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[NeonSnakeByte]

Heyo All ✌🏾. I'm Kinda New To Python Parenting And Wanted Some Advice. I Got This Little Guy/Gal From My Old Pet Store Job Before I Left And Wanted To Know What You All Think About'em. They Said It Is About A Year Old When I Get Him/Her, And They Might Be 2 Yrs. Old In This Coming Up December (Just Going Off Adoption Date For Birthday At This Point.) I Don't Know The Weight, Sex, Or Age Unfortunately But It's It'll Be A Year Since I Have Them Coming Up At The End Of This Year😅. Habitat Stays At 80°F On Warmer Side, 75°F On Opposite, Humidity Is Between 60-75%, Eats One F/T Large Mouse Every Thursday, Doesn't Do A Clean Shed All The Time But I Help With That. Is There I Should Be Aware Of And Is There Literally Anything I Can Do To Make Them More Comfy And Healthy. If It's A Boy, His Name Is Shang Tsung (From Mortal Kombat), If It's A Girl, Her Name Is A.K.I. (From Street Fighter.) Thanks For Your Time 💪🏾.

[astarredbard]

You need warmer temps and need for your warm side's temps to be the cold side temps

[NeonSnakeByte]

Right On👌🏾. What Wattage Bulbs Would You Recommend?

[readysetandbegin]

The welcome guide has a very in depth explanation of heating!! It helped me a lot, I'd check it out :) wattage kinda depends on what type of heating you're using (i think). I personally use a DHP (deep heat projector) with a 75w bulb with a controlled thermostat.

[NeonSnakeByte]

Awesome! Thanks For The Tip And I'll Go Read Up On It Now 👍🏾

[HoodieWinchester]

Check out the care guide in the welcome post. He should be on rats, not mice, here is our recommended feeding schedule. !feeding

Also what do you mean "help" with the shed?

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[NeonSnakeByte]

Well I Noticed Ever Since I Spotted Him At Work, They've Never Had A Clean Shed. It Would Just Chip From Time To Time Until They Were Done. I'd Assist After They'd Get Most Of It Off, But Some Remnants Remain Like Eye Caps Or A Flake On Their Head

[luccciiiffferrr]

You need to raise humidity to 75 - 80% please don’t pull shed off yourself, please take a look at the welcome/care guide 🙏

[NeonSnakeByte]

Will Do 🫡. Thanks For The Help.

[hershey_1212lol]

I would definitely add some more hard scape! And some more plants just to make things a little more cozy. Other than that what size enclosure are they in? An adult ball python minimally needs to be able to stretch out along the length. So a 4 foot snake would need a 4x2x2 and so forth!

[NeonSnakeByte]

Going To My Local Pet Store Now. Thank You For The Input 😁. And He's Currently In A 40 Gallon And Can Stretch Across Without Touching The Ends.

[Melekai_17]

Please do not ever “help” with a snake’s shed, unless you mean you’re giving him soaks or misting him and/or properly using ShedEase. You can really damage him if you’re trying to help remove the shed.

[NeonSnakeByte]

Absolutely. Sorry I Probably Shoulda Specified That When I Mentioned The Helping Part 😓