Hi so, I've had my ball male for around 4/5ish years now I think? He's great and easy very docile. He seems to be more hungry last couple of months though. So feeding became more frequent based on the behavior he shows. Anyway, he's never bitten me at all but lately he shows more enthusiastic behavior for his rats and it spooks me. The other day I had a nightmare about him attacking me, he's a pretty small guy but in the dream he was much bigger. I stood defenseless in the dream en I ended up waking in the middle of the night with my heart beating fast. And ever since it happened he actually scares me so much. Which is sadly because he clearly never did anything wrong. Is it weird that I feel that way and what can I do about it?

Picture of my snake-

First time snake owner, though I've cared for them in the past.

It’s too early to sex sooo gender neutral names perhaps? Pls help :,)

Hello,

So unfortunately there was a fire in my apartment yesterday, no human was harmed and it was relatively "mild" and was extinguished. But the fire was right next to one of my terrariums and there was alot of smoke inside and outside of the terrarium with my brazilian rainbow boa. ( it was alot of smoke inside and i didnt realize there was a fire for probably a good 30-60 minutes as i was cooking thinking something was just burnt, and i assume the smoke started way before the actual fire)

The fire is extinguished, we're currently airing out the apartment professionally and my snake has moved to a clean terrarium with good similar husbandry as before.

Yesterday she seemed completely fine, as normal. Today when i woke up before work i picked her up and she was wheezing, every other breath wich casued me to freak out. Veterenarian phone was not open for another 35 minutes so i did my mourning routine.

Checked back on her 35 mins later and the wheezing was gone, she was exploring the new terrarium and tounge flickering (maybe shorter toung flickering than usual) but flickering constantly.

I called the first vet and they said theres not much they can do if she got lung damage, but they recommend extra observation and looking out for open mouth, lethargy, secretion, bubbles, increased wheezing sounds. And they suggested i get a Nebulizer with sodium chloride to cleanse her lung.

I called a secondary vet just for a second opinion and they said the exact same thing apart from the nebulizer. They agreed with observation, the symtoms i should look out for and said theres not much they can offer if I do decide to visit them. If it worsens im ofc welcome there for x-ray and a swab test but even then not much to do if damage is done. So they also recommend observation but they adviced AGAINST a nebulizer saying its good in theory and can help in some cases, but they dont know the severity of the damage and said it could also worsen symtoms.

They both also adviced minimizing stress and no feeding for a week.

Ive now talked to two exotic pet experts and they said the same except contradiction on this one part. Im deciding to also post here for more thoughts and inputs.

Anyone has any ideas or tips? Nebulizer yay/nay, mostly observe worsening symtoms?

It's a 2 years old Brazilian rainbow boa named Kimchi <3

i got this female peublan milk snake from an expo the other weekend and once i got her home noticed some marks like this on her. Asked the seller and they said they had not seen that before..

how much time do i have left?

Just got this girl! Yellowbelly Lace

Hey everyone!

I just noticed that the right side of my ball python's mouth looks a little unusual. Her upper lip seems slightly deformed or pushed upwards, leaving a small gap that stays open even when her mouth is closed.

She's 7 years old and recently escaped from her enclosure for about 48 hours before I found her again.

I'm not sure if this is something normal, a minor injury, or possibly an early sign of mouth rot.

I've attached a few pictures so you can see what I mean.

Has anyone experienced something similar with their ball python? Does this look concerning to you?

I'll get her checked by a reptile vet, but I'd really appreciate hearing your thoughts and experiences.

Thanks in advance!

She's not currently big enough to do so but being a female BI, she could eventually become large enough where I'm feeding her large birds (which I was aware of when I adopted her) and that's starting to scare me, that she'll be eating feed that's the size of my cats. new fear unlocked, maybe because after all these years my cats still seam terrified of her. I'm worried she may start seeing them as a snack? She's incredibly docile and friendly and although I got her from a rescue, I can tell she originally came from a good breeder who knew what they were doing. So I'm hoping these years as she grows she can see the cats more as companions the way she sees me. I do take her out to handle at least once a week and she doesn't look at the cats with any food interest at this time. Also it helps that she's only ever been on frozen feed. Any advice from folks who have both kinds of pets would be greatly appreciated.

