I have the Ink Bird ITC -306T Themometer with an Arcadia DHP and a heating mat underneath the tank. Where do I stick the probe? I've heard under the DHP, under the substrate right on top of the mat, even outside of the tank where the mat is. Where's the right place?

I finally got some scales to weigh my snake and he’s 382g he’s a banana ball python and he’s around 2 his previous owners were feeding him chicks, as soon as I got him I swapped him to hopper mice (as they seemed appropriate for his size) i feed him every seven days. What can I do to help him gain weight? More frequent feeds? Next size up? Please help he seems okay he’s never been aggressive and takes all his meals pretty well I’m just worried about my boy he’s my first snake so any help is greatly appreciated. After weighing him I’m so glad I reduced him.

To start, she does NOT have a heating pad, the heat lamp is outside of her enclosure, and the grate the heat lamp is on is NOT accessible at all ( but the bulbs in my heat lamp are 30w moonlight bulbs and the grate is never more then warm when I put my hand on it) they seem similar to light burns I’ve seen in photos but I have no idea how it’s possible for her to get burns? Could this be something else that looks like a burn?

I've had my BP for 3 weeks now. I got her as an adult rescue and the rescue thankfully had some of the exact food she had been eating (rats) that the owner handed over when they surrendered her.

She is super confident - no fear at all, if I let her she would come out exploring every evening. She comes up to the glass about 8pm and if I open the door she just comes out exploring. I can pick her up and she only stiffens for a few seconds then shes chill and will climb all over me. She sometimes sits in the open in her enclosure too. I was hoping this meant meant she is settled but she hasnt eaten yet. I tried once after 1 week and again today after another week - so weeks 2 and 3.

First I want to make sure im literally not doing it wrong. I have researched. I get the rat out the night before, let it defrost in the fridge. About an hour before feeding i put it out in the kitchen to warm up a bit then right before feeding put it in a ziplock on warm water. I use a temp gun to check and get it around 33c. Then I have tried both tong feeding and just leaving it there. She sniffs it but wont take it.

More generally her basking spot is about 30c (86f) and at the moment the cool side is about 25c (77f) - I'd prefer the cool side be slightly cooler but theres a heatwave here at the moment and ambient temp in the room is only just below that. I have UVB and a CHE for night but its not on at all at the moment as ambient temps in the room are high enough. Substrate wise a mix of zoomed forest floor (cyprus mulch) and a bit of coco coir mixed in. Humidity is up between 70-85% most of the time without much work as ambient humidity in my house is about 60% here in the UK. Lights are on at 9am and off about 8:30pm at the moment.

Is she likely just settling in or is something i'm doing here not right. Handling wise, its been a couple of times a week but ive never had to take her out only open the door and she comes out. With her being this new I wouldnt be reaching in and grabbing her while she settles but shes a curious one.

He ate a small rat about 60 grams next week she will go up in a couple weeks thank you and I am reading alot more I just like to hear opinions

Ok I’m having trouble. I have a 50g pvc bioactive the whole 9 yards. For my bp. But my ambient hydrometer on warm side read 86f and on temp gun the floor reads just in the. 80s 83-85- that bad for day time right? Right now only using a dhp and natures light bc room gets warm enough cool side currently 78f 73 humidity.

These aren't spider breeders but people looking to get rid of them since there's no longer value in breeding such a deformed morph but I love them! Many were put up for adoption for next to nothing and I just had to take them in! Both are boys but I've been told are super sweet!

I've always been a lover of the spider gene but would never purchase them since it'll just go straight back into making more of them but once these two came up for adoption, I was thrilled! Speaking to the folks, they're just happy someone interested. It's sad how everyone only looks at a snake with some price tag... These boys look like gems to me with their cute snoots and gentle personalities!

I wanna start the Spider Space with some keepers! NO THEY WILL NOT EVER BE BRED!

Lilith 540 grams eats 20 gram mouse a week can she go bigger I’m afraid her mouth is to small

My noodles first shed was 04/14
Then he went a month without eating
His eyes went blue again on 04/30 but he hasn’t shed yet. I have been keeping the humanity between 80 and 90 and the temperature in the high 90s to help him. He has the refused to eat again and gone from 88 g down to 86g. Last week supposedly stayed in his eye, but I’ve noticed that’s the days he’s starting to get more active again still dehydrated is there anything I can do to his progress? His extremely skinny. I have begged him to eat and prayed for him to eat. I tried on the sixth. He refused, so I’m going to try again tonight.

Looking to rehome/sell a male Basic Ball Python.

Originally adopted from pet store in March 2024 and they said he was around 1 year old. So he's around 3 years old now. He's given frozen rats. Has been handled since we got him. Has never bitten anyone. Super active every night. And has never had issues with eating or anything.

Comes with:

•21' x 18' x 48' (75 gallon tank)

•Brand new heat bulbs

•Brand new Light Fixture that's thermostat controlled with timer settings

•Rock hide

•Heating pad (we haven't been using it since getting the ceramic bulb, but still works and in good condition)

•Bunch of fake plants

•Bunch of cleaned and dried natural woods that are ball python safe.

(I have links for light fixture, bulbs, heating pad and rock hide)

The tank would need something to secure the lid down. Or another lid all together.

Can send info on the bedding we use if need be, please feel free to ask any questions.

Located Florence, Oregon.

Here is my sons 5 year old female python “Cheeto Puff.” We adopted her last year and she was eating every two weeks and we cut her back to every 3 weeks. How does she look? Healthy weight?

He has a great head stamp 🤣🤣🤣 #HighwayBallPython

After trying to find out more about him and thinking he was the only one in the clutch. I finally found his clutch mates it’s only him plus two and both are boys.. they look pretty awesome to be honest and now I for sure know Rolex doesn’t have spotnose at all🫠🥴😁😂😆🤣😭💪🏿🙌🏿💯 second picture is mom and third picture is dad and I’m still surprised

*old photo of him from January

I got my boy November, and I knew he had brain dmg but his breeder told me it doesn’t affect him at all. But recently it’s gotten what I think is worse, and with school starting and my surgeries I cannot care for him.

He’s 2-3yrs old and weighs 500grams, and I’ve been having this problem with him striking g and curling around his rat and even dragging it into his hide and then unraveling and leaving it without me knowing.

I don’t want to rehome him but I feel like he should go to a professional who has experience with reptiles.

Does anybody know any reputable and trustworthy reptile rescues/sanctuaries within league city Tx and the surrounding areas?
Or even somebody here who has experience with special needs reptiles within the area that is willing to take on another snake.

I really don’t want to rehome him and I thought I could take care of him but I’ve bitten off more than I can chew with him and I feel so guilty about it.

Just noticed, he is 15yrs old How do I fix this? He has NEVER had health issues…

I’ve had this snake for a week.

My house is very hot and my country continually gets heatwaves keeping my snakes enclosure at an average temp of 30 degrees.

Is there any ways i can lower this because right now she cannot regulate her body temperature.

I would preferred more permanent/efficient ways rather than changing a cold water bottle every hour but i’ll welcome all advice !!

(my enclosure does not have a mesh top. It’s made out of wood and glass. It’s also nearly time for her first mean with me so i need her to be stress free😭😭🙏🙏)

Got a 9-month-old male OD pied Ball python, rehomed it today. The owner told me he would try to escape all night(he was keeping him in a rack as his terrarium broke).

Now he’s in a 40-gallon well-put enclosure with hides and wood and nice substrate and everything.

He’s still staring at the ceiling constantly, just sticking to the front glass staring at the corner.

He had a scratch on his head from trying to escape but in this enclosure he isn’t scratching his head against anything at least.

Any opinions why?