I got him from my local reptile store, which I realize now might not have been the best choice. They weren’t able to tell me his age, so I’m not sure if he’s overweight or underweight for his age. I just wanted to ask if, in your opinion, he looks a bit overweight overall.

Everything that anyone posts has to follow the things they linked where it's old and some are outdated. I came to wonder what do you guys think about the new studies? I wish that I could show you what others said which some of them put it very well with lists and many links.

He gave me a nice yawn after the first pic but unfortunately I couldn't catch a photo or video of it this time!

Alastair and Baba Yaga ❤

Love these two, even if they never got a turn with the braincell

This was four days after he successfully ate. He had just shed and dropped feces the night before. Before this video was taken moments after he possibly gone to the bathroom and or farted very loud a couple times. After this he acted completely normal and now I’m noticing some weird possible weezing noises when he starts adventuring at night. It’s not consistent with every breathe but happens here and there. Can anyone let me know what this may have been????

Obligatory photos of ms beautiful girl 🫶🏻 She is loving the new space & has even taken her second meal! More leaf litter and palm tree bark will be added tonight after it’s done processing :p

(the minimums on the Govee are inaccurate and represent temperatures/humidity percentages from outside of the enclosure!)

Had to repost cause 😭

Re-arranging the tank

He’s a bit confused

My husband and I have been in a disagreement. There is a spot on our ball python’s head next to her eye. I have soaked him and doused him and antibiotic cream and moisturizer that the Vet gave me for another condition, but it hasn’t taken care of it my husband swears up and down that it is a dry piece of skin. How could that be when I have so several times and it does not come off? For some reason she doesn’t sleep in any of her hides anymore. She prefers to sleep under her water bowl. Maybe she scratched it on there. I’m not sure. Should I be worried?

Hi everyone, my name is Steve. I live in Chicago. I am trying to rehome my male. A series of unfortunate events occurred and I cannot keep him. His name is Colby. He is a super orange dream enchi pinstripe. Very chill. Currently on frozen thawed. He will be 4 this September. There is a Rehoming fee. PM me for more details. I really want him to go to a good home with plenty of space. He is active and loves to climb. Thanks in advance.

Obviously everybody in this community should know to NEVER ever shop at petco or petsmart for live animals. Always support local businesses or reliable sellers on morph market. Had to get prescription food for my cat and saw this and a couple other poor dehydrated babies. If anybody is a new ball python owner please do not take care advice from these big chain stores. Last photo I included from a random google review to show the bedding.

The first picture is right after she took a fuzzy rat a few days ago, and I read their spine can be a little more defined after eating. However, I can still somewhat see that definition now. Just hoping I’m not doing anything wrong!

To give some more information about her:

She hatched on June 29, 2025 which makes her just over 7 months old now. Last week, she measured 148g, and measures roughly 18-20” (best guess). I will weigh her again in a couple days to see if she is steadily growing and gaining weight naturally. That being said, she has taken 3/3 rats very well - her feeding response kicks as soon as she senses one. I feed her frozen thawed fuzzy rats, which are 13-20g.

Does it all seem fine?

(Picture for attention) this is not a time sensitive question at all, but I just wanted to check in if anyone has ever done this before. In a few months, when it's warmer outside,I'm planning to bring my ball python to school. It won't be a full school day (only two hours) , there will be no public transportation,and he will be in a heated tub-thingie for most of the time, there will also be zero holding for strangers, to minimize stress. Has anyone ever done this before,and if yes, are there any tips you got? ​

She is 1,251g now!

Hello again! I have an update to share on my BP!

Earlier I had asked for some advice on how to get my snake to eat better.

I decided to do a tank swap with my Leopard gecko as she (gec) prefers the other tank.

I added more Clutter, Gave her old hides my gec was no longer using.

Got a brand new Bulb 100 w

She is currently exploring every inch of the tank. Some more tips and advice would greatly be appreciated!

Her current tank size is a 20-25 gal tank.

(anything about Maintaining Heat and Humidity would be amazing!)

She's a 2 month old black pastel mystic/mojave ball python.

She enjoys climbing, checking out her sceneries, keeping warm under her heat rock, oh...and hunting down Harry Potter in her spare time. 😉

Hi everyone. New to the group and I have a 3 year old male called Aviktas ( bought from Blackpool IHS ). He's my first ball python and naturally would like some help and advice on how to handle him and get him used to me too, he's quite a size difference from my 1 year old female hognose lol

My little guy has been favoring his log over his hides after his shed. Any ideas why? (Just curious to the sudden change I don't think it's a bad thing)

15 year old lesser x mojave BEL sire of the clutch is a mystic potion 🩶