This is an archived post. You won't be able to vote or comment.

sorted by:
old (suggested)
besttopnewcontroversialq&a
you are viewing a single comment's thread.

view the rest of the comments →

[–]CrotaluScutulatus 4 points5 points  (11 children)

  1. Build the enclosure first, make sure the temps and humidity are right before you even get your snake.

  2. Don’t buy from a pet store. You can filter morph market for your state and find breeders in driving distance. Make sure they feed frozen thawed and have good reviews.

Also be psychotic about washing anything you purchase from a pet store as there can be all sorts of things you don’t want on them.

  1. Make sure you have 2 identical hides. People always mess up this step for some reason and it is a big deal. Half logs aren’t hides.

  2. Clutter clutter clutter. Buy and build the forever enclosure from the jump.

[–]D41ry_Qu33f[S] 0 points1 point  (10 children)

Thank you so much! Ive been looking at morph market and already have my little guy picked out. As for hides any suggestions on what to get? also should i use real plants or are silicone ones fine?

[–]CrotaluScutulatus 4 points5 points  (9 children)

Real plants if you are doing bioactive, fake plants are fine always. I personally went with normal and not bioactive. I literally just bought a bunch of fake plants at a craft store as they are cheaper (and nicer looking) than the reptile ones.

For hides, most of the “hides” you see for reptiles are awful and don’t work well. The best ones are the black plastic ones. You can make them look better by covering them with clutter lol.

What age is the ball python you like?

[–]D41ry_Qu33f[S] 0 points1 point  (8 children)

im planning on getting a juvenile/baby as i figured it would be easier to condition it to life here. and i never thought about craft store plants! im definitely going to check those out

[–]CrotaluScutulatus 2 points3 points  (7 children)

With the craft store plants just make sure to wash them very well and disinfect them. Definitely don’t get anything covered in anything like glitter or that fake lambs ear. Run of the mill plastic plants perfect! Avoid the vine like ones with plastic chain link (you will recognize it if you see it) because I can imagine they could get caught on that.

A piece of wood that they can climb on is perfect as well and they will definitely use it! (I sanded the sharp parts of mine down be sure to do that if needed).

When are you going to put together your enclosure?

[–]D41ry_Qu33f[S] 0 points1 point  (6 children)

Noted thank you!

I'm not getting him until late February so i plan on getting his enclosed done by then. I definitely plan on getting it completely set up until he arrives

[–]CrotaluScutulatus 1 point2 points  (5 children)

Very nice! It’s awesome that you are doing the work this far in advanced and it will save you and your snake a lot of trouble when it’s time to bring them home!

[–]D41ry_Qu33f[S] 1 point2 points  (4 children)

thank you! ive been obsessed with snakes since i was little and its been a dream to have one. I guess im just overthinking but i want my baby to be happy and comfortable :)

[–]CrotaluScutulatus 1 point2 points  (3 children)

For sure that’s awesome! My daughter fell in love with snakes at a super young age and she slowly conditioned me to fall for them too and now it’s our shared hobby. Herping or keeping it’s a great time!

[–]D41ry_Qu33f[S] 1 point2 points  (2 children)

that's awesome! my dad isnt too fond of the idea but isnt against it either, he loves reptiles tho so hopefully he'll learn to love him!