Ball python questions!?

Question

ok i want one but need these questions answered:

live or dead mice?

will it ever have to eat rats(ugggk)?

lenth of a male?

cost of all needed supply?

good for fist timers?

Answer 1

it means the monkey on your back with the cheese doodle wants to kiss the iguana named fred.

Answer 2

1. preferably dead because the mice can attack and cause harm. also make sure theyre frozen.

2. umm no. but you might need to feed it an extra mouse than.

3. no bigger than 3-4 feet

4. the cost? thats a tough question. it really depends on where you go and how fancy you want it. my guess: $100-400.

5. umm i hear that ball pythons make good pets but you really should research them first. they sort of are good first timer pets because they dont strike, instead they coil up into a ball. and you must remember!: they will stay alive for at least 20 years. so you should prepare to have this pet for a long time.

also you need to know what kind of bulbs they need and how to handle them. i think they can be better at times for the college student because unlike a dog, you dont have to walk them and you only have to feed them once a week. and never get them from a pet store! try to find if there are any snake conventions coming to your town. the snakes are healthier and less expensive and you can meet with real experts!

theyre beatiful animals!

good luckk!

:D

Answer 3

1. either one is fine. you can feed them food that is the same size as the biggest part of their body. babies eat 2 fuzzies per week.

2. yes it will need small to medium rats later on in life

3. a male will get about 4-5 feet at full grown. females 5-6 feet

4. it cost me about $200 to set up one for each of mine, not including the snake

5. they are excellent first time snakes. just make sure you get one thats non aggressive and eats with no problem. ball pythons are known for being picky eaters.

email with any questions.

good luck!

Answer 4

they can eat frozen /thawed, prekilled, or live

they can eat up to meduim and large rats (its best you switch them to rats as soon as possible because mice can get expensive)

males will get around 4 - 5 feet females a little bit bigger

you could spend 200 dollars on the supplies

(excluding ball python) you can get a normal ball python for $15 at an expo if you want a morph that could get pretty expensive

they are excellent first timers probably the hardest thing about

them is maintaining their humidtity

Answer 5

i just discovered them today, and i m also trying to get as much information i can. this is what i got so far...

they can eat both, live or dead mice, but they usually prefer live... they can also eat rats, but i don't think they HAVE to... the length is 1.2 meters- 1.5 meters. i don't know anything special about males/females.

the woman i met today said that she would recommend them for first timers. however, you should know they get stressed easily. and they easily get eating disorders (particularly anorexia).

about the cost, i don't know how much it is exactly, but the woman i met today (she has like 20 snakes and lots of other animals) said that the mane cost is the snake itself, and the equipment. the maintenance is not that expensive.

@ i just found out that males are 60- 90 centimeters long. they are shorter than females.

Answer 6

reptiles do NOT make good pets.

we should leave them alone in their own environment.

if we really love them, we should leave them alone.

Answer 7

live or dead?  each snake is different.  as far as feeding live you may need to reach in when the snake is wrapped around the prey and thump the mouse on the head or at the base of the tail (end of the spine).  this will knock them out or paralyze them.  some snakes will not eat rats even as adults, especially ball pythons since they do not get very big.  males can reach 6 feet in rare occasions a bit bigger than that.  supplies, you really need to do some research on what the you want the appearance of your tank to look like.  just to go out and buy stuff is not smart.  you will end up spending more money in the long run to change.  do not use cedar for the bedding because the cedar oils are deadly to all reptiles.  aspen is cheap but has to be changed fairly often to prevent molding.  cypress is a good substrate,  it holds moisture well and is pretty resistant to mold.  remember moisture is a ball pythons best friend.  a 60 gallon long is a tank that can be used for life for a ball male or female.  it will run you around $100.  then you need to think of what heating device to use, lights or uth(under the tank heater).  uth heaters need a rheostat to control heat output but are great for controlling the temp accurately.  they will cost you about $50 to $75 for a set, heater and rheostat.  lights will cost you about $10 to $15 for the light and $10 for the hood.  Ball pythons are good for first timers but not very active and easy to get bored with.  if you think you are going to be into snakes for a while i would recommend buying a baby snake of another kind and learn as they grow.

Answer 8

ball pythons make great first time pets. choose your animal carefully. make sure he has clean vents and flicks his tounge  when handled. if you get a hatchling he will be fine in a ten gallon for the first year or so you can pick one of those up for around $10 or $12 and a heat lamp, a screen top for about $10, reflector dome and bulb will run you about $15 to $20. the rest you can find around the house you  will need a hide box on both the warm and cool side. a shallow water dish big enough to fit completely inside. you can feed live or dead. i prefer frozen/thawed so the mouse wont injure the snake. a male will grow to be about 4-5 feet and will be big enough to eat rats. but you can just feed 2 adult mice at a time and a little more often. good luck