Ball python info?

Question

I am getting a new young ball python VERY soon i mean maybe tomorrow soon and I know some things about them like how often to feed and things like that. But I would like to know more like how should i decorate it, how high the humdity should be, how hot the tank should be and things like that please put all info you know about them!!

Answer 1

I had one for about 3 years. We just put a heat lamp over top, a warming rock inside ( you can get this at a pet store), a piece of driftwood, a water bowl and covered the bottom of the tank in wood chips.

You should feed him about once a week if you want him to grow fast. but they can go months without eating.

HUGE TIP: Never feed your snake in the tank! If you do everytime you open the tank to take him out he will snap at you, its not his fault he just thinks its feeding time. Take him out and put him in the bath tub, drop the mouse in there and watch natures fury :)

Also make sure you keep some kind of weight or latch on the lid to the tank. Snakes are sneaky little ba$tards and he will get out if you give him the slightest opportunity.

Feel free to e-mail me if you have any more questions. Enjoy they are a lot of fun.

Answer 2

http://www.wnyherp.org/care-sheets/snake...

http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/pythons/a...

http://www.vpi.com/publications/the_ball...

http://www.reptilia.org/Care_Sheets/Snak...

http://www.reptilerescueca.org/Ball.html

http://www.repticzone.com/caresheets/130...

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/ball-pyth...

all these sites will help you alot! good luck with your new ball python!

Answer 3

i really don't like snakes but u probably want to know this story

my friend's mom friend had a snake who sneaked out of its cage and tried to eat her. it straved itself. so i'd put something on top heavy and make sure it eats it's meal. if it doesn't plz take it to the vet.

Answer 4

well i use newspaper for my ball pythons,the humidity should be around 70 and 80s and the temp should be around 95 in order to keep it like that get a heat lamp and heat pad that goes under the tank and get a water dish o and dont forget to cover the lid of tank half way leave lil bit of air so u could keep the humidty up

Answer 5

ball pythons are awsome i have 2 and also a CRTboa there great snakes and this wont be you last snake you gonna have a collection very soon.

ok try these websites:

http://www.anapsid.org/ball.html

http://www.wnyherp.org/care-sheets/snake...

http://www.kingsnake.com/ballpythonguide...

http://my.pclink.com/~dkelley/python.htm...

http://hubpages.com/hub/ball_pythons

http://www.petplace.com/reptiles/ball-py...

http://www.vareptilerescue.org/ballpyth....

http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/pythons/a...

i also heard corn snakes are great also and they have a large variety of colors try these to research corn snakes

http://www.cornsnakes.net/care.php3

http://www.anapsid.org/corn.htm

http://www.kingsnake.com/rockymountain/R...

http://www.cornsnakes.net/

http://www.wnyherp.org/care-sheets/snake...

http://www.reptilecare.com/CornSnakeCare...

and these are pictures of both:

ball pyhton: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J7Z4sc8y...

corn snake: http://www.moreptiles.com/cornsnake%20ga...

Answer 6

to set up the vivarium for your snake use a basking spot lamp (it's by zoo med). put that on one side which keeps the vivarium around 85 - 90 F during the day and dont put any kind of heating on the cool side of the tank...room temp is fine for that. also at night just turn off the day lamp and the temp should drop around 70 - 75 at night. put hides on both sides and leave their water on the cool side. use a substrate that can hold humidity like cypress mulch (forest floor) then just mist it several times a day (3) with a squirt bottle to keep the humidity up. the humidity should be around 60% when you mist it.

after your snakes new enclosure is set up then leave the snake alone for at least a week before handling it or feeding it...this will keep your snake from stressing out.

when you feed your snake take it out of its enclosure and put it in a "feeding tub"...any appropiately sized palstic box will do (a plastic box like from wal mart or target). drill holes along the sides at the top for airflow put the snake in and then the food in. after the snake has eaten give it about 15 minutes to get its food down before putting it back in its cage. dont handle the snake for about 24 hours after it eats. its just better all around to feed a snake this way.