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Ball Python (Python regius)
Description
Ball Pythons are named for their habit of curling themselves up into a tight ball. Ball pythons come in a variety of patterns and colors and can reach up to 5 feet in length.
- - Ball Pythons are typically very docile and are normally very friendly and comfortable with proper handling.
- - Ball Pythons can be housed together (although this may increase their stress level), but do not house different snake species in the same habitat.
- - Nocturnal - Awake at night, sleep during the day
- - Environment: Arid/Arboreal
- - Diet: Carnivore
- - Max Size: 5 feet
- - Lifespan: 30 years
Specifications
| SKU | 2662964 |
|---|---|
| Primary Brand | Petco |
| Days to Ship | Item is not shippable |
Live Animal
| Pet Max Length | 5 FT |
|---|---|
| Special Diet | Carnivore |
| Temperament | Community |
| Care Level | Easy |
| Pet Min Length | 1 FT |
Additional Features
| Personalized Item flag | No |
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Because all reptiles are potential carriers of infectious diseases, such as Salmonella, always wash your hands before and after handling your reptile or habitat contents to help prevent the potential spread of disease. Update habitat size as your reptile grows.
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ball python hasn’t eaten in 2 months
My ball python has always has a light blue/ gray hue in good ligting. Is he a different breed then I thought? Or is there something wrong with his scales? Anything you can tell me would be helpful, thank you
Hello. I am already an owner of a snake but I have recently rescued a ball python. Approximately under a year old and his previous owner kept him in a small container with no heat mat or climate control. I have had him for three weeks and he will not feed. He goes from lethargic to energetic and is drinking but looks malnourished. I have no experienced this with my corn snake as she has always been kept in perfect conditions. He has used the bathroom a few times. One constipated and two “reg”
My ball python has a reddish wrinkly underbelly after shedding. I've never seen this before and it seems like a reason to worry.
Snake demonstrating signs of Inclusion Body Disease
I have a ball python ( Spider Morph) which I recently got. He seems to be spending most, if not all of his time in his hot hide and recently I caught him "Stargazing", which I researched and this can either be because of IBD or his mutated genetics. Temps are all correct and controlled via a thermostat and humidity levels are just under 60%. Is there any explanation to my ball pythons behaviour?
My royal python has just gone into shed and dedicated, this is normal, however she has passed what looks like a solid green blob amongst the faeces, I am worried that this shows signs of an infection, she is one year old, female and eats weekly without problems.
I have a new Ball Python that eats allright, but it stays in it's hide all the time, day and night. I keep the temperature gradient consistant. The hide is the black square with a hole in one end. I feed him in a separate clear habitat. The substrate is aspen bedding wich, consists of perfectly square 3mm pieces that stick to every thing it comes in contact withincluding the snake wich is covered. I have to mist more than seven times a day to keep the humidity above 40%. One quart at a time.
Brazilian rainbow boa. 5 months old. Eating regularly. Humidity maintained above 85 percent. The snake has developed white blisters on its back and head. One looks substantial, the other looks to have just started. I've had the snake for 5 weeks and she did her first shed 3 days ago. It came off in one piece and looked fine to me. She got a new water bowl 7 days ago and has taken to hiding under it. I can't afford a vet for another 6 days but I've read she needs immediate care. Please help :(
So my ball python just arrived two days ago (he's a rescue, about seven years old and close to four-ish feet in length) and I noticed his eyes look like they have clear, dried scales covering them. they look like retained eyecaps and the person I got him from said his eyes look like that even after he sheds. it doesn't look normal and Im not sure what I need to do.. I would get a picture but he won't let me see his eyes yet
I'm considering purchasing a ball python as my first pet snake. To save money I wanted to know if I could start a baby in a 30 gallon, instead of upgrading from 20 to 30.
So I have a ball python whom is currently shedding she’s making like a whistle noise when handled but there is no mucus or anything else associated with RI and she ate Friday and is healthy should I be worried ?