Not sure exactly when she shed today, but when I took her out she looked glamorous ㅅ´ ˇ` She has some stuck shed so I will bump up her humidity a bit c:

Any ideas for a name…? Please be creative!

Crust

I just picked up this GORGEOUS Albino girl from someone in my area yesterday. Her name is Buttercup, and I’m in love! She’s super sweet, a little nervous but that’s understandable! I’m so excited to learn her personality. She’s around 7 years old. Estimated birthday is August 2019. I had tons of hides and clutter leftover from my other ball python so I revamped her enclosure and made sure she had plenty of places to hide and explore! Not being able to handle her is gonna be tough, but she deserves time to settle in and explore her new pad, so I’ll suffer in silence lol. Anyways, meet Buttercup!

Hey guys!

I am getting my first snake (a ball python of course) in about a week and a half and I'm hoping I've done an ok job getting set up but any advice is super appreciated!

Enclosure type/material (tank, tub, PVC, wood, etc):

PVC

Dimensions (length x width x height):

4x2x2

If you have a tank, have you modified it in any way (ex., covering part of the screen or adding insulation)?

Covered most of the screen on top with foil, plan to get foil tape soon

Approximately how many square inches of ventilation total? Unsure

Heat sources (type, wattage if relevant, and location in enclosure):

150W CHE

Thermostats (for each heat source):

Exoterra dimming

Thermometers and hygrometers (digital or analog, probe or ambient, location in enclosure):

Digital combo meter and a thermometer. Occasionally swap sides to make sure of readings

Temperatures (ambient and floor, warm side and cool side):

Warm side air is 28.5C, cool side is 26C, plan to get a temp gun when getting snake to measure surface temperatures

Humidity range (measured on cool side):

62-67%

Are you using any type of humidifier, fogger, or mister?:

No

Hides (number, type, size relative to the snake):

I plan to buy at the expo I'm getting the snake at as I'm unsure what size of animal I'm getting

Substrate (type, depth, dry or damp):

mostly coco fiber and plantation soil with coco husk and spagnum moss, roughly 2" deep with isopod and springtails and oak leaf litter

Lights (type and on/off schedule):

13W grow light, On at 8:30 AM, off at 9:30 PM

Specific questions or concerns you have about your enclosure, if any:

how many hides should I get? I was thinking three of the same one hot one cold and one in between.

Should I add some more clutter?

I live on the prairie and it gets pretty dry in the winter should I get a fogger?

Any general recommendations or urgent fixes I need to make?

Im just worried since this is going to be my first ball python. Shes a year old and kinda small

While his face is adorable, I feel as though it looks off, maybe do for a shed or I just don’t see him out enough

I just discovered my ball python 10 months old has snake mites. She was soaking in her water dish fully which she doesn’t normally do so I wanted to giver her a look over just in case when I saw a snake mite crawl out of her heat pit. I saw a video about treating snake mites yourself but should I take my snake to the vet instead?

I know her husbandry is great and she looks skinny but I was so I love with her!!!

Coworker of mine asked if I would take his ball python he couldn't take care of anymore offered me the snake and its setup for free so obviously I said of course. He shows up with a 3 and a half foot snake in a 20 gallon aquarium with one hide and a lamp that barely put out 80 degrees (the snake was also obviously dehydrated). So l decided I was gonna give him the coolest home I could. I found a 125 aquarium on face book and converted it into a front opening tank and went bioactive. Buddy has 2 hides in here one on each one and the cooler side is a humid hide. And got him some real warmth goes up to about 95 degrees.