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photo by the lovely emily/ebar
just posted for those of you who wanted a closer look at the snake.
she's pictured in my hands. (don't mind the dirt.. I had just done a photoshoot of muddy boys in a freaking bog.)
Native to: West Africa. Virtually all Ball Python are exported from the countries of Togo and Ghana.
Adult size: Ball Pythons are a small to medium size python with adults ranging from 3 to 5 feet, females are generally larger and heavier bodied than males. A monster female may approach six feet and is a very impressive animal.
Life Span: Captive Life Span of 20 - 30 years (record - 48 years).
Two less than 2 month old color morphs of the Ball python (Python regius). The one flicking his tongue is smaller but far more self confident than the larger baby. Even snakes have distinct personalities so please treat them nicely and never kill them out of fear or hatred. Just let them be if you're not fond of them.
09/23/2010 --
I'm afraid, my friends, I've been replaced
By our pet snake, but that's all it takes!
Her shiney scales & gripping ways..
It's just something he's going for these days!
Harriot, a female normal Royal Python, 100% het (i.e hidden gene) lavender albino, but also may have the pastel gene
a portrait - . Notice her heat sensing pits (the small holes above her lips) which enable Royal (ball) pythons (Python regius) to sense the heat from something as small as a mouse or gerbil from around thirty feet away. As ball pythons are nocturnal the pits are extremely helpful in finding food at night. Royal (ball) pythons are among the smaller pythons, rarely exceeding four to five feet and are native to west Africa. Photo by Frank
"Princess" is a Royal or "Ball" python (Python regius), a native of West Africa. She is one of only three snakes who were bred and hatched at my place. She hatched in August, 1997, making her almost eleven years old. Royal pythons are among the most docile and gentle snakes in the world. Photo by Frank
is a Royal (Ball) python (Python Regius). Royal pythons are natives of West Africa. They are among the most docile and gentle snakes in the world and rarely exceed four feet in length. "Princess" was bred and hatched in my house in August, 1997. Amazingly, she's now twelve years old. And remember, pythons and boa constrictors have been on the earth for over 50 million years... Also notice her heat sensing pits on her lips and face. They are like infrared sensors and she can sense the heat from prey animals (mice and rats and gerbils) from 30 feet away at night. Pit vipers including rattlesnakes have similar sensory organs...Photo by Frank
PJ sez: Only pussy must touch ground to catch a mouse!
PJ is a ball python. I think he's 2 in that picture.
We had a great time at the show, although it was a bit warm (Hey! it's reptiles!).
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Received my Animal Plastics T-10 cage for my son's ball python the other day. Ordered on Nov 7th, received on Feb 14th, pretty much right on target with the estimated ship date when ordered.
I went with glass doors, locks, LED lighting, Herpstat 2 and I had Bob from Pro Products ship them a RHP (don't recall the size, went with one size up from what Bob recommended. It's massive!).
I keep my home in the low 70's and it's been locked into whatever temperature I set the Herpstat to without issue. Humidity is a bit high as I just put in two bags of fresh Forrest Floor but I've been opening the door to rearrange so that should help it dissipate.
Extremely impressed with this Animal Plastics cage, the build quality is fantastic as were the instructions and I was blown away by the packaging and how fast it got to me once it left their doors. Had it fully assembled in less than 45 minutes and gave the silicon four days to cure and for the fumes to air out.
I've loaded it up with 6 plastic commercial hides of various sizes, silk/plastic flora and some cork bark flats and tubes (which I'll keep an eye on for bacteria..) and a water dish on both the "hot" and "cool" side. Monitoring temps and humidity with a pair of Accurites. If I were a snake kept in captivity, I'd want to live here.
While the Herpstat 2 worked great when I needed both a CHE and a heat mat in the glass tank I was previously using, I could have went with the Herpstat 1 for this one. It has the option to control the light cycle for you, I just wish it had an instant on/off button as well. So rather than use that, I've just got the LED plugged into a light switch. The light is only turned on when viewing, feeding or cleaning and it's nice and bright - but unfortunately not dimmable. Once we rearrange the room, I'll try to get the leopard gecko's tank closer so I can use the other output to control the CHE heating that.
To sum it all up, very satisfied with my purchase - Ali from Animal Plastics was an absolute pleasure to work with, keeping me updated with the latest status and Bob at Pro Products was incredibly helpful