Hi-

My ball has 2 hiding boxes - 1 on cool side and 1 on hot.

3 days ago i found really cool piece of wood and i "backed" it (to get rid of bactteria and bugs). And this wood has a bunch of hole in it and my ball is in one of them. I cant get him out- but he likes it there. I wanna play with him- but cant get him :D

will he get out by himself (because he can- just doesnt want to)???

i understand he feels very secure in it- but i need to feed him tomorrow and i dont know what to do.

btw he skipped last meal- but the temp and humidity are right.

I bought a ball python abt 3 days ago (sunday) and the pet store told me they feed it saturday (day b4 i bought it). Well since its a new pet in the family- should i do what others say abt not feeding for abt 2-3 weeks so that way it can b used to its new home? Other words- Should i feed my snake nxt week?

I was thinking about adding a new addition to my snake family (only 2 Ball Python s right now). I know that they are a bigger snake. I didn t want something as small as a Corn Snake- but I don t want any Burmese- either!

I have a friend who is building me a Beardie habitat for me- and he said that he doesn t mind doing another for a larger snake.

I ve been doing some researching- but I can t find any really good sites. All I know is that they get about 8-10 feet.

- How about their temperament?
- How large of an enclosure do I need to have my friend build for me?
- How fast do they grow? (I m having the snake grow with his enclosure- BTW - I m not just going to stick a 2 foot baby in that huge cage! Lol.)

Anything else would be awesome! Thanks- guys!

My snake is from another country- I live in UK. Where I got her from fed her live food and now she won t eat the pre-killed food that I give her. I could just go and buy a mouse from the pet shop but that is illegal in UK. That doesn t bother me- but I then have the trouble of getting another mouse as the petshop wont keep selling me a mouse every week

What can I do to get my python bang on the frozen mice?
Also- what is the best way to pick her up? I have held snakes before and don t have a problem handling them. But what is the best way to get her from the cage without stressing her out and having her defend herself. Do I do a Steve Irwin approach or what?
As I have said. I don t care about breaking the law- it s hassle getting live mice. Breeding mice to feed sounds like a load of hassle- more hassle than getting my snake to eat killed food. I don t want mice and I certainly don t want to breed them. Thanks anyway
Do people bother reading questions properly before answering them?

I DO NOT WANT TO BLOODY BREED MICE

I know the the Ball Python species is a thick- short- stouted breed of snake - and it s good if their "fatter".

So- how to I know when fat is *too* fat?

My male is about 2 and a half feet in length- and his thickest girth is about 6 - 6 and a half inches.

He eats/drinks well and according to the veterinarian - a very- very healthy Ball.

But- what is too obese?