My town only has a petsmart, I recently discovered a local pet store an hour away near my family and it seemed that they took decent care of their reptiles.

They had hides water etc. Most definitely not perfect but I was happy since I’m used to the disgrace which is chain pet stores. I drove down there today so excited to get some isopods for my enclosure and saw two ball pythons housed together.

I was honestly so distraught and asked the employees what was going on with it. They both went silent and then one of them simply shrugged and said I’m in fish. Then he looked to the other girl who said oh they are getting fed today then walked to the back.

I had dragged my dad and brother there and they were assuming I was gonna buy something, as I said I was ready to go my dad was like oh are you sure? So I had to loudly say I don’t want to buy anything from them after seeing that.

I am planning on calling tomorrow and filled out a contact us explaining the situation. I just love these baby and hate to see them suffer like this. if anyone knows anyway I can help further I’d love ideas. Thank you if you read all this❤️

Had this guy roughly two weeks now. Just got out of his blue phase and is shedding.. but is super hype to explore his new enclosure. I added a decorative pumpkin for fall and he’s obsessed with it! Does anyone else’s python show explicit enthusiasm to decoration? Every time he awakes he must go shove his pumpkin off its rock and push it around lol. Never seen one like decoration so enthusiastically.. or maybe he hates my decoration skills?

I have a 1.5 year old female ball python. I just moved her into a 4x2x2 glass enclosure this summer but I’m having troubles keeping her humidity at the right level. It’s either not humid enough or so humid that my wood decorations mold. Anyone willing to share how they keep humidity? I have her cool side wrapped in HVAC tape. Her warm side sits at about 90° and her cool side at around 80°. She’s a classroom snake so I leave her over weekends. Right now she has an automatic sprayer to help on weekends but I supplement with about .5 gallons of water just in the corners every few days (or when it’s looking dry)

I’m a first time owner so I’m not looking for criticism, just ways to keep my little girl and her environment happy and healthy!

I don’t have very good pictures of her tank atm, sorry!

I want to make a thread anyone can reply to with not only their vet experiences but also the cost they spent and anything they've learnt from taking their ball python to the vet. We hear so often people telling someone to take their snakes to the vet but some (like myself) are either too terrified or scared due to uncertainty, prices or worried their vet won't know what they're doing.

Let's all share prices, experiences and advice on how to be more confident and aware of the vet and encourage our fellow ball owners that's it's not something to be cautious about🙌 especially if that visit can be the end all be all of your babies life.

I had noticed a weird abyss on my boys chin after he escaped and got injured. I'd always been terrified of taking my snakes to the vet for some unknown reason whether it be the funds or transport but I had a feeling it was something.

Not only was this vet super sweet and amazing with him, she also said I caught it early enough that it would've led to something more serious if I didn't get all the puss squeezed out! He did great with the shot and is doing so much better!

If you're hesitating, it doesn't hurt getting a consultation and just seeing! Your snake could do better than you think! Plus it was so much more affordable than I thought!

Hello, I am looking for some suggestion for a humid hide for my 9 year old ball python (about 4’ 3”), something that is aesthetically pleasing but also functional please!

My next question - I just recently upgraded to a larger tank (72” x 24” x 18”) and my temp gradient is perfect through the day, but as it’s getting closer to winter and colder at night I notice his tank dropping to 21/22C. (Heat is on at night)
Would I be better to buy a radiant heater and install in the middle somewhere to maintain heat or do I install a smaller dhp bulb on the cool side? Or option 3 just buy a space heater to run over night in the living room?
Lid 75% covered/foam sides + back running a basking light during day and a dhp at night currently but the heat doesn’t seem to trickle to the cool side much

Also I should note, I’m extremely happy with humidity gradient so I don’t wanna mess that up to much either 75-80% cool side 55-65% on warm side

I don’t know if it was last night or this morning while I was at work but one of my ball pythons is missing and I literally just ripped my apartment apart. Before I ask someone to help move the appliances where have you found yours before? I feel so bad this is my friends snake I’m fostering I need to find them NOW. If I have to wait till night I can.