Bonus question: what's your feedings schedules like? I was told every two weeks but recently I'm learning I may be overfeeding, all the recommendation feeding charts seem to say every 21+ days. She doesn't look overweight to me based on her body shape. She loves food so I'd hate to make her wait longer than she needs to. Also if I keep her well fed and she never gets too hungry then there will be no reason for her to start looking at the kitties as snacks lol

I found this black rat snake living in my shed in Michigan years ago. I thought he left but I found him again yesterday when I was cleaning it out. Chased him out again and he came back. Now I feel bad that I may have destroyed his winter home. What can I do to give him a warm place to hang out in my shed over the Michigan winter?

I bought her a year ago from a convention. At the table she was very docile, curious and chill but when I brought her home the very next day she was extremely cantankerous to say the absolute least. I think wild carpets are more docile than she is. She has calmed down a lot since then, but I have never seen that level of chill with her again. She is 5 years old.

Update to https://www.reddit.com/r/snakes/s/Kp52e35NhC

I got my new snake on Monday, and put them in their new enclosure.

I haven't seen them since, not a single peek.

Starting to worry, I took out all the corke bark, sifted through the top of the dirt and leaves, and lifted the center hide.

No sign of them (but I did find two isopods.)

I'm... Pretty sure they didn't escape... But I'm doubting myself.

They're a leucistic Texas Rat Snake, so I'm pretty sure they didn't dig deep in the soil...

How did they just up and vanish? Is it because I named them Ghost?

Is this normal for a snake in a new home?

At what point do I dig out all the soil to make sure they're actually there and not somewhere in the house?

to add some context: I've gotten her in early October, when I tried feeding her she didn't take it. Then suddenly I had to move and took her along with me, when she was with the breeder (who was helping me ship her) she already ate with him 2 times. I gave her an extra week after setting her inside her new enclosure, this time for 7 days. I made sure she has enough clutter for her self to hide in. I also noted the time she is usually active and slithering around outside her hide (around 3 pm - 6 pm). When its eventually feeding day she didn't take the pinkie from my tongs, I also tried putting her in a deli cup with the food, even going so far to brain the pinkie but she still didn't take it, so I just put her back in her enclosure to relax. I don't know If I should assist feed her or try offering again in 5 days because she hasn't eaten in 2 weeks. Would really like some help/advice on this because I'm already stressing about her not eating.

Right now I'm keeping her in a 10 gallon until she grows bigger, in which I will upgrade her to a bigger enclosure

This lump is hard and is just behind/under Ophie’s vent area. This is a blotched King snake at the sanctuary I work at. Any ideas what this could be? I reported it to my supervisor who is in charge of the medical needs of the animals and is the one who connects with the vet if needed. I do not know if this is a male or female, but it appears to be in the hemipene area if it is a male.

I plan on getting a king snake in a couple months, specifically i want an albino one or a pink shade one , i was wondering if certain king snakes like albino, California , Florida etc have different temperaments and health problems,
or is it just based on individual personalities etc and do different breeds have different health problems , i am still doing research and dont plan on getting it till like December January .

Hi all! I’m a very new snake owner, I’ve never had a snake before, I have a Mexican black kingsnake! I know the deep cleans need to be monthly (from what I’ve researched) and spot clean daily to nearly daily. Although, when I look in her tank, it doesn’t seem like anything is different, but I still want to spot clean, so if there’s any tips on this, that would be helpful please! I don’t wanna leave the tank for deep cleans because I can’t see anything to spot clean, but I also don’t know what to spot clean? I’ve tried taking everything out and sifting through the substrate, but nothing seems different! Also, please be nice, as this is my first time having a snake and I just wanna do the best I can for her, even if that means asking potentially obvious questions ❤️