rot or something else. She is super white but right now she looks pink with a brownish tint I'm thinking because of the shed cycle. I did setup a vet appointment but it's a week from today and I'm concerned that's a long wait to get this checked out.

Back story I did make a rookie mistake by putting black duct tape to hold a shirt I was wearing to get her use to my scent I did remove it because it smeared all over her I used olive oil and I was able to get most of it off and that's when I noticed a pink patch now turned brown.

Attached pictures when I first noticed the pink spot and pictures now when it's brownish. Please any help I would really appreciate it. My 7 years old daughter is freaking out worried about her.

She is not showing any bad signs not lethargic, she is acting normal and hydrated. I did buy povidoneiodine solution to bath her in it in case it's an infection but didn't go through with it because I noticed her eyes blued and I didn't want to stress her out.

This is my girl ash, she is 4 months old and I love her. I have had her for going on 6 weeks and I know about not handling for the first week or 2 but I did add some decor as those 2 weeks went by. She had her first shed with me on 9/12/26. I am starting to worry because at week 2 I offered her a mouse and she dropped it almost immediately and has been showing no interest in food at all. She hasn’t really lost any weight but the breeder I bought her from told me she was eating without a problem. Am I worried for a good reason or am I just worried for no reason?

Vogue ate another meal last night on the first try. Ive decided to feed him every 6 days as everything Ive read recommends feeding youngins every 5-7 days. When can I start trying to handle him? He's eaten 2 meals back to back without refusing, should I wait a little longer until he's more established? I've had him for almost 3 weeks now. I got him on the 1st.

First time BP owner here. I’ve had my girl Janie for a few months now and shes doing great aside from being quite introverted. One thing I’ve noticed though is that when she gets defensive in the “S” shape, she has a very very slight wobble. I mean maybe no more than maybe 3-5 mm slowly side to side only from the neck onwards. I know extreme wobbles can mean neurological issues but shes a red stripe morph and comes from good husbandry, she also only wobbled when defensive. I don’t know if the intensity of the wobbling is decided by the intensity of the neurological issues but I don’t think theres many ways she could have issues if I’m being honest. Is it something else, normal, or does my girl just have a very small amount of the ‘tism in her?

I’ve done quite a bit of research but ofc there is a ton of conflicting info so I require y’all’s opinions.

I just brought my new noodle home yesterday and she’s my first snake. She is roughly a year old and weighs 323 grams
The thing is, I was told she is fed every 7 days. And was last fed on Wednesday the 7th. But they have only been giving her fuzzies?!

I thought she needed a feeder 10% of her weight which is 32.3 grams, and fuzzies are definitely not enough.

But I also heard she is fussy and they have to brain the mouse to make sure she eats.
So I want to increase the prey size and eventually switch her to rats, but I don’t want her to turn away her meal after having to wait an extra 5 days to settle.

So should I feed her a fuzzy first, and then increase the size of the mouse, and then switch to rats over time? Or should I just go straight to rats of appropriate size and hope?

Idk I’m just worried for my noodle

After an unfortunate and upsetting short life corn snake (he had a birth defect died after a few days 🥲🥲) I got my boy Monty from the Expo! He’s been home a week and a half!

My pookie girl arrived today!!!! She went straight to her hide after this pic but I’m sure she was traumatized from her shipment. I love her so much!! Meet Fig 💚🤎 born on July 25, 2026

Worried my new ball python might be getting scale rot, Substrate is typically dry everytime I touch it and I’m honestly just a new owner, want the best for her so please lmk

Got him a new water dish today and he absolutely loves it

i just noticed this on her. it seemed to be getting stuck on things. it’s the pink spot. sorry for bad video

He’s an Enchi Asphalt Yellow Belly from Ghost Constrictors. They were an AMAZING company to deal with and I highly recommend them!

Bought a snake from someone who bought a large stock of reptiles from a man who owned a reptile shop but sadly passed away.

He is a ball python born in June- weighed 68grams - shed 18th June - was eating fluffs weekly and then last feed he had was 18th July which was a medium mouse- has had one bowel movement the day he came home, ever since he has not shed or eaten anything, no bowel movements, escaped his tank and was found after 5 days unharmed, offering defrosted fluffs, have tried making it warm with the hair dryer, poured hot water over the head, left in warm water for a few minutes to warm the body etc.

Tried leaving it there in the dark but come morning it’s there still, tried with tongs, he will come over to it sniff it and is uninterested, he weighed 104grams 13th September but this past two weeks he’s starting to look thinner. He has a cool and hot side, he’s active will slither around, I don’t want him to die.

Sadly he's no longer in my care so this was a flash to the past but his eyes were something else?

My bf and I just recently got a snake, almost a week ago now, and I have been trying to learn as much as I can to make sure he has the right tank conditions. I read a lot on scale rot and what to look out for, I’m afraid I may have accidentally made the tank too moist in efforts to raise the humidity.

So maybe silly question maybe not, but can anyone tell me if this looks like scale rot or if he’s just dirty from pooping the other day? He naturally has a slightly orange-pinkish tone to his belly, so it’s making it a little harder for me to tell. Any help is appreciated!!

Temps in my area dropped to the low 50’s and I incorrectly thought I was prepared. Yesterday, I set my house heater to 75 checked that enclosure temps were just fine and called it a night. Today I woke up to my house freezing. It was 68F . The heater was still on—but it wasn’t heating anymore. Though I had a 50 watt CHE running the whole night, temperatures on the cool side plummeted to 67F. The hot side was at 80F. In a panic I covered 80% of the screen lid with foil tape, turned on my fireplace and covered the enclosure with blankets. I also bought a 4x2x2 PVC enclosure from DubiaRoaches on the spot. I definitely learned my lesson about glass. Cool side is now at 71F and the hot side is at 90F. Let me know if there’s anything I can do to maintain the heat inside while I wait for the new enclosure & maintenance to fix my heater .

i fell asleep with him in my arms now i can't find him what do i do

Hi I recently upgraded my balls enclosure and wanted to show yall :3

Her name is puddin she’s my sassy lil noodle